Meeting Minutes for SCBOWBO

November 1, 2005

Meeting Agenda: Tuesday, November 1, 2005: Tony Churlin welcomed everyone to the meeting and expressed enthusiasm and optimism for the upcoming season. He welcomed back the veterans and also the many new officials. Tony also introduced our game assignor, Dan Taylor, and our finance advisor, Pat Kaminske. Troy Moe discussed the floor training sessions that are available for the new apprentice officials. They will be held at Valley View Middle School on Wed, Nov 1 and Wed, Nov 8 at 6:45 PM. All new officials are invited and all veterans are welcome to come and help out the newbies. Greg Osborne discussed the video-taping service that will be offered by the Board of Directors this year. Any official wishing to have one of their games taped should sign-up to do so. Getting video-taped is a great way to improve how you look and the image you project on the floor. Getting taped can be a humbling experience because the tape does not lie. Assignor Dan Taylor discussed the recreation leagues and the opportunites for our new officials to work those games. He also reminded officials to put their info into Arbiter which is the new software assigning program being used this year for school game assignments. Tony Churlin announced that Trent Harwood is the official photographer for SCBOWBO (and SCBOA as well) and that Trent would be taking "head shots" for the website. Trent will be bringing a ref shirt to the first couple of meetings that officials can put on while having their picture taken. Veteran officials who don't have a picture on file (or who don't like their current picture) can also have a new picture taken by Trent. Glenn Dunbar talked about the off-season recruiting committee and welcomed all the new officials. He encouraged all veteran officials to bring extra gear to the next couple of meetings to give to the new officials. Glenn will be keeping a notebook of "referred officials. Any official who brought a new (or transfer) official this year will receive $50.00 in cash at the end of the season if their new official worked at least 10 games (school or rec) this season. Rule books were handed out to new officials. More rule books will be ordered and given to new officials when dues are paid. Larry Kiger handed out the NFHS test to veteran officials. Apprentice officials will do the test as a group at a future meeting. Tony Churlin encouraged new officials to take a look at the SCBOWBO website for information and new on our organization. Tony reminded everyone of the MANDATORY interpreter's meeting at Cascade High School on Monday, Novemeber 7 at 7 PM. Officials who do not make that meeting need to find an alternative interpreter's meeting to go to. That is each official's responsibility. A list of alternative interpreter meetings is listed on this website in the meeting minutes section. Tony displayed the new SCBOA polo shirts available for sale for $25.00 each and made order forms available. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM and pizza and pop was provided.

Board Meeting after general meeting: Tony Churlin requested that board members get agenda items to him for the general meetings. One item for the agenda discussed was doing the NFHS test, preferable early in December. Tony Churlin discussed the letter he is writing to the schools requesting an increase in the mileage fees. He is trying to coordinate this letter with the boys officials association. Tony Churlin said that he would investigate getting a financial audit going. This audit would take place after the new Financial Advisor is up to speed and all the information has been transferred over. Ashley Thomas said that he would work on assigning guidelines and would have a draft ready by the Interpreter's Meeting. Greg Osborne will check into and start making preliminary plans for the year-end party. NEXT MEETING (Interpreter Meeting): November 7, 2005 Cascade High School at 7 PM