Fairbanks Men's Hockey Association

Fairbanks Men's Hockey Association

Fall General Membership Meeting Minutes

Meeting was held September 24th 2009 at the Noel Wein Library.

Meeting called to order at 1807 hours.

Quorum was present.

Minutes from last meeting read and accepted.

Presidents Report - Frank was unable to attend until late in the meeting, Keith Berrian presided over the meeting.

Treasurer's Report - Toby Dougherty reviewed the leagues finances. We finished last year with about the same amount of money in the accounts as last season, so our financial situation is good. This allowed us to not raise fees this season.

VP's Reports - Jay reviewed his league as he was the only remaining VP due to Carl, and Kevin's resignations.

Secretary's Report - Keith reported on the league rules, bylaws and happening at the state and national level. He also discussed changes to the website and registration systems.

Registrars Report - Tammy discussed ongoing registration issues and the possibility of losing her position if we go to all on-line registration.

Old Business - None

Elections of Officers - Elections were held as scheduled for President, Secretary, and Treasurer. In addition the BOD decided previously to hold elections to replace the VP's who had resigned. Elected were; President Frank Stoneman, Secretary Keith Berrian, Treasurer Toby Dougherty, VP Tier 1 John Slater, and VP Tier 3/Stats Tony Westmoreland.

New Business -

Motion 09-01 by the BOD, seconded by Jay Mcfadden. FMHA shall adopt an escalating suspension system for Unsportsmanlike Conduct Game Misconduct penalties. The first will be a one game suspension per USAH. The second and further Game Misconducts shall have two more games of suspension added for each one. The escalation shall be 1,3,5,7,9 etc. The count will only reset when a player had gone 12 consecutive months without one. An example being that if Player Smith receives his 3rd game misconduct (5 game suspension) on Dec 1st, his count would continue to grow for any further incidents until December 1st of the following year. Motion Passed 14 to 1.

Meeting adjourned at 1925 hours.

Keith Berrian

FMHA Secretary.