[JONAT] Fees and splitting them up.

[Mark Stephenson]

While I vote against a JONAT fee, preferring instead the funds be raised
through memorabilia sales and sponsorships, if we decide to have one, I
don't think the second sector should cost the registrant who is doing only
two, more than the first one. I think it should be $25 and $49.

Here's another aspect of the JONAT fee I'm not sure was considered. I can
see some SCs coming up with extravagant plans while other SCs keep it
simple. If I'm one of the simple ones, I don't want to see all the money I
raised going to a sector on a spending spree. It would be fair to me or the
people participating in my sector. Therefore, if we are going to collect a
JONAT fee, there should be a limit to what each sector can spend. I think
that a very large percentage, in the vicinity of 75%, should be earmarked
for the sectors each entrant has signed up for. For example, if I had 25
people sign up for my sector, and five of them signed up for my sector
alone, ten of them signed up for two sectors, five signed up for four
sectors, and five signed up for the whole route, my sector would have been
responsible for generating 25($s paid)x5(# paid) + 49($s paid)/2(split among
the # of sectors)x10(# paid) + 49/4x5 + 49/29(total # of sectors)x5 =
$439.70 of revenue. If I received 75% of that, it would be $329.78.
Sponsorships generated by me from within my area should likewise be split
75/25 between the sector and JONAT Central. Sponsorships obtained from
outside the my area should be split 37.5/37.5/25 between my sector, the
sector closest to the sponsor, and HQ. That would be the budget within which
I'd have to work. 

Another aspect for this to be as even-handed as possible, sectors should be
about the same length of time. A five-day sector has a lot more to spread
out over than than a two-day one. If anyone is taking more than one sector
and two or more are very short, we should consider combining them or
adjusting the calculations based on the time of the sector. A spreadsheet
listing the entrants and sponsors for each sector could have all these
calculations embedded.

If an event was scheduled at the hand-off point it would have to be with the
mutual agreement of both SCs and the costs would be split evenly unless
otherwise agreed to by the two SCs. 

Money earmarked for each SC could be used to print the route guide, create
mementos, subsidize the cost of a dinner, pay some or all of the entrance
fees into a place of interest, etc. A full accounting of funds expended
would have to be made to JONAT Central and any unused funds or profits
earned from the the sale of items bought with JONAT funds would have to be
returned. If the SC goes over budget, it comes out of the SC's pocket. 

That's my suggestion on how things should be divided up and run, if we have
a fee, which I oppose.

Mark - AZ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jamie - JONAT
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:14 AM
> To: jonat@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fees; was -: [JONAT] RE: FYI
> 
> Okay, on the fee thing ...
> 
> I put forward for a vote at this point the following fees:
> 
> $25.00    -    Single Sector
> $55.00    -    Two of more Sectors
> 
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