Board Meeting Minutes

 

Mar 2008

 

 

 

 

March BFOA Board Meeting – Minutes                                           3/16/08

Meeting took place at Larry Bowen’s Office

Start: 4:00 pm, Present: Craven, Baker, Gazzano, Bowen, Winston.  Not Present: Taglienti, Liese, Davis, and Getzoff, Sager.

Financials & Treasury:
Brian Baker advised that after all bills & expenses from last year, there is $9217.00. Received a bill from Vince Mundo for computer services (web-gremlins) for $500.00. Bowens made a motion to pay the Mundo bill, seconded by Gazzano, all in favor, motion passed.  Received a bill from Tom Winston from rulesbook.com for $150, Bowens made a motion to pay the Winston bill, seconded by Gazzano, all in favor, motion passed.

First Meeting of the Year:
Discussion has started about the first meeting of the year in June (6/9/08). Guest speaker, location, incentives, association of the year patch, etc.

Referee Replacements:
Tom Winston suggested a “on the job training program” for future white hats. He said he would like to work on a plan and present it at the next board meeting. This plan would allow a crew chief to work with a future or prospective white hat on the same crew. The current crew chief will work the umpire position while the new or prospective official will work the referee position.

Training:
Tom Winston advised the board that he needed a projector screen to use this year instead of the dry erase board he has been displaying the power point and videos on. Gazzano made a motion to authorize Tom Winston to look into (get quotes) purchasing a projection screen. Bowen seconded, all in favor, motion passed.

Strategic Plan for upcoming year:
Roy Liese will discuss at the next meeting.

Upcoming Season & Friday Nights:
Craven advised that Taglienti will meet with Huttonhoff & Gillis to discuss putting a limit on the number of public school games on Friday night to 10.

New Business:
Nothing new at this time.

Meeting Adjourned: 5:00 pm