Janesville Lacrosse Club
Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, November 18, 2008 6:00 PM
Attendees:
John Haney, President
Margery Tibbetts, Vice President
Andrew Beaumont, Treasurer
Donna Haney, Secretary
President Haney called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
General Information: Donna Haney announced that she would be resigning from the board effective immediately. The board unanimously approved John MacDougall as her replacement.
Treasurer Update: JLC has $3,693.05 in its current account.
Tax ID Number Update: Margery Tibbetts is looking into the delay in receiving 501(c)(3) from the federal government. The club has already received non-profit status from the state of Wisconsin.
MALA Update: The 2010 schedule is posted on the team website. Some modifications may still occur. M. Tibbetts (MALA Treasurer) is working on the MALA team fees for the 2010 season.
Committee Update: No updates.
Youth Expansion: (Motion by Tibbetts, second by D. Haney). The club approved unanimously to pursue the formation of youth lacrosse teams at the Boy’s Senior Level (Grades 7/8) and Boy’s Junior Level (Grades 4-6). The board also approved Anne Haney as Youth Coordinator. Anne will coordinate and help coach the team teams.
Coaching Information: Anne Haney has completed US Lacrosse CEP Level 1 on-line training as well as the US Lacrosse CEP level 1 workshop.
Funding: Dave Moore has written a letter of recommendation for the club to receive a grant to be used toward the purchase of an AED and AED/CPR training.
New Issues: (Motion by Tibbetts, second by Beaumont). The club approved unanimously to allow John Haney to purchase netting that will be used to separate the two fields. This an experimental project designed to reduce the amount of balls lost during the course of the season. It will allow the youth teams and the high school teams practice on both fields at one time. The approximate cost of the netting will be $120 - $150.
Also, the board discussed adding another board position in the near future. The purpose of the new position would be to add another voice to the board. This topic will be revisited at a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 6:45 P.M.
The next JLC Board Meeting is scheduled for TBD in the lower meeting room at Hedberg Library.