2026 will be our second year implementing standardised Facility and Field Charging that was enforced on to all sporting codes by Tauranga City Council. These costs are non negotiable and non payment means no use.
Council owned facilities that are leased by clubs are charged at a standardised square meterage rate. In addition to this, it sees clubs having to hold certain kinds and levels of insurance and be responsible for any land rates, power, internet, cleaning, pollution and continued maintainence / repair to the leased part of the facility. The bigger the building, the more one needs to recover.
Fixed costs for fields and our clubroom in our 6 month period is estimated at approx. $15,000, being 1 April to 30 September. It is important to note that this cost does not include any operational expenses, effectively the operating cost to open and run the facility which would includes things like, staff, food, drinks, etc.
The lease we hold on the clubrooms is in conjunction with Papamoa Cricket Club, so not ours in its entirety. Invariably we have minimal rights in the summer period which is defined as 1 October to 31 March.
In addition to the requirements, the club is also responsible to purchase all equipment to be used within it's leased period such as tables and chairs. The council supplies some fixed chattlels.
Again in the 2026 season, we will also see Tauranga City Council charge sporting codes for field use. The charging mechanism adopted by TCC is solely charged on Senior use, however the club has made the decision to proportion this cost accross its entire membership base as everyone uses the fields. The charge to seniors is a greater portion than, for example minimoas, as seniors require more use (training and games versus just a game)
Cost Recovery on Clubrooms
The club has continued to implement a cost recovery model for 2026 of the clubroom to quantify the total operational costs required to run a season. The 3 seperate operational areas are Minimoa, Community Junior/Youth and Senior. Each area of the club should ideally achieve cost recovery so as not to burden other areas of membership.
The set facility and field charges will be shared by all members with specific operational costs being assigned to each area, using the facility at a particular time. Fundamentally the more the clubrooms are supported by each area, the cheaper they become to run.
Senior Charging/Aftermatch
Operational requirements for senior membership are completely different to those for minimoa and community junior/youth. After considering the impacts from the 2025 season, the board are currently reviewing the model adopted in 2025 and a decision will be made in due course on how we will operate in 2026. More information will be sent to the membership once a decision has been made.
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