Meeting Minutes

Date: Sunday, November 6, 2016 and Monday, November 14, 2016

Place: Gerry Fire Hall

Attendance: 46, 13

1. Meeting Called to Order/Roll Call/Sergeant of Arms:

  • Mark Putneycalled the meeting to order at 6:00pm
  • Chad Bongiovanni took attendance
  • Bryce Ireland volunteered to be this meeting’s Sergeant of Arms

2. Approve Minutes:

  • Scott VanSteemade a motion to approve the February21, 2016 meeting minutes; Tiffany Holthouseseconded the motion; all were in favor; motion carried

3. Interpreter’s Report (Roger MacTavish):

  • Presented new rule changes:

-(Boys) Undershirts can have a logo

-(Boys) 15 seconds to substitute a player

-(Girls) Four 60-second timeouts, two 30-second timeouts

-(Girls) Timeouts can accumulate and carryover

-If making a call in your partner’s PCA: be late, be needed, be right

4. Vice-President’s Report (PJ Gondek):

  • Much correspondence with Loren Smith about our board taking over the all-star game – he has agreed to help us every step along the way
  • Frank Baggiano made a motion for IAABO Board 39 to accept responsibilities for taking over the all-star game; Lon Johnson seconded the motion; (after discussion) all were in favor; motion carried
  • Discussion:

-Would need roughly 15-20 volunteers; committees to be formed

-Fredonia is the co-sponsoring school (no fee); practices at Cassadaga?

-Insurance liability is on Fredonia

-Profits (roughly $1,500 depending on what’s done with concession stand money) to a charity or scholarship or community foundation

-This event may promote interest in student athletes becoming officials

-Potential dates of 3/22 or 3/29

-Postponing the idea of running an IAABO tournament (similar to Catt. Co.)

5. Secretary’s Report (Chad Bongiovanni):

  • Allowed members to edit contact information on master roster – will make changes and post to the website
  • Handed out rule books, pre-game conference cards and membership cards

6. Treasurer’s Report (Scott VanStee):

  • Approximately $7,300 in the bank
  • Full treasury report can be found on the website
  • Password into that section is: Basketball39

7. Old Business:

  • Vince Joy is willing to be in charge of the banquet
  • No report for Grievance Committee or Scouting/Preparatory Committee

8. New Business:

  • (Boys Assigning) Al Gens is in the process of finalizing the boys schedule; getting the schedule to his assignment committee in the next day or so; assignments to be published by the end of the week
  • (Girls Assigning) Marv Cummings is done with girls schedule; already met with his assignment committee; assignments to be published later that night

9. President’s Report (Mark Putney):

  • Wants us to enjoy officiating basketball
  • Goal for the board is to make officiating basketball an important part of our lives and to grow together
  • “It’s not about if something goes wrong but when it does, know how to handle it”
  • Summarized his “Letter from the President” that was emailed out in September

10. Adjournment:

  • Roger MacTavish quoted Winston Churchill and asked if anyone knew him – Frank Baggiano reminded Roger that Winston was dead –however general consensus was that Winston was a great guy
  • Joe Galati made a motion to adjourn; Joe DePasquale seconded the motion; all were in favor; motion carried (7:28pm)

Submitted by:Chad Bongiovanni