Keystone Lacrosse Officials Association

Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 – 7:00pm

I. Old Business

  1. Meeting Dates and Locations
  2. Breakfast meeting?
  3. Interpretation Meeting and Clinic
  4. Letter to General Membership

II. Budget

III. US Lacrosse Convention

IV. Training Committee and Rules Interpreter

  1. Evaluation program
  2. Training classes
  3. Recruitment

V. SEPLA Youth Contract

VI. Meeting with Bob Lombardi on August 21st.

Meeting notes:

Meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm.

Attendees

Jason Costello – President

Ed Cavaliere – Vice President

Gil Zirkel – Secretary

Charlie Sheckler – Treasurer

Mike Postus – At-Large

Kevin Schaeffer – At-Large

I. Old Business

  1. Meeting Dates were set for the Fall and they are as follows

Board MeetingsGeneral Membership Meetings

September 8thSeptember 16th

October 3rd October 6th

November 3rd October 20th

December 1stNovember 10th

November 24th

December 8th

  1. There will be two interpretation meetings – one at each meeting location (Marple-Newtown and a place TBA). PIAA team coaches must attend one of the interpretation meetings.
  2. Kevin Schaeffer will be contacting West Chester S.D. to be determined a meeting location for Chester County.
  3. All General Membership Meetings will begin at 7:00.
  4. The Board voted unanimously to incorporate annual clinic into another training tool.The topics discussed at the clinic will be incorporated into the Fall General Membership Meetings or another mechanism that the board decides upon.
  5. Jason Costello will compose a letter to the association outlining the meeting dates, times, location, and other pertinent information.

II. Budget

  1. Ed Cavaliere and Charlie Sheckler will formulate a preliminary budget for review at the next board meeting. Jason Costello formulated a preliminary budget that is attached to this document.

III. US Lacrosse Convention

  1. The US Lacrosse Convention is January 16 – 18, 2009.

IV. Training Committee and Rules Interpreter

  1. Because of time, the board decided to table this discussion for the next meeting (September meeting).

V. SEPLYA Youth Contract

  1. Jason Costello spoke with Tim Udeski, President of the SEPLYA Board of Directors, and he verbally agreed to have the youth contract(s) in the name of the association and not one individual. The association will then choose an assigner in conjunction with the Board of Directors of SEPLYA.
  2. This will be the first contract in the association’s name.
  3. The GPLOA will be involved with the negotiations since they are responsible for providing officials for SEPLYA North (Montgomery and Bucks counties).
  4. The negotiations will commence in September when the SEPLYA Board meets again.

VI. Meeting with Bob Lombardi on August 21, 2008

  1. Bob Lombardi, the Associate Director of the PIAA, contacted Jason Costello for a meeting on August 21, 2008 at 10:00 am at the PIAA office.
  2. Jason Costello agreed to the meeting and he, Ed Cavaliere, and Lee Stevens will be meeting with Dr. Lombardi.
  3. An agenda from Dr. Lombardi had not been received as of the date of this meeting.

To-Do Items

  1. Kevin Schaeffer will contact West Chester School District to secure a venue for a meeting location.
  2. Jason, Charlie, and Ed will formulate a tentative budget for the 2008 – 2009 season.
  3. Jason will draft a letter for the board’s review before the next meeting.
  4. Jason will draft a meeting schedule and agenda before the next meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 7:00 at a place to be determined.

The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm