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Committee Allocations

Monthly Allowances are basically monthly deposits into the Committee from the General Fund. The purpose of allowances is to provide a livable wage to the Committee. Additional funds can be acquired through honorarium and donations.

CommitteeTypeMonthlyApprovedNotes
3D FabricationAllocation$150Board of Directors Meeting 20160626
AutomotiveAllocation$850
BlacksmithingAllocation$0
ClassroomAllocation$50
Creative ArtsAllocation$400
Digital MediaAllocation$0
ElectronicsAllocation$250
FinancialAllocation$0
Fired ArtsAllocation$200Board of Directors Meeting 20180618
GlassWorksAllocation$200Board of Directors Meeting 20180716
HatchersAllocation$0
InfrastructureBudget$5000Board of Directors Meeting 20190622Infrastructure is now a Group that draws against the General Fund and accrues no balance
JewelryAllocation$200Board of Directors Meeting 20170219
LaserAllocation$0
LogisticsBudget$1150Board of Directors Meeting 20190622Logistics is now a Group that draws against the General Fund and accrues no balance
Machine ShopAllocation$500
Metal ShopAllocation$0
MotorsportsAllocation$0
PRAllocation$500
ScienceAllocation$200Board of Directors Meeting 20180618
VECTORAllocation$0
WoodshopAllocation$1200

Allocations are amounts given to Committees from the General Fund to be spent for a specific purpose. Allocations show up as 9999 Clearing in QuickBooks Online.

