[sudo-discuss] [omni-finance] Invoice 2396 from Omni Commons
Jenny Ryan
omni at jennyryan.net
Thu Jul 29 22:22:21 PDT 2021
Bumping.
On 7/23/21 10:24 AM, Jenny Ryan wrote:
>
> Thanks, Sarah! Completely accurate on all counts.
>
> These are automated invoices and it's been this way since 2014.
>
> Sudo has $8,400 in the bank, thanks to some recent generous donations.
>
> We officially owe Omni $20K in back rent.
>
> What I think Sudo should do is:
>
> - Requesting all back rent be forgiven due to the pandemic (see: FYE's
> recent proposal);
>
> - 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;
>
> - 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;
>
> - Work on membership recruitment, reactivation, and ensuring we're net
> positive (raise monthly income from $1200 to at least $2200/month);
>
> - 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;
>
> - and ask for more money from Handshake :)
>
> Would be great if some folks could take up the above proposals for
> community discussion!
>
> Much love,
>
> Jenny
>
> On 7/22/21 5:38 PM, Sarah Lockhart via finance wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> SL
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 2:25 PM Jake <jake at spaz.org
>> <mailto:jake at spaz.org>> wrote:
>>
>> These messages have been questioned many times and I think that
>> unless we can
>> confirm that the numbers are accurate, we need to turn these
>> messages off.
>>
>> Who is aware of how these statements are calculated and sent out?
>>
>> -jake
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Jul 2021, Omni Commons wrote:
>>
>> > Dear Sudo Room,
>> >
>> > Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.
>> >
>> > Thank you for stewarding the commons.
>> >
>> > Love and solidarity,
>> > Omni Commons
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------------------------------- Invoice
>> ---------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> > 4799 Shattuck Ave
>> > Oakland, CA 94609 US
>> > https://omnicommons.org <https://omnicommons.org>
>> >
>> > Invoice #: 2396
>> > Date: 08/01/2021
>> > Due Date: 08/25/2021
>> > Terms: Net 25
>> > Amount Due: $20,000.00
>> >
>> >
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Bill To:
>> >
>> > Sudo Room
>> > 4799 Shattuck Ave
>> > Oakland, CA 94607
>> >
>> >
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > ****************************** Account Summary
>> *****************************
>> >
>> > 07/01/2021 Balance Forward
>> $18,000.00
>> > Other payments and credits after 07/01/2021 0.00
>> > New charges (details below) 2,000.00
>> > Total Amount Due (activity through 08/01/202 20,000.00
>> >
>> >
>> ****************************************************************************
>> >
>> > <u> Date </u><u> Activity </u><u> Qty
>> </u><u> Rate </u><u> Amount </u>
>> > 08/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00
>> 2,000.00
>> >
>> ____________________________________________________________________________
>> > --------------------------------------
>> > Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00
>> >
>> > Total Amount Due: $20,000.00
>> >
>> >
>> > Greetings Sudo Room!
>> >
>> > This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the
>> > commons!
>> >
>> > Love and solidarity,
>> > Omni Commons Finance Working Group
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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