Magic Numbers #1

THE MAGIC OF NUMBERS VIS-À-VIS THE UCO BUDGET Part 1

I am fascinated by numbers and the stories they can tell.  This one, however, puzzles me to no end.

When the UCO Budget was originally presented, the line item titled Administrative Expense was $856,735.  It is important to remember that this was for 15 months.  This would be equivalent to $57,115 per month. 

The first revision brought this figure down to $643,000 for 15 months or $53,583 per month.  A detailed list was provided in the packet distributed at the January meeting of the Delegate Assembly.

The budget prepared on January 15 indicates $381,000 for a 12 month period (April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016) - $31,750 per month.

So – my question is – how can we have in hand a detailed list of items totaling $643,000 distributed early in January 2015 and now in mid-January 2015 the very same line item has been reduced by $262,000 for the year? 

MAGIC?  I doubt it.  So my question is, what items have been deleted or dramatically reduced?  Perhaps it is just that with so very many changes it has just become or will become more difficult to follow the money – to be able to know where it will be spent, during what time period and on what. 

   

Think about that please.  Ask questions and expect answers that you can understand or perhaps I should say that I can understand.

Dorothy Tetro