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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Barony agreed to spend up to $140 on a new parade banner, with the understanding that this will most likely come un under that as his Grace Dag was quoting us the retail price and not the wholesale/merchant price he will be able to get us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There was lengthy discussion around the expenditure of funds, including Godaeth kindly offering to pay for herself and donate the banner to the group. In the end, with the amount of demos/recruitment coming up quickly, the general agreement was that a new banner available for these would be a very-good-thing™. The procedure for using an expedited expenditure was brought up and after more discussion, was agreed upon by everyone at the meeting that the situation did warrant it considering the (relatively) low cost of the expenditure. So the group was asked and everyone agreed to go ahead with the expedited expenditure for the new parade banner. This did not fall under the discretionary spending.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As far as the number of banners, I was only aware of one (the old parade banner) that we were looking to replace/update. The matter of using a non-period material was also discussed within the group (at the previous meeting I believe) and in the end the cost, durability and ease of manufacture of the vinyl banner won out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As new Seneschal, I hear your concern about circumventing the standing “3 meeting” discussion process and will be very vigilant that these kinds of discussions do not become the norm rather than the exception. I will always be open to feedback, and in fact would like to encourage it, on how things are going within our group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(new) Seneschal - Barony of Cynnabar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> barony-bounces@cynnabar.org [mailto:barony-bounces@cynnabar.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Less<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> cynnabar<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cynnabar] New Sign for the Barony<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All - <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> [rabble rousing]<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> 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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> 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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>[/rabble rousing]<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-Gregoire.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>