Board Minutes:

Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Terry Mason. Secretary Schoep and President Mason both made some remarks to the board to start the meeting, reporting on what lies ahead with the changeover to United States Bowling Congress whether or not a merger of associations occurs at the local level.

Roll call: 21 present. Absent were Lyle Jennings (excused), Tim Kadolph and Steve Huntrods. Minutes of April Council of Delegates meeting approved as printed. Treasurer’s report approved as printed.

Greg Knop reported on the budget committee’s proposed budget for the coming year. Budget adopted per committee recommendation, after being amended by Schoep to include the salary for the newly created webmaster and the cost of maintaining the website.

Jerry Everett reported on the certification committee’s progress in certifying all lanes for the 2004-05 season, with inspections set at each house in the near future.

Schoep gave a more in depth report on the new USBC, noting that as of January 1, 2005, there will no longer be an ABC and WIBC, though awards programs sponsored by those organizations will run through the end of the season. Our association will have to get re-chartered through USBC, which means we’ll have to go through incorporation proceedings all over again. Schoep, Mason and Hawkins are the three members from the USBC committee representing our board, and Jennings will also be there as a YABA rep.

Meeting dates for the season were approved. It was decided not to do anything with association awards due to the fact that we could be merged with the WIBC in the near future and if we purchased new awards now, they could be obsolete in a new association setting.

Committees were appointed by President Mason. Schoep asked each board member to update their address, phone and email information for him

Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

SUBMITTED BY

Arden J. Schoep
Secretary