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1 8 *Treasurer’s Matters*
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3 Following our last meeting we confirmed by correspondence that minute
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4 7 of that meeting should be understood as giving approval for the
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5 clerk and treasurer to present the annual report and accounts to Area
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6 Meeting on 6th May. This was done, and Area Meeting authorised the
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7 clerk to sign them. Area Meeting also noted our proposal that
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8 consultation on the right use of the legacy from Sue Freshwater should
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9 take place alongside a budget process for 2026 and beyond.
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11 We agree that our clerk and treasurer, consulting with MHMC, SESAM
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12 clerks and David Sterratt (in relation to the 7VT affordability study)
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13 should draw up a draft budget for the next three years which we can
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14 consider in September for presentation to AM in November, bearing in
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15 mind the following principles:
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17 • The budget should be presented for AM approval before year end,
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18 thereby meeting our commitment to consult on the legacy
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20 • It will be short and understandable to those attending SESAM
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22 • It might group some headings to keep it simple
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24 • It shouild give AM chance to steer priorities, within a realistic
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25 framework
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27 • It should distinguish if possible between routine spending and
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28 investment in upgrading our buildings
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30 • It should cover 2026 plus two further years to make a three year
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31 overall 3 SESAM Trustees April 2025 horizon, to take account of the
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32 legacy (timing of some spend will depend on architects and builders,
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33 in practice)
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35 • Investments should aim to enable the two meeting houses to cover
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36 their costs by 2029, once Quaker use of the buildings (at prevailing
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37 rates) is taken into account.
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39 • We should engage with Friends across SESAM on plans as they develop,
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40 and with General Meeting for Scotland, given the need to balance
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41 investment in buildings with other Quaker activities and that 7VT is
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42 an asset for all Quakers in the area and across Scotland.