[SLUG] The Books & Signatures
Anand Kumria wrote:
> Basically our treasurer disappeared. Thus we were stymied through
> lack of access to our records and funds. Hopefully the problem is
> under control this year and we won't have the same thing happen.
General information for anyone involved in any organisation (including
business), the organisation bank account should have at least three
signatures, with any two to sign i.e. each cheque requires two
signatures. Usually the treasurer is one, but if they become
unavailable, then another pair can sign. Tried and proven method.
It only takes one get together for a new form and signatures to be
submitted to cover changes. It should be signed by the "el
supremo"(chairperson, president, head honcho) and submitted. The worst
you are going to be asked for is another copy of the constitution and
minutes of the meeting authorising the changes (the bank/BS is really
just covering its arse), but most do not these days.
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Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures
On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 09:49:50AM +1000, Terry Collins wrote: > Anand Kumria wrote: > > > Basically our treasurer disappeared. Thus we were stymied through > > lack of access to our records and funds. Hopefully the problem is > > under control this year and we won't have the same thing happen. > > General information for anyone involved in any organisation (including > business), the organisation bank account should have at least three > signatures, with any two to sign i.e. each cheque requires two > signatures. Usually the treasurer is one, but if they become > unavailable, then another pair can sign. Tried and proven method. Only if you have access to the books! What wwas the point of writing my emails if all you intend to do is latch on to the keyword you know about and sally forth with a brain dump? Not all of us are 'babes in the woods', some of us have done this stuff before. Anand -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures
Terry, as the minutes have not been published as yet, you would not be aware but we have arranged for 4 signatories to SLUG accounts: - President - Vice President - Treasurer - Secretary With any two to sign. Thus spake Terry Collins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > General information for anyone involved in any organisation (including > business), the organisation bank account should have at least three > signatures, with any two to sign i.e. each cheque requires two > signatures. Usually the treasurer is one, but if they become > unavailable, then another pair can sign. Tried and proven method. -- Cheers, Craige. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures
Anand Kumria wrote:
> Only if you have access to the books!
>
> What was the point of writing my emails if all you intend to do
> is latch on to the keyword you know about and sally forth with a brain
> dump?
>
> Not all of us are 'babes in the woods', some of us have done this stuff
> before.
Chill Anand. I'm not having a go at you, or anyone else on the Slug
committee.
I am taking an opportunity to educate a few of those 500+ people on this
list who might one day decide to go onto the Slug committee.
It is advice that is worth repeating for anyone so that people know it
is normal before they get on committees, etc. I've seen people elected
to committees take it as a personal afront that someone else has to
co-sign an organisation cheque. Naturally they have to accept that
situation or their resignation gets accepted and the committee has to
recruit another person.
And the co-signature has to be after the cheque is filled in - been
caught on that too.
It is a wonderful job trying to build the accounts for a couple of years
with only bank statements. It is even better having to say about $125K
of government grants is "all that I can say is that it has been spent
and there is no evidence of misuse of funds".
It also doesn't hurt for people to realise that committee people
"disappear". This will sometime happen, for various reasons to any
organisation. Dummy spits, radical life changes/opportunities, work
requirement, etc are all valid reasons for this happening.
The biggest problem is "when to move and take over". I've had Mick the
treasurer get told by work with one weeks notice that he has to go
overseas for three months and the last thing on his mind is XYZ books,
but he tells Fred his mate, also on the committee, who promptly leaves
for four months long service leave trip around Australia and doesn't
tell anyone else where Mick has gone. By the time Mick pops back into
circulation, everything is duplicated and Mick is no longer treasurer
and no longer on the committee. Try patching that one up.
The committee pulled off Linux Conf. I don't think you are idiots.
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Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures
> The committee pulled off Linux Conf. I don't think you are idiots. Phew, we *did* fool them. ;) - Jeff -- "Evil will always triumph over good, because good is dumb." - Dark Helmet, Spaceballs -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures
On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 05:50:03PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --__--__-- > > Message: 13 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:45:13 +1000 > From: Terry Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: Wombat Outdoor Adventures > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: Mehmet Ozdemir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Anand Kumria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures > It also doesn't hurt for people to realise that committee people > "disappear". This will sometime happen, for various reasons to any > organisation. Dummy spits, radical life changes/opportunities, work > requirement, etc are all valid reasons for this happening. And that bus! What about the bus? You know the one that keeps hitting people. I think the company is "Proverbial". Woody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] The Books & Signatures
> And that bus! What about the bus? You know the one that keeps hitting > people. I think the company is "Proverbial". So, for all of those people who email me wondering what the following signature means... - Jeff -- - What inspired you to become a bus driver? - Linus Torvalds. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
