Annual General Meeting

Fredericton, NB

11:00 AM, September 29, 2002

President Dave McManus called the meeting to order at 11:00 AM.

All members signed the attendance sheet in order to determine their voting eligibility.

The agenda was presented. To the presented Agenda, a letter from the New Brunswick Basketball Coaches Association was added under correspondence, insurance and discipline were added to 'Other Business'

Motion Bill Agnew / Jeff Smith the amended agenda be accepted. Carried

Kevin Laskey apologized for the fact there were no copies available for the members in attendance of the 2001 AGM minutes. The minutes were previously distributed to the executive and zone reps. President Dave McManus reviewed the key items contained in the minutes, specifically the game fee changes which go in effect this year and that the striped shirt is mandatory this year.

Motion Scott Wood / John Curtis the minutes be accepted. Carried

President:

Dave McManus read and submitted his report. The highlights are listed below :

 Recognized Ray Tonge and Don O'Neill for winning Official of the Year awards from BNB

 Recognized Fran McHugh for winning the Wink Willox award last year.

 Noted the Super Clinic put on in Moncton

 Cited our representation at National tournaments

Vice-President: Brent Stocker read and submitted his report on his activities during his first year in office.

Interpreter: Seward read and submitted his report on his activities since the last AGM, and the highlights were as follows:

 Small College Men are moving to the three man system for the upcoming year

 Hand-outs re the rule changes were given to the Zone Reps

 Woodstock and St. Stephen had submitted names for the Wink Willox award.

 Reported on the test results from the previous year.

 2002 test will be written between Nov. 24th and Dec 1st, 2002

 Regionals and Final 12 Assignments

 National Assignments and College Board.

Secretary-Treasurer: Kevin Laskey presented the audited Financial Statement for the fiscal year ending August 31st, 2002. Highlights are as follows

 We finished the year in good financial position with a bank balance of $ 6,101 and two term deposits valued at $ 2,932.

 The increase in affiliation fees was from an increase from CABO.

Following Kevin's presentation, Dave McManus informed the membership that, unfortunately, due to personal reason, Kevin was resigning from the position of Secretary-Treasurer. He commended Kevin's work over the past 8 years, noting that when he took the position the Association had $ 123 and under his stewardship, our financial position has prospered to the point it is at today. Kevin was given a standing ovation tribute as a sign of thanks from the membership. Dave advised the membership that the Executive had approached Peter DeMerchant to fill the position of Secretary-Treasurer for the balance of the term (until the 2003 AGM) and he had accepted.

Motion Bruce Hendry / Nancy Morrison the Executive Member's reports be accepted. Carried

Zone Reports were submitted as follows:

 Zone # 4, Saint John - Tom McGrattan (Oral)

 Zone # 5, Moncton - Scott Wood (Oral and Written)

 Zone # 6, Miramichi - Don O'Neill ( Oral )

 Zone # 1, Woodstock - Bruce Hendry (Oral and Written )

 Zone # 3, St.Stephen - Seward Neilsen (on behalf of Dave Fleiger) (Oral)

 Zone # 2, Fredericton - Brent Stocker (Oral and Written)

 Zone # 6 (North) - Not Represented

In the Zone report from Fredericton, Brent mentioned the National tournament held in Fredericton in August. Dave McManus informed the membership of the efforts put forward by the members of Zone # 2 to provide a hospitality evening for the officials from out of province. He noted they did so at their own personal expense and suggested the Association should consider re-imbursing them for their expenses.

Motion Brent Smith / Jeff Smith the NBAABO re-imburse the Fredericton zone for their expenses incurred at the National tournament ($260). Carried

Motion Fran McHugh / Guy McIsaac the Zone reports be accepted as presented. Carried

Ray Tonge read his report on the status of Junior Development in the province. The highlights are as follows:

 Development materials are available at the BNB headquarters or through Cindy Floyd.

 Expressed concern that we be careful that the politics does not disillusion junior officials involved with assignments, etc.

Motion Bruce Hendry / Brad Crawford the report be accepted as presented. Carried

BNB were not represented at the meeting due to their AGM being scheduled for the same date as ours. Dave McManus read a report on behalf of Chuck Beyea, President, BNB.

Motion Bruce Hendry / Don O'Neill the report be accepted as presented. Carried

A letter from Mr. Ross Calder, President of the New Brunswick Basketball Coaches Association (NBBCA) was read. The letter expressed concerns the NBBCA had regarding the current Final 12 Selection process. Specifically, their concerns were with the policy that any official who has worked two consecutive Final 12 assignments must sit out a year and that any official who wished to be considered for a Final 12 assignment, must work a regional assignment. The membership felt the latter point was not open to discussion. There was discussion by the group regarding the necessity/possibility of deleting the requirement that an official who has worked two consecutive years must sit out the next year. It was agree we leave our operating procedures alone and that the President respond to the NBBCA appropriately.

Seward advises there are no major rule changes for the upcoming year.

Dave McManus reported on the current status of CABO (not great) and the relationship between our group and Canada Basketball and CABO. Dave reported that both groups are in financial difficulties.

Insurance - Dave McManus advised the group that our current insurance coverage is for liability only and that we do not have any accident coverage in place. At the National tournament held in August in Fredericton, one of our officials suffered a serious knee injury. The official's private insurance will not cover the required physiotherapy and there is a possibility of legal action. After much discussion, Dave reported that accident coverage was available through our present carrier, AllSport Insurance and the annual premium would be $ 750.

Motion Don O'Neill / Stephen Oliver the Association purchase the additional accident insurance coverage to supplement our liability coverage at a cost of $ 750 per annum.. Carried

Motion Matt Tweedie / Bill Gallant we increase membership fees by $ 5 to $ 65/annum effective for the 2003-2004 season. Carried

A request was made by Scott Wood that the zone representatives be issued a hard copy of our coverage once the new policy is in place. Dave McManus said it would be done through the Secretary-Treasurer once a copy for the association was made available through our carrier.

Discipline: - John Curtis brought up the issue of discipline, in particular, are there any steps for our group to follow when a player or coach has been ejected from a game. NBIAA policy dictates anyone ejected must automatically sit out the next game. After some discussion, it was agreed that each Zone should deal with this situation within their own zone, using their zone rep and their local NBIAA contact.

2003 AGM: - Moncton volunteered to host the 2003 AGM. As there were no other offers, the President awarded the 2003 AGM to Zone # 5, Moncton.

Prior to closing, Seward Neilsen asked for the floor. He took the time to acknowledge Kevin Laskey's efforts as Secretary-Treasurer over the past eight years. He also took the opportunity to make note of Dave McManus' effort on our behalf during the past year.

Service Awards:

Dave McManus presented the following members with service awards:

 Zone # 1 - Woodstock - Frank Cluff - 35 Years; Joe McGuire - 20 Years

 Zone # 2 - Fredericton - Steve Oliver, Jan Copeland, Adam Humphrey - 10 Years ; Mike Doran - 15 Years

 Zone # 4 - Saint John - Brian Grieg, Brian McLean, David McGrattan - 10 Years; Seward Neilsen - 30 Years

 Zone # 5 - Moncton - Dave Donelle & Ron Stiles - 10 Years; Burton Duncan - 25 Years

 Zone # 6 - Miramichi - Shawn MacDonald - 10 Years; Don O'Neill - 30 Years

Motion Fran McHugh the meeting adjourn and the meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM