Meeting Notes

Tuesday, February 16^th, 2010

Brenda Gravander's, 61 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY 13676

1. Approval of the Agenda.
   1. Added Test Fees to New Business.
   2. Added
      1. skaters not in good standing testing at other clubs, and
      2. accepting improperly filled out checks for test fees.
      to Club Concerns.
2. Secretary's Report. No changes.
3. Treasurer's Report.
   Savings: $28.38; Checking: $1,947.82; CD: $1,021.46.
4. Continuing Business:
   1. Calendar updates - see the Northern Council Calendar for more details.
      1. Club carnival: Potsdam FSC, March 2^nd, 2010; contact: Dawn Sloan
      2. Club carnival: Ogdensburg FSA, March 6^th, 2010
      3. Club carnival: Massena FSC, March 16^th, 2010
      4. Club carnival: St Lawrence FSC, March 20^th, 2010; Tara Bartlett
      5. Interclub Spring School test session: Potsdam FSC, May 1^st, 2010; contact: Brenda Gravander
   2. Northern Council delegates et. al. update.
      Some changes provided - see the Website for updates.
   3. Grand Prix Basic Skills Competition Series.
      Area clubs have not supported the Series because:
      1. General notion of Basic Skills Competitions is to have a fun local competition and not place the pressure of the series on the skaters.
      2. It is hard to find judges.
      3. Additional fees to support the series may turn some potential competitors away.
      4. Any skater who wishes to compete in another club's competition is welcome.
5. New Business:
   1. Tomas' papers. His current papers were reviewed with recommendations regarding re-submitting the applicaton and the appropriate timeline to do so.
   2. May Meeting
      April 29 - May 2, 2010; Costa Mesa, CA
      Proxies - Bill will attend. His USFS number is 299511.
   3. Test fees. The fees charges by several area clubs were reviewed with some clubs making minor adjustments to keep all clubs in the same range for similar tests.
6. Club concerns:
   1. Skaters not in good standing testing at other clubs.
      New Board Members, who do not know the situation, are asked to sign test papers and do so thinking they are helping out.
      Concluded that new Board Members need more training.
   2. Accepting improperly filled out checks for test fees (or other fees as well).
      New Test Chairs are not as diligent as they should be when processing applications including checks submitted.
      As with new Board Members, the Test Chairs need training.
7. Announcements:
   1. New MIF will be in place commencing September 1^st, 2010. There is a school in Morrisville, NY on April 11^th, 2010; contact Kim Dzialo 315-684-6591 or figureskating@morrisville.edu
8. Next Meeting. Tuesday, April 20^th, 2010 - Linda LaRue will check availability of The Club in Canton; if available, the meeting will start at 6:00pm with dinner (dutch treat) at The Club.
9. Adjournment.

Notes by Bill.

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