DateCommitteeRequesterMotionAmountActually AllocatedSpentSpent DateSpenderNumNotes
201801263D FabricationMitch CerroniAllocate 3D Fab $1224 with shipping for Formlabs Wash and Cure$1,224.00No$1,224.0020180218Luke Strickland28552327NR
20180126ClassroomJohn GormanAllocate Classroom Committee $5,000 for new flooring and installation$5,000.00No
20180126InfrastructureLuke StricklandIncrease Infrastructure budget to an additional $250 a month to contract an air filter replacement company$250.00YesConfusing, instead of modifying existing allocation, new was created for the 250
20180126InfrastructureStan SimmonsAllocate $4000 to the Infrastructure Committee for electrical improvements.$4,000.00Yes
20180126Metal ShopChuck GrafAllocate $6,234 to the Metal Shop Committee for purchase of a water blaster.$6,234.00Yes$6,609.0020180315Chuck Graf29293141NR, 30838718NR
20180126MotorsportsChuck GrafAllocate $1,610 to the Motosports Committee$1,610.00Yes
20180223FinanceDavid KessingerAllocate $1200 to the Finance Committee for fire safe file cabinet$1,200.00Yes
20180223General FundDavid KessingerAllocate $1000 to the General Fund for election fees$1,000.00This might be in Infra
20180223InfrastructureDavid KessingerAllocate $300 to Infrastructure for Conference Room Video Camera$300.00Yes
20180223InfrastructureDavid KessingerAllocate $300 to Infrastructure online voting$300.00Yes
20180223InfrastructureRobert DavidsonAllocate $4,000 to Infrastructure to procure a total of 13 X 8TB of NAS storage, and 3 video cameras.$4,000.00Yes
20180223Metal ShopTim BeneAllocate $5000 to the Metal Shop for CNC Plasma Cutter 1/4 February$5,000.00YesAllocated $5000 extra, need to remove
20180223Metal ShopTim BeneAllocate $5000 to the Metal Shop for CNC Plasma Cutter 2/4 March$5,000.00Yes
20180223Metal ShopTim BeneAllocate $5000 to the Metal Shop for CNC Plasma Cutter 3/4 April$5,000.00Yes
20180223Metal ShopTim BeneAllocate $2000 to the Metal Shop for CNC Plasma Cutter 4/4 May$2,000.00Yes
20180223WoodshopAndrew ZalaketAllocate $3,000 to Woodshop for Professional Engineering of Dust collection system$3,000.00Yes
20180223Fired ArtsChris CooperAllocate $763 to Fired Arts for Lampworking Funding Proposal$763.00Yes
20180418WoodshopAndrew ZalaketAllocate dust collection system not to exceed $57,000, pending approval from Chuck Graf.$57,000.00No
20180427General FundLuke StricklandAllocate an additional $183.75 to the General Fund for overages during the Election$183.75This might be in Infra
20180427HatchersNick SainzReallocate $7000 previously allocated to Logistics in October to Hatcher’s$7,000.00YesReverted on 20180521
20180427InfrastructureStan SimmonsAllocate $3,800 to Infrastructure to replace the ramp garage door$3,800.00Yes
20180427InfrastructureDavid KessingerAllocate up $150 month from general fund for additional storage not to exceed 6 months$150.00Not found
20180521BlacksmithingEthan WesternAllocate $450 to Blacksmithing to help purchase the storage cage.$450.00Yes
20180521General FundKris AndersonReallocate $7000 previously allocated to Hatcher for a Fire Safety Engineer to the general fund in the amount of $7000$7,000.00Yes
20180618PrintmakingMatthew MulherinAllocate $2500 for Printmaking for initial committee balance$2,500.00
20180716GlassworksJohn GormanAllocate $2000 to the Glassworks Committee$2,000.00
20180716?Kris AndersonAllocate $2500 as a retainer for David Griggs$2,500.00
Date Committee Requester Motion Amount Actually Allocated Spent Spent Date Spender Num Notes
20170122 Automotive Brandon Green Allocate $1150 to automotive for the purchase of a 50 ton press $1,150.00 Yes $1,244.86 20170125 Brandon Green 17612035NR
20170122 Automotive Brandon Green Allocate $300 to Automotive for the purchase and installation of a single Roboreel. $300.00 Yes Don't know the vendor
20170122 Automotive Brandon Green Allocate $500 to automotive for the purchase of a hydraulic lift table cart $500.00 Yes $514.18 20170125 Brandon Green 17612035NR
20170122 Blacksmithing Alex Rhodes Allocate $7000 to Blacksmithing for the purpose of obtaining a trailer $7,000.00 Yes $6,905.87 20170327 Alex Rhodes 29047969NR
20170122 Creative Arts Nicole Franczvai Allocate $250 to Creative Arts for the purpose of obtaining a MPX-80 printer, a serger, and a printhead for the Epson printer $250.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170122 Infrastructure Robert Davidson Allocate $3500 to Infrastructure for air drier upgrades $3,500.00 Yes $2,832.00 20170226 Robert Davidson 18933225NR
20170122 PR Priyanka Pohar Allocate $800 to PR for the purpose of revitlizing the front halls $800.00 Yes $522.01 20170130 N/A 17764933NR
20170122 PR Priyanka Pohar Allocate $1000 to Public Relations for the purpose of producing T-shirts for sale $1,000.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170122 PR Priyanka Pohar Award 2-month Maker Fellowships to Mitch Cerroni and Patrick Thompson. Award a 3-month Maker Felowship to Tim Bean $250.00 How to track?
20170122 Science Eric Brunner Allocate $1079 to Science for a activated carbon filter $1,079.00 Yes $384.00 20170323 Kobin Caddick 20081193NR, 20081193NR
20170122 Science Eric Brunner Allocate $2000 to Science for the purchase of equipment and materials $2,000.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170219 3D Fab Mitch Cerroni Allocate $4200 to 3D Fab to purchase a SLA Printer $4,200.00 Yes $4,391.95 20170221 Mitch Cerroni PSK
20170219 Infrastructure Erik Smith Allocate $3000 to Infrastructure to cover the cost of plumbing repairs $3,000.00 Yes $1,038.24 20170219 Alex Rhodes 18933228NR
20170219 Jewelry Joseph L. Establish a recurring $200 allocation for Jewelry/Small Metals Committee $200.00 Yes N/A
20170219 Metalshop Chuck Graf Allocate $2100 to Metal Shop for the purchase of an English wheel, shrinker/stretcher, and throatless shear $2,100.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170219 PR Priyanka Pohar Allocate $300 From Maker Fellowship Fund for 3 months for Ebony Jackson & 3 months for Chuck Graff. Notify Brooks $300.00 How to track?
20170319 Infrastructure Robert Davidson Allocate funds to Infrastructure for $200 for the purchase of an online voting solution $200.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170319 Infrastructure Priyanka Pohar Allocate $700 to Infrastructure to purchase a payment center for PR $700.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170319 Logistics Brooks Scharff increase Logistics committee monthly allocation by $2,500 $2,500.00 No N/A Not increased.
