[Lnc-business] Budget Increase Motion - Branding

[Wes Benedict]

I'll use the July 31 financials for further discussion, since that's the 
latest completed and published.

As of July 31, we were $288,771 over budget on Dues and $195,755 over 
budget on Donations.

Part of the benefit of that is that as of July 31, we were $306,506 over 
budget on profit.

We could increase the budget revenue lines for dues and/or donations, 
but those lines don't actually apply any constraints on our activities, 
so as far as staff doing it's work, I don't think they matter that much 
at least in the short term. We continue to go over budget on donations 
and dues and perhaps at the next LNC meeting those numbers could be 
adjusted to reflect reality, but they're not really critical to 
short-term operational activities when we are over budget on revenue items.

If we were way below budget on a lot of revenue items, then we simply 
wouldn't have the cash to spend on things regardless of what the budget 
says.

So Sam, to answer your question "  These all appear to be expense side
changes in the budget, where are the income side changes that would 
balance them?"

The short answer is that we could increase the budget on the revenue 
side as you've requested, it's just that it wouldn't matter much to me, 
but would also be fine to me other than the fact that those items might 
get discussed for a while and set things back.

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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On 9/15/2016 10:11 AM, Sam Goldstein wrote:
> Ken,
>
> Email ballots proposed by the Chair don't need a second, if that is 
> your intent.
>
> I have a few questions about these motions also.  These all appear to 
> be expense side
> changes in the budget, where are the income side changes that would 
> balance them?
>
> Remember that any changes are only through the end of 2016.
>
> Sam Goldstein
> Libertarian National Committee
> Member at Large
> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
> Indianapolis IN 46260
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> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org 
> <mailto:ken.moellman at lpky.org>> wrote:
>
>     If I am permitted to do so as an Alternate, I will second the motion.
>     ---
>
>     Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>     LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>     LPKY Judicial Committee
>
>     On 2016-09-15 01:34, Nicholas Sarwark wrote:
>
>>     Dear All,
>>
>>     I would like to make the following motion on the Treasurer's behalf
>>     (to avoid the need for cosponsors):
>>
>>     The budget for 55-Brand Political Materials Expense shall be $50,000
>>     higher than actual revenue for 26-Brand Political Materials.
>>
>>
>>     Yours in liberty,
>>
>>     Nick
>>
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