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Do any of you have a cap for service fees? We have a PI whose students utilize our confocal very frequently and has requested that a cap be placed on his user fee when the balance approaches the cost of the service contract fee. Since the user fee is primarily intended to provide funds for the service contract this did not seem like an unreasonable request. Do any of you forgo the fee once a user's balance approaches a set value?
Thanks for your suggestions, Page -- Page Baluch, Ph.D. W.M. Keck Bioimaging Lab Manager Arizona State University/SoLS |
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Page I direct a biomedical core microscope facility at Dick Richard W. Burry, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience, Campus Microscopy and Imaging Facility, Director The Associate Editor, Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 3018 Graves Hall Voice 614.292.2814 Cell 614.638.3345 Fax 614.688.8742 ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Page Baluch" <[hidden email]> Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:56 pm Subject: Microscope fees To: [hidden email] > Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal Do any of you have a cap for service fees? We have a PI whose students utilize our confocal very frequently and has requested that a cap be placed on his user fee when the balance approaches the cost of the service contract fee. Since the user fee is primarily intended to provide funds for the service contract this did not seem like an unreasonable request. Do any of you forgo the fee once a user's balance approaches a set value? > Thanks for your suggestions, > Page > -- > Page Baluch, Ph.D. > W.M. Keck Bioimaging Lab Manager > Arizona State University/SoLS > Spam > Not spam > Forget previous vote Richard W. Burry, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine Campus Microscopy and Imaging Facility, Director The Ohio State University Associate Editor, Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 3018 Graves Hall 333 West Tenth Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Voice 614.292.2814 Cell 614.638.3345 Fax 614.688.8742 |
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Page,
Our facility is run as a service center (to recoup service
contract costs, and other minor expenses), and I have had a similar
request from a heavy user who wanted reduced rates since his lab used
the confocal so much.
What we do instead is reduce the hourly rate for all
users. Our rates are adjusted yearly, and can be adjusted more
frequently if the situation you describe arises. Why should a single
lab stop paying? After all, they are actually using the system more
than other users.
Kristi
Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal Do any of you have a cap for service fees? We have a PI whose students utilize our confocal very frequently and has requested that a cap be placed on his user fee when the balance approaches the cost of the service contract fee. Since the user fee is primarily intended to provide funds for the service contract this did not seem like an unreasonable request. Do any of you forgo the fee once a user's balance approaches a set value? -- ************************************ Kristi R. DeCourcy, Ph.D. Laboratory Manager Fralin Biotechnology Center Virginia Tech West Campus Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: (540) 231-7959 Fax: (540) 231-7126 http://www.biotech.vt.edu |
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Hi, Page,
We also run our facility as a "service center". This is an NIH designation, and there are NIH guidelines governing how much money can be charged. As Kristi said, you can recoup service contract costs & other minor expenses and, I believe, the salary of the core's administrator. However, a service center is not allowed to make a profit, and may not use or save any of the money charged for equipment upgrades. Sadly, we have never been in the enviable position of having too much income from ouir confocal. However, if your center is defined as a "service center", you might have to adjust your charges to keep in line with NIH guidelines.
All the best,
George
George Ring, Ph.D.
Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 E. Adams St. Syracuse NY 13210 Tel. (315) 464-8595 FAX (315) 464-8535 email: [hidden email] >>> Kristi DeCourcy <[hidden email]> 5/1/08 9:37:58 AM >>> Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal
Page,
Our facility is run as a service center (to recoup service contract costs, and other minor expenses), and I have had a similar request from a heavy user who wanted reduced rates since his lab used the confocal so much.
What we do instead is reduce the hourly rate for all users. Our rates are adjusted yearly, and can be adjusted more frequently if the situation you describe arises. Why should a single lab stop paying? After all, they are actually using the system more than other users.
Kristi
Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal Do any of you have a cap for service fees? We have a PI whose students utilize our confocal very frequently and has requested that a cap be placed on his user fee when the balance approaches the cost of the service contract fee. Since the user fee is primarily intended to provide funds for the service contract this did not seem like an unreasonable request. Do any of you forgo the fee once a user's balance approaches a set value? -- ************************************ Kristi R. DeCourcy, Ph.D. Laboratory Manager Fralin Biotechnology Center Virginia Tech West Campus Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: (540) 231-7959 Fax: (540) 231-7126 http://www.biotech.vt.edu |
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