A DMINISTRATIVE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN H President Phil Juckeland


Vice President Sydney A. Baer Treasurer Rob Thompson Secretary Leslie Vanbellinghen


Trustees Mike Buckley John D. Carr Lisa Caplan Girard Darwin Green Bill June Ron Neiger Kim Sisul


Vicki Tagliafico


Committee Chairs Athletic David Horstkotte Balladeers Sebastian Wetzel


Basketball Scott Baumer/Ben Rollins Budget and Finance Rob Thompson Communications Amanda Lowthian Culture and Style Cheza Rask Cycling Andrew Usher Dance/Group Exercise Terry Lewis Decathlon Mark Barry/Terri Cook Early Birds Sandy Bacon Ethnic Diversity Jeff Yarne Exercise & Conditioning Todd Husband Family Events Rebecca Frinell Golf Jamie Sumner Gymnastics Scott Schaffer Handball Dean Duncan Holiday Decorating Julie Branford House Douglas Dawley Junior Events Grace McGee/ Cydney Simpson


Karate Scott Pillsbury MelloMacs Barbara Stalick Member Events Jeff Spelman Membership Ann Blume Merrymacs Dinda Mills


Outdoor Activities Program David Long/ Travis Terrall


Pilates Kristin Finnegan Polar Bears Howard Geist


Property Gwen Farnham Hyland Racquetball Mark van der Veer Ski Laura Mittelstadt Squash Derrick Cameron Strategic Planning John Wied Swimming Laura Tyrrell Synchro Anne Cleve


Tennis John Helmer/Ajay Malhotra Triathlon & Running Annie Usher Volleyball Marianne Ritchie


Walking & Hiking Nancy Gast/Pam Probst Yoga Stephen Brown


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appy New Year, everyone! I


hope all of you have a successful and pros- perous 2011.


Extensive member involvement is a MAC strength. The capital and operating budget process is a great example of member- driven governance as annual budgets are reviewed by nearly 30 members serving on the Property and Budget and Finance committees with their recommenda- tions approved by the 12-member Board of Trustees. I would like to review some significant elements of each budget. It’s tough to make numbers interesting, so few are mentioned here.


Rob Thompson TREASURER


Capital spending is planned and approved


under a 10-year plan, with the $5.8 million 2011 budget fitting within that forecast. Annual capital spending has two components: replacement (assets at or near end of life) and enhancement (those keeping MAC fresh and appealing). The most notable 2011 replace- ments will be the “wet areas” in phase I of the Men’s Locker Room. These areas, now 45 years old, have weathered hundreds of thousands of showers and reached the point where replacement is required to maintain structural integrity. In 2011, members will see work to replace the wet areas in Phase I of the Men’s Locker Room. I know, here we go again with locker


replacement! However, new lockers will look the same in size, number and combination, and locker communities will be maintained. Members will simply have an updated version of their current locker. For more information, see the question and answer column on page 23 in this month’s Winged M. Committees and board also focus on the


future when approving capital items. The 2010 Member Survey revealed that the most important athletic areas to members were the E&C Room and exercise classes. The 2011 budget includes studies to assess expansion and better usage of these areas. We have a 550,000-square-foot facility


with approximately 500 employees, so it is no surprise our biggest costs are people and facility (utilities, maintenance and capital


contributions). Of total dues, more than 90 percent are in three categories: compen- sation and benefits (57 percent), capital contributions (20 percent) and utilities and maintenance (13 percent).


For 2011, dues for senior family members


are $220 per month, a six percent increase with payroll and benefits and capital contri- butions driving this increase. Our dedicated


Athletic – $103.02 Capital Funding – $43.49


Operations and Maintenance – $16.82 Administration and Net all Other – $25.33 Membership Services – $13.91 Food and Beverage – $8.57 Security and Parking – $6.76 The Winged M – $2.10


$16.82 $43.49 $25.33 $13.91


$8.57 $6.76 $2.10


$103.02


employees consistently receive positive comments from members and guests. Because of economic conditions in 2010, last year’s budget provided no merit increases. The committees and board did not believe another year should pass where such a posi- tive aspect of our club did not receive merit increases. Therefore, $3.80 (30 percent of our


dues increase) will be toward projected merit increases in 2011. Also, a portion of our monthly dues are for what accountants call funded depreciation but what I term capital contributions. To keep our club in top condition and provide for enhancements to the facility, these amounts have grown during the past four years. In 2011 $5.38 (43 percent of our dues increase) will be for capital contributions. In conclusion, thanks go to our committee members who expended huge amounts of time and effort in reviewing the capital and operating requests of staff and who made well thought-out recommenda- tions to the board. Rest assured the money spent in 2011 will keep our club well run and with the best facilities anywhere. WM


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