On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 15:59:12 Robert Rybicki wrote: > $50 a month is a ridiculously low amount of money to put aside for > everything the space needs, especially in the middle of a build out. The > sink parts Philip purchased came to a little more than $60. Craig had to > run out to purchase a drain trap that we forgot. We wanted to hook up the > oven and we needed $90 in wire. No one was willing to purchase it because > of fear it would not get paid back immediately.
Understandable. I really hate that. SYNHAK currently has a culture of "we need to all consense on this issue or vote on it or something!" I wanted to build a financial committee to figure that stuff out quickly, but got sidetracked when those racks came around. Then we wanted to build a community working group, but that got sidetracked when Devin wanted to "just vote on it" even though he knew full well that the proposal needed another week. Then the meetings devolved into screaming and yelling, so I felt compelled to step up and re-steer us back into consensus and productive meetings by being moderator. Then someone spouted transphobic bullshit and moaned about a workbench I built, so I stepped away to get out of the toxic environment in the hopes that the membership would maybe figure it out. Then I hear that I'm being removed as Treasurer due to Devin and Andy's persecution complex, so I started looking for housing in San Francisco because SYNHAK is dead to me. It died months ago when I was convinced to rescind my proposal to remove Justin from the board. I have since lost all will to contribute in any productive fashion other than to point a spotlight at the corpse and shout "Behold! 'Twas bludgeoned by bureaucracy!" > > If the money is being spent frugally to improve the space or build it out > then let the money be spent. Many people want to get things done faster > than they currently are. I am more than frustrated that there is grant > money that has been effectively forbidden. Trust me, I am also incredibly frustrated at this. This is the exact reason I wanted to open up the expenses account and why it has $3,000 of the grant money in it: * I was frustrated at how long it takes for money to be spent * I hate handling reimbursements * I hate getting nasty emails in my inbox demanding that I take time away from my real-life responsibilities to figure out if someone deserves reimbursement or membership credit * To solve the above, I created a separate checking account with the explicit purpose of giving champions the card to let them figure out how to dispense money instead of just me * Devin refused to participate in this system * Devin has called for a board vote to remove me from Treasurer because I won't give him money Obviously, Devin has some personal issue with me and he refuses to talk with me about this. The solution to this dispute is to remove me and kick me to the curb without discussion or mediation. The height of passive-aggressiveness. The lowest of scum. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 30, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 15:07:26 Steve Radonich IV wrote: > >> * Phillip - Synhak money, synhak owes several members money for build-out > >> of> > > the space, I don't want to wait a month or more for reimbursed for the > > expenses > > > > This is actually news to me. Who does SYNHAK owe money? > > > > I also have an envelope with something like ~$90 that Justin is supposed > > to > > pick up, but I haven't seen him around the space in a long while. That > > money will go towards paying dues. > > > > Something else to keep in mind: I graduated with a computer science > > degree. I am not an accountant. This treasurer stuff is something I > > picked up after weeks of trial by fire. If anyone expects me to get it > > right the first time, I think they should consider seeing a professional > > to talk about their delusions of grandeur. Also, friendly advice as to > > what they want to see me do would be most Excellent. > > > >> * Phillip - I'm tired of the beuracracy that makes it impossible to get > > > > anything like this done in a timely manner > > > >> * Mike - Did we all agree/consens on the cards for champions, It is going > > > > forward as it was approved but I didn't get to express my views on it > > > > Excellent dichotomy. We hate bureaucracy getting in the way of letting us > > do things quickly, but I'm not sure about this solution to cut red tape > > because it wasn't pushed through bureaucracy. > > > >> * Devin - It will be reimbursed just not now, but me and andy have been > >> told no on reimbursments and just only us. Given reciepts to others to > >> get the money. Someone took something the wrong way, and they are > >> attacking back using the position as treasurer. But this needs to stop > >> right now, because it is discriminatory. > > > > You live in a fascinatingly delusional state of mind, Devin. > > > > But you're right, I hate your guts and want to use my power of the purse > > to...uh... I actually have no idea. Why am I doing this? Why am I being > > such an outrageous person to you? What is this communication gap? > > > > What is it > > > > I'm trying to set up these cards that gives the champions the power to > > spend money without having to go through me, and I've been open and > > transparent about everything. I've also asked repeatedly how I can better > > my transparency but have not received any suggestions. > > > > What is SYNHAK's plan for replacing me? Are you going to magically find > > someone else who wants to deal with this abuse? > > > > If you want a picture of what it means to be SYNHAK Treasurer, imagine a > > boot stamping on a human face - forever. > > > >> * Devin - If I have to call her and sit down with a mediator to settle > >> this > > > > now then I will but it needs done. Because this is not how a non-profit > > should be ran. > > > > Should I post links to bizops@ about the five or so times I've asked you > > to > > get the water bill mailing address sent to a SYNHAK address? What about > > how > > you never sent a copy of the rack sublease to anywhere until halfway > > through the first month of the sublease, despite me and others asking for > > it since December? Is it in bad taste to also point out that Something > > New > > Entertainment never sent the February check and I got the March one around > > the 24th? Whoops. > > > > Oh, remember how G asked you for the full executed and signed copy of the > > lease to be sent to me? > > > > Where is that, eh? > > > > Pot, kettle. > > > >> * Philip - Organization needs to have a mechanism in place to reimbursed > >> for> > > cost, and second we need a mechanism to allow people to go out and buy > > things to fix items at the space that doesn't take 3 weeks or more to do > > anything. > > > > We've had that for a while. > > > > https://synhak.org/wiki/Maintenance_Budget > > > > Created on February 28th 2014. Its even linked in the manual that nobody > > bothers to read. > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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