August 25, 2005
To: SDLN Executive Committee
From: SDLN Fee Committee
Re: SDLN Fee Structure Recommendation
This report is provided as a summary of the work completed by the SDLN Fee Committee. The charge to the committee is linked to this document. The charge was given to the committee on March 29, 2005 with a completion date of May 31, 2005. As noted by this memo’s date the committee did not meet the completion date, however the work of the group was committed and thorough. The recommendations provided to the Executive Committee had active participation with historical background and the crunching of much data. Gary Johnson, Ronelle Thompson and Phil Mulvaney did the bulk of the data crunching which was much appreciated by the committee.
Two other reports are included in the final recommendations. The Subcommittee Recommendation for remote membership and an FAQ about the SDLN Fee Structure. In addition to the FAQ information about the fees, there are questions noted for the Executive Committee’s review.
The SDLN Fee Committee Recommendations that passed by majority votes are:
§ Rename Full and Associate Members (F/A) to ADM’s. This is based upon revising F/A members to a fee based upon administrative units and percentages related to items. Two items were added to the existing formula that include serials and acquisitions. The revised fees are designated in the file attached with the label FY2007.
§
Retain Remote Membership Fees as currently charged. The fees designated
are in the file attached with the label FY2006.
It was further recommended and passed by unanimous vote:
§ The SDLN Executive Committee to review the FAQ sheet and develop an SDLN Executive Committee FAQ SDLN Fees
§ The SDLN Executive Committee to review the partnership structure of remote members.