Nova Scotia Basketball Officials AGM
Facilitator Sam McNeish
Type of Meeting Nova Scotia Basketball Officials AGM
Note Taker Marie Jewkes
Attendees NSBO Members
Date: Sunday, May 7, 2006
AGENDA TOPICS:
Call to Order: Sam McNeish welcomed and thanked all those attending the meeting.
Approval of Additions to the Agenda:
#8 E - Partnership – add E4 “rates”
#10 Notice of motion for changes in the constitution
#11 Jerseys
#12 Fan Abuse
#13 3 part set of motion (Jon Hunt to address)
(a) Sanctioned Games
(b) Amendment to Constitution
(c) Amendment to Rules and Regulation
Moved for Approval of Agenda:
Moved by Neil Deveau.
Seconded by Cliff Tye
Approval of Minutes from Fall Meeting:
Moved by Wendell Skier/John Fanning Motion Carried
Correspondence: No new correspondence
Reports: All reports are posted on the website and as well hard copies made available at the meeting. http://www.nsbo.net/
President’s Report – Sam McNeish
Sam indicated how pleased he was with his first year being in office. He thanked the Executive and Area Supervisors for their hard work and dedication on behalf of NSBO, this made for a very successful year.
Vice President’s Report – Al King
Indicated 53 incident reports received from NSSAF along with 17 from BNS games. He has created a data base to track all incidents throughout the province. He encouraged all Area Supervisors to submit reports so this information can documented.
He encouraged all Area Supervisors to have Officials complete incident report form found on the website for all technical foul infractions that occur.
Interpreter – Al King for Roger Caulfield
Encouraged all members to access the website for updates on rules and mechanics. Roger plans to hold a clinic for the development of female officials during the summer, (more information to follow). Roger also indicated at this time it looks like we will be using CIS Rules for the upcoming season.
Provincial Supervisor – Reg Caulfield
Reg complimented NSBO for a successful year. Thanked Officials for their participation in the NSSAF tournament as it was a tremendous success. He also mentioned the successes of the following officials:
Roger Caulfield AUS Men (Championship Game)
CIS National Men’s Tournament
Jon Hunt AUS Women (Championship Game)
CIS National Women’s Tournament
Reg Caulfield AUS Men
Brian States AUS Women
Dave McGratton ACAA Playoff Tournament
Peter Caulfield ACAA Playoff Tournament
Sam McNeish ACAA Playoff Tournament
Wendell Skier ACAA Playoff Tournament
Chris Ross ACAA Playoff Tournament
Paul Hanson ACAA Playoff Tournament
CCAA National Men’s Tournament
Reg indicated how pleased brother Roger had been with the ceremony by CABO at the CIS Championships. He alluded to the many nice comments Roger had received and also the work done by the media.
Reg outlined the negotiations he has had with the various partners:
Donnie Ehler, Executive Director of BNS
ACAA – Judy Smith / Neil Hooper. Reg, Keith, Judy and Neil met to discuss the upcoming year. The Committee has agreed in principle on the Commissioner’s term being extended to three years and Keith Finck retaining the position. They also approved in principle the fee increases for the next two years, each school providing $250.00 for travel expenses and increasing the playoff tournament fees for the Assignor from $50.00 to $100.00.
Tom Fahey, Executive Director of NSSAF. Reg also sent a note of congratulations to Ron O’Flaherty on behalf of NSBO thanking him for his support over the years and wishing him the best in his retirement.
CABO – Reg summarized his communications regarding the B1 proposal. A summary of circumstances over the past year with regards to CABO and Canada Basketball was presented. The contract between CABO and Canada Basketball has been approved and will be signed in the very near future. Reg did indicate that Nova Scotia voted “NO” for the approval for this contract. He explained his rational for this decision and after discussion Reg informed the membership that he will be writing a letter to CABO indicating NSBO’s support for the agreement.
Reg congratulated Geoff Spencer for his success in achieving his Level II certification. Geoff was to be presented with his certificate but was not in attendance.
Certification Program Level III: Reg informed membership that in order a Level III certification; Officials must get two positive evaluations from the following tournaments:
Ø Canada Games
Ø CCAA National Tournament
Ø CIS National Tournament
Final note: Reg informed the membership that the IAABO Conference will be held in Toronto in September 2006.
Provincial Registrar – Paul Hanson
Budget will be presented at Fall meeting for approval.
Final note: Paul encouraged all members to apply to the Professional Development Fund. He would like to see a zero balance at the end of each year which would indicate the Fund is being used.
Provincial Assessor – Reg Jewkes
No oral presentation was given due to time constraints.
Member at Large – John Fanning
No oral presentation was given due to time constraints.
AUS Men and Women’s Commissioners
No oral presentation was given due to time constraints.
Area Supervisor’s
No oral presentation. Posted on the Website.
Area Supervisors for the 2006-2007 year were announced:
Reg Jewkes Colchester
Greg Parsons Metro
Doug McDougall Cape Breton
Jeff Burke Cape Breton Strait Region
Mike McNeill Bridgewater
Cliff Tye Pictou
Neil Deveau Yarmouth
Doug Wortman Cumberland
Roger Caulfield Valley East
Cheryl Crabb Valley West
Matters Arising From Minutes:
Motion by Peter Caulfield deferred from the Fall Meeting: ACAA Commissioner’s term be moved to a three year position to coincide with the AUS Men’s and Women’s Commissioner’s position. This term is to be made retroactive to 2005-2006 season.
Discussion: Irving Carvery indicated that this motion was out of order due to the fact that the ACAA Commissioner’s position must be voted on for a new term at this meeting. His rational was that the Commissioner’s position was listed and approved in the Agenda for election.
