Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday, February 01, 1997
NorTel in Brampton
PRESENT
Board
| Geoff Camp | Don Hambley | Barrie Malloch | Pat Niblett | Chris Smith |
Employees
| Bruce Fairbrother | Michael Stroud |
Absent with Regrets
| Cheryl Blay | Darlene Brown |
Guests
CALL TO ORDER
Pat Niblett, acting as chair, called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM. She welcomed Harry Class to the board meeting.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion: Geoff Camp / Barrie Malloch
Move Harry Class's presentation to item 3 on the agenda and accept the agenda as amended.
PASSED
ONTARIO AQUATIC HALL OF FAME : Harry Class
Harry Class discussed the guidelines for induction and background information on the Ontario Aquatic Hall of Fame.
Motion: Chris Smith / Don Hambley
Table the guidelines for discussion until the next meeting.
PASSED
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 12, 1997 MINUTES
Motion: Chris Smith / Geoff Camp
Accept the minutes of the January 12 meeting.
PASSED
REPORTS
PRESIDENT : Pat Niblett
Letter to delegates
The board reviewed the letter Pat will be sending to delegates who attended the AGM.
Motion: Chris Smith / Geoff Camp
Accept the letter to be sent to the delegates.
PASSED
Editorial
The board reviewed the editorial that will be sent to all registered swimmers.
Motion: Chris Smith / Barrie Malloch
Accept the editorial as amended.
PASSED
VICE PRESIDENT : Chris Smith
Awards
No report.
Insurance
Chris received the insurance policy from Swim Ontario.
Motion: Chris Smith / Geoff Camp
Table insurance review until the next meeting.
PASSED
TREASURER : Darlene Brown (absent)
SECRETARY : Don Hambley
Don is reviewing the historical documents.
MEET COORDINATOR : Cheryl Blay (absent)
OFFICIALS : Pat Niblett
No report.
CLUB LIAISON : Barrie Malloch
All zones have representation on the board except the North. Barrie will be the contact for clubs in the North until a final decision on the selection of a contact person for the Northern zone is made.
MSC REP : Geoff Camp
David Tree
David Tree will receive $1600 to cover his expenses for repairs to the computer and the computer equipment will be returned to MSC. This equipment will then be made available to the MSC News editor Beth Whittall.
REGISTRAR : Bruce Fairbrother
Registrations for 1996/1997 season:
Clubs: 73, Swimmers: 1724, Unattached Swimmers: 25, Mailing Members: 3
RECORDER : Michael Stroud
MSC Rules
Copies of the document from Mary Lou Monteith (MSC Rules Committee) on the responses from other provinces will be forwarded to Cheryl, Chris, Michael, and Pat. Michael will be contacted for the March MSC conference call.
MSC Top Twenty
Michael sends Christian Berger (National Recorder) the top twenty ranking for all MSO swimmers with ages calculated by MSC's age rule.
Provincials
The Provincials meet package will be sent out next weekend. Michael thanked Chris for getting the meet on the Swim Ontario schedule.
Web Site
MSO's web site will be ready this year with links to other web sites.
Safety Rules
Wilma Pidhayny translated the Safety Rules which will be forwarded to Beth for approval.
Residency
Swimmers residing in Quebec but registered with Ontario clubs are not eligible for records or top ten ranking. This is a concern in the Ottawa area with people working in Ottawa but residing in Quebec.
The current rule reads:
"Only Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who are resident in Ontario and registered with MSO, either representing an MSO Member Club or competing as an MSO Unattached Swimmer, shall be eligible for an Ontario Record or Top Ten Ranking."
Motion: Geoff Camp / Chris Smith
Leave rule exactly as written including residency, registration and at least landed immigrant status to qualify for both records and top ten ranking, individual and relays.
PASSED : 2 For, 1 Against, 2 abstained
Motion: Geoff Camp
Recognize that there are several long term MSO registered swimmers who reside outside the province, the Provincial Recorder is empowered arbitrarily to define and maintain exceptions to the rule. These exceptions are to be highlighted at the MSO AGM each year.
MOTION DIED : no seconder
Pat will respond to Don Wells, John Balint and Lynn Marshall with the board's decision.
NEW BUSINESS
Structure of Board, Committees and Duties
An outline of proposed committees and members was drafted. The proposed committees will be discussed at the next meeting.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be at Geoff Camp's office at Nortel in Brampton on Sunday, March 16 at 1 PM.
Directions to NorTel (Dixie Road North of Steeles):
401 to 410 North, exit 410 at Steeles East exit,
Steeles East to Dixie Road,
Left (North) on Dixie Road to NorTel office on left
Turn left immediately past Andrews Funeral Home
Use South Entrance (awning over doorway).
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM.
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source : mso minutes; updated : 1997.08.27; file : minutes05