Hello Amit,
On Monday, 30 November 2015 1:41 PM, Amit Shah wrote:
Unfortunately this exercise is late - the date for presenting the
regional budget to the council is Oct; so please ensure next year
onwards we wrap up this activity by September. In all likelihood, we
will receive a budget equivalent to what we received last year.
I see. Wasn't it notified to before? Why did we miss it?
We also don't spend as much amount we say we will spend. That
means
we're either not good at budgeting / planning activities or not good
at executing plans. This is a concern the council has brought up (on
the council list); so please discuss this point.
Right, noted.
Also: not all the activities listed on the etherpad come from the
regional budget; e.g. FAD expenses come from a different head. Of
course, we can use a part of the regional budget to supplement the FAD
budget, but it's important to know the difference in there.
Is there a document which lists these different heads and
corresponding differences?
Also, at least for the last two years, FUDCon budget has been added
to
the regional budget. So add something like $10,000 - $15,000 for the
FUDCon to the final budget that's approved. That will mean the
remaining ~10,000 - 15,000 (based on previous years) will be available
for regional activities.
Ie. Additional 10 - 15K, other than the planned budget here?
Also, last year the event list was a wishlist. If possible, avoid
getting into the same trap and come up with a list of events that we
will surely spend money on. That'll help with the point above on us
not spending as much as we promise. If we get a concise, concrete
list of events this time,
Well, that is the intention of this thread. So individual volunteers and
ambassadors need to speak up and raise their voices. I alone could not
decide such a list.
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