From: PNW Tennis Officials <pnwtennisofficials@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Subject: PNWTOA Contract Update + Term Limits Poll

Hello PNWTOA Members!

Happy New Year!

We hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and are excited to be on court in 2024.

The PNWTOA recently executed our contract with USTA/PNW for 2024, agreeing to terms for their hosted and directed events that maintain our rates from last year despite the section’s request to reduce our wages in light of the belt-tightening some facilities and events are experiencing.

While we sympathize with this reality and are proud of our status as USTA partners in “Growing the Game,” we are first and foremost advocates for the essential services our members provide, and for continuing to ensure that those services are fairly valued.

Our rate card for non-“USTA hosted and directed” events, which reflects the same terms as our contract with the section, is available to view here, and we are pleased to report that these rates are in many cases favorable to current rates in other regions of the country.

As a reminder to the dozen or so folks who have not yet paid the annual PNWTOA $30 dues for 2024, being a paid member allows you to benefit from this kind of advocacy on your behalf by receiving solicits from our assignors. If you still need to pay dues for this new year, the details on how to do so can be found here.

Another benefit of paid PNWTOA membership is the ability to vote in our annual Board of Directors election as well as run for one of the three open seats each year. This year, a bylaws amendment will appear on that ballot to clarify and reconcile issues around term limits for Board members. In advance of putting this amendment before the membership for a vote, we want to get your feedback on the issue, so today you will also be receiving a one-question poll. Please take a moment to answer that poll when you can. You can also access the poll here: https://forms.gle/xxEtbrT4pEuYQ8316

As always, if you have questions about anything above or any other PNWTOA-related topics, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with any Board members, or simply reply to this email.

Thanks everyone,

Scott Pennington
President, PNWTOA BOD
310.430.3685