Does anyone here have the option to pay monthly dues? I'm looking to put this into place in my lodge and wondered if anyone had firsthand stories.
I dont know if its officially allowed but I've always heard.... "we can work something out"
Yeah, I have heard this for a Brother that may be having financial problems. Just haven't heard of monthly dues payment as policy.On a small scale for those that might be tight on funds - no worries, we can work something out.
To get it started you would have to be up to date... say you are paid up for '17... you start paying '18 now. That way you have paid in full prior to 1/1/2018.
Talk to the Master and Secretary. See if anything exists in the constitution or by-laws that forbids it. If not, make a motion to be able to pay monthly.Does anyone here have the option to pay monthly dues? I'm looking to put this into place in my lodge and wondered if anyone had firsthand stories.
That is going to be on the secretary to keep track of it. He may not want that extra work load.
Does anyone here have the option to pay monthly dues? I'm looking to put this into place in my lodge and wondered if anyone had firsthand stories.
I think it just comes down to extra work for the Secretary and Treasurer (at least in my jurisdiction, since you pay money to the Secretary who makes a record of the transaction and then hands it to the Treasurer, who handles the back end banking).
That is going to be on the secretary to keep track of it. He may not want that extra work load.
I would argue that there's also workload for the Treasurer - after all, everything paid in advance is 'next year's money' and shouldn't be utilized on any expenditures this year without the potential impact being understood. Either a separate account for these advanced funds, or additional paperwork / tally kept to understand what belonged in a category to support next year's expenses.
Hadn't looked at it this way.We have 30 regulars that come out per meeting. Could you imagine generating thirty extra chits per meeting? The Sec and Treasurer would have zero lodge life.
Agreed!I would say, if you're struggling to pay $30 a year, or even $100-300 per year, you may need to hold off on giving your money to a fraternity.