[Lnc-business] Seeking co-sponsors, motion to increase Capital Expenditures $14k for new HVAC

Robert S. Kraus robert.kraus at lp.org
Wed Nov 20 11:41:10 EST 2019


We wish but this all is simply wear & tear on a system that's about 19 
years of age - so no. When we purchased the building the inspection gave 
us 5-7 years on the HVAC.

In Liberty,

Robert

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On 11/20/2019 10:27 AM, John Phillips via Lnc-business wrote:
> Another question on this - any chance the new failure puts us in the 
> realm of what the insurance would cover? I know at one point that was 
> considered a possibility.
>
> Still needs to be done, just an avenue to look for potential savings.
>
>
>
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973
>
> On Nov 19, 2019 9:04 PM, John Phillips <john.phillips at lp.org> wrote:
>
>     Thank you. That is what I was after.
>
>     The 6500 this year I believe was not added to the budget.  So
>     that  answers that part
>
>     John Phillips
>     Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>     Cell 217-412-5973
>
>     On Nov 19, 2019 9:01 PM, Tim Hagan <tim.hagan at lp.org> wrote:
>
>         I started going over my notes to update the 2020 Budget to
>         what was changed over the weekend, and I see what Mr. Phillips
>         is talking about. We increased the 2020 Capital Expenditures
>         (Acct Details sheet, Cell M204) by $6,500 for the HVAC. This
>         increase can be reversed. I don't believe we passed any motion
>         to change the 2019 Budget. In October, we spent $482 for HVAC
>         Service & Repair. We need to spend $13,995 this year and $0
>         next year for the new system.
>
>
>         ---
>         Tim Hagan
>         Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>
>
>         On 2019-11-19 15:31, John Phillips wrote:
>
>             Yes.  So is this that part of the 2020 budget going to be
>             able to be reduced by some or all of this amount?
>             I also am sure that they already were cutting a check for
>             a down payment on that repair.
>             So does the check for that down payment count towards this
>             14k?  Or is it really 20k now? Then is the 6500 for 2020
>             budget included, or is that on top of this which could
>             mean the total bill is 26-27k?
>             It needs to be fixed, but we also need to know how much we
>             are spending above and beyond what we already knew about.
>
>             John Phillips
>             Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>             Cell 217-412-5973
>
>             On Nov 19, 2019 4:51 PM, Steven Nekhaila
>             <steven.nekhaila at lp.org> wrote:
>
>                 It's my understanding that we budgeted for a
>                 replacement unit for 2020 and were hoping for a temp
>                 fix until then for 2019?
>                 Sincerely,
>                 Steven Nekhaila
>
>
>
>                 On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 5:37 PM -0500, "John Phillips
>                 via Lnc-business" <lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>                 <mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org>> wrote:
>
>                     We talked about it this weekend I thought during
>                     the whole discussion of the ac unit and the
>                     budget.  We may not have "added" it, it may have
>                     been "is this number included.
>                     BUT we did have a whole discussion about how Nick
>                     had already signed off on the AC repair and where
>                     in the budget the money was.
>                     I am simply trying to determine if we are actually
>                     adding 14K to the budget, or moving it from next
>                     year to this year, or adding 1k to the 13k already
>                     discussed.
>
>                     John Phillips
>                     Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>                     Cell 217-412-5973
>
>                     On Nov 19, 2019 3:54 PM, Tim Hagan
>                     <tim.hagan at lp.org> wrote:
>
>                         I know we've discussed it, but I can't find
>                         anywhere in the latest 2019 Budget I have or
>                         in the motions where we would have added $6500
>                         for AC repair. I may have missed it. The
>                         proposal for a new HVAC system and
>                         installation is for a total of $13,995.
>
>
>                         ---
>                         Tim Hagan
>                         Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>
>
>                         On 2019-11-19 11:52, John Phillips wrote:
>
>                             That is clearer.
>                             Now. IIRC we already had added 6500 to the
>                             budget for the 2nd half of the AC repair,
>                             and 6500 from this year as the down payment.
>                             So are we adding 14k on top of that 12k?
>                             Or is it just bumping that 12K up?
>
>                             John Phillips
>                             Libertarian National Committee Region 6
>                             Representative
>                             Cell 217-412-5973
>
>                             On Nov 19, 2019 1:36 PM, Tim Hagan
>                             <tim.hagan at lp.org> wrote:
>
>                                 Sorry. Original plan was to replace
>                                 one of two compressors to get a couple
>                                 of more years out of the HVAC system.
>                                 However, the contractor found the
>                                 Freon leak was worse than anticipated
>                                 and the other compressor also had a
>                                 leak. In the Director's of Operation
>                                 report, he expected to raise funds to
>                                 replace the entire HVAC system and
>                                 replace it by early spring, before the
>                                 weather got hot. This motion is to
>                                 replace the HVAC system now instead of
>                                 waiting until spring since the blower
>                                 went out yesterday and the office has
>                                 no heat. The Building Fund has
>                                 sufficient funds to go ahead and
>                                 replace it now.
>
>
>                                 ---
>                                 Tim Hagan
>                                 Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>
>
>                                 On 2019-11-19 10:50, John Phillips wrote:
>
>                                     Doesnt really answer the question,
>                                     but like I said needs to be done
>                                     regardless
>
>                                     John Phillips
>                                     Libertarian National Committee
>                                     Region 6 Representative
>                                     Cell 217-412-5973
>
>
>


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