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<p>Thanks, Sarah! Completely accurate on all counts.</p>
<p>These are automated invoices and it's been this way since 2014.</p>
<p>Sudo has $8,400 in the bank, thanks to some recent generous
donations.</p>
<p>We officially owe Omni $20K in back rent.</p>
<p>What I think Sudo should do is:<br>
</p>
<p>- Requesting all back rent be forgiven due to the pandemic (see:
FYE's recent proposal);</p>
<p>- But also that half of the amount owed should be written off as
a work-trade amount for the labor cost of upgrading the building's
electrical (thank you Jake, Alex, yar, and others who've been
working on this!!) which I believe was quoted to us as somewhere
between $7500-$10,000;</p>
<p>- Keep what's in our account ($8,400) for a cushion so we can
begin to pay again starting next month, and use the remaining
funds to upgrade the space (flooring, ventilation, etc) as we've
been discussing for awhile now;</p>
<p>- Work on membership recruitment, reactivation, and ensuring
we're net positive (raise monthly income from $1200 to at least
$2200/month);<br>
</p>
<p>- We should also work with Noisebridge on a donor-matching fund,
which they've been very generously discussing, and raise something
in the realm of $20-50K for Omni as a whole;<br>
</p>
<p>- and ask for more money from Handshake :)<br>
</p>
<p>Would be great if some folks could take up the above proposals
for community discussion!</p>
<p>Much love,</p>
<p>Jenny<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/22/21 5:38 PM, Sarah Lockhart via
finance wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">As I understand it (and Jenny can correct me),
these are automated. Since I started doing the bookkeeping, I
haven't done anything about the invoicing as I didn't want to
overstep, and I felt like I needed a specific "problem" to fix
with regards to the invoicing. That is, if it is a problem.
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<div>What is shown is based on what's in the QBO system.. The
"balance forward" is the total rent owed (including back
rent). The "new charges" are the current rent -- I think it is
for August -- so next month's rent, giving people 10 days in
advance of the 1st of the month when Omni is supposed to make
the mortgage payment for which these rents go towards.</div>
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<div>There is a bunch of money in Sudo's account at Unify that
Omni has access to, but I felt like Finance needed
authorization from Sudo to transfer it to one of Omni's
general accounts and apply it to "back rent." Those funds are
still Sudo's money. </div>
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<div>Also, if Sudo would like some or all of the back rent
waived (due to Covid) then it is my understanding that Finance
supports that proposal, but a formal proposal would have to be
made by someone from Sudo and submitted to delegates -- at
least that was the consensus at the delegates meeting a month
ago when I tried to get the back rent waived on Sudo's behalf.</div>
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<div>SL</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 2:25
PM Jake <<a href="mailto:jake@spaz.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">jake@spaz.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">These
messages have been questioned many times and I think that
unless we can<br>
confirm that the numbers are accurate, we need to turn these
messages off.<br>
<br>
Who is aware of how these statements are calculated and sent
out?<br>
<br>
-jake<br>
<br>
On Thu, 22 Jul 2021, Omni Commons wrote:<br>
<br>
> Dear Sudo Room,<br>
><br>
> Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.<br>
><br>
> Thank you for stewarding the commons.<br>
><br>
> Love and solidarity,<br>
> Omni Commons<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ---------------------------------- Invoice
---------------------------------<br>
><br>
><br>
> 4799 Shattuck Ave<br>
> Oakland, CA 94609 US<br>
> <a href="https://omnicommons.org" rel="noreferrer"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://omnicommons.org</a><br>
><br>
> Invoice #: 2396<br>
> Date: 08/01/2021<br>
> Due Date: 08/25/2021<br>
> Terms: Net 25<br>
> Amount Due: $20,000.00<br>
><br>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> Bill To:<br>
><br>
> Sudo Room<br>
> 4799 Shattuck Ave<br>
> Oakland, CA 94607<br>
><br>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
><br>
> ****************************** Account Summary
*****************************<br>
><br>
> 07/01/2021 Balance Forward
$18,000.00<br>
> Other payments and credits after 07/01/2021
0.00<br>
> New charges (details below)
2,000.00<br>
> Total Amount Due (activity through 08/01/202
20,000.00<br>
><br>
>
****************************************************************************<br>
><br>
> <u> Date </u><u> Activity
</u><u> Qty </u><u>
Rate </u><u> Amount </u><br>
> 08/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00
2,000.00<br>
>
____________________________________________________________________________<br>
> --------------------------------------<br>
> Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00<br>
><br>
> Total Amount Due: $20,000.00<br>
><br>
><br>
> Greetings Sudo Room!<br>
><br>
> This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for
stewarding the<br>
> commons!<br>
><br>
> Love and solidarity,<br>
> Omni Commons Finance Working Group<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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