https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/1804/paying-meet-officialsI am acting as a Meet Director for the first time this fall, and working on all those little details I had never really thought about in detail before. My question is, are meet officials customarily compensated? If so, how much? I am not talking abouten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/8183?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 31 Aug 2003 11:34:35 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:37e61596-ef88-4023-ad70-4e4c8f7a535eRnovitskeOur team, too, is seriously considering hosting a meet this winter. Looking at expenses, I learned that officials in our Washington, DC area are normally paid about $50 each for local meets, what I consider a small amount. It seems fair to me, given the 5 hours they work. I would only ask members of our own team to volunteer that kind of time without being compensated in some manner.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/8174?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 30 Aug 2003 06:32:38 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:b58ba191-db6b-4045-aef6-feb2c1d2a848michaelmooreIn Pacific, I do not know of any case where deck officials have been paid for officiating a meet. We will reimburse officials for gas (we use the IRS non- profit rate) and for meets that are a distance from the officials residence, we pay for 1/2 of the hotel cost (subject to a maxium) at Pac Masters championships. There have been meets where the main meet officials were given a room at a local hotel. For major meets, the deck officials are usually given a white polo shirt with the name of the on it. hope this helps michael<div style="clear:both;"></div>