VOTE IN TUCSON ON TPI BYLAWS CHANGE


TPI members at the 2018 International Education Conference & Field Day in Tucson, AZ, next February will see a proposed change to current TPI Bylaws on the agenda during the Annual Business Meeting. Te TPI Staff and Board of Trustees have proposed a change in the Fiscal Year that will streamline financial processes, tax filings, and member services. Important components of this bylaws change are outlined below.


Current TPI Policies: • Membership Year: July 1 to June 30 • Fiscal Year: June 1 to May 31 • Employee Policies: January 1 to December 31


• Turf News Editorial Calendar and Advertising Schedule: January 1 to December 31


Proposed TPI Bylaws Change: • Membership Year: January 1 to December 31 • Fiscal Year: January 1 to December 31 • Employee Policies: January 1 to December 31


• Turf News Editorial Calendar and Advertising Schedule: January 1 to December 31


If approved, Membership and Fiscal Years from 2019 and beyond will align with Employee Policies and Turf News Editorial Calendar and Advertising Schedule: January 1 to December 31.


2017 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018) Current membership dues cover this year


2018 (July 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018) Pro-rated membership dues mailed out in June - Payable by July 31


2019 and beyond (January 1 through December 31) Membership dues payable in December or January


If passed by the membership vote in Tucson, TPI staff will close out the 2017 Fiscal Year on May 31; schedule the 2018 Fiscal Year from June 1 to December 31; schedule the 2018 Membership Year from July 1 to December 31; and begigin future Membership and Fiscal Years on January 1 of each year. All financial reporting, audits, and taxes will be scheduled accordingly.


76 TPI Turf News November/December 2017 What does this mean for


TPI members? • Increased flexibility in paying dues. If approved, members will be able to pay dues for the upcoming year during December of the current year or January of the following year. For example, 2019 membership dues can be paid in December of 2018 or January of 2019, with the intent to allow members to expense their dues at the end of their current year or the beginning of their following year.


• A transition period, whereby there will be a 6-month Membership Year, from July 1 to December 31 of 2018, in which members will pay pro-rated dues for the short year.


• 2019 dues statements will be mailed out in December of 2018 and can be paid in December of 2018 or January of 2019.


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