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Minutes of NOA Board of Directors Meeting
Jan. 19, 2009

Call to order-The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm at Hackney’s in Lake Zurich. Those in attendance were:  Mike Babicz, Jerry Blum, Rocky Nelson, , Jim Bernardi, Darrell Schrag, Al Smigiel, Troy Whalen, Tom Vogan, Darnell Jones, Mike Roseman, Randy Steen

Approval of minutes for Sept.15. 2008-   Motion to accept was made by Rocky Nelson and seconded by Mike Babicz. The vote to accept was unanimous.

Treasurer’s report-Randy Steen-Checking Account balance-$8,175.81                   Norm Geske Fund-$12,356.91,  Bob Brown fund- $4,347.00.

Directors & Officers Insurance premium is due. Motion to pay was made by Jim Bernardi and seconded by Al Smigiel.

Motion was made by Al Smigiel to make a donation for the Hospitality room at the boys state tournament and seconded by Rocky Nelson.
                   
Secretary’s Report- Jerry Blum-
-send me information for the Whistling Zebra

Membership Chairman’s report- Mike Roseman-
Membership is at 142 total members.
Basketball membership has shown advancement over the last three years.
Football membership has advanced slightly over the same period.
We will poll members on what day they would prefer to have meetings.

Assignment Chairman’s Reports-
Football- Bob Brown  Football crews need to get their availability to Ed Stanley by Feb. 1st.

Basketball- Mike Babicz-
Quentin Road High School tournament went well.
Quentin Road National Christian College BB Tournament is a traveling tournament and is very prestigious  for the site that hosts it. As of now the tournament will be officiated by NOA members.
All members should make sure the availability is up to date on Quickbase.
President’s Reports-
Football- Al Smigiel- Nothing new to report.

Basketball- Troy Whalen-
Basketball meetings were well attended. Many NOA members made presentations. Thanks to Fred Allman for his presentation.

The mentorship program and how to improve it was discussed.

Members should print out their information sheets from the IHSA web site to make sure they have their Power Ratings from this year. These ratings will be used to determine the Top 15 list next year.

IACAO- Jim Bernardi- The next IACAO meeting will be in a few weeks.
The 2008 Basketball meeting was the largest clinic attendance ever.
The 2009 Basketball clinic will be held on Nov. 9th.

Banquet Committee-Randy Steen-
-the Banquet will be at Hackney’s again in 2009. May 2, 2009 is the tentative date.
The NOA and AOS will split the financial responsibility for the joint dinner in the fall.
The suggestion was made to honor Perry Wilhelm at the Banquet.

 

Norm Geske Scholarship- Peter King-balance $12,317.00
We will ask Buffalo Grove High School to supply us with 3 names for the scholarship. This is to avoid having to take money back from a recipient.

Bob Brown Scholarship- Randy Steen-balance $4,347.00
-NOA donates $250.00 per year

Keith Ryan Scholarship- Mike Babicz-
Rocky Nelson moved to nominate Tom Baba for the NOA Keith Ryan Award.

Lifetime Member-
It was proposed that Mike Briggs, Denny Freund, and Bob Brown as lifetime members.

Old Business- Troy Whalen is investigating Nonprofit and Incorporation status for the NOA.
Rocky Nelson is working on revising the By-laws.
Peter King will be taking care of awards for presentation at the Banquet.
Bob Brown will be inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame at the dinner on April 25, 2009.
Jim Bernardi will be awarded the High School Football Official of the Year at the Officials Conference in July.

New Business-
It was decided that no non-sanctioned games be counted in determining the Top 15 lists.
Board meetings will continue to be held at Hackneys in Lake Zurich.
Motion was made seconded and passed to have Board members contribute $5.00 per meeting.
Darnell proposed to award a Rookie of the Year.
Proposed meeting schedule for next year is Sept. 21, 2009, Jan. 11, 2010 and May 17, 2010.

The next Board meeting will be on May 18, 2009 at Hackneys at 7pm.
 

Motion to Adjourn- Rocky Nelson moved to adjourn at 9:36 pm and it was seconded by Tom Vogan . All approved.

Respectfully submitted
Jerry Blum, Secretary