[OSGeo-Board] Office Expenses - Please Review

[Gary Lang]

+1 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave McIlhagga (External) 
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:41 AM
To: Tyler Mitchell (External)
Cc: OSGeo-Board
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Board] Office Expenses - Please Review

Looks good Tyler -- +1 from me.

BTW - if anyone should be using an OSGeo email alias day-to-day it's
you.

Is there an issue with having something like this setup for you? Sorry
for my naivety on the issue -- you're dealing with an ex-technical guy
who sticks to Sales & Marketing these days. :)

Dave



Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> Hi all,
> As discussed at the last board meeting, I was to deliver a quarterly 
> estimated cost for running my office.  I've reviewed a few different 
> options for getting set up with proper communication and office tools.
> I am not yet sure how many minutes or how much long distance charges, 
> etc. to expect, so I'll start with some lower cost plans and adjust 
> accordingly in the future.  For the meantime, I've included $100/month

> as discretionary so that I do not have to keep coming back for unknown

> minor expenses that might come up.
> 
> Where purchasing hardware is involved (e.g. phones, PC), I don't mind 
> paying for it myself so that I own it, have flexibility and OSGeo 
> doesn't have to worry about paying for equipment, only services.  I 
> will also use my personal broadband account, since I will have it
anyway.
> 
> Startup costs - one time:
>   VOIP Service    $40
>   Cell Service    $35
>   Supplies        $25
> 
> Quarterly costs:
>   VOIP Service    $120
>   Cell Service    $250
>   Postal Box    $60
>   Supplies        $60
>   Discretionary     $300
> 
> In rough figures, I estimate that I will need $800 per quarter, plus 
> $100 to start-up.  Final costs will vary depending on need, final sale

> prices or deals of the day.
> 
> Once I have some general consensus on this from you I will go ahead 
> and initiate some of the services.  If there are any items missing 
> that you think I should be including, please let me know.  Does this 
> look reasonable?
> 
> Tyler
> 
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