20170319 Logistics Brandon Green Allocate $5,000 to Logistics for the purpose of improving general workshop tools and organization $5,000.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170319 Logistics Robert Davidson Allocate $2000 to Logistics for the purpose of obtaining personal protective equipment $2,000.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170319 Machine Shop David Kessinger Allocate $2200.00 to Machine shop for the purpose of obtaining micro milling machines and replacement HAAS parts $2,200.00 Yes $2,024.92 20170806 David Kessinger 22792134NR
20170319 PR Priyanka Pohar Two 1-month fellowships to two individuals, Matt Ziesler and Steven Martin. $100.00 How to track?
20170424 PR Nicole Franczvai Allocate $600 for picnic and push the responsibility to PR for this event $600.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170517 Finance Brian Davis Authorize the expenditure of $2,800 to PSK to provide for expedited effort to complete accounting through May 30, 2017 $2,800.00 Yes $2,000.00 20170119 Check 11917
20170517 Logistics Steve Blanchard Move to give $600 to logistics for DMS Hallway Refresh $600.00 Yes $223.08 20170611 Dan Gallagher 21150837NR
20170623 3D Fab Axeonos Allocate $5000 to 3D Fab under the condition that 3D Fab puts the PolyPrinter class on Moodle and starts on the FormLabs class next month $5,000.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170623 3D Fab Axeonos Allocate $300 to 3D Fab per year for each PolyPrinter (4 of 6 currently due = $1,200) $300.00 Yes N/A Allocated as one large sum
20170623 Digital Media Axeonos Allocate $995 to Digital Media for software upgrade to NextEngine ScanStudio (ScanStudio CAD Tools) $995.00 Yes $995.00 20170806 Stan Simmons 20920924NR
20170623 Finance Robert Davidson Authorize $5,000 to Finance to replenish the retainer for legal services $5,000.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170623 Finance Robert Davidson Allocate $1000 to Finance committee for more Square kiosks $1,000.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170623 Infrastructure Stan Simmons Allocation not to exceed $4250 to Infrastructure Committee to cover electrical upgrades $4,250.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170623 Infrastructure Stan Simmons Allocate $400 to Infrastructure this month for backup Internet solution. $400.00 Yes N/A Unable to find expense
20170623 Infrastructure Stan Simmons Add $75 per month to Infrastructure's recurring budget. Now $9,075/month $75.00 N/A
20170623 Logistics Dan Gallagher Allocate $700 to Logistics Committee to purchase stools $700.00 Yes $212.06 20170706 Dan Gallagher 21150837NR
20170623 Logistics Dan Gallagher Allocate $9600 to Logistics committee to buy chairs $9,600.00 Yes $9,547.50 20170712 Alex Rhodes 23181872NR, 24160165NR
20170623 Motorsports Chuck Graf Create a committee headed by Chuck Graf with a starting allocation of $3000 and taking ownership of the Space Bus $3,000.00 No Missing allocation
20170716 3D Fab Axeonos Allocate $5,000 for round two of funding for Vacuum Former $5,000.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170716 Classroom Bill Gee Allocate $4,000 to classroom committee for purchase of two 75" TVs for the interactive classroom $4,000.00 Yes $4,174.95 20170826 Stan Simmons 23389724NR
20170716 Jewelry Joseph L. Allocate $1,000 to Jewelry for cast Equipment and Supplies $1,000.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170716 Motorsports Chuck Graf Allocate $4,900 to Motor Sports Committee for the purchase of a trailer $4,900.00 Yes Missing in Class
20170825 3D Fab Axeonos Authorize the final tranche toward the vacuum former raising the amount to $6000 to include shipping costs $6,000.00 No Total allocation missing
20170825 Finance Brian Davis Allocate $15,000 funding to finance for on-site bookkeeper $15,000.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170825 Finance Brian Davis Establish a 60 day reserve fund in a stand-alone interest bearing account $60.00 N/A Missing allocation
20170825 Hatchers Nick Sainz Allocate $500 to pay for bullet casting equipment $500.00 Yes $500.00 20170913 Check 91317
20170825 Infrastructure Robert Davidson Allocate $445 to Infrastructure for pressure washing $445.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170825 PR Kris Anderson Allocate $1,500 to PR for Volunteer Appreciation Dinner $1,500.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170929 Automotive Tom Tansey Allocate $6,000 to Automotive to purchase the strictlytoolboxes.com tool cabinet $6,000.00 Yes $6,070.00 20180101 Tom Tansey 26112205NR
20170929 Hatchers Nick Sainz Allocate $1,200 to Hatcher's for the purchase of an "Annealing Made Perfect" Induction Annealing Machine $1,200.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170929 Infrastructure Brian Davis Allocate $1,200 to Infrastructure committee (To reimburse Robert Davidson??) $1,200.00 Yes Unable to find expense
20170929 Logistics Luke Strickland Allocate $1,000 to Logistics for replacing ceiling tiles in the Common Room $1,000.00 Yes $602.67 20171004 Brian Davis 24411490NR
20170929 Motorsports Chuck Graf Allocate $2,672 to Motorsports for Nov. Race MSR Houston $2,672.00 Yes $2,338.00 20170922 Chuck Graf 24235311NR
20170929 PR Nicole Franczvai Increase PR monthly allocation by $150/month for Party Planning $150.00 Yes N/A Multiple items from multiple vendors
20170929 PR Brian Davis Award Chandra Washington 3 months of starving hacker membership $105.00 How to track?
20171020 Expansion Group? Kris Anderson Allocate 2000 to the Expansion Group $2,000.00 No Nowhere in clearing
20171020 Savings Earmark David Kessinger Increase Saving Rate from $4000 to $10000 per month $10,000.00 Yes
20171020 Finance Brian Davis Allocate 68500 to Finance to retain PureTax to get our books in order $68,500.00 Yes $34,200.00 20171101 Check n/a
20171020 Logistics David Kessinger Allocate 7000 to Logistics to retain a Fire Engineer $7,000.00 Yes Moved back to General Fund
20171119 Digital Media Coulson Mullen Allocate Digital Media with $4,500 with the stipulation that Grab-andGo be researched $4,500.00 Yes Multiple items from multiple vendors
20171215 Finance Alex Rhodes Raise (insurance allocation) to $2500 per month $2,500.00 Yes

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