Board of Directors Minutes April 10, 2002

CONNECTICUT SWIMMING, INC.

Board of Directors

Minutes

April 10, 2002

Present: Brian Carey, Steve Carroll, Clark Cooper, Barbara Ehmer, Susan Lecza, Pam Libertiny, George May, Tim Quill, Bill Repass, Barry Silver, Judy Snow, Kathleen Walsh and Hayley Wolfgruber.

Not Present: Jeff Allen, Bill Ball, Mary Anne Condon, April Haskell, Bill Krumm, Sara Massa, John McCann and George Miles.

Also Present: Nan Cooper, Larry Frost and Leanne Spletzer.

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The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Steve Carroll.

Approval of the Agenda: The agenda was approved with one name correction.

Approval of Minutes: A motion to accept the minutes of January 16, 2002 was made, seconded and approved with the following correction: The SC Zone Team will have 4 coaches at $80.00 per meet day plus one head coach and the LC Zone Team will have 5 coaches at $80 per meet day plus one head coach.

Announcements: Steve Carroll announced that John Abrami is the new Coaches Representative. The last meeting for the outgoing Board members will be June 19, 2002. Tim Quill was congratulated in absentia for his successful college season at SCSU.

OLD BUSINESS

Club Standards: Judy Snow downloaded some good information about what other LSC's are doing to help their new clubs. The committee is still working on the standards and will report to the Board of Directors at the September or October meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

House of Delegates: The House of Delegates meeting is on May 21, 2002. Each board and committee member should submit highlights of their accomplishments.

2002-2003 Proposed Budget: Steve Carroll explained the changes in the proposed budget. The numbers reflect what we are really spending. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the budget as presented.

Nominating Committee: Larry Frost presented the following tentative list of candidates: General Chairman- Steve Carroll, Administrative Vice-Chairman- Clark Cooper, Program Development- Bill Krumm, Senior Chairman- Jeff Allen, Secretary- Larry Frost, Finance Chairman- Norm Crapster. Some board members would like contested elections.

Eastern Zone Meeting: Clark Cooper, Nan Cooper, Steve Carroll and Bill Krumm will attend the meeting. Let them know if you have any matters you would like them to bring up.

USA Swimming At-Large Nominations: Please submit the name of anyone you would like to nominate. Nominations are due to USA Swimming by June 30, 2002.

CSI Open Water Championships: A motion was made, seconded and approved to send $500 to the Connecticut Masters in order to help run this meet. The meet will be held on June 29, 2002. 10/Unders will not be able to swim because of time constraints. Entries should be sent in early.

CSI-NE Dual Meet: A proposal was made to NE to participate in a senior sc two-day meet once a year in December, alternating locations. We are waiting to hear from NE. If they decline, we will contact another LSC.

Computer for CSI Meets: A motion was made, seconded and approved to budget $800.00 to purchase a computer for CSI meets.

Proposal for Adapted Swimming Policy Development: Barry Silver would like to send a volunteer from his committee to attend the USA Swimming Disability Championships. Information gained at this event will aid the Age Group Committee in forming a CSI policy for Adapted Swimming. A motion to budget $900.00 for this purpose was made, seconded and approved.

New Club Proposal: An application was received from Al Dodson to reactivate his club, Connecticut Splash. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept this application as a new club since the club had been inactive since 1999. Connecticut Splash will be billed for any outstanding past balance.

Reports of Officers

USA Swimming Program Development Vice President: Leanne Spletzer was pleased with the dual meet idea and to see camps on the schedule again. Leanne spoke about the USA Swimming new club membership proposal. The most important requirements for new clubs are a pool, a financial plan and a qualified coach. Coaches should be certified Level 2 by ASCA or should complete the Level 2 Stroke School Test and the ASCA test on philosophy. If a coach has coached for another team for at least three years, he/she is considered an approved coach. By the end of a club's first year, the coach and at least one parent must have completed the Club Business Management School. This could cost at least $500.00 per club. USA Swimming has budgeted for 10 symposia in this budget and hopes to budget for 20 symposia in the next budget. The club standards proposal and a proposal to double the dues will be discussed at the next USA Board of Directors meeting.

Administrative Vice-Chairman: None

Treasurer: None

Finance Vice-Chairman: None

Age Group Committee Chairman: None

Senior Committee Chairman: Tim Quill needs a meet director for the LC Senior Championship meet.

Program Development Vice-Chairman: None

Program Operations Vice-Chairman: None

Technical Planning Committee Chairman: None

Coaches Representative: None

Athlete Representative: None.

Coach at Large: None

Safety Committee Chairman: Kathy Walsh announced that safety training for coaches will be held during the first week in May. Kathy reported that there was a safety concern at the regional meet regarding a volunteer who was not related to any swimmer.

Official Committee Chairman: None

Registration Coordinator: Judy Snow would appreciate any ideas that Board members have for club standards.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:35pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Ehmer, Secretary

ACTION LIST:

WHO	ACTION ITEM	WHEN
Board Members	Matters to be discussed at the Eastern Zone meeting.	ASAP
Board Members	Submit nominees for At-Large Delegates to USA Swimming House of Delegates	ASAP
Board Members	Ideas for club standards to Judy Snow	ASAP
Club Standards Committee	Present a proposal at the September or October Board meeting.	Sept or Oct.
Nan Cooper	USA Swimming insurance coverage on web site	ASAP

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