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MINUTES OF THE MVSRA MEETING ON 11/12/02

Meeting called to order at 7:15 PM, at Par Tech Fitness Center in New Hartford

Attendance: Bill Brooks, Rifet Begic, Art Durando, Jon Harter, Kit Hutchison, Peter Inserra, Ed Kobos, Ray Pitcher, Ed Ragan, Kevin Waters.

Minutes of the last meeting: It was unanimously approved that the minutes of the last meeting will be put on our website with the stipulation that all members will be given 2 weeks to object to any part. Objections may be sent to the secretary via email at Chapper69@yahoo.com. Kevin Waters& Art Durando.

Correspondence:

    1. We must conform to Eastern New York laws by getting photo Id’s taken. Jose was unavailable to do so but will be available in the future.
    2. State Youth Referee Administrator Jack Hahn has retired.

Presidents Report: There will be a meeting in early 2003 for Eastern New York administrators.

Assignors Report: The assignor has all the paperwork available for anyone who does not have a record of his or her games for the year.

Registrar: If you did not attend this meeting, hold onto your registration material and wait for the make-up test date to be announced. Kit has duplicate copies of the registration form if you did not receive one. They are also available on the USSF web site.

Old Business: Fees are still due from the CNYSSL for a cancelled game and assignors fees. Kevin, Ed and the secretary will make contact with CNYSSL officials to see that this money is paid.

New business:

  1. Election of officers: Ray Pitcher made a motion to re-elect all current officers to their respective posts. Seconded by Bill Brooks. Passed unanimously.
  2. The entry-level referee course will be held on January 31, February 1 and 2. The hours are Friday 6-10 PM, Saturday 9-6 PM, and Sunday 12-5 PM. Please contact any one you know who is interested to spread the word. An ad will run in the Utica, Oneida, Rome and Herkimer newspapers during December and January.
  3. Dues: Kevin made a motion to keep dues at $20 for the upcoming season. Peter seconded. Passed unanimously. Ray Pitcher made a motion that dues must be paid by the April 2003 meeting or else a fine of $10 will be added. Seconded by Kevin. Passed unanimously.
  4. CNYSSL: Payment for games of the CNYSSL for 2003 was tabled until the next meeting.
  5. Meetings: the first meeting of the 2003 year will be February 2 at 5PM so that current members can meet the members that have just finished the referee course. It was suggested that meetings be held on Sunday instead of Tuesday. The full calendar for 2003 will be set at the next meeting.

For the good of the game:

  1. Sportplx has some notes for referees on the inside cover of the referee manual. Please check it before your next game.
  2. Art Durando has some more flags for our jerseys.
  3. Ray Pitcher has a gold shirt for sale. Contact him for details.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM so that the members in attendance could take their tests for next year.

Respectfully Submitted,

Peter Inserra, Secretary