<div dir="ltr">I interpreted it more simply as:<div><br></div><div>"Let's increase the OO budget line for good mojo from $1,000 to ~$8,000"</div><div><br></div><div>I don't have an issue with this, as it doesn't mean it will be spent, just that we're happy to spend it all.</div><div><br></div><div>But Adam may be able to clarify his intent.</div><div><br></div><div>To be clear, we have always separately accounted for our conference, our main organisation and good mojo. Good mojo money is able to be reconciled and accounted for on it's own, and really, the $8 k isn't a limit on it, because we can always top it up from our main OO funds.</div><div><br></div><div>Plus, really, if we're planning on spending a lot of money on good mojo, we should be asking OSGeo international for some too... but historically it's been the conference folks who have done this.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 7 Oct 2020 at 11:33, Martin Tomko <<a href="mailto:tomkom@unimelb.edu.au">tomkom@unimelb.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I am still undecided, as it pertains to the wording ( and my issues are somewhat similar to Greg’s, but not identical).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I believe that the motion, possibly rephrased, should be understood as<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">(1) :”Remove Good mojo funds from annual budget. All good mojo funds should be always available for community spending, possibly in the full.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This would mean that the Good Mojo funds will never be spend on running costs of the organisation. Fair enough, and we always managed them this way.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Yet, I do not think this is the same as disbursing them without a plan – a costed request, or at least a scope. This, in the current situation, should be based on the FOSS4G budget, that is still not present.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I would read the motion from Adam as (1). Then, the consequence is:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_-5995216999688408874MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB">OO needs to get a new budget proposal, and approve it quickly. We will be in a situation of an invalid annual budget.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-5995216999688408874MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB">FOSS4G still needs to request these funds, and have a plan for disbursement ( as Greg noted – how much, how the process will be done, geographic equity, etc). Something
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Can we agree on interpretation of (1)? If so, I will then vote on it.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 10:34 am<br>
<b>To: </b>Emma Hain <<a href="mailto:emmahain@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmahain@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Oceania-Board] motions: let F4G Oceania 2020 access all Good Mojo funds<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think we really should do something to communicate that we have budget available for this and our other community support lines, and provide information on how people can apply for funding.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, 7 Oct 2020 at 10:07, Emma Hain <<a href="mailto:emmahain@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmahain@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry all - I have had the flu - back on board. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So before I vote, I just need some clarification.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is/Are/Will Good Mojo:<u></u><u></u></p>
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OSGeo, or<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
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What activities do you forsee these to be spent on? Are there some categories here? As I would say getting catering I would have concerns about. However I would likely support technical support in hiring equipment such as large monitors for viewing, proping
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your time. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 4:23 AM Adam Steer <<a href="mailto:adam.d.steer@gmail.com" target="_blank">adam.d.steer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ps: <a href="https://www.loomio.org/p/HEeL4RA1/good-mojo-budget-for-any-given-time-period-should-always-be-all-of-it" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.org/p/HEeL4RA1/good-mojo-budget-for-any-given-time-period-should-always-be-all-of-it</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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