[OSGeo Finance] New Treasurer

[Paul Ramsey]

+1 Paul

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:48 AM, Dave McIlhagga
<dmcilhagga at dmsolutions.ca> wrote:
> Hi Frank
>
> re. getting 2007 formally approved -- I really don't want to hold things up
> any longer if we can help it. What we have is accurate to the best of our
> knowledge -- and although I'm not entirely certain what the best way would
> be to handle the GDAL situation -- I think the class breakdown at least
> identifies it. I would urge us to find a way to more clearly identify funds
> that are specifically available for projects vs. general funds through our
> financials for future year however.
>
> On that note -- I'd like to motion that we approve the 2007 financials as
> is.
>
> +1 from Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8-Aug-08, at 12:48 PM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I was made OSGeo treasurer today by the board.
>>
>> Dave - I am very pleased that you have agreed to stay on the finance
>> committee!
>> I appreciate your efforts as Treasurer, and your continued input.
>>
>> This makes our current membership:
>>
>>   * Frank Warmerdam (Treasurer)
>>   * Dave McIlhagga
>>   * Jo Walsh
>>   * Paul Ramsey
>>   * Ken Tamura
>>   * Tyler Mitchell
>>
>> The board accepted the current financial report pending a final formal
>> acceptance of it by the finance committee (with no substantial changes
>> from
>> what is currently posted).
>>
>> Dave - perhaps you could make a motion to adopt the current report, or
>> work with Tyler to incorporate any last changes and then make a motion?
>>
>> For upcoming work there are a few things I'd like to address:
>>
>> 1) Working out what our tax submission situation is.  My understanding is
>>  that we have some time when launching a new corporation before we have
>>  to start making tax filings, but I'm assuming we must soon be due to
>>  start filing.  Have we made any previous tax filings?  Can anyone comment
>>  on when we need to file by?  Are we planning to prepare filings all
>>  by ourselves or would we retain some help to prepare filings?
>>
>>  Depending on what resources we have internally, I'd be inclined to get
>>  some outside support for our first filings, and *hopefully* we could then
>>  file ourselves using the first filing as a template.
>>
>> 2) I would like to prepare some income projections, and "fixed expenses"
>>  before FOSS4G so that the board has some idea of our financial
>> parameters.
>>  I'm assuming they will give some broad stroke direction for a 2009
>> budget,
>>  and then we will prepare a more detailed budget for final approval by the
>>  board before the end of the year.
>>
>> 3) I think there is room for some iterative improvement in how we do our
>>  bookkeeping and produce quarterly and annual reports for the board.
>>
>> 4) I'd like to document our financial procedures.  How things get
>> approved.
>>  What sort of review happens for spending items.  Who has access to what.
>>
>> I'm interested in feedback from the rest of you on other things you think
>> we
>> need to address in the coming months and/or items anyone here might like
>> to
>> take a lead on.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> --
>>
>> ---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
>> I set the clouds in motion - turn up   | Frank Warmerdam,
>> warmerdam at pobox.com
>> light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
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>>
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