GL - I'm Looking to hear from you

[Mark A. Arnold]

Wow. A real live treasurer now. This is bunches more than just saying every
month that we got a hundred dollars down in the Steppes. I imagine we'll be
needing help from the Steppes for our first major event. Takes money to make
money.
Llew

Scot and Michelle Henry wrote:

> > > Aren't a lot of these things supposed to be decided by our financial
> > > committee?
> >
> > In a group this small, committing to do an event requires everyone's
> > help. It really makes more sense to ask everyone's opinion, rather
> > than just have decisions made by a committee... Come to think of
> > it, who exactly makes up our committee? It requires the seneschal,
> > treasurer, and one other officer... who is that officer?
> >
>
> Lavina is the third signatory on the account and the other member of the
> financial committee.
>
> A financial committee's main function should be oversight and budgeting.
> While it is true that, in larger groups, the committee plays a bigger role,
> it does have a function in smaller groups as well.
>
> This brings me to a point.  The bid for any event should include a budget.
> Site/feast fees do not (and probably should not) be determined in this
> budget.  A event budget includes more than simply the fees for the site.
> Feasts, with some exceptions, should be planned for (and charged for)
> separately.  In any event, planning is key.  This includes financial
> planning.
>
> Doing a kingdom level event could be fun.  It will be a lot of work for
> everyone involved, but could be quite rewarding for the canton as a whole.
>
> In service,
>
> Sebastian
> Treasurer
>
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