Tour Guides and Honorarium

Announcements!
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Some of you may have heard the Board has been discussing/analyizing the idea providing Tour Guides an honoraium for several months. The Board voted last night to do just that. Once the rules get adjusted in Source, they will be as outlined as below. The change is effective imediately.

We have our preliminary procedures in place and will test them over the next two weekends

In the interim, if you would like to find out more, please feel free to come to Tours Thursday at 7:00 PM and/or Saturady at 10:00 AM.

/Max

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@Directors-Officers
@chelsway

Honorarium Rules
In furtherance of our mission, Dallas Makerspace may provide an honorarium to teachers or other volunteers in specific instances, as a “thank you.”. The rules below govern the honorarium program and may be modified by the Board of Directors at any time.

Requirements/Limitations

  1. All persons wishing to collect honorarium in excess of $600 per year must provide a W-9 to DMS’ bookkeepers.
  2. Honorarium payments will be limited to eight (8) per member, per month. This limitation will be periodically reviewed and adjusted by the Board of Directors.
  3. For the duration of their term, no Director may accept honorariums directly from the Dallas Makerspace.

Teaching Specific Requirements:

  1. All classes are subject to scrutiny especially where subject matter is vague, potentially unrelated to making, or instruction time is less than 90 minutes to ensure quality of material and value to the DMS and members.
  2. Honorarium auditors cannot approve their own classes or events where honorarium has been requested.

Teacher Honorarium Payment Policies

  1. Honorarium payments to teachers will be $50.00 per class taught provided subject and attendance requirements are met.
  2. Teachers will have the option to donate the honorariums they are eligible for to the committee of their choice at the time the class is posted on the DMS calendar.
  3. For all honorarium classes, 3 attendees are required to receive honorarium.
    a. Upon request by the Committee Chair, the Board may approve an exception for this class attendance minimum if the 1) class size is limited because of access to tools, 2) focuses on safety in nature, 3) is required for tool access, AND 4) is in high demand. This exception does not require the Chair to fully or even partially implement the exception.
  4. When a honorarium is requested by a teacher, any class fees requested by the teacher can not exceed the cost of materials and supplies. ( BoD Reference )

Tour Guide Specific Requirements:

  1. After a proper transition period, tour guide training may be required to obtain an honorarium.

Tour Guide Honorarium Payment Policies:

  1. Honorarium payments will be $50.00 per tour guide shift (entire tour period on any given day).
  2. For all Tour Guide honorariums, a maximum of five (5) Tour Guides may claim an honorarium for each “shift.”
  3. Tour Guides will have the option to donate the honorariums they are eligible for to the committee of their choice.
  4. Specific Tour Guide Honorarium procedures will be developed by the V.P. of Marketing and the Treasurer, or their designee.
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