Burlington Youth Basketball Association (BYBA)

April 26, 2013 General Meeting and Election of Board Officers and Directors

BYBA voting community were signed in at the door and given an official ballot for voting. Members were instructed to refrain from voting until the Board Officers and Directors spoke and the General Meeting concluded.

Jim Mennitto opened meeting and introduced Board Officers and Directors present: Jesse Inglis, Robin Vallerand, Bryan Ellsworth, Joe Rosberg, Jim Mackey, Don Barrucci, Maria Woods, Paul Noonan, Ken Pondelli, and Bruce Morey

McCarthy Tournament:

  • Jim claimed tournament earned about $3000 this year; not all numbers are in yet.

3 v 3 Tournament:

  • Organization is planning to host another tournament.
  • Date has yet to be determined.

Questions/Comments from the audience:

  • Parents asked a variety of questions about the President’s 4/25/13 email sent to the entire membershipregarding finances and members of the Board.
  • Mennitto said all he had to say was in the email.
  • Many parents expressed their disappointment about how the situation was handled and how it should have been a Board matter not a public one.
  • Others parents said they are reluctant to be associated with an organization that deals with matters in this way.
  • One parent asked why the rosters were not put on the website in a timely fashion. Paul Noonan explained that he was not given the girls list. Jesse Inglis said it was a timing issue.
  • One coach commented that he was happy with his coaching experience but not with how recent Board matters were being dealt with.
  • Another parent suggested that if the President has a Board-related problem, then to deal with the Board directly; do not bother the entire membership about it.
  • Kenny Pondelli mentioned that there was a divide in the Board when the middle school basketball program was discussed. Robin Vallerand commented it was the way the Board found out about the program not the program itself. Comments from the floor were that some of the Board chose to listen to rumors instead of formal proposal by middle school program itself.
  • A coach from the Lexington Middle School Basketball program was in the audience and mentioned how the middle school program was going to be great for Burlington. Burlington is behind other local communities in establishing a middle school basketball program. He complimented organizers for taking initiative to organize such a program.
  • Mark Melanson explained the middle school program to the audience.

A motion to edit BYBA Bylaws over the summer and before next season was voted and approved by those in attendance.

BYBA Election:

  • All Candidates for Board Officer and Director positions were announced.
  • Two or more nominations for each were made by those in attendance.

Candidates that ran unopposed included:

  • Bruce Capobianco, Vice President
  • Don Barrucci, Treasurer
  • Maria Woods, Secretary
  • Joe Rosberg, Purchasing Director
  • Dianne Barrucci, Publicity Director
  • Bruce Morey, Boys League Scheduling Director

For contested positions, each of the following candidates spoke briefly about their qualifications and interest:

  • Jim Mennitto and Paul Noonan, President
  • Ken Pondelli and Maureen Bonetti, Girls Travel League Director
  • Jesse Inglis and Mark Melanson, Development Director

Open Positions were announced and nominations were taken from the floor:

  • Bryan Ellsworth, Boys Travel League Director
  • Girls League Scheduling Director, Open
  • Fundraising Director, Open
  • Terri Rosberg, Registration Director

BYBA Board Officers, Directors, coaches, parents and volunteers voted on their official ballot before leaving. Ballots were collected as members signed out of the meeting. 110 BYBA members voted. Several non-voting members of the community attended to show their support.

Ballots were tallied and witnessed by: Karen Hoyt, Barbara O’Connell, Sharon Ghio and Bob Sullivan. Jacquie Wilson assisted with the distribution of ballots.

Election Results:

President: Paul Noonan

Vice-President: Bruce Capobianco

Treasurer: Don Barrucci

Secretary: Maria Woods

Boys Travel League Director: Bryan Ellsworth

Girls Travel League Director: Ken Pondelli

Purchasing Director: Joe Rosberg

Publicity Director: Dianne Barrucci

Boys League Scheduling Director: Bruce Morey

Girls League Scheduling Director: Open

Development Director: Mark Melanson

Fundraising Director: Open

Registration Director: Terri Rosberg