SPRING BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, APRIL 9,
2007
The meeting was called to order by President Pat Dolphin at 7:01.
Thirty-Four officials were in attendance.
Executive Secretary Pinky Primrose presented the Minutes of the Fall
Business Meeting. Motion by Paul Schuetz and seconded by Jeff Frese to
accept the Minutes as presented. Motion carried.
Pinky presented the Financial Report. As of April 1, 2007 the balance
on-hand was $2,749.85. Outstanding expenses are primarily related to
the upcoming Annual Banquet. The association is in good financial
condition. Questions about day-to-day financial details can be discussed
with any officer. Motion by Dan Hilby and seconded by Pat Casey to
accept the Financial Report as presented. Motion carried.
The Executive Committee met on February 28, 2007. Pat Dolphin reviewed
the agenda of this meeting, which is included the financial review and the
remaining agenda items for this meeting.
Pinky reviewed major items from the newsletter.
-- This year is our 70th CRAOA Annual Banquet. 45-60 are expected
to attend.
Gary Dolphin, the voice of Iowa
Hawkeye Athletics, will be our guest speaker.
-- Basketball Officials did a better job on this year's Part II Exam.
Cory
Burkle was top score with
97. 15 members scored 90+, twenty scored 80+, and
seven scored 70+. Six
officials did not take the test. Amy Holocek was the
top score among applying
officials with 91.
-- Keep the Arbiter up to date, including your schedule AND contact
information.
-- Make sure to complete your registration and pay fees to IHSAA and
IGHSAU.
-- Eight officials will be recognized at the banquet for longevity in
CRAOA.
No communications were presented. The Executive Committee had reviewed
a handful of letters requesting membership requirement waivers for missed
meetings.
No Old Business was discussed.
The Executive Committee nominated Chris Heidelbauer for Third Vice President
(Basketball). No further nominations were made. Motion by Pat
Casey and seconded by Harry Brown to accept Chris as 3rd VP. Motion
carried.
Applying Members were presented by Harry Brown.
-- Motion by Paul Schuetz and seconded by Don Haugen to offer
Full
Membership to Matthew
Bader, Jeremy Kohlhaas, Michael Koolbeck, Chad
Osler, and Shane
Remington as recommended by Harry. Remington did
receive a waiver on
meeting attendance requirement due to new employment.
Motion carried.
-- Motion by Jeff Frese and seconded by Charlie Porter to
promote Step I
officials Epperson,
Hilbach-Barger, Holocek, Jacobs, Johnson, Korn, Law,
McAllister,
Mullenbach, Oberbroeckling, Olson, Swales, Turner, and Winter
to Step II as
recommended by Harry. Noted that three of these individuals
missed games this
year for varying reasons. Motion carried.
-- Motion by Pat Casey and seconded by Gordy Kennedy to
maintain Step I
official Phil Goodall
at Step I per Harry's recommendation. Others who
have worked with Phil
agreed. Discussion included the need to send Phil
a letter regarding
his status and to limit him to Jr. High games next year.
Motion carried.
-- Motion by Jack Jaspers and seconded by Jerry Winter to
extend Full
Membership to Craig
Murray. Craig is a veteran official who missed some
membership
requirements last year and reapplied. Motion carried.
Motion by Chris Heidelbauer and seconded by Deb Trimble to remove Scott Behn,
John Dvorak, Dennis Higgins, Darrell Hobbs, Tyler Kivell, Terry Silberger
from Active Membership to Step II for lack of Part II Exam. Demarro
Walton maintains Step I status for this reason. Motion Carried.
Officials which failed to meet the required meeting attendance were all
acted upon already for lack of Part II Exam. (Higgins, Hobbs, Walton).
Erin Blockhus maintains Step I status for this reason.
Motion by Harry Brown and seconded by Jerry Kadlec to drop Dan Colbert, Mike
Voegel, and John Barkhurst from the roster for failure to pay dues or
re-apply. Motion carried.
There was discussion of handling of Junior High games. Pinky will be
working with School Administration to ensure that A/B games start on-time.
Some schools were delaying the scheduled start time without proper
communication for lengthy C games. Schedule is tough due to the number
of games on Tuesdays. Veteran officials--please work some junior high
games if you can! This kids and coaches really appreciate your
involvement.
Motion by Paul Schuetz seconded by Harry Brown to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried at 7:44 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Heidelbauer