Directors Meeting - Past Minutes

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March 5, 2003
Landfall Activity Center

A meeting of the WSSA Board of Directors was held on March 5, 2003 at the Landfall Activity Center. In attendance were Ken Denne, Phil Rose, Harry Rowe, Mike Abernathy, Rick Mongero, Joe Seme, George Rose and Phil Kaufman. George Scelzi was represented by proxy vote given to Ken Denne.

President Ken Denne called the meeting to order at 7:13PM and distributed the meeting agenda.

The minutes of the February 26, 2003 general membership meeting were read and approved.

The Treasurer’s Report was presented by Ken Denne and approved.

Old Business: None

New Business:

During the general membership meeting, a concern was presented about the accountability of the managers. After some discussion by the board members, Harry Rowe made the following motion: That all existing managers carry a term of two years as manager (starting in 2003). After this time, the manager can be replaced by someone on his team who expresses an interest to be a manager or the present manager's term may be renewed for two more years. Phil Kaufman seconded the motion, which was approved by an 8-0 vote.

Harry Rowe brought up the subject of equal playing time for discussion. No action was taken at this time.

Commissioner’s Report:

Phil Rose presented the practice schedules to start March 11. 2003 and  tentative playing schedules of 48 or 60 games with a two week break.

With the decision whether to have a new team, the playing schedule was put on hold.

New Team:

The discussion on forming a new team centered on accommodating all players and all abilities. If the present six teams absorbed the new players without a new team, the rosters would be very large with a monumental task for the managers. George Rose made a motion that the WSSA form a seventh team in 2003. Phil Rose seconded the motion, which was approved by an 8-0 vote.

Schedule:

Harry Rowe made a motion that the WSSA have a 48 game schedule that starts April 1, 2003 and ends on September 9, 2003 without any break.

Mike Abernathy seconded the motion, which was approved by an 8-0 vote.

Draft:

Lengthy discussion on how to staff the new team and how to fill the needs of present teams with the rotating draft. We want to keep our present teams competitive. While staffing the new team with players that reflect the makeup of the present teams (a good mixture of all rated players).   

The following motion was made by Phil Kaufman and seconded by Joe Seme:

With the personal approval by Terry Peters and Dennis Wolownik, they will be placed on the new team. Kohl's will be compensated for Terry Peters and the Roosters will be compensated for Dennis Wolownik. Then the new team will get two picks from the new players and will draw two low rated players' names out of a hat. Phil Rose will determine what names go in the hat. The rotating draft will start and the 6th place team will pick first, followed in order by the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, new team, new team 6th, etc. If a team's present roster count is sixteen, they will not be including in the draft process or when a team's roster reaches sixteen, they will be out of the draft process. The draft will end with placement of all players.

The motion was approved by a 7-1 vote.

Phil Rose made the motion that Ed Maracek be named manager of the new team. Harry Rowe seconded the motion, which was approved by an 8-0 vote.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

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