CLOA Executive Board Minutes 09/12/2016 Present: Backus, Bernon, Crosby, DeMartino, Gonsalves, Hinchey, Leete, Matthews, Napolitano, Naramore, Speyer Absent: Bento, Hackett

President Report DeMartino reported that both the Western Connecticut and Western Massachusetts boards would extend receptivity to our members to attend their rules and interpretation meeting if we extend the same courtesy. Members would need to have a legitimate reason to miss our clinic.

Secretary Report Minutes 07/11/2016 were approved. The following meetings dates were approved:

● New Officials Session 1: Sunday, January 15, 2017 ● New Officials Session 2: Sunday, January 29, 2017 ● Annual Clinic and Rules Interpretation: Sunday, March 19, 2017

Remaining meetings and format to be discussed by the better officiating committee.

Membership Report

1 Acerra, Donald 26 Cervini, James 51 Goralnik, James

2 Akel, Ed 52 Gordon, Don

3 Aurio, Gary 28 Chase, Sr., Ronald 53 Hackett, John

4 Backus, Bruce 29 Chittenden, Todd 54 Halish, Francis

5 Barber, William 30 Cole, Rich 55 Hall, Robert

6 Bath, Robert 31 Cowee, Brian 56 Haynes, Roy

7 Beaulieu, Steven 32 Coy, Brian 57 Hazel, Craig

8 Bento, James 33 Crosby, Sheldon 58 Henderson, Taylor

9 Bernon, Jonathan 34 Delia, Darryl 59 Hinchey, Steven

10 Bodin, Bill 35 DeMartino, David 60 Holub, Robert

11 Borecki , Benjamin 36 DiBona, Steve 61 Howard, Burgwell

12 Bray, William 37 DiPasquale, Chris 62 Hull, Jack

13 Brown, Richard 38 Dolyak, Craig 63 Hulme, Jeff

14 Budzik, Tony 39 Donald, James 64 Infantino, Mike

15 Burton, Paul 40 Donato, Vincent 65 Jacobs, Matthew

16 Butters, Gary 41 Drayer, Ian 66 Jaskulski, Ethan

17 Canfield, James 42 Duby, Christopher 67 Jerome, Paul

18 Capozziello, Frederick 43 Esposito, Ray 68 Johnson, David

19 Carbine, Michael 44 Farno, Eric 69 Kesselring, Tim

20 Cardone, John 45 Forte, David 70 Kobelski, Kevin

21 Carfora, Albert 46 Frobel, Brendan 71 LaRocca, Jack

22 Carlin, Christopher 47 Giannelli, Michael 72 Leete, David

23 Carr, Steve 48 Giliberto, Joseph 73 Lemanski, Bob

24 Cashman, Bill 49 Giza, Andrew 74 Lemire, Jeffrey

25 Cavazuti, David 50 Gonsalves, Daniel 75 Lipkvich, Brad

76 Luddie, Joel 101 Rist, David

77 MacElhiney, Gary 102 Salafia, Joseph

78 Mahar, Terry 103 Seymour, Christopher

79 Marioni, Paul 104 Sikora, Joseph

80 Mase, Anthony 105 Silver , Eric

81 Masto, Daniel 106 Simonds, Parker

82 Matthews, John 107 Sizer, Hal

83 McGlone, Kevin 108 Sokol, Michael

84 Mooney, John 109 Speyer, Andrew

85 Murphy, Ted 110 Spinks, Tyshawn

86 Musselman, Francis 111 Stein, Jay

87 Napolitano, Angelo 112 Stickles, Rick

88 Naramore, Dick 113 Tepley, Robert

89 Noniewicz, Paul 114 Tiriolo, Joseph

90 Nunn, Stephen 115 Tortorella, Alphonse

91 O'Brien, Andrew 116 Trama, Paul

92 Ogurick, Richard 117 Vicario, Jim

93 Potter , Charles 118 Williams, Matthew

94 Poulin, Yves 119 Zingarella, Ralph

95 Pretlove, David 120 Zinker, Todd

96 Provost, Jonathan 121

97 Przychodzen, George 122

98 Ramos, Yamil 123

99 Reynolds, Bruce 124

100 Riley, Kevin 125

The following changes to the Bylaws (red text) were proposed, revised, and approved by unanimous consent.

