I'm surprised there hasn't been more response to this. I wonder if the idea was tested or validated with any of the membership? Perhaps I missed it.
From my point of view this will deprive me of a valuable resource - the stream of information and opportunities - and as someone who occasionally hires people it closes off a place I would hire from.
The problem I see underlying this is a model error. A job in the Board's model seems to be something generated by an agency that has money to spend and that makes back that money from placing people in these jobs. That model doesn't describe any hiring I have ever done and less than half of my own job changes. The model also assumes that those who do have money for job placements have no other free avenues to reach this audience and so imposing this fee will not drive the listings to the free alternatives. I assume that the Board has done the surveys and revenue modeling to support their chosen price point - can that be shared?
Meanwhile I'll just move to chi-jobs and Craigslist and LinkedIn and so on, because I have no money for this nor do I make money by hiring IxDA list members.