Attendees

Executive Board: Bob Shultz, Dusty Dutcher, Rich Forcier, Jean Barney, Kevin Harper

Guests: Nampa City Councilman Bob Schmidt

Minutes

1. Swearing in of new board members
• Jean made a motion to accept the appointment of Dusty Dutcher as Vice President. Rich seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.
• Councilman Bob Schmidt lead a swearing in ceremony for all five officers.
• Our Board is now made up of:
  • President – Bob Shultz
  • Vice President – Dusty Dutcher
  • Treasurer – Rich Forcier
  • Secretary – Kevin Harper
  • Registrar – Jean Barney
2. Discuss press release/photos
• Officers to send short bio to Kevin. Kevin to prepare a press release for media distribution announcing officer appointments.
3. Meeting with Mercy and P&R on Property Use: Nov 21st, Tuesday 3pm. Mercy Cafeteria
• Rich reminded the board of the Nov 21st meeting to discuss potential use of horse pasture and cow pasture.
4. New Property Use
• Rich suggested that Nampa KIDS maintain some involvement in the development process for the property as a gesture of goodwill.
5. December Meeting
• Bob suggested an e-mail conversation to discuss whether the December meeting would be catered for dinner during the meeting.
6. Coordination with other sports organizations
• Bob proposed working to meet leaders of other sports organizations to reduce conflicts over fields and to generally improve the communication between the organizations.
7. Tournament/Fundraising
• Dusty proposed an intra-league tournament as a potential recreational fund-raising event for those that are interested in competing at a higher level.
• General agreement was reached to coordinate this for the end of the Spring season for a small registration fee.
8. Should we pay Parks and Rec
• Bob suggested coordinating with the city for either cash, in-kind equipment contributions, or a combination. Rich will talk to Jean about this. A $3000 to $4000 value per year was discussed. It was proposed that one month before each season, $1000 will be donated to the Park and Rec department.
9. Finalize referee training
• Matt’s e-mail was read listing his requests for referees. Referee compensation per game was proposed to be $12/U8, $15/U10, and $20/MID.
• Bob will draft a counter-proposal for terms of referee compensation and certification.
10. Website demo and update
• Kevin demonstrated the front and backend of the Joomla content management platform that is being proposed for the Nampa KIDS website.
11. Season wrapup discussion
• This topic will be discussed via e-mail or in the December meeting.
12. Healthy Nampa Healthy Youth
• Rich updated the board on the grant process for HNHY. This requires a budget and pre-season grant requests to help cover scholoarships. Rich submitted a grant request for $5000 for next Spring.
13. President’s Letter
• This topic will be discussed via e-mail.
14. Roberts Rules of Order
• Kevin distributed a copy of Roberts Rules of Order to all officers.
15. Merchandise Sales
• Bob proposed hosting a small shopping cart on the website for selling misc. equipment, uniforms, or clothing.
• Kevin noted that the website could also support a free classified ad system for parents to buy and sell used equipment.

Respectfully Submitted by Kevin Harper, Secretary