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE The purpose of this Corporation shall be:

1. To unite in the membership of this Corporation, active boys club, youth, middle school, high school, and prep school lacrosse officials.

ARTICLE III: OFFICES

The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at the residence address of the Treasurer, which is presently 19 Valleyview Lane, Collinsville, Connecticut, 06019. The corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Connecticut, as the board of directors may determine from time to time.

ARTICLE V. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

A. Meetings. The Board of Directors will call the following meetings:

1. The Annual Clinic and Rules Interpretation Meeting will be held prior to the start of the season. This meeting, or another Board of Directors approved Rules Interpretation meeting, is mandatory for all officials.

2. Regular meetings shall be held during the lacrosse season. 3. The Annual Business Meeting of the Corporation shall be held prior to July 1 of

each year, for the purpose of electing directors/officers, approving a budget, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.

ARTICLE VI. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

A. General Powers. Directors and Officers. The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors (which may also be referred to as the Executive Board). The directors shall also be the officers of the corporation.

1. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. a. The number of directors shall be thirteen (13) and shall consist of the

President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Assigning Authority, the immediate Past President, High School Lead Clinician and Rules Interpreter, Youth Lead Clinician and Rules Interpreter, and five (5) members at large. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of members, and the term of office of each director shall be for two (2) years or until the election and qualification of his or her successor.

1. The Secretary shall:

a. Keep a record of all meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors.

b. He shall attend to all correspondence of the Corporation and shall maintain a complete roster of members with full addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.

c. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be delegated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

d. The Secretary shall be compensated in an amount to be determined at an Executive Board meeting prior to or at the Annual Business Meeting. If no action is taken, the current level of compensation shall prevail for the next season or until action is taken.

2. The Treasurer shall: a. Be custodian of the funds of the Corporation and shall be prepared to

present a statement of receipts and expenditures at each meeting. b. The expenses incurred by members of the Board of Directors (or

members of the Corporation approved by the Board of Directors) in conducting the business of the Corporation shall be paid from the funds of the treasury.

c. All disbursements shall be made by the Treasurer. d. The Treasurer shall be compensated in an amount to be determined at an

Executive Board meeting prior to or at the Annual Business Meeting. If no action is taken, the current level of compensation shall prevail for the next season or until action is taken.

3. The Assigning Authority shall: a. Maintain, and use in determining assignments, a record of open and

closed dates of all active members as well as their qualifications to actively officiate.

b. He will assign members to all games for which CLOA has been contracted to service.

c. He may appoint assistant assignor(s) to assist him. d. He will appoint the Youth Assignor. e. The Assigning Authority has the sole discretion to assign and re-assign

members to any and all games. f. Each season, the Assigning Authority will endeavor to ensure that each

member with three (3) or fewer years of experience will work at least one (1) game with a veteran member of the Corporation.

g. He shall notify all members and school officials of assignments and duties prior to the start of the lacrosse season.

h. The Assigning Authority shall be compensated in an amount to be determined at an Executive Board meeting prior to or at the Annual Business Meeting. If no action is taken, the current level of compensation shall prevail for the next season or until action is taken.

4. The High School Lead Clinician and Rules Interpreter shall be a certified US Lacrosse trainer and shall:

a. Serve as the organization’s representative in all matters related to high school rules and procedures as they relate to the CIAC, US Lacrosse, NCAA, and NFHS.

b. Arbitrate all decisions regarding rules and procedures for high school games.

c. Present at the Annual Clinic and Rules Interpretation Meeting. d. Coordinate professional development for all officials at regular meetings. e. Oversee the training and certification of new officials. f. Serve as a member on the Better Officiating Committee

5. The Youth Lead Clinician and Rules Interpreter shall shall be a certified US Lacrosse trainer and perform all the same functions as the High School Lead Clinician and Rules Interpreter for all youth games.

B. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without any other notice than this bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the Annual Business Meeting of Members. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place for holding additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution. Additional regular meetings shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation in the absence of any designation in the resolution.

ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES A. Standing Committees. The President shall appoint members of the following committees and the members of any special committees he wishes to create:

1. The Banquet Committee shall consist of two (2) or more members. 2. The Budget and Finances Committee shall consist of two (2) or more members

including the Treasurer. 3. The Audit Committee shall consist of two (2) or more members.

