| 1 | = Paid staff proposal = |
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| 3 | Currently, all labor is volunteer-based. As instructed by the leadership committee from last year's meeting, we've prepared a proposal for adding paid staff. |
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| 5 | We propose starting with a part-time staff person whose duties are maintaining the day-to-day tech support and maintenance duties of the organization. The staff person would start by answering support and as they develop a knowledge and comfort with the systems we have in place, would additionally: |
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| 7 | * Contribute to the documentation of our systems |
| 8 | * Take on major projects (upgrades, new systems, etc.) |
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| 10 | We anticipate a starting monthly salary of about $1500 |
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| 12 | Funding: With the current rise in our expenses mirroring our rise in income, we don't expect to have the money to begin this position until we re-negotiate our next colocation hosting contract with Bandcon. |