At the February 2018 Board Of Directors Meeting, a decision was made to increase the initiation fee from $40 to $75, and to pro-rate the annual dues collected at initiation based on the month of initiation. A schedule of fees was established as follows:

Orientation Month	Initiation Fee	Dues Collected
January	$75	$100
February	$75	$  95
March	$75	$  85
April	$75	$  75
May	$75	$  65
June	$75	$  55
July	$75	$  50
August	$75	$  45
September	$75	$  35
October	$75	$135 (includes following year dues)
November	$75	$135 (includes following year dues)
December	$75	$135 (includes following year dues)

The initiation fee was raised to better reflect the time and effort expended by club officers in organizing the entire onboarding process for new members including interviews, range safety orientation classes, creating new member credentials and tracking meeting / club service attendance by probationary members. This fee goes to the club treasury, but we believe it should reflect the value of the time volunteered to manage the process. 

The dues pro-rating is intended to be fairer to those members who join late in the year instead of charging a whole year of dues for members who join mid-year. Members who attend their Range Safety Orientation in October, November or December are also charged for the following year dues and will not have to renew their membership almost immediately after joining.