Attendance: Samantha Lampert, Jonah Mytro, Mark Archibald, Chuck Blake, Daniel Chen, Lynn Kerr

Confirmed No: Jeffry Powell, Jay Flynn, Jeff Sinnamon

Guests: Bob DesMaisons

Start time: 11:40 am

End time: 12:00 pm

LOCATION: Annual Meeting of the Membership “Yankee Picnic”, Hudson, MA

Reports

• Treasurer Report
• No changes from last report
• Waiting on Champs and Picnic Data
• Registrar’s Report
• None
• NERVA Report
• Nationals is in Minneapolis next year
• Main report is that for Nationals, every team will be able to add 2 out of region players, provided the out of region players' teams are not playing at Nationals. Thus, the rule will be extended from AA to A, B and BB.
• We'll have to figure out a way of enforcing ratings.
• Take a look at our finishes and see if we need adjustments on ratings for nationals. Now is the time to do it, while it is still fresh.
• Jonah will look at before September
• Ratings Report
• Blog Report
• Newsletter Update
• Web Editor Report
• Work continues on the 2008-09 Referee On-line Tests for PAVO and USAV
• BBQ registration was brought on-line and folks registered via it.  Tom sent signups to Chet, Sam and Lynn along with posting them to the web on a regular basis.
• Summer volleyball schedule is posted.  We lost one TD from last year and a couple others are offering less tournaments.  We did pick up a couple of new ones, so I think the numbers of tournaments are equivalent.
•  Championship Results have been reported and posted to the site.
• GRC Report
• Dan working on way to move scramble players into tournaments
• Bylaws Committee Report
• Choose date to work on this during the summer
• Will talk ‘offline’

Old Business:

• Approval of past minutes – via email
• Jay Flynn motions to approve minutes
• Mark seconds
• For: Chuck, Lynn, Jonah, Jay, Mark, Daniel, Jeffrey, Sam
• Majority: Motion Passes

• Annual Meeting of the Membership, Mailed Invitations
• Conversation via Email
• Goal: Order 2200 black and white postcards by Wed (5/21)
• Cost: $1000
• $0.25 postage each, printing $135, handling fee $200
• Includes a "rush" fee of $125
• Jay motions to Approve Expense
• Jeffry seconds
• For: Jonah, Jay, Jeffrey, Lynn, Sam
• TNT Vacations Presentation
• Update from Jonah
• Jonah will discuss with Kaitlyn over the summer
• Update from Jay via email
• The tax issues with the TNT arrangement are fairly insignificant.  There would be some tax on the income, but it would not jeopardize Yankee/NERVA's tax status.  It seems like a good idea to me to proceed.

• Jersey Rule update – Daniel
• Tabled to August meeting

• Toll reimbursement request
• Daniel: Request to add toll reimbursement to referee pay
• Jonah: we will not make any changes now

• Member Rant Email regarding ratings
• Refer to email
• Raters did not abuse power in disqualifying a team

• Registration Fee Increase
• No new news from NERVA/Dave
• Bob DesMaisons: Recommendation to have a ‘seniors rate’ for those members that are ONLY playing at Nationals
• Jonah will discuss with Dave

• Libero Uniforms
• Be more definitive and share with referees if it is not exactly aligned with USAV
• Jonah will talk to Steve Webster to clarify
• Head referee responsible for making the final decision
• We will discuss more in September

New Business:

• Plan out Fall Draft Date and 1^st Fall Meeting
• LaSalle, 7pm, August 20^th
• Draft to follow at 8pm
• Invite Referee coordinator to August meeting to review any rule changes
• Picnic Expenses Reimbursement
• Sam and Lynn receipts to Jonah
• Travel Reimbursement
• After today’s are added, checks will be drafted
• 2009 Pay
• Stipends, Referees, Etc.
• Tournament Coordinator stipend, tabled to August
• 2009 Budget Input
• Suggestions for 2009 Budget, so it is ready and presented to board in September
• Jonah will email in July for review and approval at August meeting