[IAEP] [SLOBS] Motions A & B for Tomorrow

[Caryl Bigenho]

Part of this seems like a very silly discussion on this day and age. If, as in Walter's example, Bernie needs to spend $Y to keep things running he can simply send a text message to the FM. No big deal!

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> On Jun 2, 2016, at 12:27 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
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>>> On 2 June 2016 at 10:17, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I guess I don't really understand what you mean by functional vs divisional in the case of SL.
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>> Its about accounting more than anything else; in a divisional org, each division has its own "Profits and Losses" statements, but in a functional org, there is only one.
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>>> The teams are functional and are the people in the community closest to the issues they are dealing with.
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>> Sure!!! :) I'm not saying anything is dysfunctional; the word 'functional' is used in the context of org theory in a very specific 'technical' way.  
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>>> Giving Bernie the ability to run to Microcenter to buy a connector to keep the servers running makes sense. Asking Bernie to speak with Person X to ask permission to do the same makes no sense. Having Bernie submit receipts to Person X to submit to the Conservancy makes sense.
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>> I agree with all that, and would add: Having Bernie submit receipts to the Conservancy makes no sense.
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>> The motion as drafted in the PDF above does not require Bernie to speak with Person X to ask permission to buy things under $Y; it does mean that Person X _could_ disapprove the spending, but I don't think we should worry about that. If push came to shove, Bernie could get SLOB to approve it directly. 
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> This last statement makes no sense to me.  Bernie "does not" need to ask permission but his purchase may be "disapproved"? Or is the intention to *add* another person separate from any concrete goals within the organization some unilateral spending privileges?  If the latter, what problem are we solving?
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>> Cheers
>> Dave
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> Walter Bender
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