Meeting Notes:

1^ST Vice President Teri Jennings called the meeting to order at 7:00.

Present were: Vice Presidents: Teri Jennings, Greg Knop, Patti McCoy, Bryan Carsrud, and Cari McPartland, Youth Rep: Kelly McPartland, Directors: Jerry Everett, Terri Siguas, Tim Kadolph, Brian Harris, Monica Mills, Scott Tscherter, Cheryl Devore, Terri Carriere, association manager: Lyle Jennings and tournament director: Arden Schoep. Excused absence: President Keith Hawkins, Youth Reps Mike Mensing & Patti Beck, Director Deb Robinson, and Story City VP Jake Jacobson. Unexcused absence: Youth Rep Travis Mason.

Carriere made the motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as written.  C. McPartland seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

Committee Reports:

Bylaws & Policy Manual: National dictated several changes to our bylaws. McCoy made the motion to accept the new bylaws as proposed by the committee. Siguas seconded the motion. MCU. Policy manual also had changes handed down to us from nationals. Siguas made the motion to accept the new policy manual. McCoy seconded the motion. MCU.

Tournament Committee: Schoep suggested we make changes to our association tournament.

1. Change handicap to 80% of 220 down to a minimum of average of 100.

2. Levels of Sponsorship needed:

a) $400.00 to sponsor the instant cash

3. Have smoking and non-smoking shifts. The first shift of the day would be non-smoking and the 2^nd (or last) shift of the day would be a smoking shift.

4. Team size: 5 person for the open division and 4 person for the women’s
division. (No change from the way the tournaments were held previously).

5. Schoep will take a look with the committee at doing a revision on the instant
cash payouts.

It was decided to table the discussion on the instant cash payouts until more information could be presented. Harris made the motion to accept Schoep’s suggestion for the tournament. Tscherter seconded the motion. MCU

Schoep also handed out fliers concerning Jamboree. He will be back at the September meeting with a volunteer sign up sheet.

Shirt Committee: Brian Harris submitted shirt emblems and asked the board for $75.00 to get samples prepared. The motion was made by McCoy to give Harris the $75.00 needed pending USBC approval of the logos. Kadolph seconded motion. MCU.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. IWBA workshop was attended by Deb Robinson, Patti McCoy, and Teri Jennings. McCoy reported workshop was informational on the how to’s concerning the USBC merger. The problem was the workshop committee delivered the workshop with a major negative attitude toward USBC. T. Jennings is drafting a letter to the state board expressing her disappointment in the attitudes of the state board of directors.

2. YABA delegates- Lyle and Teri Jennings attended the Council of Delegates meeting this year. The meeting ended up being the USBC organizational meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Iowa State Delegates Meeting-T. Jennings asked for 3 women to attend the IWBA state delegates meeting in Davenport during the month of April. This was tabled until the next meeting or the following when it is determined which women would actually be purchasing IWBA membership for the 05/06 season.
2. Next meeting will be Wed Aug 10^th at 7:00 in the conference room at 20^th Century Bowl.
3. The list of leagues were passed around so that each board member could sign up to be league ambassadors.

ASSOCIATION MANAGER NOTES:

L. Jennings reported that supplies for the 05/06 season have arrived. The new EIN have been applied for. The articles of incorporation have been sent in.

Meeting adjourned 8:25.

Respectfully submitted,
Lyle Jennings
AAUSBC Association Manager