[Cynnabar] New Sign for the Barony

[dirk]

Thank you, Godaeth !

On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 13:59 -0400, Randy Asplund wrote:
> Wow, that is an entirely generous offer. You deserve gracious thanks.
> 
> RanthulfR
> 
> 
> On Aug 23, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Elizabeth Gray Calhoun wrote:
> 
> > Your Excellency;
> >
> > And to their Excellencies our current Baron and Baroness;
> >
> > And members of the Populace of the Barony;
> >
> > Last night I offered, without consideration of reimbursement, an  
> > easy solution to this problem:
> >
> > I said I would purchase this banner "fee simple" and donate it to  
> > the Barony.
> >
> > My offer stands.
> >
> > Yours most sincerely In Service to the Barony, the Crown, and the  
> > Dream,
> >
> > Godaeth se Wisfaest
> > (formerly Ealasaid nic Colquhoun)
> >
> > --Liz Calhoun
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 23 Aug 2011, Greg Less wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All -
> >>
> >>  [rabble rousing]
> >>
> >>  If I am reading the minutes properly we spent $150 to buy an 8'  
> >> vinyl
> >> sign.  This purchase was expedited under bullet 2.ii.2 of the  
> >> "Financial
> >> Policy for the Barony of Cynnabar" (attached). I'm not sure how a  
> >> sign falls
> >> into the category of warranted when we have a number of banners and  
> >> signs
> >> already in the group inventory, including a brand new, never been  
> >> used
> >> sandwich board. Furthermore, I believe that 2.ii.2 is tempered by 3  
> >> of the
> >> financial policy which limits the discretionary spending of the  
> >> Seneschal to
> >> $50.
> >>
> >>  Perhaps it is redundant to say so, but I object. While I don't  
> >> mind the
> >> purchase of the sign, I think that rushing it through without  
> >> discussion was
> >> unnecessary and could potentially lead to abuse by the group of the  
> >> ability
> >> circumvent the discussion process which has been in place in our  
> >> group for a
> >> very long time. Furthermore, while I am sure that the vinyl sign  
> >> will be
> >> quite striking, given both the artistic talents of His Grace Dag,  
> >> and the
> >> capabilities of the medium, I find it ironic that we are using  
> >> plastic as
> >> our material of choice at a recruitment opportunity.
> >>
> >> [/rabble rousing]
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> -Gregoire.
> >>
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