GKMSA Executive Board Meeting Minutes - November 23, 2010

Attendance: President Kyle Rider, VP Scott Goulet, Treasurer Gordie Daniels, Secretary Nathan Johnson and UIC Joe Warhall.

Agenda:

- The board discussed player complaints and conduct issues from last season and how to prevent this. The Executive board then created the 2011 GKMSA Code of conduct. Code of Conduct to be voted for acceptance by Board of Director’s at the By-Laws meetings.

- Board agreed to pay Paul Wilcox $540 owed to him for the scoreboards and added this to last season’s budget.

- Discussion to go to TD Bank to have new board signed to account.

- Discussion with UIC Joe Warhall about umpire meetings and mandatory clinics.

- Next seasons sponsor and player’s fees to be discussed further at next meeting, pending the outcome of the Legion fields.

- Bats to be kept the same as 2010 with a ban of the Demarini Steels from the lowest division of play in GKMSA for 2012. Pending approval from Board of Director’s at By-Laws meeting.

- The board decided to open Division 1 to all pitchers with open style pitching and 9-man play, there will be a list of pitcher’s only allowed to pitch in Division 1. Division 2 will be open to pitchers not on the Division 1 pitchers list with open style pitching and 10-man play. Pending approval from Board of Director’s at By-Laws meeting.

- Tentative Division 1 pitcher’s list: Scott Goulet, Billy Hopkins, Kevin Russell, Wiley Billings, Mark Oales, Rob Allen, Rick Strongrem and Rob McQueen. Board has right to add pitcher’s to this list at any time if in the best interest of the league. Pending approval from Board of Director’s at By-Laws meeting.

- Discussion on possible ban of bunting for lowest division in 2012, decided it altered the play of the game.

- Discussion about tournament dates:

§ The Walt – May 14 and 15 in Keene. Entry fee $250.

- Budget was discussed with Treasurer Gordie Daniels creating a projected 2011 budget for next meeting.

Meeting was adjourned.