Buckeye Travel Hockey League Board Meeting
March 8, 1999 Minutes
Sportstown Ice Center, Dayton, OH
Member Organizations Represented: Findlay, Gem City, Columbus Flames, Dayton Bluehawks, Cincinnati Cyclones
President Murray Stall called the meeting to order.
The minutes from the 2/8/99 Board Meeting were reviewed and approved.
Treasurer Daryl Rotman presented the Treasurer's Report. Current Balance is $23,542.58. This includes Tournament income of $19,725.00. Expenses for the current reporting period include the balance of the Scheduler's fee, the January conference call, Internet service, bank service charges and League and Tournament trophies.
Teams with unpaid Tournament fees include Cincinnati Cyclones Bantam A, Louisville Bantam A and Newark Midget. Murray reported that some tournament expenses were taken from the Cincinnati fee and that they were square. Newark sent an e-mail earlier in the day on 3/8/99 that their money was being sent. No representatives were present from Louisville, Daryl to follow-up. Invoices were turned in for the ice at Sportstown. Nothing from the Dayton refs or Louisville. Daryl to provide a full reporting of the tournament expenses.
Discussion on refunding a portion of the tournament fees. Further discussion to take place at next meeting after all the expenses have been paid.
Treasure's report was accepted into record.
Discussion of changes to the 1999-2000 Rules & Regulations took place. Any rules changes will be voted on at the Annual Meeting in May. In the mean time, all proposed changes will be posted to the WEB page. Members are highly encouraged to review the proposed changes and return feedback to their BTHL Representative or any BTHL Board Member. There is also a "Feedback" form on the WEB page that can be used to provide input to the league.
Areas in the Rules & Regulations that are currently being reviewed:
· Game cancellation policy
· Protested games
A/AA team placement
End of Season tournament was reviewed. For the most part, things ran smoothly. The Northern Kentucky Bantam A team forfeited their consolation game. Fortunately another team was able to fill in so the opposing team got their second game. Recommendation was made to open the End of Season tournament up to bid from member organizations. This may help with making sure all games are covered.
Recommendation made to fill the board positions through a rotating list of member organizations. The thought was to fill spots from individuals who have volunteered. If there are open positions then the next organization on the list is responsible for filling it. In addition, the association would be fined if there is a lack of participation. This is to be discussed again at May meeting.
A few Satisfaction Surveys have come in through the mail. Most have been complete on the WEB. Len has the ability to compile a summary of the results for reporting.
Next meeting will be at Sportstown Ice Center on Sunday May 16, 1999 at 4:00 p.m..
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.