Big Rapids Area Junior Hockey Association

August 18, 2016 7:00pm

Meeting Minutes

I.  Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7:12p.m. by Tim Jones in the Bulldog Media Room.

Board Members Present: Tim Blashill, Tim Jones, Bridget Cinco, Tracy Pippin, Amy Bomay, Brady Flachs, Emily Leyder and Krysti Kidder

Board Member(s) Not Present: Susan Jones, Joe Spedowski

II.  June 2016 minutes reviewed. Motion to approve by Tim Jones. Approved 7:15pm.

III.  MAHA Report: Tim Jones

a. District bid is due 8/31

b.  Name changes to U8, U10, etc

c. Tim Jones will be registrar to make sure we have everyone registered – maximizing everyone!

IV.  Bookkeeper/Treasurer’s Report: Bridget Cinco & Tracy Pippin

a. Bridget-everything done for year end

b.  Working on a replacement for Tracy Pippin

V.  Fundraising – Susan Jones & Emily Leyder

a.  Waiting for 1 logo for Ice Dog Cards

b.  Calling about wreaths and poinsettias

VI.  Calendar Items:

a.  Set date for registration next year to be earlier- aim for July 1

b.  Goal of March for Budget Planning

c.  Goal of April for setting prices and set date for registration

VII.  Open Discussion:

a.  Tim Blashill – Free Hockey clinic on 9/24 & equipment swap

b.  First week of practice will start 9/20, and end 3/9

c.  Rummel Orthodontics want to schedule kids for custom mouthguards on 9/14 and 9/15. Free pizza also. Tie in scheduling with the open meeting.

d.  Amy- working on apparel to sell again

e.  On-line pre-concussion/baseline testing $500 for the whole association

VIII.  President’s Corner (new) – Tim Jones

  1. Will need to summarize our standards
  2. The 3 D’s of Governance Overview

a. Duty of Care

b.  Duty of Loyalty

c. Duty of Obedience

IX.  Adjournment – moved by Brady Flachs, seconded by Tim Jones. Adjourned at 8:32 pm.

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