Tithing Settlement and Bishopric Member

Discuss questions around local unit policies for budgeting, reconciling, etc. This forum should not contain specific financial or membership information.
Post Reply
douggw
New Member
Posts: 12
Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:34 pm

Tithing Settlement and Bishopric Member

#1

Post by douggw »

The training regarding tithing settlement mentions that a member of the bishopric must attend tithing settlement in addition to the clerk so that any tithing paid during settlement can be processed and batched out.

I was just wondering if others have the bishopric member stay the entire time, or do they just come at the end of the allotted time since the bishop holds on to anything paid during the day until the end, and then the batch is processed.

Just seems overkill to have the bishopric member sitting there not doing anything until the very end, if at all. If nobody pays during settlement, than the bishopric member wasn't needed at all.

Any thoughts?
User avatar
Mikerowaved
Community Moderators
Posts: 4734
Joined: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:56 am
Location: Layton, UT

#2

Post by Mikerowaved »

When I was finance clerk (just a few years ago), we would accept on-the-spot donations and process them prior to the member's interview with the bishop. This required a member of the bishopric there to not only accept the donation, but be present during the process of opening, counting, and entering into MLS.
So we can better help you, please edit your Profile to include your general location.
Gary_Miller
Senior Member
Posts: 1222
Joined: Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:42 am
Location: Emmett, Idaho

#3

Post by Gary_Miller »

We just have the bishopric member come in at the end of the night.
douggw
New Member
Posts: 12
Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:34 pm

#4

Post by douggw »

We thought about what Mikerowaved said, but then you have money sitting around the entire night, so we opted to not do that.
gingus
New Member
Posts: 40
Joined: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:27 pm
Location: Layton, UT USA

#5

Post by gingus »

We normally have either a clerk or a bishopric member there and then process the tithing at the end of the settlement interviews.
User avatar
aebrown
Community Administrator
Posts: 15153
Joined: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:48 pm
Location: Draper, Utah

#6

Post by aebrown »

douggw wrote:Just seems overkill to have the bishopric member sitting there not doing anything until the very end, if at all. If nobody pays during settlement, than the bishopric member wasn't needed at all.

When I was a ward financial clerk, we generally had a counselor there to accept donations and to process them. By staying on top of donations as they came in, we could wrap up the batch just a few minutes after the end of tithing settlement for the day, instead of waiting to start processing at the end of the day.

But as for the "bishopric member sitting there not doing anything until the very end" I would say that there should be plenty for him to do. Put him to work! At tithing settlement time, wards in our stake have a flurry of activity, and a clerk can't do it all:
  • Handing forms and statements to members as they arrive.
  • Reviewing the Individual Ordinance Summary.
  • Calling members with appointments to remind them (not all wards do this, but some find it helpful).
  • Calling members without appointments to see if they could fill in upcoming empty slots, so that the bishop's time is used more effectively.
  • Taking photos for the directory.
  • Helping members sign up for an LDS Account.
  • Showing members tools available on LDS.org.
Questions that can benefit the larger community should be asked in a public forum, not a private message.
gingus
New Member
Posts: 40
Joined: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:27 pm
Location: Layton, UT USA

#7

Post by gingus »

Well, they don't just twittle their thumbs while they are there. We have the processing done and when the last person comes in, we'll add any tithing they have and finish up.

But, i like some of your ideas of updating the webpage etc.
Post Reply

Return to “Local Unit Finance”