Not only taking care of money. Sam is capable of fundraising on constituency behalf! Congratulations Sam you deserve the opportunity and you have members support. Keep up *Cell-Phone +254 722 212171 or +254 721 274273* Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERY ONE'S BUSINESS. On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 7:45 PM, avri doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > > On 01-Jul-16 02:01, Tapani Tarvainen wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > It is my pleasure to announce that NCSG Finance Committee > > met in Helsinki on Wednesday, 29 June, and elected Sam > > Lanfranco as its Chair. > > Congratulation > > > > > All FC member were present, namely myself, Sam Lanfranco > > and James Gannon, and the decision was unanimous. > > > > Chair election was the only item on the meeting agenda. > > > > As per our charter FC Chair is also NCSG Treasurer, > > but that's not too arduous a task as NCSG has no > > money of its own, not even a bank account. > > > > We trust Sam will take good care of our money. :-) > > > > And maybe even lead the FC with EC cooperatos in an effort to find some > funds and establish an account? Raising funds has always been on the > the FC little know functions. Just as a reminder: > > > > *2.6 The Financial Committee* > > > > The NCSG Finance Committee is responsible for the following: > > > > * Elect a Chair who will also serve as NCSG Treasurer; > > * Determine rates for voluntary contributions from members; > > * Develop and deploy a fund‑raising plan for the NCSG; > > * Work with the ICANN staff to determine levels of support available > > to the NCSG; > > * Work with ICANN finance officers to insure the NCSG and its > > Constituencies receive fair and equivalent financial support from > > ICANN; > > * Accounting for any funds received by the NCSG from any source. > > This accounting will include the following: > > > > - All funds raised by voluntary membership fees or otherwise > > must be held in a separate NCSG account. > > > > - Proper controls must be implemented. > > > > - Regarding Expenditures: > > > > * > > o > > + All expenditures under 500 Euro may be made on the > > authority of the NCSG Treasurer > > + All expenditures over 500 Euro must be approved by the > NCSG‑FC > > > > - Financial reports must be prepared annually and be made public. > > > > * Provide internal conflict resolution process regarding funds. > > * Provide the oversight of the Treasurer function. > > * Fulfill any other accounting, auditing or other prescribed > > financial requirements as set by the ICANN Board of Directors for > > organizations within the ICANN structure. > > * Document methods and procedures used for accounting, reporting and > > budget creation. Such documentation is subject to review by the > > NCSG‑EC. > > > > I am so looking forward to Sam's tenure in this role. > > avri > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >