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* [https://drive.google.com/a/edmontonbikes.ca/file/d/0B1O8LS7JPb84SkdOSUpUdzJDZUk/view Draft 2015-6 Budget] | * [https://drive.google.com/a/edmontonbikes.ca/file/d/0B1O8LS7JPb84SkdOSUpUdzJDZUk/view Draft 2015-6 Budget] | ||
* Discuss priorities for 2015-6 | * Discuss priorities for 2015-6 | ||
* | * Currently forecasting about $15k this year. First loss in last 3 years. There is space for our org to move but what is our plan for plugging this hole? | ||
* Neil: I have put together what I consider to be a 'stay the course' budget. Estimating each shop grows 6%. Employ similar staff to this year (FT ED, 35 BW, 30 Prog Coord, 20 Outreach, 20 BB. | * Neil: I have put together what I consider to be a 'stay the course' budget. Estimating each shop grows 6%. Employ similar staff to this year (FT ED, 35 BW, 30 Prog Coord, 20 Outreach, 20 BB. | ||
* YCR2 has huge grant funding. Dont see them needing support from EBC budget. I used the same budget as last year ($2k) for them. | * YCR2 has huge grant funding. Dont see them needing support from EBC budget. I used the same budget as last year ($2k) for them. | ||
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** Jon: We provide a service for people who cannot bring their bike anywhere else. Thats why we have the rates we do and if we can get donations from people who can afford it, great. But strata of members based on $ is not our goal. | ** Jon: We provide a service for people who cannot bring their bike anywhere else. Thats why we have the rates we do and if we can get donations from people who can afford it, great. But strata of members based on $ is not our goal. | ||
** Coreen: Our higher end bikes have increased in cost, and the patrons who buy those bikes still see that they're getting a great deal. Leveraging the high end stuff is really important to our bottom line, because it gets the funding from those who can afford it. | ** Coreen: Our higher end bikes have increased in cost, and the patrons who buy those bikes still see that they're getting a great deal. Leveraging the high end stuff is really important to our bottom line, because it gets the funding from those who can afford it. | ||
* <span style="background: lime;">Action Items:</span> '''Anna''' will share HR folder of past bookkeeper. '''Neil''' will make changes that we discussed and send us update to pass at Sept meeting. | * <span style="background: lime;">Action Items:</span> '''Anna''' will share HR folder of past bookkeeper. '''Neil''' will make changes that we discussed and send us update to pass at Sept meeting. | ||