[Rotary] Fwd: rotary dues

[matthew ohalloran]

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 !
Matt

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> On Jan 17, 2024, at 9:14 PM, biseball via Rotary <rotary at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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> Dear Rotarians:
> I have come to realize that we are falling quite short on upcoming fiscal issues.  Please read following message from Treasurer Brandt.  
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> 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.  
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> 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. 
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> 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:
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>> Hi Toby, Jeff, and John,
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>> 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.
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>> 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. 
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>> Another potential source of funds is the Mendocino Rotary Foundation.  Their Bylaws provide that they are to support our club. 
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>> Brandt
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>> 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
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>> Brandt,  FYI
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>> Your $240 dues per member adequately collects for paying International and District dues of about $150  ($99.32 + 50 + 0.68 rounding).
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>> The Rotary International dues is approx. $99.32 per member which consists of:
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>> First half-year                     $37.50
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>> Second half                        $37.50
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>> RI Magazine half               $  9.00
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>> RI Mag half                         $  9.00
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>> Council                                 $   1.50
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>> Liab Insce                            $   4.82
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>> The Rotary District 5130 dues is about $50 per member
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>> 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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