Hingham Little League-Board of Directors
Meeting Minutes
Rec Center July 10, 2006 8:40 PM

Secretary’s Report

· Approve 6/12/06 Meeting Minutes
o One short of a quorum-deferred until next meeting

Treasurer’s Report
· Current Balance
o 24,461.65
· Outstanding Expenses
o Rockland, Port A Potties, Cronin Batting Cage, Artist expense from Garden Party, etc. were paid during and subsequent to the meeting
· Audit of 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 HLL Financial Results
o Public Charity Filings for 2004 and 2005 signed and forwarded
o Tax Returns for 2004 and 2005 signed and forwarded
o Annual Report to Comm of Mass for 2004 and 2005 signed and forwarded
· Credit from LL International of 303.00 acknowledged due to overpayment in 2005/2006 and will be applied to the 2006/2007 balance

Business Related Issues

· National Little League Business Filings
o No report

New Business

· Player/Manager Registration-Membership Committee Report & Team Schedules
o Outstanding Issues?
· Consider scheduling all Major’s games and some Minor’s games on Saturdays in 2007 and leave Sundays open for rainouts and make ups
· Evaluate the impact of this potential change on HLL players who play soccer on Saturdays vs. those that play lacrosse on Sundays

· Sponsorships and Donations-Committee Report
o Outstanding Issues
· Status of Verizon sponsorship (2004-2006)
· Remains outstanding

League Rules and Local By-Law Issues

· Player Agent Report
· Outstanding Issues?
· Consider scheduling of registration and tryouts in the fall of 2006 vs. the spring of 2007
· Issue is that the 2006/2006 HLL Board hasn’t been elected/selected nor have the new registration rates been established

· Major League & Minor League Committee Report
o Playoff Recap
· No report

· Farm League and TBall Committee Report
· Outstanding Issues?
· No report

· Manager’s Committee Report
· Outstanding Issues
· For 2007 consider manager/coach evaluation by parents immediately at the end of the season
· Boys of Baseball-Future Programs in Hingham?
· 9/06 program was cancelled at HLL’s request
· 5/07 program with Boys of Baseball doubtful
· BOB likely will be replaced with one weekend per year with Denny Doyle, former Red Sox second basemen, who conducts a national baseball school
o Joe Craven will explore potential dates and financial arrangements including a flat fee for the manager/coach clinic and player clinic

· All Star Game-Saturday-6/17
o Recap
· Well received
· Limit number of pitches to batters in Home Run Derby in 2007

· Equipment Committee Report
o Minor’s Trophy
· Ed Anderson will finalize order
o Status of returned equipment
· Approximately 50% of the equipment has been returned. The Farm managers have done the best job thus far.
· Multiple summer teams are using equipment for their summer league games.
· Ed and his committee will complete a “blitz” over the next 3-4 weeks to return all equipment.
· Consider deposit by managers in 2007

· Umpire Committee Report
· Outstanding Issues?
· No report

· Safety Committee Report
o ASAP Program (A Safety Awareness Program) Approved
· Accident Reports
· No report

· Buildings, Property and Grounds Committee Report
o Outstanding Issue
o No report

· Cross-Hingham Baseball Liasion Committee
· Scholarship selection process
· Committee-Rick, Rich and Rob
· 0 will be awarded
· Rich, Rick and Rob need to meet and discuss candidates with Coach Dan McHugh.
· HLL will provide a scholarship in 2006

· Williamsport Teams
§ Both teams have been eliminated

· Scholarship-Luke Mc Dermott Fund
o No report

· Sandlot Baseball-Summer 2006
o Functioning without comments or issues

· Summer Baseball
§ Selection Process-2006
· Discussion on 2006 process
§ Potential changes for 2007
· Creation of Ad Hoc Summer Baseball Committee
· Impact on HLL Constitution?
§ Progress has been made.
· Quasi-reporting of game results & schedules are part of the HLL website under a disclaimer.
§ For 2007 the new 2006/2007 HLL Board needs to make a decision as to the extent of involvement they will have with summer baseball in Hingham.

· New Business
o Fourth of July Parade/Float
· Excellent effort by Melissa in coordinating the float. We received second place for Most Patriotic.
o Need to begin recruitment of new HLL 2006/2007 Board members now.

· Schedule for Upcoming Meetings
o 8/7/06-Cancelled
o 9/11/06
o 10/2/06
o 10/23/06 (Annual Meeting)

Meeting adjourned at 9:40 pm.