REGULAR MEETING OF THE

CEDAR RAPIDS ATHLETIC OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

March 11, 2013

I. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by President Pat Casey at 6:30 p.m. at the Grant Wood Area Education Agency. An attendance sheet was passed for all in attendance to sign in lieu of roll call. 45 members were in attendance.

II. Minutes of Fall 2012 Meeting. The Fall Meeting Minutes were available on the website.

III. Financial Report. Chris Heidelbauer reviewed the financial information with the membership. The Executive Board met and reviewed the finances as well. As of February 6, 2013 there was $4292.35 in the bank accounts.

IV. Executive Board Report. Information from the Executive Board Meetings in January and February was shared with the membership. Pinky Primrose has resigned as Executive Secretary. The Board appointed Cory Burkle as Executive Secretary and Chris Heidelbauer as Assistant Secretary. Chris will assist Cory and be primarily responsible for finances and Arbiter. Bill Yeisley will continue as trainer of football officials, and a new trainer of basketball officials will be selected by the Board. Joel Duffy expressed a desire to serve as basketball trainer. The Board recommended the following compensation for these positions: Executive Secretary - $1,800; Assistant Secretary - $575; Football Trainer - $300; Basketball Trainer - $300. A motion to approve the compensation was made by Mike Mitchell, seconded by Sonny Deke and approved by the members. The compensation for these positions will be reviewed on an annual basis. The Board also nominated Bill Utterback to serve as Second Vice President to fill the officer position vacated by Cory Burkle’s move to Executive Secretary. A motion was made by Mike Mitchell and seconded by Pat Dolphin to close nominations. The motion was approved by the members, so Bill Utterback will serve as Second Vice President.

Lengthy discussion was had regarding scheduling fees paid by high schools and junior high schools to the CRAOA, game fees, and the length of games (1 or more 5^th quarters). The Executive Secretary will investigate the fees paid to other associations, and game fees paid by other schools. A motion was made by Patrick St. John and seconded by Mike Mitchell for the Executive Secretary to contact middle school administrators prior to July 1 to confirm game fees and the amount of time for any additional quarters after completion of regular games. The motion was approved by the members with a strong suggestion that the school administrators be contacted as soon as possible. Discussion was also had regarding game assignments in the CRAOA compared to other associations. The Board hopes to take better advantage of Arbiter’s capabilities to assure proper assignment of experienced and newer officials to games, and to better communicate the need for substitutes or replacements as the need arises. The 76^th CRAOA Banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2012, at the Touch of Class. The speaker will be John Campbell.

V. Membership. The following basketball officials were proposed by Cory Burkle for moving from Step I to Step II: Todd Ambrosy, John Beguhn, Mike Bonwell, Sam Burdt, Bill Connolly, Bill Johnson, Ken Koska, Keith Rath, Rich Ripley and Bill Wilson. Motion was made by Jerry Winter and seconded by Cal Norris. The motion passed.

The following members were proposed by Cory Burkle for moving from Step 2 to Full Membership: Ken Heying, Darryl Jones, Doug King, Cody Oakes, Troy Patrick, Kurt Schindler, Dan Thomas, David Thul, Doug Wagner and Noel Wilburn; and for approving the transfers of David Baker, Joe Gatto and Luke Miller. Motion was made by Jerry Winter and seconded by Chris Heidelbauer. The motion passed.

Pat Casey reported that Pinky Primrose had requested Honorary Member status, and met all the qualifications for such status. A Motion to make Pinky and Honorary Member was made by Chris Heidelbauer and seconded by Pat Dolphin. Motion passed.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.