Minutes for Winter Meeting 2/5/12
Held at Cal-Mum High School , Caledonia, NY
§ Meeting was called to order at 10:05 AM by President Ryan Raftery
· Ryan introduced Executive Board for benefit of potential new members
· Resignation of Bob Young as interpreter accepted by Executive Board
· Appointment of Interpreter to Jerry Wolcott for the remainder of term
· Dave Leight did roll call and handed out books to members in good standing
o 60 current members/ 46 present/ 14 absent
· New recruits introduced (10) & attend a recruit session w/ Dave Roome
· Dave Leight announced members advancing from Associate to Certified status:
Kris Burch, Mark Hansen, Jim McLaughllin, Scott Nuemann, Don Oppedisano,
Fred Walters, and Tyler Weaver. These members receive new hats.
· Minutes from last meeting (March 20 2011) posted online.
o Rich Kosiorek (1st) and Terri Burch (2nd) to approve minutes - Passed
· Financial Report for 2011-2012 presented by Dave Leight.
o Questions regarding Dues, Evaluation cost and Meeting expenses.
o B. Reichard (1st) and B. Pitcher (2nd) to accept financial report – Passed
o Discussion concerning hats – income but no expense because hats were purchased last year and are on hand (approx 80 left).
o Mark Rothrock made suggestion that hard copies given to all. Explained it was done this way to cut back on making unnecessary copies, but if anyone wanted oneit would be made available. Not emailed however.
· Projected Budget for 2011-2012 presented by Dave Leight.
o B. Reichard (1st) and R. Kosiorek (2nd) accept proposed budget – Passed
· Executive Committee Report
v 6 emails received during year 5 from umpires, 1 from a superintendent.
Committee Reports
· Membership – Dave Roome advertised differently putting ad in middle of paper instead of in Help Wanted Section (12 responses- 10 showed up today)
· Advancement – already addressed
· By Laws – about 10 changes most cleaning up language will be mentioned at end of meeting to be voted on at March meeting.
· Banquet Report – Paul Scott last year went well – this year will be July 30th. Also 50/50 continues to be a success and will continue as membership supports it.
· This will be Paul final year after High School season as he will be retiring
· Nomination Committee- Jerry Wolcott. No one is up for election until 2013
· Fundraising Committee- Rich Kosiorek. Chose not to do one last year because of problem with way it was going to be set up. May have lost money. this year everyone gets tickets and needs to turn them in with or without money
at the test date in March. If everyone sells it could be very profitable. Limited discussion followed.
Old Business
· Committees were appointed in 2010
· Emphasis on membership using emails for correspondence to Executive Board.
· Ejection procedure was explained & to be completed timely within 24 hours.
· Hats –Brain Newville reported 80 left to be sold at $10 apiece
· New Recruits for this season must have (1) Fingerprinting and proof by March 1st, (2) Copy of photo ID, (3) Complete Application on file. (4) 2 Evaluations by end of HS season. (5) Attend rookie camp meeting on February 13th.
· Reimbursement for fingerprinting will be used for retention development.
· Recruitment Incentive (free hat) is still in effect, for anyone bringing in a new
· Sectional assignment of 3rd person is compensated by GVUA & dues for following year to be paid , 3rd person will be noted.
· Summary of State Meeting
v NYSBUA voted to increased dues by $4.0o
v Liability insurance decreased (new agent)
New Business
· Meeting dates are posted online on GVUA website
· Committee appointments
o Discussion concerning hats – income but no expense because hats were
o Dave Roome – Membership 2012-13
o Rodney Lund- Banquet 2012-13
o Bob Charboneau-Uniform 2012-13
o Jerry Wolcott- Nomination 2012-13
o Hall of Fame- Tim Anderson, Joe Miller, Vice President & Membership
o Umpire of Year- Previous years selection, Vice President & Membership
o Evaluators – approved list posted on website and these member
· Awards - Umpire of Year (Terry Murphy) and Rookie of Year (Jim McLaughlin)
· State Meeting Summary
o Mark Rothrock voted 1st Vice President of State Board
o Existance of Non-NYSBUA groups
o NYSBUA dues increase $2.00
o Liability Insurance Premium decrease.
o Uniform motions. Pants –dark charcoal and jackets
· Dues for GVUA are currently $65.00 to be paid by 2/28/2012 to get assignments.
· Evaluation process for Probationary/Associate Members for 2012,
requires 2 JV Clinic Sessions + 2 formal evaluations for summer
· Vouchers - Fill out completely and neatly make sure mileage is correct (schools can correct as long as they make you aware).
· Ratings –request was made to post (Exec. Board turned down unanimously).
· Brief explanation of High School and Summer assignments.
· Summer meeting date May 6th at LeRoy Legion 7 PM. June weekends will be hot dates due to Darien Lakes Tournament.
· information given concerning where your current dues go (Pie Chart used)
· Proposal made by Dave Leight dues increase 5 + 5+ 5
o ($5.00 increase in dues for each of next 3 years beginning in 2013)
o To be voted on at March test meeting. At that time it may also
· Availability sheets need to be given to Ryan by the meeting of 2/28/2012.
· Constitution changes were reviewed by R. Raftery
o To be voted on at March test meeting. At that time it may also
· Discussion for the good of the Association
· Ron Spiotta – relayed message from former member Bob Darch.
· Mark Rothrock motion that GVUA pay the 3rd assigned official for sectional game the same fee + mileage as the other two officials, Sam Rothrock(2nd).
o Much discussion followed this both pro and con to the proposal.
o Ron Spiotta motion to table until next meeting
o Mark Rothrock declined to remove his motion from the meeting
o Membership Vote 23 in favor, 13 opposed, motion passed.
· Meeting Adjournment at 12:40 PM
· Submitted by GVUA Sec./Treas. David A. Leight