<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Definitely a big discussion is needed on this topic.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">Ray Alarcon<br dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif" dir="auto">Alarcon</font> Ins Agency<br dir="auto">PO Box 2539<br dir="auto">Mendocino, CA 95460<br dir="auto">707-937-5050<br dir="auto">CA Lic#0B68172</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Jerry Karabensh via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 1/18/24 12:48 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: biseball <biseball@aol.com> </div><div>Cc: Rotary of Mendocino <rotary@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Rotary] Fwd: rotary dues </div><div><br></div></div>I agree if everyone has paid their dues. I don't if we don't collect <br>from delinquent members!<br><br>Jerry<br><br>On 2024-01-17 9:13 pm, biseball via Rotary wrote:<br>> Dear Rotarians:<br>> I have come to realize that we are falling quite short on upcoming<br>> fiscal issues. Please read following message from Treasurer Brandt.<br>> <br>> I propose the following:<br>> We raise the weeking meeting fee to either $12 or $15 per member per<br>> meeting. I want this to begin at our January 25, 2024 meeting.<br>> <br>> This suggestion is vital to meet our obligations. I am not sure if it<br>> needs board approval. If anyone has an issue with this or feel it is<br>> personably unaffordable I stand ready to listen privately.<br>> <br>> Sincerely,<br>> R Anthony 'Toby' Wade<br>> President<br>> Rotary Club of Mendocino<br>> 707-357-3995<br>> <br>> If it does we will make it voluntary until so approved<br>> <br>>> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11:45:44 AM PST, <bstickel@mcn.org><br>>> wrote:<br>>> <br>>> Hi Toby, Jeff, and John,<br>>> <br>>> Following our meeting last week Larry and I have discussed<br>>> reinstituting a separate admin account. Deposits into this account<br>>> will include our regular weekly collections ( mtg dues and happy<br>>> dollars) and overage we collect from our membership collection. As<br>>> noted below currently that is about $100 / member.<br>>> <br>>> Unfortunately, to fund our various admin expenses including PETS<br>>> and, currently, improved audio/visual set up we will have a short<br>>> fall for this year. Larry has illustrated below how another club in<br>>> our district funds admin.<br>>> <br>>> Another potential source of funds is the Mendocino Rotary<br>>> Foundation. Their Bylaws provide that they are to support our club.<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> Brandt<br>>> <br>>> From: floresld@mcn.org <floresld@mcn.org><br>>> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2024 11:33 AM<br>>> To: bstickel@mcn.org<br>>> Subject: rotary dues<br>>> <br>>> Brandt, FYI<br>>> <br>>> Your $240 dues per member adequately collects for paying<br>>> International and District dues of about $150 ($99.32 + 50 + 0.68<br>>> rounding).<br>>> <br>>> The Rotary International dues is approx. $99.32 per member which<br>>> consists of:<br>>> <br>>> First half-year $37.50<br>>> <br>>> Second half $37.50<br>>> <br>>> RI Magazine half $ 9.00<br>>> <br>>> RI Mag half $ 9.00<br>>> <br>>> Council $ 1.50<br>>> <br>>> Liab Insce $ 4.82<br>>> <br>>> The Rotary District 5130 dues is about $50 per member<br>>> <br>>> For comparison, pasted below is how another Club within District<br>>> 5130 (here, Rohnert Park-Cotati) outlines its annual dues of $600<br>>> per member. Instead of weekly meeting collections, they seem to<br>>> assess additional dues of $450 from each member, in additional to<br>>> the usual amounts for Rotary Int’l and District Dues.<br>>> <br>>> <image001.png><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Rotary mailing list<br>> Rotary@lists.mcn.org<br>> http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/rotary<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Rotary mailing list<br>Rotary@lists.mcn.org<br>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/rotary<br></body></html>