The following policy remains in effect after its adoption on 10/03/2007 until it is either modified or rescinded at a later date by a majority vote of the current members of the Board of Directors.

Membership Classes

Four classes of membership currently exist within the Club. They are:

1.      Associate (A)

2.      Honorary (H)

3.      Regular (R)

4.      Long Distance (LD)
A membership class for long distance members (those whose address is greater than 100 miles from the clubhouse) is being established beginning in 2008.

An Associate membership is created when a non-member purchases a Club Car as part of the purchase transaction. The only benefit accompanying an Associate Membership is the receipt of the quarterly Prairie State Express newsletter.

Regular Memberships and Long Distance Memberships are created through the payment of dues on an annual basis. These memberships include the following benefits:

Voting Privileges (one vote per family), Participation in Run-meets and Special Club Functions, Periodic Newsletters, the Quarterly Prairie State Express Newsletter plus 10% off Club Cars and Retail Shop Purchases.

Honorary memberships are created through Board action and generally are business related and do not expire. These memberships include the following benefits:

Participation in Run-meets and Special Club Functions, Periodic Newsletters, and the Quarterly Prairie State Express Newsletter

Membership Year

The membership year is calendar based and begins on January 1^st and ends on December 31^st.

Membership Coverage

Each membership is family based and covers all members and their immediate family members residing at the same address.

Membership Categories

Memberships fall into the two general categories of New or Renewal.

Annual Dues Amount

The annual dues for a Regular membership are set at $150.

The annual dues for Long Distance memberships are set at $40.

An Honorary Membership is free of charge.

An Associate membership is tied to the purchase of a Club Car and is currently set at $3.00.

Dues Payment Renewing Members

Long Distance membership annual dues are payable in full on or before January 31^st of the current membership year.

Regular membership annual dues for renewing members are payable as follows:

1. In a single payment of $140 made after November 1^st of the current membership year but no later than January 31^st of the new membership year. ($10.00 discount for full payment)
2. In two equal payments of $75 the first of which may be made after November 1^st of the current membership year but no later than January 31^st of the new membership year. The second payment of $75 is due and payable on or before March 1^st of the current membership year.
3. In three equal payments of $50 the first of which may be made after November 1^st of the current membership year but no later than January 31^st of the new membership year. The second payment of $50 is due and payable on or before March 1^st of the current membership year and the third payment of $50 is due and payable on or before May 1^st of the current membership year.

Dues Payment – New Members

Long Distance membership annual dues are payable in full along with the $30.00 Initiation Fee on or before January 31^st of the current membership year.

Regular membership dues for new members are payable as follows:

New members joining on or after November 1^st of the current membership year may pay their annual dues using the same payment schedule as renewing members. Their membership shall be in effect from January 31^st through December 31^st of the new membership year.

An additional one time only initiation fee of $30 will be added to all Regular new memberships. This additional fee is payable in full and must be included with the first dues payment.

Proration of New Members Dues

New members joining during the current membership year shall have their dues prorated as follows:

1. A membership dues amount of $12.50 shall be assessed for each month remaining in the current membership year when a new member joins in the months of February through October of the current membership year.
2. The prorated dues amount and the $30 one time only initiation fee are due and payable upon joining.

Late Fees

Members failing to pay the portion of their annual dues remaining within the above dues payment schedules shall be assessed a late payment fee of $5.00 if the payment is late 15 to 30 days and a fee of $10 if the payment is late by 31 to 45 days. If the payment is more than 45 days late, the membership is deactivated and will be reinstated for the current membership year only when dues payment in full is received plus the late fee.