Previously MJ Ray wrote: > Andrew Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > > 1. When can we anticipate that the current account statements will be > > up to date? > > A proper treasurer report should be posted to -private by next > Wednesday, according to the last meeting. > > > 2. When can we anticipate that procedures (or paid staff, or both) > > will be in place to ensure that the accounts will be kept up to date? > > I'm not aware of the board having promised to do this at all yet. > AFAICT, Bdale Garbee is the only current board member who made > anything like a promise to do that: "Financial transaction processing > and other basic processes aren't glamorous, but if we can't get them > right, there's little point in trying to do anything else." > > Remember that SPI contributors did not elect candidates like Ian > Jackson and myself who made promises about SPI's basic business > performance, so it's fairly understandable if the board have put a low > priority on this. If it matters to PostgreSQL project members, > encourage them to join and vote! > > Anyway, perhaps the PostgreSQL rep (xzilla) could ask at a board meeting? > > > In my opinion, keeping the accounts up to date is the _sine qua non_ > > of SPI. > > English for _sine qua non_ is "without which not" which doesn't make > sense there but I guess this means it's a vital activity. If so, I > agree. The Treasurer has been promising reports since June, but not > fulfilling that promise: please will the board ask for member help? > > Some SPI members have experience as treasurers in other organisations > (and whatever the flaws in those, none of mine went overdrawn yet) and > while we don't know the specifics of US NPO law, I'd be amazed if > there isn't some way to harness us. > > [...] > > I believe it is the Board's job to do something about this: the Board > > members are responsible for the operation of the corporation. So I > > would like the Board to commit to a date, and provide a plan by which > > it will be achieved. > > I hope the board will react, but I suspect we'll be told we need 21 > members or a board member or rep to make the request. So far we are > two... who else wants to ask for a date and plan? Sign here...
I'll sign up for that demand. Wichert. -- Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It is simple to make things. http://www.wiggy.net/ It is hard to make things simple. _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list Spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
