NSBO Fall AGM

Bible Hill Elementary School

Bible Hill

11:30AM

May 25, 2008

Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Approval of additions to agenda

3. Approval of Minutes from previous meeting – ACAA was to be added to constitution to reflect “AUS/ACAA Selection Committee”

4.      Correspondence (if any)

            -     request to meet with BNS representatives re rules for BNS Provincials

-         e-mail re request from Carolyn Savoy to control costs related to Subway Tournament

-         request/question re re-admittance of previously expelled member to NSBO

-         NSSAF - interest in Graduate to Officiate Program and wish to discuss potential of 3 person at Div 1 Boys championships.

-         Notification via CABO of current AUS Women’s plan to revert to 2 person officiating crews in 2009-10

5.   Presentation of Reports – submit to Paul Hanson to be posted on website but can be given orally if necessary.  These include:  President, VP, Provincial Supervisor, Provincial Interpreter, Secretary/Treasurer, AUS Men,s Commissioner, AUS Women’s Commissioner, ACAA Commissioner,  Area Supervisors.

6. Matters Arising from the minutes

a)  Wheelchair Update

b)  Updates in regards to FIBA rules

c)  Targeting Development of visible minorities – Ken Fells

d)  NSBO Selection Process – offer of meeting between President, ACAA Commissioner, Provincial Supervisor and Ken Fells was made.  For NSSAF Pronvincial Championships, feedback was sought by President from all Area Supervisors.

e)  BNS Baldwin Awards Event – potential attendees were sought from Area Supervisors with a mixture of NSBO executive and non-executive members being selected to attend.

f)  Variances in Discipline between partners – NSBO continues to work with them to facilitate consistency.  NSSAF and BNS have agreement to honor each other’s disciplinary action if suspensions > 3 games.  Most critical item for NSBO is to file reports when appropriate and as required by our Code of Conduct.

g)  Awards – upon further examination of previous minutes, this was discovered to have been changed to a responsibility of the VP.  A request was sent to the current VP to ask that he follow up on these matters.  Hughie Bruce has been nominated to receive a Baldwin Award for officiating by NSBO but for health reasons arrangements could not be made to get Hughie to the awards event.  NSBO to arrange to present him with this award at a later time.

7.  Elections – Provincial Supervisor

                        Provincial Interpreter

                        Provincial Assessor

                        Registrar

                        Member-at-large

                        Area Supervisors

8.  New Business

      a)  Consistent rules for minor basketball

b)      Rules for BNS Provincials with review of this year’s experiment  

c)  AUS Negotiating Committee

d)  Insurance – Paul Hanson

e)  Announcement of Ikon Official of the Year (nominated by BNS)

f)  Process for Selection of FIBA card candidates

g)  Selection process for ACAA/AUS Commissioners