[CAUT] Getting paid for non-university events

[Don Mannino]

Rob,
 
Do you submit an invoice for these special events?  Depending on how you
are normally paid, perhaps making up an invoice with a business name and
submitting it separately would work.
 
Don Mannino


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	From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Rob Goodale
	Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:56 PM
	To: College and University Technicians
	Subject: [CAUT] Getting paid for non-university events
	
	
	
	For those full-time university staff techs:
	 
	I have been getting regularly ripped off by the Performing Arts
Center hall.  As typical I am responsible for tuning and maintaining
pianos for UNIVERSITY business, (i.e. music department staff/faculty,
orchestras, etc).  However, when non-university outside groups come in
such as visiting orchestras, high school competitions, pop bands, etc, I
should be getting paid for my services.  These groups are charged for
renting the hall, use of the piano, AND a charge specifically for the
tuning.  Sometimes I even have to come in on weekends or late evenings
for these events.
	 
	During the last few years there has been virtually a complete
turn-over of the music department personnel.  Only a small handful of
people are still here that were present when I arrived 8.5 years ago,
including administration.  For all practical purposes it is a completely
different school.  Over time my getting paid for outside groups has been
slipping through the cracks.  I have been protesting this for some time
and the current administration hasn't a clue how to fix this.  The chair
says "talk to the department accountant".  The department accountant
says "talk to the performing arts hall administrator".  The PFA says "I
don't know how to fix this, go talk to the chair".  No one wants to take
responsibility for the paperwork to pay me.  I made the suggestion that
I check with some other university techs to see what procedures are used
to pay the tech for these kinds of events.  They agreed that would be
helpful.  Then they would have something to copy and can agree that it
was done correctly.  Whatever.
	 
	So... for those university techs in similar arrangements, please
tell me the typical procedure for how you get paid for outside events.
At the moment the hall has been forwarding an annual. (or simi-annual),
lump sum for my services to the music department which goes into the
piano maintenance account.  Then it sits there while I protest and not
get paid.  Last year I discovered someone stole about $3,000 of it to
repair a bassoon!!
	 
	Thanks for your help,
	 
	Rob

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