On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:44:36AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > On 09/12/2013 10:17 AM, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > On 12/09/13 at 09:58 -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > >> On 09/12/2013 04:46 AM, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > >>> DSA does not need to wait for DPL approval to make such expenses. The > >>> DPL will always approve such expenses, provided that the total > >>> outstanding amount spent in advance of DPL approval never exceeds > >>> US$400. > >> $400 over what period of time? > > Over no specified period of time, other than "until the DPL approves the > > expense". So the "brake" against possible craziness is the DPL approval, > > not a time-limit. > That will be very hard for the SPI treasurer to track, so you'll need to > be aware that SPI can't realistically enforce the policy. Leaving aside > that the DSA can request reimbursement from the other NPOs. > The only policy we can enforce would be "if the DSA asks for any > individual expense under $400, pay it, unless they ask for $400 severl > times in quick succession, in which case query the DPL". > Also, we will need the DPL to officially inform SPI who the DSA is, and > whenever there is a DSA change. > If that all works for you, then I have no further comment. It would > certainly make things easier for the Treasurer to be able to just pay > these expenses without needing to look for, and track, approval from the > DPL. The proposed change doesn't require SPI to reimburse requests before they've been officially and individually approved by the DPL; it only allows the DSA team to spend the money in the knowledge that it fits Debian's guidelines and *will* be approved by the DPL. In fact, if I understand Lucas's proposal correctly, it does *not* authorize SPI or other Trusted Organizations to directly reimburse DSA expenses before they've been signed off by the DPL. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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