Please provide your feedback on the 2025-2026 budget proposal:

At our last general association meeting on May 20th we had a handout with our proposed budget and had a brief discussion about some of the proposed items.

Details for the proposed budget can be found in the posting made on the the listserv on June 29th, here: https://groups.io/g/SFCCAMembers/message/15441 – Please view the details there and provide comments in response on the listserv.

Our next opportunity to vote on the budget in person would be at our next scheduled general meeting on July 15th, though there is a separate post about cancelling that meeting as the July meeting has not been well attended in the past and it is not required by our by-laws.

I would like to proceed at this time with the assumption that we will cancel our July general meeting and ask for your feedback on the budget via our listserv, followed by a virtual vote after no less than a week of discussion/feedback.

The executive committee’s focus on this budget is:

1. Invest in A/V equipment that will enable remote meeting attendance
2. Invest in a printer and supplies so that we can print our own newsletters and flyers to enable increased physical distribution of neighborhood and association news
3. Register to become a 501(c)(3) non-profit

These one-time investments would exceed our expected income based on recent member counts. We see this utilization of our reserve funds as representing a broader value that will show benefits over several years. Further, some of our expenses may be reduced via the printer investment and if we complete the process to become a 501(c)(3) non-profit as we will then be qualified to receive some tech services at a reduced cost or for free. 

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Jeff Lesperance

SFCCA President