At the Sugar Labs board meeting where this was discussed but not voted upon, I promised to dig back into the mail archives.
Specifically I went looking for the motion where 200$ spending authorization was trusted to Bernie for quick approval: http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35 Highlights: 20:00 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665736> $9955.18 funds was available "unencumbered" as of Jan 2011. 20:01 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665737> walterbender: Revenue seems to have come from only 2 sources: indiv donation money, money from Google. 20:01 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665738> cjb: can/should we find a fundraising person? 20:01 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665739> bernie: agrees 20:03 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665740> walterbender: we've only had a few thousands per year in unencumbered funds every year, and we're spending a large chunk of it this year. 20:04 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665741> cjb: agrees, should expenses above $200 require approval? 20:04 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665742> many seem to agree.. 20:04 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665743> bernie: more t-shirts businesses please! 20:04 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665744> walterbender: yes, we've delegated this to local labs.. 20:05 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665745> bernie: authorization for t-shirts has.. 20:08 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665746> walterbender suggestion: bernie approve funds instantly if under $200.. 20:08 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665747> bernie MOTION: A slob (to start with, Bernie) is authorized to 20:08 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665748> approve spending tickets filed on the bugtracker up to 20:08 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665749> $200. For amounts larger than this, we still need a full 20:08 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665750> SLOBs motion. 20:09 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665751> seconded by walter 20:09 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665752> +1 from me 20:09 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/meetings/2011-05-08T19:25:35#i_2665753> 6 people authorized, mchua_afk vote pending Here I found some interesting developments to this motion: http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03 At this meeting the board discussed a "Finance Team Coordinator" At that time Walter nominated Robert Fadel for the role, and there was an offering by Laura Vargas of help on the topic. A few highlights: 21:12 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714815> walterbender let's try to be focused in respect to everyone's time 21:12 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714816> #topic board positions 21:13 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714817> As requested I checked with Bert and he is willing to continue as Ombudsman 21:13 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714818> Also I had discussions with both Robert Fadel and Laura Vargas about the finance team coordinator position 21:14 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714819> note that we are not calling the position "Treasurer" :) walterbender A bit of background on Robert: he was the Finance Director of both the MIT Media Lab and OLPC 21:15 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714822> His last day at OLPC was the last day of 2011 21:15 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714823> He is willing to manage our finances and interface with SFC as he wants to keep a hand in the project 21:16 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714824> Re Laura, her interests are more geared towards development and models, not the day-to-day management. 21:20 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714840> walterbender We may want to establish some level of autonomy for Robert down the road. 21:20 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714841> cjl: I don't think so... we don't appoint team leaders... 21:21 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714842> cjl walterbender: ok 21:21 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714843> bkuhn walterbender: the only thing I'd suggest a formality for is if you want the Finance Coordinator to approve expenses without SLOBs approval. 21:21 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714844> walterbender bkuhn: I do want to get there, but I'd like Robert to propose the mechanism 21:21 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714845> bkuhn walterbender: np. 21:21 <http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting/2012-01-03#i_2714846> walterbender so I'd prefer to wait In sum I think Caryls proposal is solid, has a precedent, and should be considered by SLOBS to vote, pending only a candidate for the position and a discussion on wether it should be compensated or not. Regards, Sebastian On 30/03/16 11:53, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > Hi Folks… > > I am presenting 2 proposals regarding the position of Treasurer (a > position currently undefined and unfilled) for consideration at > Friday's SLOBs meeting. One is an ammendment to the bylaws regarding > the eligibility of the person serving in the position and the other is > a separate motion dealing with the duties of said Treasurer and how > financial matters would be handled going forward. > > To see and comment or "tweak" these proposals, you can go > to: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jIFuZ9bX-Bv675BpA1KmcEcRcX4PRCOUEX0ICRUkOc/edit?usp=sharing > > > I will also attach a copy to this email, but to add your input, please > go to Google Docs to do it so we can all see it. You will note that > something has been left open intentionally under "Expenses" ($X). > Comments and suggestions on this amount before the meeting would be a > way to speed things up when the board actually considers the motion. > > The main purpose of these motions is to clarify how finances will be > handled in the future and to simplify and clarify the procedure for > requesting and disbursing funds for approved projects. The proposal > submitted by Samson Goddy for a translation project in Nigeria is an > excellent example of the kind of well crafted proposal that we would > hope to see in the future with these motions added to the bylaws. > > I also want to clarify that, under no circumstances do I wish to be > considered for the position of Treasurer. I think it should be someone > who has the time and energy to do it well! I can think of several > such people, but I will leave that to the SLOBs. > > Caryl Bigenho > > P.S. I have been without internet since Sunday (just had new service > installed late yesterday) so I didn't send this until this morning. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
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