Jan 13, 2025 Budget Comm minutes
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13 January 2025, 1600 UTC
Virtual meeting using Google Meet.
Lloyd Duhon, Kriss Baird, Dave Dionisio, Jose Velazquez, Kristijan Kowalsky, Mercy, Steven Lupien (Chair), Rita Mistry, Shunsuke Murasaki, Pepe Otegui,
Jeffery Siler
The meeting focused on several key topics including the formation of a budget process working group, updates from the civics budget meeting, and volunteer sign-ups for the communications plan. Lloyd Duhon led the meeting, facilitating discussions about the terms of reference for the budget process working group presented by Kriss Baird. The group discussed objectives, milestones, and implementation timelines for the budget process improvements. The meeting also covered updates from the civics budget meeting, particularly regarding the relationship between the constitution vote and budget approvals. Additionally, the committee discussed the need for better participation in communications activities and event representation. Key decisions included the approval of the budget process working group's terms of reference and planning for upcoming budget-related activities. Chapters
Lloyd Duhon introduced the agenda, focusing on the budget process working group. Kriss Baird presented the terms of reference, outlining objectives to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in the existing budget process. The group discussed various aspects including collaboration between committee leads, audit processes, and research activities. The committee voted unanimously to approve the terms of reference and open the working group. The terms of reference were directed to be published one week after the meeting.
Lloyd Duhon provided an update from the civics budget meeting, discussing key points about the relationship between the constitution vote and budget approvals. He clarified that there would be separate votes for each governance action and explained the importance of the Plomin hard fork in enabling treasury actions.
Lloyd Duhon discussed the need for better participation in communications activities. He proposed creating a spreadsheet for upcoming events and asked committee members to indicate their availability. The goal is to ensure broader representation across various events and activities.
