Friday, April 8, 2016

April 2016 Board Call Minutes

April 2016 Board Call Minutes
4/3/16, 8pm

Present on call: Troy, Shayna, Sam, Carol, Olivia

Approve Minutes
March 6
-       Motion to approve minutes: Olivia. Second: Shayna. Motion passed.

Committee Updates
Insurance: Shayna, Olivia, and Joanie
No Report.
Communication and Social Media:  Sam, Joanie, Polly, Shayna and John P.
No Report.
Tournament Directors Communication/Judging Assistance:  Joanie and Olivia
No Report.
Program Development:  Sam, Joanie, Carol, Mary
-       Focused on placing 4 logs
-       Looking into educational materials for new programs
Awards: Shayna and Joanie
No Report. 
Fundraising and Sponsorship:  Joanie, Sam, Carol, Troy, and Brian
No Report.
Membership Assistance:  Carol and Shayna
No Report.
Finance:  Troy, Shary
            Starting Balance: $5753.87
Constant Contact: ($45)
LKM Accounting: ($425)
Membership: $485.76
Ending Balance: $5769.63


Shayna moves to approve purchase of blue backdrop (up to $250). Sam Seconds. Approved.


US Logrolling Open Grant application
-       Sam moves to approve. Shayna seconds. Approved.

Update Superseries/Amateur ranking tiebreak rules

Proposed language update:
Tiebreak Procedure:
  1. The competitor who has placed the highest at the sanctioned World Championships if they both competed.           
  2. If the competitors have had any head-to-head matches during the season, whoever has won more times will earn the higher ranking.         
  3. The competitor who has achieved the highest average placement in all tournaments attended.
  4. The competitor who has achieved the highest place in a tournament with 4 or more competitors.
  5. If there is a tie between a competitor who has moved up an age group and a competitor who stayed in their current age group, the older competitor wins the tiebreaker.
  6. The competitor who has attended the most tournaments.(Only Superseries)
  7. Coin Toss.
Vote to approve to occur at a future meeting.
Adjusting registration deadline to match tournament schedule
-       Olivia motions to set early registration deadline of June 1st, 2016. Shayna seconds. Motion passed.
Log vendors
Eventually would like to compile a list of log vendors across the US

Troy will create a Google Doc or similar to keep track of equipment


Misconduct Policy
From 9/13/15 minutes:
6.) Misconduct Policy:
● Fairness, Language and Conduct are main objectives.
● Sam and Olivia are creating a proposal.
● Suggestions include: no input taken from Parents of Non­ minors, 1 warning system, Approval of removal to be granted by 1 USLRA board member AND 1 Tournament Director or their representative, Competitors to sign policy at beginning of season.

System for keeping track of tournament equipment

Strategic Plan Teams
a.   Create consistent by-laws, administrative documents, and rules [Troy Birdsong, Kathy Mast, Polly Pappadopoulos]
b.   Provide judges training, certification, and refresher courses [Add Olivia Judd, Troy Birdsong, Brian Larsen, Katie Rick]
c.   Acquire directors and officers insurance [Joanie Davenport, Roth Judd, Mary Ogle]
d.   Designate board members as chairs of committees [Joanie Davenport, Roth Judd, Mary Ogle]
e.   Start small and follow a plan to establish/expand the geographic base of log rolling [Sam Hadley, Shayna Magnone, John Hallett]

2016 Tournament Liaisons
Capitol Splash(???)-Shayna and Polly [CANCELED]
Harold Fisher(4/16)-Joanie and Polly
Rusty Ankle(5/1)- Polly and Troy
US Logrolling Open(6/11)-
La Crosse Open(???)- Polly and Troy
Midwest(6/25-26)- Polly
Three Rivers Roleo(7/9)- Leah & Polly
Namekagon River Roll Off(7/17)- Sam and Shayna
Lumberjack World Championships(7/28-30)- ALL BOARD MEMBERS
MN State Championships(8/6) - Shayna
Jack Pine(8/13)- Mary
Oconomowoc Rock n Roll(10/2) – Shayna and Mary
River Rat Roll(10/30)- Troy and Polly
November Nationals(11/5)-Troy and Joanie

Next Meeting
5/15 8pm

Olivia moves to adjourn. Sam seconds. Adjourned at 8:52pm.



