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Consent 8.
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| LAFCO |
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| Information |
| SUBJECT |
| Consider the proposed new dues structure for approval at the 2019 CALAFCO Annual Business Meeting |
| RECOMMENDED ACTION |
| Authorize Yolo LAFCo's voting delegate, Chair Woods, to vote in support of the new dues structure at the 2019 CALAFCO Annual Business Meeting on October 31, 2019. |
| FISCAL IMPACT |
| The proposal would increase Yolo LAFCo's annual membership dues by approximately $900 compared to last year for an estimated total of $4,161. |
| REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION |
| The CALAFCO Board has been wrestling with how to deal with a structural deficit in its budget for over a year. Up until now, it has relied on revenue from the Annual Conferences (often including unrealistic projections) which is highly variable and uncertain. As an example, last year’s conference in Yosemite was at risk of being canceled due to a nearby forest fire. |
| BACKGROUND |
At the 2018 Annual Conference Regional Roundtables, Board members facilitated a discussion on ideas to close the structural gap. As an interim measure, the CALAFCO Board approved a 16.25% dues increase for fiscal year 19/20 "across the board". The Board created an ad hoc committee to look at options and after much consideration has recommended the formula for the dues structure be changed from rural, suburban and urban categories to a more population based method.
On May 10, 2019 the CALAFCO Board approved a bylaws change that would need to be voted on by the membership at the Annual Conference. It creates a base dues of $1,000 plus per capita dues that are capped at a population threshold. The proposed dues structure would result in dues estimated for fiscal year (FY) 2020/21 that range from $1,015 (Alpine County) to $10,662 (for the 15 counties with a population over 700,000).
Under this proposed formula, member dues for Yolo LAFCo are proposed to change in FY 20/21 as follows (dues for FY 18/19 and FY 19/20 are already set):
| FY 18/19 |
FY 19/20 |
FY 20/21 |
| $2,805 |
$3,261 |
$4,161 |
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