Little League Baseball,
Inc., United States Eastern Region
State of
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Meeting Minutes
November 16, 2008
Little League
Headquarters,
State
Coordinator Glen Fiebig called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
Roll call was taken by sign in sheet.
Districts represented: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31 and 32.
Also present was Don Soucy, East Region Director.
Motion to
approve the meeting minutes of May 17, 2008 was made by District 15.
Second by District 17.
Motion to
approve the finance report dated August 23, 2008 was made by District 13.
Second by District 32. Report
attached.
Glen
introduced Don Soucy. Don reviewed
non-compliant charters by district and noted that each year that there must be a
signature from each league’s president for compliance with background checks.
Any new charters for 2009 will be kicked back if they are not compliant.
OLD BUSINESS
There was a
brief discussion concerning Honorary Members and their rights as outlined in the
by-laws. There was a consensus that
all were in agreement with the by-laws as they currently stand.
NEW BUSINESS
Glen stated
that sections must meet before the next meeting to assign the state tournaments.
They will be announced at the next meeting
Motion by
District 14, second by District 12 requiring that the 9/10 and 10/11 tournaments
move up one week in the schedule.
Motion passed.
Motion by
District 12, second by District 14 asking that the Junior and Senior tournaments
be accepted as noted in the spreadsheet. Motion
passed.
Motion by
District 14, second by District 25 requiring that the Major tournaments be
adjusted to allow for three days prior to the regional tournaments.
Motion passed. The revised
start dates for Major tournaments were agreed as follows:
|
Baseball |
Softball |
Districts |
26-Jun |
27-Jun |
Sections |
17-Jul |
14-Jul |
States, E/W |
24-Jul |
21-Jul |
State Finals |
31-Jul |
26-Jul |
The
Schedule spreadsheet will be adjusted accordingly.
EAST REGION REPORT
Don Soucy,
Director of the East Region reported on:
1.
2009 elections are
required for districts, 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 , 25, 28, and 31.
2.
There will be Road Shows
in
3.
The East Region clinics
are as follows: League Administration – Jan. 24th and 25th;
Umpire – Feb. 7th and 8th; Michelle Smith Mar. 8th
(tentative)
4.
Don reviewed minutes from the “Eastern Region Advisory Board”.
A copy is attached.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Date for
the next meeting was decided on for April 4th, 2009 at noon.
There was a
discussion concerning Choice Point, background checks with significant emphasis
on the importance of completing these checks.
Motion to
adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Wendler
DA PA
District 14
Penna. State Little
League DA’s Treasurers report
August 23, 2008
Beginning
Balance Aug, 2008
$3,288.40
CHECKS
125
Food August
$42.80
126
Rent
$50.00
127
Donation
$500.00
RECEIVED
Dues
$250.00
Ending Balance
$2,945.60
Eastern Region Advisory Board – Position
Paper
1.
We support the idea that the 5-run limit be abolished in the
final full inning of a game at the minor league level.
2.
We do not support any change to rule 4.12
3.
Recognizing the importance of the ASAP Program, we believe that Little League,
Inc. needs to consider recognizing Safety Officers at the state level who work
diligently to assist leagues with ASAP plans.
We also ask that Little League actively recognize those volunteers who
retire from Little League after decades of service.
4.
We ask that Little League announce the dates of the World Series final games at
least two years in advance so that the individual states can better plan their
tournaments.
5.
The members are grateful that a Softball Manager has been hired to focus on the
Softball Program and we thank Little League for recognizing the need to fill
this position. We hope that the
Manager will be a voting member of the Charter Committee and also become a
member of the Rules Committee, where the Manager will be able to focus on issues
pertinent to the softball program.
Due to the fact that there are thousands of “softball managers” in the program,
we recommend that the title be changed to Director of Softball.
6.
In order for Little League to determine the growth or decline of baseball and
softball programs, we recommend that Little League look at the rosters to
determine the number of players involved in the Program. Chartered league
numbers and team numbers cannot be relied upon to be accurate due to the process
used for the formation of combined teams.
7.
This Board wishes to recognize the commitment and dedication of the entire
Eastern Regional staff to its District
The
31st of October, 2008
Dave Ruotolo, Maryellen Holden,
Eastern Region Advisory Board - October 31,
2008
The members present at the
There is great concern about the
construction of the new Concession Stand.
This Advisory Board believes that the construction of the Concession
Stand should begin this fall (2008).
The construction should be according to the original plans; there should be no
scaling back the project. The
construction will be paid for with the money that was raised in the East.
Additional funds needed to complete the project should be allocated by
Little League International.
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