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Directors Meeting - Past Minutes
September 27, 2006
Covile Estates
Attending: Joe Seme, Phil Rose, Ron Sullivan, Gerry Paige, Ken Denne and George Wesoloski.
The meeting was called to order by President Joe Seme at 7:00 PM.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as posted on the website.
President’s Report – No Report
Treasurer’s Report – Treasurer, Mike Fleming was absent and the report was given by Phil Rose.
The League presently has $7,178.93 in the bank. Besides the money in the bank, the following teams also have the following funds in their accounts:
| Atlantic Division | Coastal Division | ||
| Eagles | $373.98 | Cardinals | |
| Osteos | $41.78, | Navigators | $540.00 |
| Roosters | $372.77 | Patriots | $735.00 |
| Investors | $8.34 | Champions | $0 |
| TOTAL | Legends | $787.80 | |
| Kohl’s | $983.00 | ||
| TOTAL | |||
Upcoming expenses anticipated for plaques, banquet, printing, rentals, etc may amount to about $3,000 which will leave approximately $3,500 to begin next season.
Commissioner’s Report – Phil Rose brought up the following topics which were briefly discussed.
1) Coastal Division ’07 – Next year the Coastal Division will likely have 6 teams. There were 43 new players this year of which 37 are still active. Next year there will likely be enough new players for another team in the older division.
2) Schedules – Phil suggested starting the 2007 schedule in March rather than in April.
3) Shortened Games – A modification to the present rule for shorten games by playing 5 innings or other means continues to be a topic to be discussed. .
4) Mid-Season Break – Phil suggested the Board give some thought regarding a break at mid-season due to the hot weather.
5) Romeo Attendance – Romeo luncheon attendance has been very poor recently. Only 11 attend last Monday’s lunch and only 8 were there the previous month. Phil requested we encourage our players to join the monthly luncheon so we don’t lose the sponsorship of Rucker Johns Restaurant and Breaktime Sports Bar to the tune of $800.00 if we lose them we will have to raise the League fee.
Old Business
Schedule Start Date 2007 – The Board discussed the starting date for next season and mutually agreed that the start should be the 2nd half of March, that is, the 3rd or 4th week of March depending on when Easter might fall.
Mid-Season Break – The Board mutually agreed to a mid-season break for 2007 which will occur from June 25 through July 31. The dates were set in consideration of the National Games which will be played the end of June, 2007 and the hot weather in July.
New Business
River Fest – Senior Softball will have a booth at River Fest which runs from Oct. 7 through Oct. 8. Joe Seme circulated a list for volunteers to sign up to man the booth.
Year Ending Banquet – Last year’s banquet was attended by 108 and cost $1,628.
This year the Banquet will be the last week of Oct or first week of Nov. Ken had checked with several banquet halls (Elks, Golden Corral) and will continue checking. Preliminary food prices were $13.50 to $14.50 depending on the menu. Several honored guests were mentioned to be invited.
A Banquet Committee was formed of Phil Rose, Ken Denne and George Wesoloski. They will report to the Board at the next meeting their suggestions for a location, menu, program, etc.
A motion was made my George to charge as last year only for the guest attending the banquet while the ball player will be exempt from any charge. It was seconded by Gerry, discussed and passed by the Board.
Vice President – John Keane has moved from the area and resigned as VP. Nominations to replace him will be taken at the Annual Meeting next year.
Player Quitting after the Start of the Season – A clarification was made that when a player decides to quit a team after the start of the season. He may be reassigned to another team only with the mutual agreement of all the managers of the particular league. If the managers can't reach an agreement, the player will sit out the remainder of the season and may reapply for the player draft the following year.
Heat Rule – Gerry moved that the Board adopt a “Heat Rule” as follows: The home team will decide the shortened format of the first game prior to its start. The visiting team will decide the shortened format of the second game prior to its start. The two possible shortened formats being: 1) Five innings allowing the batter 4 balls/3 strikes or 2) Seven innings and starting the batter with 1 ball & 1 strike. The motion was seconded by George and approved by the Board.
Dugout Assignment – Phil moved that next season the home team always be assigned the dugout along the first base line. The motion was seconded by Gerry and approved by the Board.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Respectfully,
George Wesoloski, Secretary