mike37 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Just heard that the ofsc will not be paying the pres of the club next year for any grooming hours anyone heard of this new one for club the clubs boy hard to get volunteers now this nice move ofsc what next ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) So your saying if the President of a OFSC Snowmobile Club, is out grooming, the club will not be paid for those grooming hours done by the President of that club? Edited April 5, 2021 by Turbo Doo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Wowsie that’s a little harsh. I wonder how many grooming hours were logged by club prez’s this past winter. I bet it is in 1000’s across the province though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidooboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 25 minutes ago, mike37 said: Just heard that the ofsc will not be paying the pres of the club next year for any grooming hours anyone heard of this new one for club the clubs boy hard to get volunteers now this nice move ofsc what next ..... cite the source, where this came from. and in what context the question was asked, to get this type of answer. genuinly curious... this is how nasty rumors get started. Ski 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 It has been policy for a while now that a standing board member cannot be paid for grooming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 43 minutes ago, Turbo Doo said: So your saying if the President of a OFSC Snowmobile Club, is out grooming, the club will not be paid for those grooming hours done by the President of that club? I think it the president will not be paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, soupkids said: I think it the president will not be paid. I agree Soup. The president will not receive a paycheck for grooming hours worked. I think this is reasonable as there is potential for a conflict of interest. Wording of original post leaves room for misunderstanding. Clubs don't get paid grooming hours for the groomer engine hours any longer TD. The OFSC owns the groomers and the district offices pay for the grooming expenses. Edited April 6, 2021 by PISTON LAKE CRUISER 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: I agree Soup. The president will not receive a paycheck for grooming hours worked. I think this is reasonable as there is potential for a conflict of interest. Wording of original post leaves room for misunderstanding. Clubs don't get paid grooming hours for the groomer engine hours any longer TD. The OFSC owns the groomers and the district offices pay for the grooming expenses. So the President of a club cannot personally be paid a wage for grooming?. Edited April 6, 2021 by Turbo Doo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signfan Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Yep. Not a new rule. Basically anyone sitting on a district board or sitting on the provincial board. Been this way for a while. Right or wrong it's policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, signfan said: Yep. Not a new rule. Basically anyone sitting on a district board or sitting on the provincial board. Been this way for a while. Right or wrong it's policy. Well, I would have to agree then. Keeps the sticky fingers and any potential of conflict of interest at bay then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutter Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) Unless Ontario not for profit corp laws have changed in the past few weeks, a club president or anyone that sits on a club or district board can be paid to groom, or paid for any other agreed upon paid position. Though they must remove themselves from the table during any and all discussions and decision making regarding paid positions. Edited April 6, 2021 by Nutter 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manotickmike Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Lets hire (more) lawyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Nutter said: Unless Ontario not for profit corp laws have changed in the past few weeks, a club president or anyone that sits on a club or district board can be paid to groom, or paid for any other agreed upon paid position. Though they must remove themselves from the table during any and all discussions and decision making regarding paid positions. It caused quite the kerfuffle in D12 a few years ago, presidents of clubs who groomed where given a choice, groom or president, many quit to groom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, soupkids said: It caused quite the kerfuffle in D12 a few years ago, presidents of clubs who groomed where given a choice, groom or president, many quit to groom. So this is not something new for next season then?. It's been in place for a while now? Was it always like this?. Did that decision get made, because of some bad apples?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 What nutter is saying makes total sense. That not stoping anyone from doing anything they enjoy, which includes grooming if need by president and still getting paid. I know several clubs on face book that had prez out grooming during peak times, maybe sometime called in sick and groomer needs to go out. In that case I see no issue with prez taking spot if he is qualified to do so and another operator isn’t available to fill spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertrider Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 9:09 AM, Turbo Doo said: So this is not something new for next season then?. It's been in place for a while now? Was it always like this?. Did that decision get made, because of some bad apples?. Because a club president can vote on what a groomers hourly wage would be, there is a conflict of interest for allowing such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Zertrider said: Because a club president can vote on what a groomers hourly wage would be, there is a conflict of interest for allowing such. Makes total sense looking at it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 And my understanding going forward pres' is the only official position. I know [b]in the past[/b] some directors were operators and had to leave the meeting when wages were being discussed. Now that the district is handling wages, that is mo longer a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Zertrider said: Because a club president can vote on what a groomers hourly wage would be, there is a conflict of interest for allowing such. Really figured district would regulate that, since they are paying all groomer related expenses plus operator I thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Not seeing the rationale in this. Our district pays groomer operators a wage based on years of experience. It isn't much of a gap from low to high, and it is done at district, not voted on by club board members. I am a trail work volunteer for the last few decades (55 kms worth currently), groomer operator for last 10+ years, and this year, second time in 30 years, a club board member, only because the need for representation from my area is needed. Lots of riders around here, but most are "too busy" to do anything more than pay a couple hundred bucks for a pass, and offer "constructive criticism". 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotaxMike Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 9:09 AM, Turbo Doo said: So this is not something new for next season then?. It's been in place for a while now? Was it always like this?. Did that decision get made, because of some bad apples?. Looks like someone that is new on the ofsc is going by the book. He said that it could be a conflict. The pres can say how much they get paid and how much they can groom. I agree with Nutter that when the dist is desiding on pay on payed posetions that the pres of the club has no vote. So the Dist sets the pay amount and the club groomer cordinator organizes the grooming. so what is the problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, RotaxMike said: Looks like someone that is new on the ofsc is going by the book. He said that it could be a conflict. The pres can say how much they get paid and how much they can groom. I agree with Nutter that when the dist is desiding on pay on payed posetions that the pres of the club has no vote. So the Dist sets the pay amount and the club groomer cordinator organizes the grooming. so what is the problem Good points also.. Edited April 10, 2021 by Turbo Doo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 hours ago, RotaxMike said: Looks like someone that is new on the ofsc is going by the book. He said that it could be a conflict. The pres can say how much they get paid and how much they can groom. I agree with Nutter that when the dist is desiding on pay on payed posetions that the pres of the club has no vote. So the Dist sets the pay amount and the club groomer cordinator organizes the grooming. so what is the problem The president of the club should be a sitting member of the district board. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Crow said: Not seeing the rationale in this. Our district pays groomer operators a wage based on years of experience. It isn't much of a gap from low to high, and it is done at district, not voted on by club board members. I am a trail work volunteer for the last few decades (55 kms worth currently), groomer operator for last 10+ years, and this year, second time in 30 years, a club board member, only because the need for representation from my area is needed. Lots of riders around here, but most are "too busy" to do anything more than pay a couple hundred bucks for a pass, and offer "constructive criticism". Ty for clearing that up. All I know is some club president’s around here would groom for 8 or so hours during week and would usually not even take hourly wage either. That is dedication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 9:21 AM, RotaxMike said: Looks like someone that is new on the ofsc is going by the book. He said that it could be a conflict. The pres can say how much they get paid and how much they can groom. I agree with Nutter that when the dist is desiding on pay on payed posetions that the pres of the club has no vote. So the Dist sets the pay amount and the club groomer cordinator organizes the grooming. so what is the problem That is pretty much the case now. That being said the club presidents would likely be @ district meetings where pay rates are discussed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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