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Indiana USA Track & Field Annual Association Meeting

Sunday, September 16, 2001

Lawrence Central High School

1pm

President, Jim Teegardin, called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. Members signed in. There were 25 members present. Jim asked and Cheryl Sunman agreed to take minutes.

Minutes of Last Meeting: Minutes for the February 18, 2001 meeting were reviewed. It was noted that Josh Payne was in attendance at the meeting. Several typographical errors were also noted. Sam Bell moved to approve with corrections. Cheryl Sunman seconded the motion and it was approved.

Treasurer's Report: Due to the resignation of the treasurer, no treasurer's report was available. Jim provided a statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements of the accountant as of year ended December 31, 2000. He had received the bank statements and checkbook for review. Several items did not balance and no current reconciliation was available from the prior treasurer. Jim reported that we had a cashiers' check for $2000 to open a new account. There are also checks totaling $180 to be deposited for sanctions. The association has a CD at National City Bank that is due to mature November 27, 2001 with a value as of 8/31/01 of $14,009.12. The second CD was cashed in March for $5,052. There was a total of deposits from January 1 until closure of the account of $35,589.28. Total amount of the disbursements was not available.

Sam Bell moved and John Gartland seconded a motion to require 2 signature on check over $100. The motion was approved. Marshall Goss then moved and John McNichols seconded that the treasurer's report be accepted as it stands with a commitment to complete a review by the next meeting. This motion passed.

There was a discussion of possible categories to be used for income and expenses and a review of current membership fees proposed by Keith Mitchell and Jim Teegardin. It was noted that the National office would be raising the amount per membership from $5.50 to $7.50 effective Nov. 1 for the 2002 memberships. It was proposed and agreed to raise Indiana dues from $12 to $15 for Youth and from $15 to $20 for individual memberships.

Election of Board Members: There were 12 director slots to be filled for Board of Directors; 6 for 2 years and 6 for 3 years. Those with another year remaining are: Fred Geswein, Mike Holman, Jim Teegardin, Joann Grissom, Keith Mitchell and Billy Walker. Billy Walker has not attended a meeting since election and was not present at today's meeting. He has been contacted by Jim Teegardin and informed that if not in attendance at the annual meeting, he would be removed from office. Per the bylaws, he will be notified in writing of removal from the board. There were 14 nominees and none additional from the floor. It was proposed by Sam Bell and seconded by Mike Holman to elect the 12 directors first, then the possible replacement for Billy Walker.

LDR: No report available.

Masters: No report available.

Open Men/Women: Mark Rodriguez presented a separate report. The INUSATF Outdoor Championship was held May 5, 2001 at IUPUI. The meet broke even. There were 477 entries and 16 relays. There was a discussion concerning timing and the open championships in 2002. Sam Bell moved and Josh Payne seconded a motion to hold the open championships after the NCAAs. This was passed. A tentative date was set of June 9 at Indiana State University for the 2002 open championships.

Race Walk: Cheryl Sunman presented a separate report listing current committee membership. A single 15K championship has been held this year in connection with the 15K Open and Masters' Nationals in Evansville, IN. Evansville will be bidding to host the event again in 2002. There may be a 5K/10K track championship in late October. Remaining efforts will be focused on event planning for 2002.

Youth: No report available. It was mentioned that there had been Indoor and Outdoor JO meets and a cross country JO meet is planned in November at Southeastway Park. Michelle Nolley is working on the plans for this event, pending appointment of a new Youth Chair. Joann Grissom mentioned that the Youth Nationals would be in Miami in 2002 over July 4 and the JOs in Omaha.

Membership: No report available. Jim Teegardin reported that per the USATF 2000 Association Accreditation Statistics and Reports, Indiana had 1191 members, 260 officials and met the 5 required categories and 7 of 8 other categories (6 of 8 is minimum).

Officials: Keith Mitchell gave a brief report from the Officials' meeting held prior to the annual meeting. There is $1649.43 in the officials' account as of 8/31/01. There are 224 certified officials, with 9 pending from the Evansville area (apparently had been lost in the mail for several months/weeks) and 8-9 pending test completion, pictures or fees.

Coaches Education: John Gartland presented a separate report. The Level 1 Coaching Certification School held last December was the largest Level I School conducted anywhere during 2000-2001. The Level I school will not be held at Purdue this December as planned. We will tentatively host another Level I School at ISU December 13-15, 2002.

New Business:
Election results: The 6 individuals with the highest number of votes would be elected to a 3 years term and the 6 individuals with the next highest number of votes would be elected to a 2 year term. Elected to a 3 year term were: John Gartland, Josh Payne, Cheryl Sunman, Angela Nealy, Judy Bogenschutz and Mark Rodriguez. Elected to a 2 year term were: Dean Slavens, Steve Miller, Phil Henson, Dave Bowers, John McNichols and Bruce Cook.

Another election was held between the 2 remaining board candidates to decide a replacement for Billy, assuming he will not file protest within 30 days. Ian Seecof was elected to fill this potential vacancy.

Sport Committee Chair Recommendations: The following recommendations were proposed and accepted:
LDR - Ian Seecof
Masters - Angela Nealy
Men/Women - Mark Rodriguez
Race Walk - Cheryl Sunman
Youth - Steve Miller/Dean Slavens


Administrative Committee Chair Recommendations: The following recommendations were proposed and accepted:
Budget and Finance - Jim Teegardin
Officials - Keith Mitchell
Coaches Education - John Gartland
Law & Legislation - Cheryl Sunman (Pat Miller to help)
Sports Medicine - Darrel Barnes/Phil Henson proposed with other; Jim Teegardin will confirm.
Awards - John Payne
Membership/Member Services - Judy Bogenschutz

Association By-Laws: Cheryl Sunman presented the proposed revision to the by-laws to be consistent with the regulation 15 of the 2001 Governance Manual. It was recommended to accept the by-laws to meet the October 31 deadline for updates to National. Phil Henson seconded the recommendation (with note to correct a minor typographical error). The motion passed.

Web Site: Jim will check with Andy Martin at National office concerning the web site. Domain name is good through next March/April.

National Convention: Indiana can send 11 delegates to the convention. The association will cover the $150 registration for those who do not have it covered otherwise. Amount to be reimbursed will be discussed in the Board meeting. Delegates will be John Payne, Sam Bell, John Gartland, John McNichols, Marshall Goss, Keith Mitchell, Joann Grissom, Cheryl Sunman, Ian Seecof, Mark Rodriguez and Phil Henson. Alternates are Mike Holman and Joanne Mitchell.

Adjournment: Sam Bell moved and Mike Holman seconded to adjourn. Motion passed and meeting was adjourned.

Submitted: Cheryl Sunman

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