[Cynnabar] BoC - Settlement funding discussion

Tue Feb 7 16:43:16 UTC 2012

I'm confused. The announcement I read from their Majesties indicated 
that kingdom is still exploring fund raising options and have not yet 
requested groups to donate funds, nor has a deadline been announced. 
Perhaps I misread the announcement. I would suggest proceeding 
cautiously and awaiting further word from kingdom.

Our Seneschal has raised some excellent points for discussion.

In any event, I think the Baronial dunk tank should proceed. Perhaps at 
the spring revel. :)

Johannes

On 2/7/2012 11:30 AM, Randy Asplund wrote:
> To make a fair decision in the amount of time given, it sounds like 
> the only manageable way without a meeting before the deadline is to 
> have someone make up a poll and ask the members for a vote via the 
> poll. It should explain exactly what the money will be used for and 
> under what circumstances it may be paid back. If we don't do at least 
> that much, then it is a financial decision affecting all but being 
> made by a few.
>
> We've been blind-sided by this with no time to meet and make an 
> informed decision. That is "unfortunate," but this is what we've been 
> given, so let's deal with it with as much foresight and fairness as 
> possible in the amount of time given. I would suggest that if we 
> cannot do this, then the default should be to comply only with what 
> has been asked for. If we need to build the SCA with more money 
> afterwards, then we can still decide to add more funds after we know 
> more about what they will be used for.
>
> RanthulfR
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Cynnabar Seneschal wrote:
>
>> Greetings unto the members of Cynnabar.
>> As I'm sure most, if not all, of you are aware, there has been a 
>> settlement of the lawsuit against the SCA finally. In the end, in 
>> order to meet with the settlement, the SCA Inc. is requiring all 
>> Kingdoms to contribute 18% of their cash assets. This goes down to 
>> the individual group (shire, barony) level. So Cynnabar must 
>> contribute 18% of our cash assets to Kingdom which will contribute it 
>> to the Society level. This must be done by this weekend (2/11/12) and 
>> we will be planning on handing a check at Val Day directly to the 
>> Kingdom Exchequer.
>> As far as what is our cash assets, it is only our checking account 
>> that falls into that category, so it makes calculations easy (we have 
>> no CDs or any other liquid assets to worry about). Now, here comes 
>> the fun part...
>> The 18% calculation is based on the 2010 Doomsday. Our 12/31/2010 
>> balance is $1840.36 which 18% is $331.26.
>> However our 2011 balance as of 12/31/2011 is $6447.15, which 18% is 
>> $1160.49
>> So our required obligation is only $331.26.
>> First, the question of should Cynnabar contribute more to help the 
>> Kingdom and SCA in this settlement case?  There are some things to 
>> keep in mind when considering this:
>> -This is a (hopefully) one time situation and the decision must be 
>> made before this weekend. We do not have any meetings before hand so 
>> all discussions will be done on-line or in individual phone calls.
>> -We have already budgeted $600 to Kingdom (for the shade fly and 
>> travel funds). This was done before the settlement announcement. So 
>> we are already have funds earmarked for Kingdom.
>> -If we contribute more than the 18%, how much more should we?
>> Second, some individuals have also expressed interest in contributing 
>> to the settlement funds. There is an investigation going on right now 
>> as the best way to make that happen. As soon as there is more 
>> information on how this can happen, we'll let people know.
>> I feel that we should try to keep these transactions as simple as 
>> possible. Therefore I suggest that:
>> 1.We determine what amount we will contribute to the settlement by 
>> this weekend and that's what we send as far as monies that go 
>> directly to the settlement.
>> 2.Individual contributions to the settlement should be made directly 
>> to Kingdom/SCA (method TBD).
>> 3.Any fundraisers or means to replenish the funds will be done as 
>> "normal" Baronial fundraisers and not tied into the settlement. We 
>> can always know why we are doing the fundraiser, but it keeps the 
>> records and financial books a lot cleaner. We can always tithe these 
>> monies directly to the Kingdom later to help replenish our Kingdom's 
>> coffers.
>> I think that if we follow the above three guidelines, it will keep 
>> things clean and straightforward.
>> Now, onto the big discussion. How much should we contribute to the 
>> settlement? The base 18% of our 2010 numbers ($331.26), or more?
>> In my opinion, I feel if we contribute the 18% of our 2011 budget 
>> ($1160.49), it is more accurate to what the Barony can support to 
>> Kingdom and gives more than what is minimally required.
>> I know that there are some that will feel that we should only give 
>> the required amount and others that feel we should help out as much 
>> as we can. There will not be 100% agreement on this. But I'm hoping 
>> that the clear majority of people will let it be known how the Barony 
>> should help out.
>> All feedback is needed and appreciated. If you feel like you need to 
>> express your opinion in person rather than to the group list, feel 
>> free to e-mail or call me (before 10:PM) at any time at 610-564-2249.
>> For more details on the lawsuit, the settlement, and the financial 
>> impact this has had on the SCA, please 
>> see:http://sca.org/BOD/announcements/settlement.html
>> Thanks,
>> Finn
>> Seneschal, Cynnabar
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