<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Sure raise it to 20.00 and give up Happy Dollars ……or at least make everyone pay 20.00 , happy dollars , each meeting ………we can afford it !<div>Matt<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>707 813 7747</div><div><span style="font-size: 17pt;">7 am to 7 pm .</span></div><div> Maintenance Matters.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 17, 2024, at 9:14 PM, biseball via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Dear Rotarians:<div>I have come to realize that we are falling quite short on upcoming fiscal issues. Please read following message from Treasurer Brandt. </div><div><br></div><div>I propose the following:</div><div>We raise the weeking meeting fee to either $12 or $15 per member per meeting. I want this to begin at our January 25, 2024 meeting. </div><div><br></div><div>This suggestion is vital to meet our obligations. I am not sure if it needs board approval. If anyone has an issue with this or feel it is personably unaffordable I stand ready to listen privately. </div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>R Anthony 'Toby' Wade</div><div>President</div><div>Rotary Club of Mendocino</div><div>707-357-3995</div><div><br></div><div>If it does we will make it voluntary until so approved<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div id="ydp804360a6yahoo_quoted_6253007769" class="ydp804360a6yahoo_quoted">
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On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11:45:44 AM PST, <bstickel@mcn.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982"><div><div class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982WordSection1"><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Hi Toby, Jeff, and John,</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Following our meeting last week Larry and I have discussed reinstituting a separate admin account. Deposits into this account will include our regular weekly collections ( mtg dues and happy dollars) and overage we collect from our membership collection. As noted below currently that is about $100 / member.</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Unfortunately, to fund our various admin expenses including PETS and, currently, improved audio/visual set up we will have a short fall for this year. Larry has illustrated below how another club in our district funds admin. </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Another potential source of funds is the Mendocino Rotary Foundation. Their Bylaws provide that they are to support our club. </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Brandt</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> floresld@mcn.org <floresld@mcn.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 15, 2024 11:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> bstickel@mcn.org<br><b>Subject:</b> rotary dues</span></p></div></div><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Brandt, FYI</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Your $240 dues per member adequately collects for paying International and District dues of about $150 ($99.32 + 50 + 0.68 rounding).</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">The Rotary International dues is approx. $99.32 per member which consists of:</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">First half-year $37.50</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Second half $37.50</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">RI Magazine half $ 9.00</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">RI Mag half $ 9.00</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Council $ 1.50</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">Liab Insce $ 4.82</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">The Rotary District 5130 dues is about $50 per member</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal">For comparison, pasted below is how another Club within District 5130 (here, Rohnert Park-Cotati) outlines its annual dues of $600 per member. Instead of weekly meeting collections, they seem to assess additional dues of $450 from each member, in additional to the usual amounts for Rotary Int’l and District Dues.</p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp804360a6yiv1545736982MsoNormal"><span><div><image001.png></div></span></p></div></div></div></div>
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