[UK-TUG] Payments made by UK TUG in 2020/2021

[Keiran Harcombe]

REPOSTED BY REQUEST

Hi all,

Firstly, the committee should take action to ensure ALL members of UK
TUG have had an opportunity to express opinions on where the funds go.
Distributing funds to other organisations is no trivial matter. In this
respect, a meeting dissolving the group should not be held through a
public forum like this where the group are unable to confirm individuals
membership to UK TUG. This issue came up at TUG 2021 where, the
chairperson of the meeting was unable to verify membership status of
participants.

I would also bring up that UK TUG has NOT had a AGM in the year 2021,
meaning the current committee is breaching it's own constitution. I
would encourage the committee to hold an AGM as soon as possible.

If dissolving the group is necessary, the committee, should take note
that if possible, to avoid providing funds to projects where committee
members have a personal interest. This has been the case through motions
proposed by the committee over the last 12-18 months.

This includes the following:
LearnLaTeX (Joseph Wright) - <£6000
Rpi 64 bit TeX builds (Payment made to Simon Dales, a committee member)
- £200

I would urge the committee to release comprehensive financial reports to
show where funds have been paid out and for what reason. Something that
should have been released to the membership during an AGM. If such
records can't be provided or justified, then doubt should be cast on the
committee due to the amount UK TUG currently holds.

I would appreciate others views on this if possible.

Kind Regards,
Keiran Harcombe


Kind Regards,
Keiran Harcombe
 
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