Will Raymond for Council in 2005

During this campaign, I’ve talked about providing quarterly reports on the fiscal activities of our Town.

• How much have we spent to-date?
• What are our bond balances?
• What are our remaining anticipated liabilities?
• Are we on-track?
• Will there be any monies left at the end of the year?

Along with our quarterly report, we would issue a simplified “economic report card”, so the citizenry – at a glance – can tell if the Council is doing a good job helping our community “live within our means”.

If there is one operational innovation I can bring to Townhall my first year on Council, it would be this new budget transparency. With these tools, we all can keep an eye on our budget, suggest efficiencies and strive to make the best possible use of our hard-earned tax dollars.

We owe our citizenry that basic courtesy.

Here’s a simplified “report card” of my campaign finances to-date.

Revenue: $3,135

• raised $1,535 from individual contributors
  • no contribution over $100
  • average around $45
  • median around $42
• $1,600 in loans made by the candidate to his campaign
  • $250 (8/16) – seedcorn
  • $900 (9/28) – signs
  • $450 (11/01) – mailing

Liabilities: $1,600

• loans of $1,600 owed to citizen Will Raymond by candidate Will Raymond

Expenditures: $3129.20

• $1,121.52 on final two mailings of postcards (post BOE PreElection report)
• $1,140.70 on balloons and signs
• $129.50 on postage
• $100.00 in-kind website development by Will
• $5.00 on filing fee
• $357.27 on copies, paper, envelopes, mailing stickers, helium, office supplies
• $44.92 Final Flyer for Canvassing & Election Day (post BOE PreElection report)
• $18.20 Last minute printing. (post BOE PreElection report)
• $180.oo WCHL Radio Spots on Monday Nov. 7th(post BOE PreElection report)
• $32.09 Mystery expenditure #2 (post BOE PreElection report)

Anticipated Balance as of Nov. 9th: $5.80

A detailed breakdown of all my contributions is available here.

And if you would like to throw all my carefully calculated results off, please

UPDATE: A. Badrock has thrown my contribution numbers out-of-whack with her 12:22pm Nov.4th $25 donation. Thank you Ms. Badrock!

UPDATE: Added detailed loan information.

UPDATE: J. Gurlitz’s $50 Nov. 6th donation added, expenditures and revenue recalculated.

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