Motion: Cliff Tye moved to elect Keith Finck as the ACAA Commissioner.
Seconded by Peter Caulfield.
There were no further nominations. Motion Carried
Motion: Peter Caulfield deferred from the Fall Meeting: ACCAA Commissioner’s term be moved to a three year position to coincide with the AUS Men’s and Women’s Commissioner’s position. This term is to be made retroactive to 2005-2006 season.
Seconded by John Fanning. Motion Carried
Elections: Provincial Supervisor - Reg Caulfield (re-elected by acclamation)
Nominated by Paul Hanson
Seconded by Peter Caulfield
Provincial Assessor – Reg Jewkes (re-elected by acclamation)
Nominated by Peter Caulfield
Seconded by John Fanning
Provincial Interpreter – Roger Caulfield (re-elected by acclamation)
Nominated by Keith Finck
Seconded by Neil Deveau
Jon Hunt was nominated for the position but declined.
Provincial Registrar – Paul Hanson (re-elected by acclamation)
Nominated by All
Seconded by Calvin Headley
Member at Large – Mary Alice Butts (by Election)
Nominated by John Fanning
Seconded by Neil Deveau
Others nominations for Member at Large –
Reg Jewkes nominated Paul Debelie
Seconded by Reg Caulfield
Greg Parson nominated Ken Fells
Seconded by Cliff Tye
Motion: To destroy ballots from Election of Member at Large.
Motion made by Cliff Tye
Seconded by Keith Finck Motion Carried
Partnerships:
Motion: Jon Hunt motioned that Reg Caulfield be directed to negotiate with BNS for a new membership including insurance coverage for a fee not exceeding $15.00 per member.
Seconded by Cliff Tye Motion Carried
Rates:
Reg informed the membership of his negotiations with the various leagues. The objective is to keep fees the same for this coming season and increase the fees by $1.00 for each league in the following seasons. The exceptions will be AUS which is set for the next two years and the ACCA which will go $55.00 and $60.00 for the next two respective years. The Nova Scotia Community College will go under the Intermediate Men’s rate and there was a special rate set for Intermediate Women.
See separate document for all rates.
Code of Conduct Changes:
Sam McNeish informed the membership of the new draft Code of Conduct document. Changes noted were as follows (in italic).
Section 3 – Officials shall master both rules of the game and mechanics necessary to enforce the rules, observe other officials work, attempt to improve their game at all times, and shall exercise authority in an impartial, firm and controlled manner.
Section 4: Officials shall display and execute superior communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal. These skills should be executed in a manner that does not draw attention to themselves as the game is more important than the ambitions of an official.
Section 5: Officials shall uphold the honor and dignity of the profession in all interactions with student-athletes, coaches, school administrators, colleagues, and the public. They shall refrain from talking about other officials to other officials, bystanders, coaches, players and athletic directors. All queries should be directed through Area Supervisors to the appropriate member of the executive.
Section 10: Officials shall work with each other and their governing bodies in a constructive and cooperative manner. Whether officiating or not, they shall neither criticize or attempt to explain fellow officials’ judgments or decisions nor do anything to cause them public embarrassment.
Lateness for Games: Remove “at High School level” and insert “all levels”.
Referral to Vice President for Sanction: Include “Violations of Code of Conduct not already regulated by Area Supervisor”. Include “Vice President/Discipline Committee responsible for sanctions”.
Motion: Keith Finck made motion to accept changes to Code of Conduct.
Seconded by Paul Debelie Motion Carried
Professional Development Fund:
Motion: Reg Jewkes motioned that the Professional Development Fund make available up to $1,000.00 to the ACAA Commissioner to be used for travel and Officials assessments at the ACAA level. To be reviewed yearly.
Seconded by Jon Hunt Motion Carried
Opposed by Irving Carvery and Ken Fells
Motion: Irving Carvery motioned that the Executive of NSBO review our Professional Development criteria and make proposed guide lines that reflect the needs of the organization to be presented at the Fall meeting.
Seconded by Ken Fells Motion Carried
Motion: Reg Jewkes motioned that the AUS panel shall consist of up to a maximum of 28 members. This to be reviewed each year.
Seconded by Keith Finck Motion Carried
Rules and Regulations:
Sam McNeish informed the membership of changes to be made to the Rules and Regulations.
4.2.1.1 Removed
4.2.4 The NSBO Code of Conduct will be the policy document used by the Discipline Committee to render decisions.
4.2.6.1 #12 CABO Camp Scholarship – omit first paragraph
Motion: Reg Jewkes motion to accept changes to Rules and Regulations.
Seconded by Reg Caulfield Motion Carried
Fan Abuse: Reg Jewkes motioned that the following procedures be adopted for
dealing with fan abuse.
1) Inform coaches that fan abuse has happened.
2) Game will not proceed until the coaches or their designate has cautioned the fan/s.
3) The second incident of fan abuse, the coaches shall be informed that the fan/s must be removed from the building.
4) The game does not proceed until the fan/s has been removed.
5) Severe fan abuse does not require a warning to have the fan/s removed.
Seconded by Keith Finck Motion Carried
Tabled: Jon Hunt’s motion that NSBO Officials work only games sanctioned by the following organizations:
Ø NSSAF
Ø AUS
Ø ACAA
Ø BNS
Ø MBA
Motion: Greg Parsons moved to table motion until Fall meeting.
Seconded by Doug Wortman Motion Carried
Jon Hunt withdrew his remaining motions until Fall meeting.
The meeting was adjourned by 2:30 pm. It was so moved by Greg Parsons and seconded by Cliff Tye. Motion Carried
Fall Meeting: Halifax, N.S.