CMFA AGM Meeting Minutes
December 15, 2015
Start 11:12am
75 voting members in attendance
Tom Weiler and Bill Martindale will complete vote counts.
Presidents report
- A great year on the field – OVFL Bantam Champs, OM Varsity Champs and OFL Tyke Champs. Conf Finalists in JV, SR OV, OFL Atom/Btm
- Registration broke some records this year, continue to sure growth in all phases
- Purchase of trailer and on-field payment, gives us flexibility, at field registration, on field equipment room for alterations, equipment room etc
- Explain OFA/insurance, OMFL/OVFL/OFL/OFC
- Review new implementations of OFA policy
- Mentioned the new Not-For-Profit regulations
- The big legislation coming down is the Safe Contact program. Last year we had “Making Headway”. This becomes more intense.
How do we become a Safe Contact Association?
- Have a trained NCCP Learning Facilitator – COMPLETE
- Have a trained NCCP Evaluator – COMPLETE
- Have all coaches Football Canada Safe Contact trained
- Have 80% of all coaches Safe Contact trained – 2016 Goal
- The remaining 20% coaches within the association become trained within a year
- All new coaches within an association become trained within a year
- Have coaches actively teaching Safe Contact including Safe Contact fundamental practice at the start of every season
- Coaches for Bantom OM, PW OM, Atom OM – new board
- Mandatory meetings for coaches this year. Too much to cover to have just one. Coaches need more help and we need coaches to come out.
Adoption of the minutes of the previous AGM
- Motion to accept – Bill Martindale, 2nd – Tom Weiler – Unanimous
President
Steve Amis nominates Bill Beldam, Rob Hutchinson 2nd. Nomination accepted. No other nominations. Bill Beldam remains president.
Vice President
Steve Schroeder nominates Cyril Barry, Tiffany Laffin 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Tyson Brochu nominates Sean Carduff, Steve Schroeder 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Vote:
Sean – 24
Cyril – 32
Abstain – 12
Cyril Barry voted as Vice President
Treasurer
Joe Hill nominates Danielle Fraser, Steve Schroeder 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Jordan Santos nominates Tracy Senfner, Will Busch 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Vote:
Danielle – 4
Tracy – 61
Abstain – 7
Tracy Senfner voted as Treasurer,
Secretary
Stephanie Fleury nominates Dawn Clifford, Vanessa Stevenson 2nd. Nomination declined.
Tammy O’Reilly nominates Tricia Schmidt, Krista Dalton 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Tricia Schmidt is acclaimed.
Director of Registration
Stephanie Fleury nominates Katherine O’Leary, Trevor Figueirdo 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Cyril Barry nominates Tiffany Laffin, Will Busch 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Stacy Turkat nominates Sara Lyn Brochu, Tyson Brochu 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Vote:
Katherine – 32
Tiffany – 15
Sara Lyn – 10
Abstain – 12
Katherine O’Leary voted as Director of Registration.
Director of Equipment
Bill Martindale nominates Brad Fleury, Cyril Barry 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Dale Tebow nominates Trevor Figueirdo, Kyle Coal 2nd. Nomination declined.
Brad Fleury is acclaimed.
Director of Concessions
Jordan Santos nominates Shane Hahn, Tricia Doyle 2nd, Nomination accepted.
Shane Hahn is acclaimed.
Director of Marketing
Tricia Schmidt nominates Kara Judge, Colin McConnell 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Kara Judge is acclaimed.
Director of Web Ops
Brad Fluery nominates Tyson Brochu, JT Tomlinson 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Tyson Brochu is acclaimed.
Director of Fundraising
Cyril Barry nominates John Freisson, Tiffany Laffin 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Steve Schroder nominates Dawn Clifford, Colin McConnell 2nd. Nomination accepeted.
Vote:
John – 60
Dawn – 7
John Freission votes as Director of Fundraising
Director of Special Events
Darren nominates Natasha Mallman, Katherine 2nd. Nomination accepted.
Tricia Schmidt nominates Dawn Clifford, Krista Dalton 2nd. Nomination accepeted.
Vote:
Natasha – 53
Dawn – 8
Abstain – 6
Natasha Mallman voted as Director of Special Events.
Motion to adjourn Steve Amis
Vanessa Stevenson 2nd
Unanimous vote
Meeting ended at 1pm.