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Beaumont Chapter Football Officials
Association The Beaumont Chapter met at 1900 hours in the Jury Impaneling Room of the Jefferson County Courthouse for a scheduled business meeting. The meeting was called to order by President Gary Downey and was opened in prayer by George Bryant. President Downey welcomed the membership and guests to the beginning of the 2000 football season and reiterated the statement that has adorned the cover of all the chapter newsletters; "Excellence is what you get when you strive for Perfection." Mr. Downey recognized Mr. Bryant as the District 9 Representative to the State Board, and offered congratulations to Mr. B.J. Hicks for being accepted into the SouthWestern Athletic Conference and to Mr. Mickey Myers for being selected to Umpire the first half of the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game. Also recognized were the sub-varsity assignors, Greg Peveto for Orange County, Larry Bennett for South County, and Rick Foster for North County. Mr. Downey also called attention to the meeting calendar as printed in the July newsletter. Finally, new members were asked to stand and give their names. All new members were given a round of applause for joining. Secretary's Report Secretary Geoff Kret passed around a clipboard with an attendance sheet for members to initial as a roll call. Secretary Kret reviewed the chapter packets prepared for the membership. Included in the packet were copies of all approved board minutes for the 2000 season, the Schools Served chart, a budget report from 5/22/00, a proposed chapter budget for 2000, a 2000 NCAA Rules Book for the members in good standing, and a database information form. Secretary Kret reviewed the board-approved budget for the year 2000 with the membership. No questions were submitted from the floor. Secretary Kret went over the database information form, explaining what type of data the fields were intended to capture. Members were encouraged to make corrections to the form and return same to the secretary for updating. Besides the usual name/address/phone number information, Mr. Kret explained the need for a Residence City if it were different from the Mailing Address City, the need for the Year that an individual began officiating football, and the requirement to submit conflicts of interest. Finally, Mr. Kret reviewed the issue of "Good Standing", and what was required of new, reinstating, and regular members of the chapter to be in good standing. It was emphasized that if all dues, fines, fees, and application and physical exam forms were not on file in the TASO state office, that a new rule book would not be issued and games would not be assigned In response to a question from the floor, Mr. Wayne Pratt was allowed to have the floor to state how many playoff games had been assigned to the Beaumont Chapter for the 1999 Season. Mr. Pratt stated that the Beaumont Chapter worked 5 playoff games and that the assignment process for those games needed to be reviewed. Unfinished Business President Downey stated that the 2000 Board of Directors had formed a scholarship application review committee, and that the committee had reviewed the 5 submitted scholarship applications and had awarded the $500 scholarship award to Amy Sue Carter, daughter of member Randy Carter. President Downey stated that applications were available from him or the secretary for the next year's scholarship. New Business President Downey displayed on overhead projector and read a proposal for revisions to the Chapter Constitution to reflect the TASO name change and classification system change. This was the First Reading of the general revisions. President Downy also read the First Reading of a revision to Policy 11 of Article XX of the By-Laws, the missed game fine policy. The proposed revision raised the missed game fine to $10 and establishes a time limit for resolution or payment of the fine. Division 3 Representative Mike Defee read the First Reading of a proposal to revise Policy 6-c of Article XX of the By-Laws, the scratch list/fill in procedure. The proposed revision will require the mutual agreement of the involved coaches, Secretary, and referee to schedule a fill-in on a varsity assignment. Following the readings, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and passed. The next chapter business meeting will be a regularly scheduled business meeting on Monday, July 24, 2000 at the Jefferson County Courthouse Jury Impaneling Room. Geoffrey Kret, Secretary |