[Cynnabar] Additional settlement funds

Monique Rio mrio at umich.edu
Thu Feb 16 18:34:25 UTC 2012


I am also content with this decision. Since everyone trusts kingdom to
use the money wisely, I'm willing to go with that.

-Jadzia

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Heidi Lemon <heidi.ma2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am glad to hear that we were able to make this decision.
>
> We need to support the Society, it is the right thing to do.  If they need
> more we need to do what is necessary for it to survive.
>
> Just my opinion, I am proud to be a member of Cynnabar!
>
> YIS,
> Ilse
>
> On Feb 14, 2012 6:49 PM, "Cynnabar Seneschal" <boc.seneschal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello to all,
>>
>>
>>
>> As part of the Baronial meeting last night, we discussed sending in
>> additional funds to help out with the settlement needs by Kingdom and
>> Corporate.
>>
>>
>>
>> Normally, there is a 3 meeting discussion requirement for any expenditure.
>> However, Cynnabar does have a written policy for expediting expenditures. I
>> will try to get a copy of the full Baronial Financial Policy up on the
>> baronial web-site in the next couple of days, but I’ll include the wording
>> of the specific sections for clear reference.
>>
>> 2.ii.1. An expedited expenditure will be determined at the meeting, if it
>> is necessary.  This will be determined by the participants present at the
>> meeting.
>>
>> 2.ii.2. The Seneschal can request an expedited expenditure without prior
>> group approval, if the situation warrants it.
>>
>>
>>
>> At the town hall meeting at Val Day, the Crown/Kingdom officers said that
>> the financial situation the settlement is causing is an emergency. The
>> Society Seneschal who was standing there also was nodding his head to this
>> as well. It was made clear that Kingdom is in financial straits right now
>> and everything that can be done to help is needed.
>>
>> -          It was proposed that Cynnabar send in a full $1000 (one
>> thousand dollars) to Kingdom (on top of the minimum 2010 18% that we already
>> turned in at Val Day).
>>
>> -          It was therefore put to everyone at the meeting that this was
>> an emergency situation and we should expedite this expenditure by skipping
>> the normal 3 meeting rule. Everyone at the meeting agreed.
>>
>> -          Everyone agreed that the full $1000 was good and we should send
>> it to Kingdom (noted for “litigation fund”).
>>
>> -          A check was cut and signed at the meeting and mailed today
>> (Tuesday) to the (new) Kingdom Exchequer.
>>
>>
>>
>> Some additional details from the discussion
>>
>>
>>
>> It was determined to just send the money to Kingdom and let them decide
>> the best way it needs to be used. Kingdom fronting a lot of the money for
>> the settlement payment (due this week) and is doing a lot of shuffling
>> around right now and every bit helps get them back on more stable ground. It
>> was mentioned about trying to help other groups that may need financial help
>> as well, but in the end, trying to do something like that just really is not
>> logistically feasible. Kingdom will best know where this money needs to go
>> and how best it can be used. We will trust the Crown and Kingdom officers to
>> make the right decisions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, we noted the check with “litigation fund”. This was done so the
>> Kingdom knows that Cynnabar means for this money to help out (where needed)
>> due to the settlement funds. This also means that as it is noted as for
>> helping with the settlement, that if the SCA wins the lawsuit against the
>> insurance company and we are actually paid what they should cover, then we
>> may see some of that money come back to us. No one knows if or when or how
>> much any of that would be, but the possibility is there.
>>
>>
>>
>> If people still have questions about the hows and whys of the settlement,
>> please start by reading the details from corporate at
>> http://sca.org/BOD/announcements/settlement.html. This should answer most
>> all the questions people generally have. If there are further questions,
>> feel free to contact me directly.
>>
>>
>>
>> So after all this how is Cynnabar financially? Pretty good actually. Even
>> after the previous agreed upon tithings ($600 total), the $330+ for the 2010
>> 18% required and the $1000 additional, we should still have around $5000 in
>> our account. So we are set to cover our own event costs as well as being in
>> position to help out any more if needed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Again, thanks to everyone for their time and input on this most sensitive
>> and unprecedented issue that we have had to deal with  personal, Baronial,
>> Kingdom and Society levels.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Finn
>>
>> Seneschal.
>>
>>
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