Accepted on: August 27, 2016, 5:00pm
Proposed by: Brian Robertson

Policy changed: Expense Payments

Text changed:
  • A Partner may pay any allowable and authorized Organization expenses needed in any of their Roles via a personal payment method (e.g. on a personal credit card) and the Organization shall reimburse such Partner for such expenses within a reasonable timeframe, provided that (a) such expenses are submitted in alignment with any established policies or generally-accepted standards practiced by the Organization, and (b) the Partner optimizes such spending for economy at least to the same extent they otherwise would were they incurring such expenses personally without reimbursement, and in all cases at least to a reasonable degree.

    A Partner may personally benefit from any such payments, or from products and services so procured, without penalty or further obligation to the Organization, provided that such benefits are de-minimis in nature on a case-by-case basis, and that the Organization does not incur any additional costs for such Partner optimizing attainment of such benefits (examples of typically-allowable benefit optimization include paying expenses on a personal credit card to gain reward points, or choosing specific airlines and flights for travel to maximize frequent flyer miles, provided that such flights are comparably priced to other reasonably-convenient options).

    Further, as a condition of ongoing partnership in the Organization, each Partner must be able and willing to use a personal payment method to cover regular general expenses required to serve as a productive Partner of the organization (e.g. travel expenses to Partner retreats), as well as to cover reasonably-small miscellaneous expenses occasionally required of the specific Roles such Partner fills (e.g. special supplies, printing materials, etc.). No Partner shall be obligated to cover unreasonably large or ongoing subscription-based expenses for their Roles via a personal payment method, although they may choose to do so per the preceding paragraphs of this policy.