2011 Vote: Membership Dues Increase

A YES vote approves an increase of $5 in dues for members who read the newsletter on-line, and $10 for member that have the printed newsletter delivered via USPS. Memberships receiving a printed copy of The Paddler will become $30, while those with online subscriptions to The Paddler will become $20. This pricing change will go into effect with new or renewed memberships beginning January 1, 2012.

Justification: The Club is currently losing about $2,000 each year, a rate that will leave the club without funds in about three years unless we make changes to either our expenditures or income. The consensus from discussion at the Club meetings is to increase dues rather than decrease the level of activity and service provided by the Club.

The financial status of the Club has been discussed extensively at the last three Club meetings. The increase in dues was proposed and discussed at Spring and  Summer meetings this year. Further discussion at the Fall meeting led to an additional opportunity for members to provide input on the specifics of the dues increase.

As a point of information, the future status of CCC paddling clinics is not influenced by this change. To a very good approximation, income generated by clinics offsets the costs associated with them. Therefore, if we are able to resume charging for clinics and reimbursing instructors for their expenses, that practice will have little impact on the net bottom line of Club finances.

The CCC bylaws require a 2/3 majority vote to approve an increase in dues.