[Board] Re: [OSGeo Finance] Financial Statement for 2007

Fri Apr 25 15:09:36 EDT 2008

Ken, Finance group,

I'm happy to act in the oversight role -- however, it's time for  
detailed financial review, meeting organization, etc... that are  
concerning me. i'll provide examples of things that I think this  
committee needs to do, but I just haven't found time to get my hands  
dirty on:

- Good quality content on the wiki concerning the Finance committee
- Organization of committee meetings
- Preliminary review of quarterly/annual financials vs. budget with  
summaries provided to the committee for questions and acceptance

If you and/or others are able to take on some of these activities --  
I'm more than happy to continue to be the liaison with the board as  
treasurer. I just don't think I have the bandwidth to take on direct  
responsibility for the above or similar activities.

Does this make any sense?

Thanks Ken btw for helping out.

Dave

On 25-Apr-08, at 2:26 PM, Ken Tamura wrote:
> Hello Finance Team,
> In the event that Dave is not able to take on these  
> responsibilities, I may have bandwidth to take this on.  However,  
> I'm not a board member. And therefore, I give my two cents to this  
> group only.
>
> Regards,
> Ken
>
>
> Ken Tamura
> Geospatial Solutions of Autodesk, Inc.
> 415-507-8313 (w)    415-299-1704 (c)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: finance-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:finance- 
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Arnulf Christl
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 11:13 AM
> To: Finance List
> Cc: OSGeo-Board List
> Subject: Re: [Board] Re: [OSGeo Finance] Financial Statement for 2007
>
> Dave McIlhagga wrote:
>> Well - looks like your stuck with me doing the best I can to make  
>> this
>> work. :)
>>
>> Will see what I can do -- I'll try to take a few minutes this  
>> weekend to
>> maybe go over everything and see if I can at least delegate some
>> activities. Tyler, I suspect I'll be leaning on you somewhat for  
>> some of
>> this.
>>
>> Dave
>
> Hey Dave,
> thanks for not just resigning and chucking it all in! Ha, need to  
> add some more exclamation marks here!!! It is really painful to  
> have to admit to run on reserve and still get ignored. I wish that  
> I could do something more useful than mumbling "go on".
>
> Paul,
> you come to my mind as an option - would you be prepared to take on  
> this job? A simple No is perfectly fine by me, no need to argument  
> about it.
>
> What other strategies do we have? This job very bluntly needs to  
> get done. If we cannot find another way we will have to hire  
> someone to do the job. I am the loudest  opposition to growing  
> expenses for OSGeo but we cannot afford to let this go astray.  I'd  
> rather invest some time in finding more sponsors than to let this  
> pass undone.
>
> Tyler is not an option for me as he is way too much under pressure  
> already and I would also prefer to keep a very clear separation of  
> the ED's job and the treasurer.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Arnulf.
>
>> On 21-Apr-08, at 5:11 PM, Dave McIlhagga wrote:
>>> Frank, Tyler, Board, Finance committee,
>>>
>>> I'm becoming acutely aware that my time is being stretched to
>>> extraordinary levels these days -- and that my treasurer duties are
>>> suffering a lot as a consequence. Amazing how a newborn at home
>>> combined with the never ending pressures of running a business can
>>> leave you without time to even think ...
>>>
>>> As a consequence, I'm wondering if I can really do the role of
>>> Treasurer justice in these circumstances. If I'm truly honest with
>>> myself -- I don't see how this can get any better for at least the
>>> next 6 months - and it's clear that I've been neglecting things for
>>> far too long.
>>>
>>> Is there anyone from the board willing to take this on? As we're
>>> currently setup, I'm realizing that this really takes a couple of
>>> hours a week and in truth I have about -10 hours available to me per
>>> week at the moment.
>>>
>>>
>>> Obviously I can try to continue to muddle along if no one is
>>> willing/able to step in -- but I fear that in this case things won't
>>> get better anytime soon.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave McIlhagga
>>> President & CEO
>>> DM Solutions Group (DMSG)
>>> dmcilhagga at dmsolutions.ca
>>> p: 613-565-5056 x15
>>> f: 613-565-0925
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18-Apr-08, at 3:17 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
>>>> Please note that the finance list address has been changed to
>>>> finance at LISTS.osgeo.org - it is now a public list through mailman.
>>>> Franks note, below, seems to have still made it through, but please
>>>> update your address books if you haven't already.
>>>>
>>>> ----
>>>>
>>>> The current DRAFT reports for 2007 end have been produced here:
>>>> http://www.osgeo.org/files/finance/reports.html
>>>>
>>>> I will be adding a carry over balance (cash in bank) from 2006 onto
>>>> the summary report, as well as a reconciled balance number.  If  
>>>> there
>>>> are any other comments, please let's discuss them here.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> On 18-Apr-08, at 8:00 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> It occurs to me that we are close to publishing a 2007 report  
>>>>> to the
>>>>> members
>>>>> without my being aware of the board having approved a financial
>>>>> statement
>>>>> for the year.
>>>>>
>>>>> On other boards I have been a member of, the board approved a  
>>>>> financial
>>>>> statement for the year before it was published in an annual  
>>>>> report.  I
>>>>> think in our case the financial statement should be first approved
>>>>> by the
>>>>> finance committee, and then the board as a whole.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has the finance committee done so?
>>>>>
>>>>> I see the "Finance Report 2007" link from the annual report isn't
>>>>> populated
>>>>> yet, so I'm guessing there is some final cleanup still to do?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to have a financial report circulated in advance  
>>>>> of the
>>>>> May 2nd
>>>>> meeting for final approval by the board if at all practical.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>> and watch the world go round - Rush    | President OSGeo,
>>>>> http://osgeo.org
>>>>>
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