Hi All
We have been allocated $14,951 for our City of Austin Cultural Contract.
That is a small increase from what we received last year. We will soon
need to submit a revised budget. Unless anyone has other thoughts, we will
probably submit a budget roughly the same as last year. Some things to
consider:
-Do we anticipate having the business manger hired this fiscal year?
-Are we still planning to buy a trailer this fiscal year?
-With no assistant conductor, we will need to put $500 toward something
else.
-We likely won't be doing more acoustic upgrades. Do we plan to buy some
more percussion or other equipment? Last year we spent just under $3000 on
percussion equipment and the new podium. We spent about $3300 on the
acoustic work. All of that money was matching funds, so we can put it
toward pretty much anything we want this year. We could put it toward the
trailer.
Alexis, I will go over this stuff with you at some point soon. Maybe
Tuesday rehearsal.
I heard reports about a decrease in arts funding available this year.
Also, more applicants were eligible for funding. Some applicants were
looking at cuts from the previous year, including extreme cuts in some
cases. I understand the city pulled in money from other sources as well as
did some tinkering with the funding formula. Not sure how most fared, but
we ended up better than I would have expected.
mike