MCM - Finance

[krandall@world.std.com]

At 08:08 AM 5/10/98 -0400, Neil wrote:

>>* Find Finance Committee members
>>      * Budget
>>      * Appropriations
>
>**Until the important Budget and Appropriations Committees get established,
>I strongly suggest that an adhoc committee be established which uses the
>quarterly report to develop a tentative barebones budget. This can identify
>approximate costs for typical expenditures like printing, mailing, outreach
>(e.g.sponsoring clubs), and allows a small but reasonable amount of money
>for 'potential requests' from the committees for new needed expenditures.
>This will provide the SC/MCM with the ability to make reasonably
>intelligent case by case decisions. Is this a motion?

It certainly can be.  Let me say one thing first, however.  Voting for a
committee is one thing, staffing it is another.  Do we have any volunteers
to serve on this committee?  Those reservations aside, I think this is a
good idea.