I'm with QD about the dangers of having someone spend money on keeping this running.

However, the alternative the what I proposed here would be to be scrambling when the root admin gets sick and tired of doing it and pulls the plug. We've had this happen.

And/or having the rug pulled out from under the admin team when the root doesn't like it. We've had this happen as well.

I'd sooner us have a structured and communal way to do this rather having these major — and unpredictable — fiascos we've had.