The function of the Hall County Circle of Excellence will be to recognize members of the Hall County Board of REALTORS® who have demonstrated exemplary performance and dedication to their profession during the qualifying year by achieving a level of production that is above average.  The following rules will apply if accepted:
 
1) Eligibility into the circle of excellence shall be based on gross commission income of $60,000 or greater, during the qualifying year.  Gross commission income is the amount your company received according to the settlement statement.  

2) If two or more agents within the same company received a commission on the same transaction, the GCI shall be divided in accordance with the division of the commission within the office.  Two agents within the same office cannot both claim the entire GCI on any transaction.

3) If the applicant worked for more than one real estate firm during the qualifying year and needs to count GCI from more than one firm in order to meet the qualifications, the applicant must obtain a “Affirmation of Gross Commission Income” signed by the Broker of all other firms for which GCI will need to be counted.  Alternatively, the Applicant may provide a copy of a 1099 for commission income received during the qualifying year indicating that the minimum GCI of $60,000 has been met.
 
4)  Applicants must be current with all Hall County Board of REALTORS® dues at time of application. Applicant must also have been a member in good standing of the Hall County Board of REALTORS® during the qualifying year and be a member in good standing of the Hall County Board of REALTORS® at time of application.
 
5)  The application must be signed by the Applicant.  A verification form will be sent to the applicants Broker at a later date to confirm qualifying GCI.

6)  It will be the sole responsibility of each member to keep copies of applications or past plaques for proof of active membership when receiving a Phoenix award.

9) Approved Members of the Circle of Excellence will be recognized at the Hall County Board of REALTORS® Awards Celebration.


10) TEAMS:  The Circle of Excellence does not distinguish between teams or non teams.  Only individuals who received commission income paid through their company or broker in an amount that was based upon gross commissions which were equal to or greater than $60,000. for the qualifying year will be considered to have met the qualifications for the qualifying year.  So if there is a team with 5 agents all working on the same team – all five agents would qualify if each agent was paid commissions based on a gross commission income of $60,000. each – which would mean the team would have generated a minimum of $300,000 in gross commissions for the company based on sales closed during the qualifying calendar year.  

The above rules are designed to insure that the Circle of Excellence designation is bestowed only upon those individuals who truly achieved results indicative of a level of dedication and hard work that rises well above average and deserves special recognition.