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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 the second scheduled business meeting of the
2001 season. The meeting was called to order by President Gary Downey and
was opened in prayer by Johnny McWilliams. Secretary's Report Secretary Geoff Kret reviewed the chapter packets prepared for the membership. Included in the packet were copies of all approved board minutes from the 2000 season not previously distributed to the membership, a financial statement for the year 2000, a proposed chapter budget for 2001, a 2001 NCAA Rules Book for the members in good standing, and a database information form. 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 emphasized the requirement to update and submit conflicts of interest. Mr. Kret reviewed the C/A/R classification system. In response to a question from the floor, Mr. Kret stated that the season summary forms for 2001 were not yet available, due to revisions to the C/A/R proficiency units structure initiated by Mr. George Bryant. Forms would be available on-line, and also paper copies made available to those members who chose not to download from the Internet. Business Meeting Mr. Downey called the meeting into order as a business meeting. The minutes from the July 16, 2001 chapter business meeting were read by the Secretary. Following the reading, J.D. Matt moved that the minutes be approved as read, second was heard on the floor, and the motion carried by voice. Unfinished Business President Downey displayed on overhead projector and conducted the second reading of a proposal for a revision to the Chapter Constitution to Article XX-Policy Number 5, Scrimmage Uniforms. The proposed change substituted the regular striped shirt into the scrimmage uniform in place of the white sport shirt. Motion was made by J.D. Matt to approve the amendment, second was by many, and the motion carried by voice. President Downey displayed on overhead projector and conducted the second reading of a proposal for a revision to the Chapter Constitution to Article VIII of the By-Laws, Registration and Dues. The proposed revision would waive the local dues for first year new members. Motion was made by J.D. Matt to approve the amendment, second was by Tony Hollier, and the motion carried by show of hands. New Business Following the readings, a motion to adjourn the business meeting was made, seconded, and passed. Prior to dismissal, President Downey conducted a review of action he had taken to deal with a previously tabled proposed amendment regarding an observer program. Mr. Downey stated that he had secured the services for each Friday during the season of Mr. Robert Sullivan, a Southland Conference observer. Mr. Sullivan's college observer schedule would allow him to attend Friday games in this area. Following vigorous discussion, it was generally accepted that Mr. Sullivan's services would be accepted by volunteering crews, who would fund his $50 fee from each crew. The chapter secretary was charged with maintaining a list of crews desiring to be observed and also collecting funds from crews for that purpose. The next chapter business meeting will be a regularly scheduled business meeting on Monday, October 29, 2001 at the Jefferson County Courthouse Jury Impaneling Room. Geoffrey Kret, Secretary |