Friday, March 25, 2016

March 2016 Board Call Minutes (March 6, 2016)


March 2016 Board Call Minutes
3/6/16, 8pm

Present on call: Troy, Joanie, Sam, Carol, Shayna, Mary

Approve Minutes
January 31
Motion to approve Minutes: Shayna. Second: Joanie. Motion passed

Committee Updates
Insurance: Shayna, Olivia, and Joanie
No Report
Communication and Social Media:  Sam, Joanie, Polly, Shayna and John P.
No Report
Tournament Directors Communication/Judging Assistance:  Joanie and Olivia
No Report
Program Development:  Sam, Joanie, Carol, Mary
No Report
Awards: Shayna and Joanie  
No Report
Fundraising and Sponsorship:  Joanie, Sam, Carol, Troy, and Brian
No Report
Membership Assistance:  Carol and Shayna
No Report
Finance:  Troy, Shary
Starting Balance: $5147.17
Constant Contact: ($45)
Membership: $651.70
Ending Balance: $5753.87
Taxes done: ($425)
Memberships: $824.88

Possible New Rules
Amateur ranking: Only count tournaments with 4 or more participants in an age group. Will begin in 2017.
Motion to approve new amateur ranking rule: Carol. Second: Sam. Motion passed.

Update Superseries/am. ranking tiebreak rules
Table for future discussion

Approve 2016 Competition Rules
Motion to approve 2016 Competition Rules: Shayna. Second: Carol. Motion Passed



2016 Budget
Motion to approve 2016 budget: Troy. Second: Sam. Motion passed

Back drops
Will be discussed in committee and presented at a future board meeting.

Elite awards for LWC
Consensus to provide 2nd and 3rd place awards for Elite log rolling and boom running.
Will explore further.

Washington Tournament
Sam will contact to find out their needs

Tournament Insurance needs
Troy will email tournament directors to see if they will be needing insurance.

The USLRCF board has graciously agreed to provide financial assistance for strategic planning needs.  Please let Sam know of any needs by March 20th.

Strategic Plan Teams
a.   Create consistent by-laws, administrative documents, and rules [Troy Birdsong, Kathy Mast, Polly Pappadopoulos]
b.   Provide judges training, certification, and refresher courses [Add Olivia Judd, Troy Birdsong, Brian Larsen, Katie Rick]
c.   Acquire directors and officers insurance [Joanie Davenport, Roth Judd, Mary Ogle]
d.   Designate board members as chairs of committees [Joanie Davenport, Roth Judd, Mary Ogle]
e.   Start small and follow a plan to establish/expand the geographic base of log rolling [Sam Hadley, Shayna Magnone, John Hallett]

Need for teams to begin work on outlining steps needed to accomplish the goal and turning the goal into a SMART goal.

2016 Tournament Liaisons
Capitol Splash(???)-Shayna and Polly
Harold Fisher(4/16)-Joanie and Polly
Rusty Ankle(5/1)- Polly and Troy
US Logrolling Open(6/11)-
La Crosse Open(???)- Polly and Troy
Midwest(6/25-26)- Polly
Three Rivers Roleo(7/9)- Leah & Polly
Namekagon River Roll Off(7/24?)- Sam and Shayna
Lumberjack World Championships(7/28-30)- ALL BOARD MEMBERS
MN State Championships(8/6) - Shayna
Jack Pine(8/13)- Mary
Oconomowoc Rock n Roll(10/2) – Shayna and Mary
River Rat Roll(10/30)- Troy and Polly
November Nationals(11/5)-Troy and Joanie

