Volunteer Fees. WSLL requires hundreds of hours of volunteer effort, above that required to run each team and above that can be performed by the Board of Directors. Accordingly, before registration, the Board will approve a volunteer fee to be paid by each family (except families with players only registered at the TBall and 5T levels), in order to motivate families to perform that work or to provide additional funds with which the Board can contract out such work. Once approved, the fee will remain in effect, unless repealed by the Board of Directors. Work performed for a team, such as managing, coaching, acting as a team parent, banner maker, and umpire at the A level and below, will not qualify for the return of the volunteer fee. However, if a manager or COR assists a Board Member with Gray Hat Duty twice their fee will be earned. The fee will be paid during registration. Once the approved volunteer work has been performed, the appointed Board member will notify the League Treasurer and/or Registrar who will refund the volunteer fee. In order to identify work that may be performed for the Volunteer Fee, the League’s Volunteer Coordinator, who will be supervised by the Vice President of Operations, will poll Board committees by November 1 of each year to determine what assistance they need from League families to accomplish their work. The Volunteer Coordinator will recommend to the Executive Committee, for its approval, the types and amount of work that will qualify for return of the Volunteer Fee. The Volunteer Coordinator will record these positions in the League’s job description manual and post the manual on the website in a prominent location. The registration guide will inform families: (1) of their obligation to volunteer to recover their Volunteer Fee; (2) of the available volunteer opportunities; (3) of their responsibility to verify their volunteer position; (4) that, once they perform any work, they should ensure that Board member supervising their work has reported it to the Treasurer; and, (5) that team-level work, including managing and coaching does not qualify for return of the Volunteer Fee. By July 10, any BOD member who has used volunteers during the season must report their list to the Volunteer Coordinator. The most likely positions with this responsibility are Special Operations (tryouts and registration), Fields and Facilities, Concessions and Umpires Potential methods for earning a Volunteer Fee refund are listed, but not limited to, those set ...
