Topic: Honorariums for committee officers.

[bluecar]

Hello All.

We are self managed. The subject of honorariums for the posts of Secretary and Treasurer is being raised at the next meeting. Is this something your association does?

Regards

Bluecar

[elvis2003]

we dont,but it is something ive been thinking about recently,the main problem I would have is that some do such a lot of work,whilst some very little,so its possibly something Id leave for now,that and the fact that we are not exactly rolling in it

[pumkinlover]

On our site the secretary only has an honorarium, which is the equivalent of a full plot fee for one year.

[Squash64]

On our site the secretary (me), treasurer and chairman each receive £25 per year.  I don't claim for expenses, like stamps, paper, ink, phonecalls etc.  so being the secretary actually costs me money.

[elvis2003]

sorry to go slightly off thread but Betty,why dont you claim expenses for the above?

[Squash64]

sorry to go slightly off thread but Betty,why dont you claim expenses for the above?

Because I'm hopeless at keeping a record of what I spend!

[tonybloke]

Myself (gen sec) and our treasurer get a free plot each year.
(plus genuine expenses, with reciepts)

[bluecar]

Thanks for the comments so far.

A free plot seems reasonable. Currently documented expenses are paid. The figure being banded around is £100 per post which seems a bit excessive.

Regards

Bluecar

[tonybloke]

how big is your site, bluecar? ( number of plots, not in acres)

[bluecar]

Just over 100.

[saddad]

We are a large private site (180 full plots) and have had honoraria in place for decades... it was £26 pa then I put it up to £52 for the main posts (Chair, Sec., and Treasurer) and £26 for the others, but they all have specific functions... our plot rent is £24 pa..
 :)

[elvis2003]

sorry to go slightly off thread but Betty,why dont you claim expenses for the above?

Because I'm hopeless at keeping a record of what I spend!

I hate to think of you out of pocket,esp with printer ink!! cant you keep the receipt,or give it to someone else for safe keeping? ;)

[elvis2003]

typical honorarium in liverpool seems to be roughly 100 quid per officer on other sites here

[Squash64]

sorry to go slightly off thread but Betty,why dont you claim expenses for the above?

Because I'm hopeless at keeping a record of what I spend!

I hate to think of you out of pocket,esp with printer ink!! cant you keep the receipt,or give it to someone else for safe keeping? ;)

The problem is that because I also use the printer for my own things, I don't think I should claim for the ink.  (The association did pay for the printer and laminator when I bought them.)

[shirlton]

That you all over Betty isn't it. If you were to get paid for all the work you do (a lot of it being stuff that no one sees) You would be quite well off.

[Trevor_D]

Several years ago, both the Secretary and Treasurer got an honorarium of £50 a year. It was dropped mainly because the Society was too poor. (There were only something like 30 members when I joined; there are nearly 100 now!)

I put in claims for stationary, postage and telephone top-ups. But I don't want to be "paid". I'm a volunteer and I'm doing the job because I want to, not because I'm employed to. I don't want to be well off.

[tonybloke]

sorry to go slightly off thread but Betty,why dont you claim expenses for the above?

Because I'm hopeless at keeping a record of what I spend!

I hate to think of you out of pocket,esp with printer ink!! cant you keep the receipt,or give it to someone else for safe keeping? ;)

The problem is that because I also use the printer for my own things, I don't think I should claim for the ink.  (The association did pay for the printer and laminator when I bought them.)

5p per page is a reasonable cost, Betty!!

[Senex]

I suppose it depends on the amount, but as Secretary I was warned some years back that honorariums might be liable to tax! You had to claim justifiable expenses. What a world.