June BFOA Board Meeting – Minutes                                                      6/28/09

Meeting took place at the residence of Guy Taglienti 
 
Start: 3:33 pm  Present: Taglienti, Epstein, Gazzano, Simpson, Baker, Bowen, Davis, Sager, Craven and Winston            

Referee Candidate Interviews: Prior to the meeting Referee interviews were done with members Collura, Klemm, Erickson, Warren and Gazzano. The remaining candidates will be interviewed on July 13^th.

Finance Report: Simpson gave a finance report. All bills are up to date, nothing outstanding. There is approximately $8500 in checking account, with registrations trickling in adding to those funds.

Registration Report & Deadline: Sager gave us a report on who is registered (paid) with us and FHSAA. 107 members have paid the BFOA, of those 107 about 99 are registered with the FHSAA. Of those 99, 12 are pending Lunsford checks.  He estimates our membership will climb to around 140.  Registration deadline is JULY 13^th. After that date members who are not registered will incur a $10 late fee.

Deadline to Establish Varsity Crew Eligibility: Sager advised that at this point there are 93 members will be eligible for varsity, however that list may increase after the July 13^th meeting. On Fridays this year the most games we will have is 18, there are other nights when there will be 17 games (at least 3 nights). Attempts were made to have teams switch, however these could not be avoided.  In order to establish the varsity crew eligibility list for the crew picks on 8/9/09 you will NEED TO BE REGISTERED BY JULY 26^TH.

Meeting Attendance/Excuses: There was considerable discussion on the by-laws those missing meetings (unexcused) and members who don’t advise the Recording Secretary prior to missing meetings. Discussion was also had about members who have work obligations and can’t make meetings. Based on By-Law Article XII. Meetings – Section 2 the following members will be suspended for one-week period commencing with the next assignment period (preseason games): R. Biggs, B. Blades, D. Buffington, C. Clark, M. Martinez, T. McEvers, D. Milton, T. O’Neal, J. Shamash, and F. Wimberly. Sager will email/contact these members and notify them of their options.  Simpson also made a motion that officials that have notified in writing/email the BFOA via the Recording Secretary that have work or education obligations prevent them from being at the meetings have excused absences. Davis Seconded, more discussion, 4 in favor, 2 opposed, motion passed.

Member Issues/Grievance: A member presented a letter to Epstein, (Board liaison with Grievance Committee) about his status for the coming season and decision the board recently made about his field/timer status.  Board is standing by original decision with this member and will advise him of his rights as a member with respect to filing a grievance.  Another member who was asked to appear before the Board of Directors at the last general membership meeting was tabled to next meeting.

FHSAA Officials Leadership Conference:

• Jessica Lunsford – some associations are having to redo fingerprint due to the counties loosing information.

• Patches – 2012 the FHSAA will go to a smaller patch for football.

• ECO for Playoffs – This year the FHSAA will allow members who are just timers to be on playoff crews, however in order to accommodate that the BFOA will have to send one more official at our expense to be the alternate.

July 13 General Membership Meeting Agenda: Discussion was had on the order and what will be discussed at the next general membership meeting.

Training Schedule for New Recruits: Winston provided us on the schedule for new official training and Bill Hanlon is working with the AYFL for a venue:

• Monday, 7/13/09 – BFOA Meeting

• Saturday, 7/18/09- Field Training 9a-12p @ TBA

• Thursday, 7/23/09 – Classroom Training 7p-9p @ South Plantation

• Saturday, 7/25/09 – Field Training 9a-12p @ TBA

• Monday, 7/27/09 – BFOA Meeting

• Thursday, 7/30/09 – Classroom Training 7p-9p @ South Plantation

• Saturday, 8/1/09 – Field Training 9a-12p @ TBA

• Thursday, 8/6/09 – Classroom Training 7p-9p @ South Plantation

• Saturday, 8/8/09 – Field Training 9a-12p @ TBA

• Monday, 8/10/09 – BFOA Meeting

• Thursday, 8/13/09 – Classroom Training 7p-9p @ South Plantation

Committee Staffing: Lists will be present at the July 13^th general membership meeting. These committees are a great way to get involved in your football association. Epstein will send out an email prior to the meeting letting everyone know what the committees are and who the board liaison is for each committee.

Banquets vs. Shirts Survey: The online survey will wait till after the next general membership meeting and will be discussed at the following board meeting.

Crew Pick Meeting (Draft): Sunday, August 9, 2009 @ 4pm @ South Plantation HS.

New Business:

Mobile Web Site For Members: Vince Mundo created a mobile platform to view schedules, contacts and other BFOA information on your cellular phone using blackberry’s, iphones, and other smart phones. Go to www.browardfootball.com/mobile and you will see a logon for members.