<div dir="ltr">So I bring this up on the list because we do not have a meeting between now and the dead line. I will give a summary of the issue, my thoughts, and then post what Baroness Giovanna posted on the Pentamere page so you can read it in full if you wish.<div>
<br></div><div>Basically, does the Barony want 70% of the money it had to pay out for the lawsuit returned to it or does it want the kingdom to keep it to make up for shortfalls in the budget. We need to let Kingdom know by March 9.</div>
<div><br></div><div style>My thoughts</div><div style>1) As far as I know the Barony is doing well financially. We don't need the money.</div><div style>2) We gave it not expecting to get it back</div><div style>3) I have faith that the Kingdom Exchequer knows what she is talking about. </div>
<div style><br></div><div style>So we should let Kingdom keep it. Now if I am wrong on points 1-3, I may change my mind, but that is where I stand. Thoughts?</div><div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Forwarded message:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Unto the groups of the Middle Kingdom does Bantiarna Briana Morgan of the Valley and the members of the Midrealm Financial Committee send greetings,</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">As you know the SCA Inc, has settled with the insurance company and received a portion of the funds back. In general terms the populace was told two-thirds. When the Middle Kingdom received the check and compared to the amount paid it equated to 70 percent returned.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">
<span class="" style="display:inline;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br>The Financial Committee is willing to return 70 percent of the amount paid to each group, but are running into a financial constraint.<br>
<br>Due to Kingdom Level events not making as much as was budgeted and the Pennsic Profit half of its expected income, the Kingdom is currently experiencing a budgetary shortfall in comparison to budgeted expenses. To offset the shortfall from the lower Pennsic Profit share, we ask each group consider if they could afford to have less than the 70 percent returned. Please respond to <a href="mailto:exchequer@midrealm.org">exchequer@midrealm.org</a> with your group's decision no later than 9 March 2013.<br>
<br>Any non-response will be taken as a no and the returned funds will be at the 70 percent rate.</span><br></div><div><span class="" style="display:inline;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br>
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