CBUA South Bay Unit
Board Meeting
October 10, 2006
President, Phil Jenks, called CBUA Board meeting for October 10, 2006 to session at 6:30pm. Members present were Mr. Jenks, Mr. Collins, Mr. Flory, Mr. Hanrahan, , Mr. Escalera, Mr. Porter, Mr. Smith, Mr. Allen and Mr. Holmes. The meeting was held at Mr. Flory’s store.
Mr. Jenks discussed the upcoming MLB sponsored umpire clinic for our Unit. MLB Umpire, Kerwin Danley will act as the MLB lead contact for our Unit, with Mr. Porter and Smith being his main contact. Mr. Jenks reported that membership sign-ups for function event was low and wanted a better way to communicate the importance for all umpires to attend. It was agreed that the members-at-large will make an effort to re-contact Also, Unit members and Mr. Smith will send a second e-mail to all members as a reminder. The Board agreed in principle to place a November 1, 2006 deadline to sign-up. Any open slots will then be afforded to the L.A. Unit.
Mr. Jenks proposed, and then motioned to raise the dues for individual Unit members who do not have e-mail access by $10.00. This effort is to encourage Unit members to have e-mail thus, allowing them regular access to Unit mail, the “Arbitor” and other privileges through e-mail access. It will also reduce initial mailings/postage concerns. Furthermore, e-mail insures the Unit confirmation that all necessary information was sent to Unit members as appropriate. Action was seconded by Mr. Allen. Passed 7-0.
The Board voted to pay $99.00 for the annual NASO Loan Insurance. A motioned by Mr. Jenks, and a seconded by Collins Passed 7-0.
Mr. Jenks and Mr. Flory discussed the tentative classroom dates for instructional purposes. After some tweaking of dates and times, a revised schedule was updated and will be posted on the Unit’s web site and future mailings/e-mailings. The February 10, 2007 field clinic will be a Mandatory Clinic for ALL Unit members. Exceptions will be made to miss this clinic only to those approved by the Board in advance for valid reasons. Failure to attend may disqualify any Unit member from receiving a schedule, and may make your Unit reflecting a member NOT in good standing. Further, the February 24, 2007 field clinic date will now be a “scrimmage” date. Unit members will be allowed sign-up for games via the Arbitor.
Mr. Escalera recommended that the Unit obtain an actual copy of the Unit’s insurance policy (writer) to verify our restrictions, liabilities, etc. Mr. Jenks agreed to obtain this copy and will forward it to Mr. Escalera for review. (FYI…Mr. Escalera is in the insurance industry and understands insurance policies). Upon his review, he will report back to the Board his findings.
Mr. Collins distributed and discussed the Profit & Loss statement for the 2005-2006 season. The Board then approved a budget for the 2006-2007 season. Motioned by Mr. Jenks and seconded by Mr. Porter. Passed 7-0. Mr. Collins also proposed to have a form of “WEB Pay” available to all Unit members as a convenience to pay for dues, fines, memberships, etc via a credit card/debit card. A motion by Mr. Porter was made. It was agreed that Mr. Smith look into obtaining such services from Band of America and begin initial set-up of this service for our Web Site, provided the percentage expense is 3% or less per transaction. The motion was seconded by Mr. Holmes. Passed 7-0.
Mr. Jenks shared the “CIF Officiating with Honors” application. The Unit has until May 2007 to submit one name to CIF. More discussions on this will occur at future Board meetings.
No further business was discussed. Motion to adjourn by Mr. Jenks at 7:44PM was seconded by Mr. Collins. Next Board meeting will be determined via telephone, but tentatively planned for the month of December 2006.
