[UCIMC-Tech] [Imc-bookkeeper] i have to ask

[Chris Ritzo]

On behalf of Tech, I just wanted to enter this conversation with a
voice of support for Finance. I can't make it to the meeting on
Thursday at 4:30, but wanted to voice support from tech. Brian and I
will continue to support the installation and configuration of current
or future printers.

One option that might help temporarily is to clean the print heads.
This may stop jamming temporarily. The manual for the Brother printer
is in the right-hand drawer of the Finance desk which details the
cleaning procedure. This type of routine maintenance is something the
working group should handle (unless there's some sort of maintenance
contract, like is being discussed for a new printer).

If Finance is still interested in the printer that the GEO was
offering, Brian's contact was Stephanie Seawell at the GEO.
<stephseawell at gmail.com>. The Ikon representative for a service
contract for the GEO printer/copier is Jeremy Bennett
<jerbennett at ikon.com>.  Brian can provide details about appropriate
page counts if this is the direction Finance decides to go.

As always, if working groups have support requests, please email the
Tech Listserv so we both have a record of the request and can respond
in a timely manner. imc-tech at lists.chambana.net

Thanks for doing what you do, Finance! Please let us know what you
decide to do about the printer(s) and where you need Tech's
assistance.

- Chris R.



On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Jan & Durl Kruse <jandurl at comcast.net> wrote:
> Just asking, has anyone looked at the 2011 budget to see if monies are
> available for this.  It's only February and I see  under Office & Business
> Expenses  $1000 budgeted for media equipment, $1000 for computer equipment,
> and $1250 for photocopier.  Can these be modified to allow $300-$500 to be
> placed in line 2104 office equipment.  Maybe we need to just slightly modify
> and prioritize our office needs in the budget.  There's money in the budget,
> it's just how you want to spend it.  Of course, once its gone, its gone, but
> that's not the case now.
> Durl
> On Feb 14, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Isak Griffiths wrote:
>
> Hmmm....
> I don't think I've expressed either apathy or anger about finance. A little
> confusion sometimes, but seeing as not everything here is self-evident and
> self-explanatory I think that's fair.
> I also think it is fair to be frustrated when I can't print out a membership
> form when we are out and someone is ready to write a check for $50. (Yes,
> that has happened, and not everyone will submit a check with a makeshift
> membership form.)
> An appeal to the membership for a printer? Sounds like a good idea. But I
> suggest it come from a long-standing volunteer and not an americorps members
> whose name no one knows. But if that's going to happen, I'd suggest a VERY
> short email (to encourage reading) that includes two or three key items that
> are strongly needed.
> Just my two cents.
> Isak
> ____________________________
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Isak,
>> There's an easy answer to this. Global Funds are segregated from IMC
>> funds, so the fact that we have $2000 to send to a global Indymedia project
>> unfortunately doesn't mean we have a penny for printers.
>>
>> And please don't take this personally, as your question and concern is a
>> common one. In fact, it was exactly the problem I was referring to last
>> night. Finance functions because we spend a lot of time saying no to
>> perfectly reasonable requests, because there have been no funds raised to
>> fund a printer purchase.
>>
>> And it's at the root of people displaying first apathy and in some cases
>> hostility about what Finance does. It's easy for them to stay angry if they
>> don't want to learn more about why Finance does what it does. They just want
>> their problem fixed and because there is money around, they see Finance as
>> the heavy, since we have to explain our refusal to meet their perfectly
>> reasonable request.
>>
>> Repeat as necessary over 5 to 6 years. Do little fundraising for the IMC
>> as a whole. Presume they've done their part. Move on to complaining about
>> how Finance is obstructing their big plans because they won't cooperate with
>> their perfectly reasonable request -- reasonable at least until the context
>> within which a reasonable request is made.
>>
>> If Finance hadn't said no to so many people over the last 5 years,
>> everyone would be happy now? Not likely, as we would have closed the doors
>> by now.
>>
>> But we still need a printer. Has anyone tried an appeal on the IMC list
>> for a working printer? Even if we come up with funds for a new one after the
>> budget is resolved, it would be good to have a back-up anyway. Maybe this
>> could tide us over though?
>> Mike Lehman
>>
>> On 2/14/2011 11:08 AM, Isak Griffiths wrote:
>>
>> If we have $2000 to send to San Francisco, what will it take to get $200
>> for a printer that works here? Isak
>>
>>
>>
>>
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