Minutes-AHA Board Meeting
May 30, 2002

ATTENDANCE:
Current Officers:
Sue Tull- Secretary, Steve Jones-V.P., Mark Ryan-House/Rec. Director,
Current Board Members:
Barry Kerr, Carol Ann Pierce, Rusty Schilmelpfennig, Chuck Werninger, Frank Hunter, Paul Petrarca, Chuck Werninger

Other Members & Interested Parties:
Susan Collins, Jim Sculley, Tom Lundeen

The Secretary of AHA called meeting to order at 6:10 PM in absence of President.

Minutes:
Minutes of the AHA April 18th, 2002 Board Meeting were revised in the following manner.
Jersey Reimbursement Proposal
Paul Petrarca presented invoices representing the purchase of jerseys for the travel Peewee team. The total dollar amount of the jersey purchase was $2,845 in Canadian dollars and therefore the amount requested to be reimbursed by the General fund was $948.33 in Canadian dollars or approximately $632.11 in U.S. dollars.

A motion was made by Chuck Werninger to approve the minutes as corrected. Frank Hunter seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the corrected minutes were accepted and approved by a unanimous vote of the board members present.

Announcements
An announcement was made regarding Jeff Elliotts move from Little Rock and his subsequent request to be removed from the board. Chuck Werninger motioned to remove Jeff Elliott from the current AHA board. Frank Hunter seconded this motion. A vote of the present board members was taken and the vote to approve the removal of Jeff Elliott from the board was unanimous. A motion was made by Frank Hunter to have Mark Ryan fill this vacancy for the duration of the term. Chuck Werninger seconded this motion. A unanimous vote of the present board members allowed Mark Ryan to succeed Jeff Elliot in order to finish the 2001-2002 term as acting board member.

Treasurers Report
Henry Peets, Treasurer was not present to give report.


Division Director Reports

No reports at this meeting.


Other Items

Jersey Reimbursement Proposal
It was requested that the Board members discuss this subject again. Under scrutiny in particular was the dollar of the payment from the General fund for partial payment of jerseys purchased by the 2001-2002 Peewee travel team. After much discussion the following proposal was presented.
$600.00 U.S. dollars will be transferred from the General
Fund to the travel account for partial reimbursement of the aforementioned jerseys. This amount is to be paid in a manner so that it does not reduce the General Fund below the $5,000.00 minimum balance maintained at all times to be utilized to pay for ice contracts in the event it is necessary. Initial payment is to be made on or before August 31, 2002 (year-end 2001).

Board Nomination Process and Approval of Slate
A motion was made by Mark Ryan to approve the following slate for the 2002-2003 AHA Board:
Representing the Youth Division
Karen Scott
Randy Millsap
Barry Kerr
Brian Moix
Bob Dunn
Phil Collins
Carol Ann Pierce
Tom Lundeen
Charlie Foster
Gene Hunter

Representing the Adult Division
George Affonso
Will Hornburg
Brian King
Rusty Schimelpfening

Mark Ryan motioned to approve this slate as the 2002-2003 AHA Board. Frank Hunter seconded this motion. A vote was taken and the vote was unanimous to approve this slate as the 2002-2003 AHA Board.

The actual ballot count was as follows;
Adult Slate-------8 Approve, 0 Not approve
Youth Slate-----28 Approve, 0 Not approve

It was motioned to install the new board at the next scheduled AHA Board Meeting by Barry Kerr. Frank Hunter seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

The new Board members will be notified and the election results will be posted at the rink.

It was suggested that the bylaws be followed more closely next year in regard to the nomination process and timeline as outlined in the bylaws.


House Select Program
A discussion regarding this program ensued again. Tournament play and dates, cross-pollination opportunities within the AHA Youth Division, coordination of schedules prior to the beginning of the season, and the commitment to cooperate between the House/Rec. and Travel leagues were clarified. It was determined that with the proper and timely communication between the House/Rec. Youth Director and the Travel Youth Director this level of play could be positive as well as beneficial for youth hockey within AHA.

Inventory of Equipment and Jerseys
It was suggested and proposed that the equipment, jerseys and any other property owned by AHA be collected, inventoried, and stored in locked lockers located at the Arkansas Skatium at the end of the season.


The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM.


The next Board Meeting will be on June 27th at 6:00 PM at the Arkansas Skatium.