Montana Swimming Fees Update
Everyone,
I wanted to send out a reminder about fees owed to Montana Swimming including meet sanction fees, per swimmer meet fee, meet entry fees.
All swim meet fees and sanction fees must be paid to Montana Swimming by 20 days after the conclusion of the meet. Fill out the athlete information on the meet financial report and send it and your check to Beth Storey, MT Swimming Finance Vice Chair, 3267 Cabernet Dr, Helena, MT 59601.
Your meet financial report is due within 45 days after the conclusion of your swim meet. Email a copy of it to Jay Friend and Matt Yovich.
The meet financial form is here.
This past year Montana Swimming had over $4000 in outstanding fees owed. Because of it, new rules were voted on at the Fall HOD meeting to encourage teams to pay their fees on time. The proposals regarding payment of fees that were passed are below. (All the proposals that were passed are here.)
If your fees are not paid and your financial report is not submitted to MT Swimming, your next swim meet will not be sanctioned until the fees are paid and the report submitted.
Also note – if your team’s outstanding fees are not paid prior to SC State, Junior BC, or LC State, your swimmers will not be allowed to compete in those meets until the fees are paid in full.
All teams must be registered with USA Swimming and Montana Swimming by December 30. This year both the USAS and Montana Swimming club registration fees are paid online. Teams not registered by December 30 will be fined $100.
Congratulations to Eddie Lary, HLST head coach, who was elected es the new Montana Swimming admin vice chair. Many thanks to Michelle Schermerhorn, MYST, for all her hard work as the outgoing Admin Vice Chair. All the officers and their contact information are listed on the website.
The Bozeman Barracudas bid to host long course state contingent upon having reasonable rental fees from the Bozeman Swim Center. The pool has been closed for several months and just reopened this month. The MT Swim board will meet December 1 and review the updated bid from BOZ.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Susan
406.491.4698
Montana Swimming Secretary
November 22, 2204
Big Sky. Big Dreams. Big Success!
Proposals passed at the Fall HOD meeting dealing with meet fees:
Part A: Teams who fail to submit their meet financial report, sanction fees, and per swimmer meet fees by the deadlines will not have their next swim meet sanctioned by Montana Swimming until the report is filed and the fees have been received by Montana Swimming.
If the club has another upcoming meet already sanctioned by the LSC, that sanction will be withdrawn until the prior meet fees are paid and the report is filed.
The Montana Swimming Finance Vice Chair shall work with and notify the General Chair, Officials Chair, and Treasurer of any late payments or missing reports. Meet information will not be posted on the LSC website until fees are paid
Effective immediately.
Part B: All Montana Swimming teams who host meets must have their per swimmer meet fees and sanction fees owed the LSC paid in full to Montana Swimming prior to the start of any Montana Swimming Championship meets including Short Course State, Junior BC Championships, and Long Course State to compete at those meets. In addition, all teams and individuals who owe any other fees to Montana Swimming must have those fees paid prior to the start of said championship meet to compete in that meet. Teams and individuals who have outstanding fees owed will not be allowed to compete in the championship meets until fees have been paid.
The Montana Swimming Finance Voice Chair will work with and notify the Meet Referee, General Chair, and Treasurer of missing fees and/or reports.
Meets that conclude within nineteen (19) days or less from the start of said championship meets will have up to nineteen days (19) days, depending upon the meet’s conclusion date, to submit payment to Montana Swimming before sanctions apply.
Effective immediately.
Part C: Montana Swimming teams and any Montana Swimming individual athletes entering any Montana Swimming regular season meet or time trial are expected to have their meet fees paid to the meet host by the first day of the meet.
Effective immediately.