Next Meeting
4/3 8pm

Motion to adjourn: Sam. Second: Shayna. Motion passed.  Adjourned at 9:08

Monday, February 29, 2016

January 2016 USLRA Board Meeting Minutes (January 31, 2016)

January 2016 Board Call Minutes
1/31/16, 8pm

Present on call: Troy, Brian, Olivia, Carol, Sam, Shayna, Mary Joanie

1. Approve Minutes
January 3
Motion to approve minutes: Sam. Second: Brian. Motion passed

2. New and outgoing board members
  • Thank you to Polly Pappadopoulos for her three years of dedicated service.  
  • Welcome to Carol Lyons
Motion to approve Carol Lyons as new board member: Shayna. Second: Brian. Motion
passed

2016 USLRA Board of Directors
Term Expires after 2016:
Mary Ogle
Troy Birdsong
Shayna Magnone

Term Expires after 2017:
Sam Hadley
Joanie Davenport
Olivia Judd
Brian Larsen

Term Expires after 2018:
Carol Lyons

3. Board Officers
President: Troy Birdsong
Vice-President: Sam Hadley
Secretary: Olivia Judd
Treasurer: Shary Birdsong(non board member)
Motion to approve 2016 board officers: Brian. Second: Joanie. Motion approved.

4. Committee Updates
Insurance: Shayna, Olivia, and Joanie
No Report
Communication and Social Media:  Sam, Joanie, Polly, Shayna and John P.
We continue to have articles about every two weeks
If you need anything posted, send to Sam
Tournament Directors Communication/Judging Assistance:  Joanie and Olivia
No Report
Program Development:  Sam, Joanie, Polly, Mary
Suggested to add Jamie Fischer
No Report
Awards: Shayna and Joanie  
No Report
Fundraising and Sponsorship:  Joanie, Sam, Troy, and Brian
No Report
Membership Assistance:  Polly and Shayna
Online Registration has been updated
Finance:  Troy, Shary, Polly
Starting Balance: $5745.41
Refund: ($25)
Apple Awards: ($549.50)
Constant Contact: ($45)
Sports Signup: $21.26
Ending Balance: 5147.17

5. Ranking:  Troy, Sam
Elite Ranking
Motion to approve Elite Ranking: Sam. Second: Shayna. Motion Passed
Amateur Ranking
Motion to approve Amateur Ranking: Shayna. Second: Brian. Motion Passed

6. Survey Discussion

7. Tournament Grants
Motion to approve 2 $1000 Tournament grants: Brian. Second: Joanie. Motion Passed

8. Possible New Rules
Amateur ranking: Only count tournaments with 4 or more participants in an age group.
Lifetime membership rule: Allow for upgrade to lifetime membership if done by {last tournament of the season} or {December 31}
Update Superseries/am. ranking tiebreak rules

9. Strategic Plan Teams
Need for teams to begin work on outlining steps needed to accomplish the goal and turning the goal into a SMART goal.

10. 2016 Tournament Liaisons
Polar Plunge(2/28)-Olivia
50 Fast Feet(2/28)-Shayna and Mary
Capitol Splash(???)-Shayna
Harold Fisher(4/16)-Joanie
Rusty Ankle(5/1)- Troy
US Logrolling Open(6/11)-Shayna and Troy
La Crosse Open(???)-Troy
Midwest(6/25-26)-
Three Rivers Roleo(7/9)-
Namekagon River Roll Off(7/24?)- Sam and Shayna
Lumberjack World Championships(7/28-30)- ALL BOARD MEMBERS
MN State Championships(8/6) - Shayna
Jack Pine(8/13)- Mary
Oconomowoc Rock n Roll(10/2) – Shayna and Mary
River Rat Roll(10/30)- Troy
November Nationals(11/5)-Troy and Joanie

11. Next Meeting
3/6 8pm

Motion to adjourn: Joanie. Second: Shayna. Adjourned at 9:36.