CONNECTICUT SWIMMING, INC.
Board of Directors
Present: Bill Ball, Brian Carey, Steve
Carroll, Mary Anne Condon, Barbara
Ehmer, April Haskell, Bill Krumm, Pam Libertiny, Susan Lecza, Mary Lynch, John
McCann, Judy Snow.
Not Present: Ken Block, Ed Easley,
George Miles, David Moyer, Tim Quill, Leanne Spletzer, Lauren Taft, and
Kathleen Walsh.
Also Present: Nan Cooper and Clark
Cooper.
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General
Chairman Mary Anne Condon called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes of April 5, 2000 were reviewed. Motion was made, seconded and approved to
accept the minutes as published.
Approval of the
Agenda: In response to the request for any additions to the evening’s agenda,
the following item was added at Pam Libertiny's request: board members serving
on CSI committees. Motion was made, seconded and
approved to accept the revised agenda.
Announcements: Mary Anne commented that this was the last meeting
for the current Board of Directors and then went on to welcome the new board
members: Steve Carroll (General Chair), Clark Cooper (Administrative), Brian
Carey (Jr. Athlete Rep and currently in office), Bill Krumm (Program
Development), John McCann (Finance), Sue Lecza (Treasurer), and Barbara Ehmer
(Secretary). The new board members'
terms will begin September 1, 2000.
Mary Anne then gave Steve Carroll the floor. Steve appointed Pam Libertiny to Program Operations and Jeff
Allen to Coach-at-Large and then asked for advice and consent of the board in
accordance with the bylaws. Motion
made, seconded and approved to accept these appointments to the board. Ed Easley, Officials Chair has resigned and
the board was asked for nominations to fill the last year of Ed's term. Bill Repass was nominated. Motion made, seconded and approved to
appoint Bill Repass as Official's Chair to complete Ed Easley's term.
OLD BUSINESS
Spectators on Deck Policy: April
Haskell spoke with Wells O'Brien, USA Swimming Counselor regarding the CSI
Rules of Conduct. Wells agreed that a
generic policy should be in effect which limits people on deck to those
actively participating in the meet and our policy met with his approval. The board moved, seconded and unanimously
approved to reaffirm the current Rules of Conduct. April will draft a letter,
with Wells O'Brien signature, to Attorney Joe Brophy reaffirming our policy
regarding individuals permitted on the pool deck during a CSI sanctioned
meet.
Task Force: The
task force will be meeting in the fall, chaired by Jeff Allen.
Coaches Clinic: Bill Ball reported that the coaches' clinic will be held October 6-7,
2000. It was proposed that the annual
Official's Meeting be held the same weekend, preferable Saturday the 7th. Lunch will be provided by CSI. Bill Repass will be contacted to
confirm.
Coaches Incentive
Program: Three coaches submitted
applications for the 1999 fiscal year:
Bill Ball, Kathy Walsh and Tim Wise.
Motion made, seconded and approved to grant each coach $500 toward
continuing education as outlined in the Coaches Incentive Program
guidelines. The 2000 program will be
posted on the web immediately.
NEW BUSINESS
Amendments to the Bylaws: Mary Anne Condon recommended removing Transition
Period, 6.6.3 from the bylaws. It
was agreed that the bylaws need updating, i.e. seasonal membership. Mary Anne Condon, Clark Cooper, April
Haskell and Pam Libertiny will meet as a committee and recommend changes to the
bylaws at the September Board of Directors meeting. The House of Delegates will vote upon any changes to the bylaws
in October.
Olympic Trials Travel Reimbursement: Program Development
committee recommended changes to the reimbursement available to eligible CSI
Olympic Trialists raising the total monies available to $11,000 with a maximum
or $1,100 per athlete. This will include the USA Disability Championships, as
it is a selection meet for the Paralympics.
Motion made, seconded and approved to accept Program Development's
recommendation.
USA Swimming Nominations: Forms for
nominations to the USA Swimming Board of Directors and Committees are available
in the CSI office or on the USA Swimming website. CSI website will contain this information as well. CSI will recommend Mary Lynch for
consideration as a presidential at-large appointee.
Coaches Credentials: Discussion was held as to the growing problem of coaches with
expired credentials working on deck during team practices and meets. After discussing various methods of notifying
coaches and clubs, it was agreed that coaches with current credentials would be
posted on the web. If a coach's name is
not listed, then he/she cannot be on deck for meets or practice. It was reaffirmed that meet sponsors are
responsible for checking coaches' cards at every meet.
Officials'
Headsets: The
board approved the purchase of new headsets for the officials. The officials committee will report back to
the board with a recommendation.
CSI
Meet Computer: An older computer belonging
to CSI will be used for the CSI Championship meets.
Board
members serving on committees: The tacit
understanding that CSI board members not serve on CSI committees was
clarified. Due to potential conflict of
interest, it is understood that board members not serve as committee members
with a vote (other than committees as stated in the bylaws), but they are
welcome to attend and become involved in committee meetings. CSI committees should embrace and encourage
new members from our clubs to assure good representation.
The Board of Directors went into closed
session.
Reports of Officers
Due
to time constraints no reports were heard.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nan Cooper
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April Haskell |
Letter to Attorney Brophy |
ASAP |
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Mary Anne Condon, Clark Cooper, April Haskell and Pam Libertiny |
Recommendations to changes in the bylaws |
Report to September BOD meeting |
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Bill Repass |
Headsets |
Report to September BOD meeting |
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Nan Cooper |
Presidential at large appointment |
ASAP |
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Task Force |
Meet in fall |
Report to September BOD meeting |
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