Little League Board Meeting Minutes 12/4/17
Members present: Jess DeMeyer, Janet Jamison, Brad Kowieski, Ryan Hanson, Brian McGinnis, Brandon Daab
Members absent: Randy Beard
Update on Lights of the Northwoods from Brandon. LL not able to organize participation this year, but will offer a $100 donation. Brad will email Randy to issue the check.
Jess and Janet will work on website updates, adding tabs for travel ball and possibly Babe Ruth, and lining up the correct registration forms for each area of baseball and softball.
Discussion of adding practices to the baseball schedule this season. Decision made and agreed upon unanimously to hold 1 practice and 1 game/week in May and 2 games/week in June for 8u-12u boys. This also meets our All Star requirement for a 12 game season.
Janet to check with people who assisted with money collections in concession stands last season to see if they are willing to do so again.
Janet to get job descriptions for concession stand and equipment duties to Brad.
Brian to work on an ad to run in newspapers requesting LL help amongst the general public. Will bring ad concept to the next meeting.
Brad to work on coaching job descriptions/job duties.
Brad to email bat regulations email to Janet to be distributed to all past LL families prior to the holidays.
Brian spoke with Tricia at Metro re:uniform costs. Costs are not expected to decrease unless we use baseball caps without official logos for the boys or plain t-shirts for the girls. Group decision made to look into covering increasing costs via more sponsorships.
Group voted unanimously to raise sponsorship costs to $250 to sponsor a team. Ryan and Brian gathering information on possibility of signs on outfield fences to garner more income from sponsors. Will bring back findings to next meeting. Website sponsorship remains $300.
Morrison photography accepted offer to take LL photos for the 2018 season.
Jess and Janet to set opening day of registration in January following necessary website changes.
Voted to keep individual LL fee at $40/player but increase family fee from $60 to $65
Softball committee to meet Dec. 18th at 6:30 pm at Hodag Lanes to discuss travel tourneys
Next LL board meeting to be held Monday, Jan. 8th at 6:00 pm at Hodag Lanes. Will be sure to discuss ordering team bats with USA bat stickers at that meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Jamison, Secretary