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:
- The
competitor who has placed the highest at the sanctioned World
Championships if they both competed.
- If
the competitors have had any head-to-head matches during the
season, whoever has won more times will earn the higher ranking.
- The
competitor who has achieved the highest average placement in all
tournaments attended.
- The
competitor who has achieved the highest place in a tournament with 4 or
more competitors.
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.- The
competitor who has attended the most tournaments.(Only Superseries)
- 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.
