Hingham Little League Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting Minutes -11/7/05
Hingham Recreation Center

The 40th meeting on the Hingham Board of Directors was called to order at 7:40 pm.

Present: Tim Zyrkowski, Skip Jenkins, Melissa Flanagan, Rob Blomberg, Elliot Sherman, Steve White, , Joe Craven, Ed Anderson, Tim Driscoll, Owen McConville, Rich Magner, Joe Granatino, Rick Linehan (by phone).
Guests: Outgoing Treasurer Bob Keyes, Bruce Corwin, Ed Anderson
Absent: Bob Madden

Opening Discussions-Welcome to the Newly Elected Board

Nomination and Election of Additional Board Members
· Non-Manager/Coaching Candidate Nomination and Election
o Bruce Corwin was nominated for election as a Non-Manager/Coaching Candidate to fill the 14th spot on the Board. Vote taken and Passed unanimously. Welcome back Bruce.
If the Non-Manager/Coaching Candidate is approved
· Manager Coaching Candidate Nomination and Election
o Ed Anderson, next leading vote-getter from the Annual Meeting and Election was nominated for Election as a Manager/Coaching Candidate to fill the 15th spot on the Board. Vote taken and Passed unanimously. Welcome aboard Ed.

Election of Officers – 2005-2006
Review of Positions/Job Descriptions Followed By Nominations and Elections
· Section 2-President
o Two Nominations received and a vote was taken. Rob Blomberg was elected President of the 2005-2006 HLL BOD.
· Section 3-Vice President
o Two Nominations received and a vote was taken. Elliot Sherman was elected Vice President of the 2005-2006 HLL BOD
· Section 4-Secretary
o Tim Driscoll was nominated and elected Secretary
· Section 5-Treasurer
o Rick Linehan was nominated and elected Treasurer
· Section 6-Player Agent
o Skip Jenkins was nominated and elected Player Agent
· Section 7-Safety Officer
o Owen McConville was nominated and elected Safety Officer
· Section 8-Coaching Coordinator
o Steve White was nominated and elected Coaching Coordinator

Article VIII and by specific Section:
Nominations and Elections of Committee Members
· Section 1-Executive Committee
o President Rob Blomberg (ex-officio), Treasurer Rick Linehan (ex-officio), and Elliot Sherman were elected to the Executive Committee

Article IX and by specific Section:
Nominations and Elections
· Section 1-Nominating Committee
o Steve White, Ed Anderson, Joe Granatino were elected to the Nominating Committee
· Section 2-Membership Committee
o Steve White, Ed Anderson, Joe Granatino were elected to the Membership Committee
· Section 3-Finance Committee
o Rick Linehan (ex-officio); Elliot Sherman and Joe Granatino were elected to the Finance Committee
· Section 4-Buildings and Property Committee
o Joe Craven, Rob Blomberg, Elliot Sherman were elected to the Buildings and Property Committee
· Section 5-Grounds Committee
o Tim Zyrkowski (Co-Chair), Bruce Corwin (Co-Chair), and Bob Madden were elected to the Grounds Committee
o It was noted that Dan Morrison will join this committee as an Auxilliary Member.
· Section 6-Playing Equipment Committee
o Ed Anderson (Chair), Tim Zyrkowski, Bob Madden were elected to the Playing Equipment Committee.
o It was noted that John Wehner will join this committee as an Auxilliary Member.
· Section 7-Managers Committee
o (The coaching coordinator is automatically on this committee)
o Steve White (ex-officio and Chair); Rob Blomberg, Skip Jenkins, Ed Anderson, and Joe Craven were elected to the Managers Committee
· Section 8-Umpire Committee
o Rich Magner (Chair), and Rick Linehan were elected to the Umpire Committee
· Section 9-District Committee
o Rob Blomberg, Elliott Sherman, and Melissa Flanagan were elected to the District Committee
· Section 10-Auxillary/Sponsor Committee
o Bruce Corwin (Chair), Melissa Flanagan, and Rick Linehan were elected to the Auxillary/Sponsor Committee
· Section 11-Auditing Committee
o Joe Craven, Tim Driscoll, and Joe Granatino were elected to the Auditing Committee
· Section 12-Election Committee
o Tim Driscoll, Rob Blomberg, and Skip Jenkins were elected to the Election Committee
· Section 13-Major League Committee
o Joe Granatino (Co-Chair), Joe Craven (Co-Chair), and Bruce Corwin were elected to the Major League Committee
· Section 14-Minor League Committee
o Skip Jenkins (Chair), Ed Anderson, and Tim Zyrkowski were elected to the Minor League Committee
· Section 15- Farm League Committee
o Tim Driscoll (Chair), Ed Anderson, and Steve White were elected to the Farm League Committee
· Section 16-Other Committees-
o Tee Ball Committee
§ Rick Linehan (Chair), Rich Magner, and Owen McConville were elected to the Tee Ball Committee
o Social Committee
§ Melissa Flanagan (Chair) was elected to the Social Committee
· It was noted that Melissa will seek Auxillary Members for to assist in this committee
o CORI Committee
§ Rick Linehan
o Challenger Committee
§ Rob Blomberg and Joe Granatino were elected to the Challenger Committee
§ It was noted by Joe that he is starting up a Bowling League with the Special Olympics this winter and will be able to spread the word.
o Summer Travel/Tournament Team Committee
§ Elliot Sherman (ex officio) is Chair of this newly formed committee
§ Elliot will draft an outline of the goals and operating guidelines for this committee (proposed number of members, rules, regulations, appointment of managers, dates for tryouts, etc.) for discussion and acceptance at subsequent Board Meeting. Nominations and elections for positions will be taken at that time.
o Cross Hingham Liason Committee
§ Committee will endeavor to combine efforts of those interested in promoting Hingham baseball in an organized fashion, from High School to T-Ball.
§ Joe Craven will draft an outline of the goals and operating guidelines for this committee (proposed number of members, rules, regulations, mission, etc.) for discussion and acceptance at subsequent Board Meeting. Nominations and elections for positions will be taken at that time.

Review of Key Issues for the 2005-2006 Board of Directors

Due to time considerations for a certain football game, Rob Blomberg quickly highlight several key issues that the board needs to ‘tackle’ for the upcoming season
§ Player Registration needs to happen early
o The process should get started right away
o Book dates for tryouts; suggest looking to Bavis Rink and SSSC for availability
o Player registration is a key predecessor to several important decisions facing the Board
§ Potential for league split up due to the numbers of players; number of divisions, etc.
§ Equipment – need to collect outstanding equipment, inventory, budget, etc.
§ Status of the Fields – Need to get on this right away, pending PAL/Lynch Fields development outcome, School Department fields, etc. There is a risk that we will not have enough adequate playing fields to support the season.
§ Haley Dugouts – follow up on the building of the dugouts. Brief discussion of status. Old dugouts are down, work being organized; cement, carpenter and fencing is being arranged. Thanks to Dave Margetts crew for the work already conducted. Funds are available to complete the job before the holidays.
§ Funding for the batting cage at Cronin is also due; HLL total contribution will be ,150. Matter to be taken up at next Board meeting.


· Schedule for Upcoming Meetings
o Monday 12/5/05
o Other Meetings-To Be Scheduled
· Rec Center has been confirmed for next several meetings, generally the first Monday of each month.


Meeting was adjourned at 8:55 pm.