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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

01-APR-08 / 7:15 PM Meeting called to order. Dan Baker presiding.

 

Attendance

Joe Tassone, Marti Mahoney, AnnMarie Ely, Lori McLaughlin, Mary Rogers, Mike Brown, Ed Riekstins, Sante Michelangelo, Bob, Folk, Russell Medeiros, Bob Deignam, Ken Kimker, Stephen de Garavilla, Frank Schricker, Erica Foster, Tim Delaney, Joe Fiumara, Dan Boudreau, Mike D’Ambrosio, Peter Majeski, Rich Buck, Jeanne Buck, Rich Altonaga, Bela Hasek, Mike Buonopane, Bob Fryer, Stephen Gregorio, Jim Claroni, Clark Caplan, Cathy Cresta, Al Cosentino, Damian Arrondo, Tom Heinz, Mary Packard, Al Marquis, Dave Vigeant, Jim Forance, Dennis Goodine, Andrea Collins, Leonard David, Jay Bromander, Dan Baker.


As of 01APR08 – The following Club’s fields were closed for Saturday and Sunday (05 & 06 April)

  • Lowell , PAC, Dracut , Westford, Hanscom. Chlemsford and Somerville reported that U10s and U12s were possible. (Update: Week One was postponed League-wide).
  • Registrar Report (Mary Rogers) – ‘Done’
  • Burlington GU12-5 in D4 needs passcards. Burlington has been given time to get the gets.

Boys & Girls Commissioner (Mary Packard reporting for both)

  • Cards must show the Clubs name.
  • Pictures must fit the spot allocated on the back of the passcard.
  • All changes were completed.

Treasurer:

  • (Cathy Cresta) We are in great shape financially.

Statistician (Dan Baker reports)

  • April 20 and May 11 Sunday venues may changes.
  • The database in SportsManager is turned on and ready to go.
  • BU16 D2B has an extra game, the second game against an opponent will not count in the standings.
  • Dan will report on the ‘odd number’ groups’ extra games.
  • Bu14 D4 will have an extra game.
  • Dan explained the game change procedure.

Referee Coordinator (Clark Caplan)

  • Town/Club Referee Assignors –all but 2 have been recertified (Westford and Revere ) and they have contacted the State Assignor Coordinator regarding recertification.
  • Mid-week games need to be processed through the MYSLREF Make-Up Queue through the MYSL Age Director.
  • The Age Director Tutorial will be sent out.
  • Any Field Closures will be posted on MYSLREF.ORG
  • Email closure information to: refereecoordinator@myslref.org and acosentino@mayouthsoccer.org
  • Once closed – the field is closed all day. (No partial closures are allowed).
  • D5 U12 and U14 matches are assigned by the MYSL Assignor.
  • Rosters must be stamped and it does not matter which Commissioner signs/stamps the roster. 

Age Directors:

  • BU16 Age Director (Rich Altonaga)
  • Re: Playoff Format: BU16 D1 – 4 of 6 teams will play for MTOC / BU16 D2 – 4 of 16 teams
  •   GU12 D4 Age Director Mike Brown will monitor the Burlington GU12-5 team passcard situation. (‘Burlington is in my house now’)

VP Development (Dan Baker)

  • Middlesex MTOC Wild Cards
  • BU16 – D1
  • BU16 – D2
  • GU16 – D1
  • GU14 – D2
  • Confirmed the rules for postponements and rescheduling.
  • April vacation is not a valid reason to postpone a game.

New Business:

  • Wakefield requested an 8:00 start for 4 games due to a park permit issue that limits their time on the field.  (The request was approved.)
  •   Request from Al Cosentino that if we have a rain-out for week One, that the make-up games be scheduled as quickly as possible. After some discussion, including the possibility of canceling the first week’s matches, the consensus of the Board was that the games should be made-up by the first week of May and that we should ‘Play the Games’.
  • Paul Tobin, President of Woburn Soccer, presented a request for an independent review of the MYSL books. The proposal was moved by Marti Mahoney and seconded by Russ Medeiros.
  • Proposed Motion:  That MYSL have an independent accounting firm perform a financial review of MYSL's annual actual revenue and expenses from the organization's previous fiscal year and for the current fiscal year to date, this review to be completed and available to the board and membership towns prior to the AGM in May. 

Discussion/Comments:

  • Rich Buck questions ‘year to date’.
  • Jeanne Buck questioned whether it could be done before the AGM.
  • Cathy Cresta estimated that it would take about 3 weeks to perform the audit/review.
  • Amendment No.1 – amend the time period for the previous fiscal year fiscal year to be completed and given to the Board of Directors dor review prior to July 1.
  • Accepted: 17 for, 0 against, 2 abstained
  • Amendment No.2 Prefix to the amendment to solicit bids for….
  • Accepted 15 for, 0 opposed, 4 abstained

Proposed Motion:  That MYSL solicit bids for an independent accounting firm to perform a financial review of MYSL's annual actual revenue and expenses from the organization's previous fiscal year, this review to be completed and available to the board and membership towns prior July 1, 2008.

 

Dan Baker offered to get the bids and bring them to the May Board meeting.

 

Meeting adjourned: 8:38 PM