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Subject: RE: [legalxml-sc] 2006 spending plan
From: "Rolly Chambers" <>
To: <>,<>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:36:23 -0500
John et al.:
If I attended a Steering Committee
face-to-face meeting, I would need to request reimbursement for the expenses.
Considering the additional budget impact this would have, I favor Alternative
#1 (no reimbursement of Steering Committee travel expenses) as proposed by
John.
Rolly Chambers
From: John M. Greacen
[mailto:]
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005
1:36 PM
To:
Subject: [legalxml-sc] 2006
spending plan
OASIS has asked for our 2006 spending plan by the first of
December. I attach three alternative budgets. We need to resolve
this matter immediately. I will be available most of the day on Monday
(except noon to 1:00 pm Pacific) and Tuesday afternoon after 1:30 pm Pacific
time if we need a conference call to discuss the alternatives. I will not
be available the rest of the week, unless we are able to meet before 7:00 am or
after 5:00 pm Pacific time.
Based on the most recent reports from OASIS, I project next
year’s available revenues at only $34,466.11. By contrast, we will
spend almost $96,000 in 2005.
I have heard from eight of the ten Steering Committee
members about their availability for, and expenses for attending, a Steering
Committee face to face meeting in in May in conjunction with the annual OASIS
symposium. Assuming that the two non-responding members (Debi and Rolly)
will attend and will need reimbursement, the costs of such a meeting would be
almost $10,000 – or one third of available resources. If we were to
fund all of the four requests actually made, it would cost us $6340 or 20% of
available resources. If we were to limit reimbursement to Robin and Roger
– our public sector members who require reimbursement – we would
spend $3340 on such a meeting – 10% of our available resources.
My personal view is that we should not plan to reimburse any
Steering Committee expenses. Those of us who choose to attend the meeting
should meet and include the other members by conference telephone call.
That position is included in Alternative 1. Alternative 2 would fully
fund a Steering Committee face to face. Alternative 3 would fund only the
expenses of Robin and Roger.
All three alternatives include $5000 for TC travel (we spent
$4800 in 2005), $2145 for bad debts (that is what we spent last year), and
$5,000 for reserves or carry forward to 2007. The amounts available for
consulting services in the three alternatives are $22,300, $12,400, and $19,000
respectively. We have a non-specific request for such services from the
eContracts TC; the ECFTC may need a small amount of additional consulting time
to revise ECF 3.0 to incorporate the lessons learned from test implementations.
So, this area, in my view, is the area of greatest need within the Member
Section.
I welcome your comments on the three alternatives, and other
suggestions (e.g., suggested changes in the amount set aside for TC travel
reimbursements or reserves).
John M. Greacen
Greacen Associates, LLC
HCR
505-289-2164
505-289-2163 (fax)
505-780-1450 (cell)
References:
2006 spending plan
From: "John M. Greacen" <>
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