4. The Better Officiating Committee shall consist of three (3) or more members, including the Assigning Authority. The Committee has the power to set its own rules, procedures and standards to maintain the professionalism and excellence of the Corporation’s members.

5. The Youth Committee shall consist of (5) or more members including the Vice President, the Assigning Authority, the Youth Assignor, the Secretary, the Youth Lead Clinician and Rules Interpreter, and all youth coordinators.

Additional discussion arose to change the financial year from January one to July 1 ending June 30th. Another amendment was proposed to have language in the case of the budget not balancing or deficient funds. Motions tabled until next meeting.

Treasurer Report

Naramore presented an analysis of CLOA budget and accounting.

A great deal of discussion followed for the financial committee to consider at their next meeting:

● More income needs to be generated by either raising dues or assessments. ● The trainers have not been paid for last year. ● What what be the level payment to the youth assignor and coordinators? ● The organization cannot count on income generated from youth training and jamberries.

Assigning Authority Report NFHS rule changes for 2017 1-3-2a: If a flat-iron goal is used on a grass field, it may be attached to the ground with ground anchors. Rationale: Ground anchors are not typically used on grass fields. This change will allow the rules to be aligned with standard practice. The rule change would allow but not require ground anchors. 4-3-1 Exception 2: If a player or team commits a foul before any faceoff, the ball will be awarded to the offended team in its offensive side of the field at the Center. Rationale: Currently there is a distance of 5 yards from all surrounding players and re-start from spot of the foul. This ruling of “a free clear” is no longer correct and should have been deleted in the current rules book in order to be consistent with Rule 4.4.2 SITUATION B, which calls for a re-start from “the spot where the ball was when play was suspended.” 4-3-3: Paint, a single wrap of tape, or other material of contrasting color to the head may now be used on the handle of the crosse for any player taking a faceoff. Rationale: New handle materials are already in production and create a more durable solution than tape. The current rule only allows for tape; this rule change would allow for the emerging best practices. 4-18-4: No defensive player, other than a properly equipped goalkeeper, can enter his own crease with the perceived intent on blocking a shot or acting as a goalie. Penalty: Conduct foul on the defensive player. A second violation by the player will be enforced as releasable unsportsmanlike conduct. Note: Officials will stop play as soon as they notice the situation. However, if a shot is already in flight when this is noticed, the shot will be allowed to come to its normal conclusion before the whistle blows to stop play. Rationale: Risk minimization only the goalkeeper may be located within the crease. 6-5-2: Failure to wear the required mouthpiece (unless it comes out during play) is now a technical foul. Rationale: Change brings foul into conformity with current trends in the sport and makes it more likely to be enforced and, therefore, should bring greater compliance for risk minimization.

6-10-3: During the last two minutes of regulation play, stalling rules are in effect for the team that is ahead by four goals or less. When the score differential is five goals or more, neither team is forced to keep the ball in the goal area unless warned to “keep it in.” Rationale: The current “automatic stall warning” in the last two minutes creates a dangerous situation where a team that is essentially “out of the game” is given more opportunity to “punish” the team that is ahead since that team is forced to “keep it in.” Points of Emphasis Coaches and Team Area Defenseless Hits Blindside Hits Mouthpieces Reminder of Crosse Change in 2018

Rules Interpreter Report

The motion passed by unanimous consent.

Standing Committees

Budget and Finance The Finance Committee met for approximately 90 minutes on Monday August 22 at the Wooden Tap in Southington. Members present were Jim Bento, Dick Narramore, Dave Leete, Jay Stein and myself. Dave Forte, Al Tortorella and Dave DeMartino were not able to make this meeting. This meeting was productive. We agreed to adjusting the budget cycle to fit more of a lacrosse season schedule, July 1- June 30 rather than the calendar year. Jim Bento is working on converting some categories on his financial sheets to budget categories that the committee has been using. We also began to go through and have a preliminary

discussion on some line items in the budget and whether they could be decreased. We also discussed our dues and are going to get information from the CIAC officials committee on the dues amount other associations charge their officials. There is a feeling on the committee that our dues will need to be looked at with a possible recommendation of an increase to the Executive Board. The committee is scheduling another meeting for the end of September or beginning of October to continue its work. Respectfully submitted, John Hackett, Finance Committee Chair

Next meeting: October 10, 2016 beginning at 6 pm at Choate Information Technology Conference Room