ANNUAL MEETING
October 11, 2015
7:00 pm (CST)
The meeting was called to order by Myron Loberg,President. Members on the call:Lynne Nacke, Myron Loberg, Gaylan Lang, Lyle Clausen, Kevin Bjerke, Rod Lym, and Dee Jensen.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes from last year’s annual meeting. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s report was given. January – September financialsand 2016 Proposed Budget were provided for review prior to the meeting. The September 30balance on hand is $20,611.88. A motion was made and seconded to approve the treasurer’s report. Motion carried. A motion was made and seconded to approve the budget. Motion carried.
Lynn Nacke, Youth Director, reported on the USATF Dakotas Junior Olympic,Open, Masters Track & Fieldand Race Walk Championshipson June 5-6 at NDSU. Once again the meet had over 200 athletes. Team NoDakdid a great job of providing officials and work personnel for the meet. A heavy down pour of rain raised havoc with the timing system eventually requiring the use of hand held times. A back-up plan needs to be in place for these type of conditions in the future. Lynne reported the National Youth Committee is looking into other on-line registration companies as Coach-O has been difficult to work with at times.
Katie Smith, Race Walk Chair resigned earlier this year having moved back to Michigan. The position remains open at this time.
Lyle Clausen, LDR Chair, reported on the 5K and Half Marathon LDR Championships. Participation continues to bevery low. The 10K will be held next weekend. Running clubs have been contacted by email to determine interest and participation in LDR events. To date there has been no response from any of these club.
Aberdeen will host the USATF Dakotas Junior Olympic, Open and Master Cross Country Championships on October31st. An effort has been made by LDR to promote a team club challenge. A conflict with the date has prevented the launch of this event.
Dee reported on Accreditation Standards. We have 410 members, 28 sanctions, 12 clubs, and 51 certified officials. On–line registration for memberships, clubs, and sanctions is working well.
Myron encouraged anyone wanting to use an e-blast to provide him with the information and he will send it to our membership. Lynne now serves as webmaster for the USATF Dakotas. She is doing a great job of having championship event information on the site in a timely manner. Social media options were also discussed; especially Facebook. Dee will contact an individual who has expressed interest in providing a Facebook site.
Old Business
The USATF Level I Coaches Certification Clinic remains an unmet Association Accreditation Standard for this Olympiad. There will likely be discussion regarding this standard at the Association Workshop being held the day before the USATF Annual Meeting this year.
New Business
USATF Dakotas JO, Open, Masters, and Race Walk Championships:
2016 – AARC
2017 – Team NoDak
2018 – AARC
2018 – Region VIII: AARC
Quarterly Conference Calls will be held in January, April, and July. They are tentatively scheduled for the second Sunday of the month at 7:00pm.
A motion was made and seconded to accept the following slate of nominations for officers:
President – Myron Loberg
Vice President – Lyle Clausen
Secretary/Treasurer – Dee Jensen
Motion Carried.
Lyle Clausen and Dee Jensen will be delegates to the USATF Annual meeting this year in Houston.Lyle will also be attending the Association Workshop being held the day before the Annual Meeting. This schedule is on a two year trial basis.
There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Dee Jensen, Secretary