I'll second it El sáb., 7 de jul. de 2018 08:47, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> escribió:
> Dear SLOBs, > > Motion: To approve Walter's $614.03 reimbursement request. I would like > if this motion will be seconded. So we can process to voting. > > > Regards > Samson > > On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 3:55 AM Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Fellow oversight board members, >> >> I would appreciate if someone would propose a motion as per Bradley's >> email below so that I can get reimbursed for my travel to the Google Mentor >> Summit. >> >> thx. >> >> -walter >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Bradley M. Kuhn via RT <accounts-paya...@tix.sfconservancy.org> >> Date: Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 8:04 PM >> Subject: [sfconservancy.org #898] SLOBS approval needed for Bender's GCI >> travel expenses. >> To: <walter.ben...@gmail.com> >> >> >> Walter Bender via RT wrote on Sunday, 1 July: >> > As you know, Google sponsors one mentor from each participating org to >> > attend the summit and the costs of the trip are passed through to Google. >> ... >> > Please contact me if you have any further questions. >> >> This assessment is actually no longer accurate, and as such, we need >> approval from SLOBs to proceed with the travel reimbursement, just like we >> do with any other. Adam, could you as Representative communicate that SLOBs >> approved $614.03 for Walter's travel. >> >> Reasons we need such approval are below: >> >> The information that Walter relied on to write the above is out of date. A >> few years ago, Google changed the nature of the way payments are made for >> GCI and GSoC. While, informally, Google requests that a certain part of the >> payments be used for travel expenses for the GCI and GSoC Mentor Summits >> (respectively) there is no longer a formal requirement, agreement, nor >> arrangement that requires Conservancy (and its Sugar Labs project) to use >> these funds for that purpose. Sugar Labs could use the funds for any >> purpose that fits within the project and Conservancy's charitable mission. >> Thus, under the FSA with Conservancy, it's up to Sugar Labs to recommend >> that how we spend the funds. >> >> As you decide on whether you'd like to pay the funds for this purpose, note >> that Bender's expenses are substantially less than the amount given as a >> donation for GCI. Sugar received $7,380.00 total for its participation in >> GCI 2017 >> >> Finally, please avoid the phrase "pass through" with regard to funds at >> Conservancy. Regardless of any specific donation situation, Conservancy >> *does not* do any activity as a "pass through" fiscal sponsor. That phrase >> has specific meaning in USA-non-profit circles and that's never what we're >> doing here, no matter what. >> >> >> >> Meanwhile, Walter, there's a receipt missing: >> >> > $25 Baggage fee* >> >> > * My restricted fare on United did not allow me any luggage beyond a >> > personal bag for my laptop. I managed on the way out, but could not >> > manage on the way back, hence I had to check a bag. >> >> This is within policy, but it does require a receipt when proposed as a >> stand-alone expense. It looks like you didn't attach the receipt. (I >> noticed you attached the same file twice, so I suspect that there is another >> file of receipts we haven't gotten yet). >> >> AFIAK, all major airline give a receipt for checked luggage at the time they >> collect payment. If you lost that, in my experience, you can get the >> receipt from the airline's website from your account after the fact. >> >> Please send along the $25 receipt. Everything else seems well documented. >> >> Note in future you don't need to include receipts for M&IE; please take a >> look at the travel policy section regarding that: >> https://sfconservancy.org/projects/policies/conservancy-travel-policy.html >> >> >> >> -- >> Walter Bender >> Sugar Labs >> http://www.sugarlabs.org >> <http://www.sugarlabs.org> >> _______________________________________________ >> > Sugar-devel mailing list >> sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
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