[Rotary] Fwd: rotary dues

[jkk at mcn.org]

I agree if everyone has paid their dues.  I don't if we don't collect 
from delinquent members!

Jerry

On 2024-01-17 9:13 pm, biseball via Rotary wrote:
> Dear Rotarians:
> I have come to realize that we are falling quite short on upcoming
> fiscal issues.  Please read following message from Treasurer Brandt.
> 
> I propose the following:
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Sincerely,
> R Anthony 'Toby' Wade
> President
> Rotary Club of Mendocino
> 707-357-3995
> 
> If it does we will make it voluntary until so approved
> 
>> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11:45:44 AM PST, <bstickel at mcn.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Toby, Jeff, and John,
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Another potential source of funds is the Mendocino Rotary
>> Foundation.  Their Bylaws provide that they are to support our club.
>> 
>> 
>> Brandt
>> 
>> From: floresld at mcn.org <floresld at mcn.org>
>> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2024 11:33 AM
>> To: bstickel at mcn.org
>> Subject: rotary dues
>> 
>> Brandt,  FYI
>> 
>> Your $240 dues per member adequately collects for paying
>> International and District dues of about $150  ($99.32 + 50 + 0.68
>> rounding).
>> 
>> The Rotary International dues is approx. $99.32 per member which
>> consists of:
>> 
>> First half-year                     $37.50
>> 
>> Second half                        $37.50
>> 
>> RI Magazine half               $  9.00
>> 
>> RI Mag half                         $  9.00
>> 
>> Council                                 $   1.50
>> 
>> Liab Insce                            $   4.82
>> 
>> The Rotary District 5130 dues is about $50 per member
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
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