APPOINTMENTS

NZOF Council would like to congratulate the following for their appointment for the 2001 year.

• National Coaching Director – Jean Cory-Wright
• Development Squad Coaching Shaun and Madeleine Collins jointly

• Selectors – Marquita Gelderman, Wayne Aspin, Ted van

• Technical committee members – Michael Wood (convenor), Bruce McLeod, Mark

• Statistician – Bryan Teahan
• Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Geoff Morrison
• Webmaster – Alistair Stewart
• NZ Orienteering Editor - Jim Barr

The following positions are vacant. If anyone is interested could they please contact the NZOF President or Secretary

• Media officer no applications
• JWOC Coach/Manager no applications
• Primary Schools Co-ordinator no applications (Robyn Davidson acting)
• Ampro Liaison Officer see below

At the NZOF AGM earlier this year Clubs made it clear that they wished the present level of NZOF funding to remain, but they also realised that this would not be able to be achieved without an increase in income. Current budgets show deficits of $17,000 in 2001, $24,000 in 2002 and $22,000 in 2003.

A number of Clubs and individuals have put forward their thoughts on ways to increase income and the Council are appreciative of the thought and effort that has gone into this. A third form of levy was discarded as being even more work for all involved , and it was resolved that a remit will go forward at the AGM based on just two levies:

Affiliation levy

It is proposed that this be changed to reflect the views of many that affiliation to NZOF has little meaning except for the most competitive orienteers able to attend A level events. The proposal is that Clubs would be invoiced a certain amount each year which would affiliate all members of the Club. There would no longer be affiliated and non-affiliated membership. The levy would be calculated on the total membership of the club with a $100 minimum amount (that covers the paperwork and services provided to the Club regardless of its size) and would be paid in 3 installments. Clubs could fund this however they liked. Some Clubs may fund this through non-orienteering fundraisers while others may add it on to membership fees or a combination of the two. It would be up to the Club.

For example with the current affiliation producing an income of $12,500, and if national club membership totalled 1300 for the 2001 year (counting adults as one and juniors as ½), then a club with 100 members (again counting adults as one and juniors as ½) would have a club affiliation fee of 100/1300 * 12,500 = 961.54 for the 2002 year.

Event levy

It is proposed that this be changed to reduce the NZOF deficit problem and remove the discrepancy between clubs that charge nil (or very low) entry fees for members and those that charge normal entry fees. Rather than the current 10% levy a set dollar amount would be charged for every competitor (or map, or group). This could be easily calculated from results of the event. The proposed remit will be for a $2 levy for all events except A and B level (Major) events which will be $3. While this may seem high at first glance the Council felt it was the most equitable way of increasing income spread over all orienteers rather than just Club members. For example: with a Club that charges $5 an entry now the club receives $4.50 and NZOF receives 50c. In the future the fee would be $6.50 with the Club still getting $4.50 and NZOF receiving $2.00. Its only an extra $1.50 for the competitor but NZOF gets a four fold increase in income.

For major events at say $15 an entry ($13.50 Club, $1.50 NZOF) the entry fee would go up to $16.50 ($13.50 Club, $3.00 NZOF).

An exemption, or reduction, for genuine promotional events may be considered on a case by case basis.

These levies will be in the form of a remit and Clubs will have the chance to comment on them leading up to the AGM and then finally vote on them at the AGM in April.

If these remits are approved they can not come into force until 2002. In the meantime the Budget for 2001 (as previously approved at the 2000 AGM) has been revised to reduce the deficit to $3,500.

SPONSORSHIP

Silva Sponsorship

The Ampro Liaison Officer position has now been given a financial incentive and will receive 2.5% of sponsorship received. Due to this change this position is now open to applications for the 2001 year. Interested persons should contact the NZOF Secretary for a job description. Applications close on 31 December 2000.

Other sponsorship

On a similar vein the NZOF Council would be most interested in hearing from any person interested in obtaining sponsorship for NZOF on a commission basis

VETERANS

An officially recognised Veteran/Masters Squad is to be set up for NZ’s elite/very good older orienteers.

BADGE SCHEME

A decision on the future of the badge scheme was deferred at the last Council meeting because we ran out of time after 8 ½ hours talking! Council would like to thank those Clubs that responded with their thoughts.

FOR SALE

The following WMOC equipment is still for sale:

• 4 large steel Result boards. These are large and heavy and unfortunately cannot be transported on the back of a trailer. WMOC had to use small trucks to transport them. They are made of steel wire mesh and would only be useful for a large event.

This will be held on Saturday 14 April in conjunction with the National Championships