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Subj: Funding gobbledegook ?
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Am I missing something here or does the IARU speak some secret code about
it's funding which comes via the memebers of each national radio society
(the RSGB in the UK) ?
Here's some text verbatim to "ponder" ;-)
If anyone can translate it please be my guest and post on packet.
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Introduction
This paper reviews the option of restructuring the fee level for Member
Societies, in the light of the improved financial position of the Region.
Background:
At the Lillehammer Conference in 1999, proposals were made by the then EC to
raise membership fees by 50%. Following concerns expressed by a number of
member societies, work was done in Committee C2 to review the Finances of
the Region and a number of proposals made to reduce the operating cost of
the Region.
These proposals were accepted by the Conference.
At the 2002 San Marino Conference, the financial position of the Region was
improved, although running at near break-even.
Since 2002, as a result of revised office arrangements and other cost savings,
the Region has operated at a surplus of some CHF 110k.
This position seems likely to continue, and so the Executive Committee feels
that it is now right to review the basis on which subscription levels are
calculated.
At present the subscription level for each member society is CHF 1.80 per
society member,plus a “voluntaryö subscription of CHF 0.10 per member to Fund
4 for STARS and similar work.
The "voluntary" nature of the CHF 0.10 relates to a tax issue, which no longer
seems to exist.
In reality most societies have, fortunately elected to pay this "voluntary"
fee.
Very small societies (particularly in countries where the GDP per capita is
very low) find the CHF 1.8 difficult to pay, and thus we each year have a
number of smaller societies who do not pay their fees to Region 1.
Proposal
Taking the above factors into account, the EC believe that an alternative
structure for member society fees could be:
Society membership 50 or less: Flat rate of CHF 10. Where bank transfer fees
make this sum uneconomical to transfer, the payment may be made in IRCs. The
Treasurer can advise of the number of IRCs necessary.
Society membership over 50: CHF 10 plus CHF 1.80 per member over 50
(i.e. a society with membership of 100 pays CHF 100 instead of the current
CHF 190)
DV05_C3_22 EC Fee level 1
DV05_C3_22 EC Fee level 2
The above figures include the contribution to Fund 4.
This means that all societies will pay a lower level of fees, although those
not currently contributing to Fund 4 will see a smaller reduction.
The attached table shows the changes for each society.
The EC believes that this change has significant advantages for both member
societies and the Region. It reduces the level of member society contribution,
helps the smaller societies significantly, and secures a guaranteed level of
funding for Fund 4.
Whether this subscription basis can be sustained beyond the next General
Conference in 2008 is not yet known, but the Executive Committee is committed
to continuing to find ways of reducing the operating cost of the Region, in
the hope that fees can be kept as low as possible.
Recommendation
That for the three years 2006-7-8 the member society fees to Region 1
(including the contribution to Fund 4, now renamed the Development Fund) be
set at:
Society membership 50 or less: Flat rate of CHF 10
Society membership over 50: CHF 10 plus CHF 1.80 per member over 50
That the Secretary be instructed to conduct a postal ballot to amend the
relevant sections of the Region 1 Constitution and Bye-Laws to put this
change into effect.
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- Andy -
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