[At-Large] ACTION: HR/R/MdS/SV - OFB WG meeting this week

[Heidi Ullrich]

Hi Holly and Ricardo,

Thank you for your note, Holly. Will a 60 min call be sufficient for the OFB-WG call? 

Michelle will be setting the call up the call. Would Thursday, 22 Dec at 18:00 UTC be a good time for everyone? 

Silvia will send you the draft agenda based on the outline you provided in your note. 

Kind regards,
Heidi

On 12/18/22, 6:09 PM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche at internode.on.net> wrote:

    Staff/Folks

    Issues:

    Draft Operating and Financial Plans for FY 24-28 and FY 24
    	has been released
    	Comments due 13 February

    ABRs - 
    	Generally open for submissions end of December
    	Process - requests from RALOs 

    Grants program



    I’ve had q quick look at the Budget documentation and started making notes for discussion.  If it isn’t too onerous for people, I’d like a meeting this week - usual time.  I realize this is really close to Christmas, but the comments for the budget are due 13 Feb. and if we don’t start the discussion soon, it will be mid-January before we meet - and then have not a lot of time to develop a draft, allow for comments and then vote.

    We should also start people thinking about ABRs.  The process starts with the RALOs - but we should perhaps have a brief discussion and review  principles since, in the end, it will come back to the FSBC (or the OFB WG) to review. And maybe also RALO chairs to attend?

    Finally, a quick discussion abut the grants program.  There is only a tiny sum to be allocated in this coming year, but a review of the  processes would be useful

    My quick comments on the actual budget - I’m sure Ricardo will talk about - yet again- growth in the personnel.  If it is explained by the drop in professional services, I’m happy.  Otherwise - why?  I also note there isn’t much change in travel - but we are moving to 3 F2F meetings?   Also there is budget allocation for 29 people (or so it looks) for each of the 3 meetings (not sure why that isn’t 25 - who are the extra 4? - not a complaint, by the way)

    An Marita particularly, once again, what we get is a global figure against initiatives with little guidance on how that money will achieve the outcomes - and therefore, no way to test how the money was spent and how/whether outcomes were achieved.

    I”ll keep reading but, unless I hear otherwise, please ASAP - a notice of an OFB WG meeting THIS WEEK -

    Thanks

    Holly