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BOARD MEETING
WILMINGTON SENIOR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
Covil Estates, Jan.16, 2009

Attending: Phil Rose, Harry Rowe, Mike Abernathy, Gerry Paige & George Wesoloski
                  Mik Fleming arrived at 3:30 PM

Vice President Harry Rowe called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM.
A quorum was determined and the minutes of the Dec. meeting were accepted as posted on the website.
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Commissioners Report:  (Phil Rose)
Schedule - The schedule for the upcoming season was discussed. Senior Games will be April 14 and 16. The San Francisco National Games will be the 1st week of Aug. Raleigh State Games will be Aug. 31, Sept. 1 & 2. With these dates in mind, the following schedule for 2009 was decided::

Player draft – Thursday, March 26
Team practice start: Tuesday, March 31
Season Begins: Tuesday, April 14 (to coincide with Senior Games)

Fields – We will continue to use Empie fields until construction for the new tennis facilities begins. Field #2 will be torn apart leaving Field #1 playable for softball. The Atlantic Division will use Empie, Robert Strange and perhaps Godwin Stadium. The Coastal Division will use Empie, Ogden, Leland and perhaps Veterans.

New Player Practices – Phil will run new player practices on Tuesday and Thursday at Ogden. Starting no later than Feb. 15th, at least one team manager will assist.

Atlantic Division President’s Report: (Gerry Paige)

Manager Changes – Terry Peters has agreed to manage the Eagles. Rick Mongero took over as manager of the Roosters during last season, while, Carmine Russo has shown interest in managing the Roosters as well. The other managers will be Jay Harrington for the Terminators and Larry Crane for the Osteos.

Coastal Division President’s Report: (Mike Abernathy)
Player Draft – Dwight Cranshaw communicated concerns regarding the upcoming player draft most of which are dealt with in the draft procedure adopted in October. (see Oct. minutes).

Pitcher Protection – A possible idea to protect the pitcher is to make a rule where any sudden and unplayable ball striking the pitcher be called an out by the umpire. Umpire Bill Best should be consulted regarding such a proposed rule.

Strike Mat – In some leagues the home plate strike mat completely surrounds home plate making somewhat of a larger strike area.

 

Treasurer Report (Mike Fleming).

Budget 2009 – The proposed budget as presented at the Dec. meeting was approved.

Certificate of Deposit – The Leagues’ $5,000 certificate of deposit expired in Dec. The best CD rate found in Wilmington today appears to be at Cape Fear Bank paying 2.6%, and Mike was authorized to move the 6 month CD to Cape Fear Bank.

National Team – Larry Crane has indicated that he will be taking his 60’s State Championship team to the National Games in San Francisco. The participation fee of approximately $1,175 was approved and will be paid by the league.

Old Business:  

Officer Nominations – Vice President, Harry Row, has consented to complete the unexpired term of President Joe Seme who resigned in October. Mike Fleming has agreed to run for a second term as Treasurer. George Wesoloski has one more year remaining on his term as Secretary. Bill Cauley has expressed interest in participation on the Board as VP. It was proposed that a slate of nominations be presented at the annual meeting with: Bill Cauley for VP; and Mike Fleming for Treasurer. Other nominations will be accepted from the floor at the general membership meeting.

New Business:

Annual Meeting – All players should enter Breaktime Grill through one entrance. Everyone should sign in and list their e-mail address (If they have one). Harry, Phil and Mike will help with receiving memberhip payments and distribution of applications. The agenda for the Annual Membership Meeting will be as follows:
Welcome (Harry)
            Introduction of new players
             Indroduciton of Board Members
            Division President Responsibilities
Commissioner’s Report (Phil)
            Schedules
            Fields
            Rules – Illegal bats, 2nd base line, Orange bag
Treasurer Report (Mike)
            Team Balances
            Funds on Hand
            Budget for 2009
Board Nominations (Harry)
Questions & Answers

The next Board meeting will be on Friday, March 6 at 3:00 PM at Covil Estates Clubhouse.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 PM                       
Respectfully,
George Wesoloski, Secretary

 

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