As you are all probably aware, the long-studied, discussed and awaited monthly dues increase finally kicked in on Oct. 1, 2018, bringing our long time $100 a month fee to $125. Without repeating too much detail, this was all brought about by the unusually large police pay increase mandated by the city.
Some of you may have also noticed a disruption in our billing process. During the spring and summer we transitioned from our original accounting firm to a new firm (Ivy Accounting). This was necessitated by a change in personnel and accounting systems at the former firm. So while Glenn Patron, who so wonderfully stepped in once again to be our treasurer, took over the helm, he found the shift to the new accountant was a bit more problematic than we had anticipated. All in all though, we seem to be back on track.
So with the new rate now in place, we will be increasing patrol hours.
Thank you to the membership for the unanimous support for the increase. Always know that administrative costs are kept to a minimum and the vast majority of revenue goes to support our hourly patrols. Any increase in our fee is predicated on keeping and increasing our patrols.
