East Bay Bristol County Lacrosse Association
Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2011
7pm, Peter Ramsden’s Residence, Barrington
In attendance: Matt Hayes, Dee Walton, Peter Ramsden, Michael Curry, Molly Lacerte, Michael Payton
Absent: John Gaffney, Ted Broomhead
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm
Approval of Last Meeting Minutes
Michael Curry made a motion to approve the December 13th meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Peter Ramsden and passed by a unanimous vote.
Treasurer’s Report – Peter Ramsden
· Peter and John Gaffney have met to hand over the accounting materials
· John’s company donated a laptop to EBBCLA for accounting
· The 2011 budget has been adjusted per last meeting’s motion
· Year end financials are complete
· 1099’s will be issued shortly for paid employees
Old Business
Competitive Program budget discussion
· Boys’ competitive coaches are not paid
· Level I certified competitive coaches will be reimbursed for their child’s registration in lieu of being paid
Competitive Program discussion
· Some discussion about players participating in pre-season activities prior to registering for the upcoming season
· US Lacrosse memberships are valid until 3/31/11 so insurance is not a major concern
· Going forward, players will be required to check in prior to participating in pre-season practices to verify valid US Lacrosse membership
· There was some discussion about requiring players to register for the upcoming season prior to participating in pre-season activities next year.
Sponsorship
· Michael Payton reported progress on the development of a sponsorship package
· There was some discussion about the benefits the league could offer potential sponsors
· There was some discussion about potential sponsor
Competitive Program Philosophy
· The sub-committee (Michael Payton, Ted Broomhead, Molly Lacerte) submitted a draft mission statement for consideration
· There was some discussion about the lack of an overall mission statement for EBBCLA
· A draft of an overall mission statement will be submitted by Matt Hayes to the rest of the board for consideration
· Upon approval of an overall Mission Statement, the competitive and perhaps recreational program statements will be further refined
New Business
The Middle School Boys’ Lacrosse program
· A discussion on ways that EBBCLA can support this new program
· EBBCLA will support the new Middle School Boys’ Program as much as possible
Adjournment
Molly Lacerte made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Michael Payton and after a unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50pm.
The next meeting is scheduled for 2/10/11 at the Barrington Public Library, 7pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Molly Lacerte
EBBCLA Secretary
