Board Meeting 2/13/2006

SFOA BOARD MEETING

February 13, 2006

 

Present:            Ed Bates, Ed Sullivan, Clancy Dixon, John Krentzman, Wally Devries, Reggie Smith and Sharon Dunaway-Alt

 

Called to order at 7:00 by Sharon in Kenny’s absence. 

 

Sharon – Pursuant to telephone conversation with Kenny earlier on the 13th, concerns out to Stacey Simmons for recent surgery from entire Board.    Also, to the family of the varsity mighty might coach of Palmetto who recently passed away.

 

It is official that Palmetto Youth is moving to Pop Warner association.

 

Palmetto HS likely to stay with current official’s association and not change to SFOA

 

Norm Adkins resigned as secretary 2/13.  Discussion.  Sharon recommends we install Wally Devries as interim secretary.  By laws reviewed.  John motion to approve Wally Devries as the interim secretary with full voting rights.  Reggie second.  Approved.   Ed Sullivan will fill Norm’s vacancy as head liaison of the Recommendations Committee.  Wally will contact Dick Redmond, Jim Barwick and Mike Blanton to see it they will head white hat committee, can they attend 2/27/06 meeting.  Gerry Hicks is alternate.   Wally also to contact Keith Baxter to request that he attend 2/27/06 meeting to discuss crew situation.  

 

Sharon – Need to set dates for Board Meetings and General Membership meetings.   Discussion.  Wally will prepare initial draft for next board meeting on 2/27/06.  Determined spring General Membership meetings will be on May 1st and May 15th.  Next two board meetings will be February 27th and March 13th  at 6:30 PM.  Sharon to email dates to Dick Redmond for posting on web site.  Sharon will send emails out to all board members reminding them of upcoming meetings. 

 

Ed Sullivan and John – Contracts.  After review, John had some concerns regarding wording, especially the fourth paragraph on page two regarding liability and indemnification.  Also noted, Pinellas County no longer allows a head coach to scratch an official.  Language in current SFOA contract allows head coach to scratch an official.  This language should be removed from Pinellas County contract.  John agreed to further review contract.  If able to obtain, Reggie will fax a copy of the Pinellas County basketball contract to John and Ed Sullivan will fax copy of West Coast’s football contract to John.   Wally to provide former SFOA contracts to John.  SFOA contract to be approved at 2/27/06 Board Meeting. 

When the time comes for Gail to present contract to Walt Weller, one board member should attend the meeting.  Wally agreed to attend.      

 

Ed Bates – Notes from the Official’s Alliance.  Two of the concerns to be presented to FHSAA at meeting: $10 that the state collects from each state sanctioned camp attendee

Playoff situation this past season – Crew #1 & crew #7 out from the same association in week three.

 

Clancy – creating pamphlet with SFOA “BIO” to be given to prospective schools.  Also to be used next year when sending contracts.  Included is information regarding playoff crews, individuals who have moved on to higher levels and varsity crews with combined experience of over 30 years.

 

Sharon – Randy Helms of our association is also a baseball official in Pinellas County.  Randy knows the programmer who designed the local baseball association’s web page and booking program.  Randy can get us in touch with programmer and have demonstration performed for board and booking commissioner.  If board interested in seeing program Sharon will contact Randy.  Decided to see if programmer available for meeting on 3/13/06.

 

Ed Bates – Have booking fees been collected from Youth groups?  No.  Ed Sullivan will send out invoices.

 

Ed Sullivan – Are we going to allow people not rated as an 8 to work as referees on Friday Nights?  Currently there is no criteria in place to move officials through rankings.  Discussed.  We need a system in place with solid criteria for officials in this association to move up.  Clancy is liaison for the Evaluations Committee.  He will provide a proposal for evaluations.

 

Committee liaisons as follows:

Evaluation – Clancy             Assignment – Reggie                        Recommendations – Ed Sullivan

Grievance – John                Training – Sharon (By-laws need to be amended to reflect this committee)

 

Meeting adjourned 9:10 PM.  Next meeting 2/27/06 at 6:30 PM, Ed Sullivan’s office.

 

 

 EXIT