MEETING NOTES- ANNUAL MEETING

APRIL 22, 2015

1. Call to order by President Bob Hilpersthauser

a. EC present: Bob Hilpertshauser, Bob Lemon, Vicki Martney, Gwen Mehrwerth, Marcy Santoyo

b. Roll call of clubs – total of 17 votes: 12 club votes, 5 EC votes

2. Treasurer Report/Acceptance: accepted, unanimous vote

3. Proposed Budget Report/Acceptance – accepted pending 2 changes

a. Changed Budgeted 74 Office Supplies, phone and misc from $200 to $275

b. Changed Budgeted 78 Executive Council Meetings from $400 to $300

4. Correspondence – none

5. Unfinished business - Drawing for club team tournament for 2016. Three clubs have agreed – Sebring, Brooksville and Bradenton. Sebring was drawn and will host the Club Team Tournament in January 2016.

6. New business - Bylaw changes

a. Article IX Clubs Section 6.  

i. Currently reads: Submit to the FSHPA Inc. Secretary -Treasurer a proposed schedule of tournaments, and entry fee, for the ensuing season.

ii. Suggested change:  Submit to the FSHPA Inc. Secretary-Treasurer a proposed schedule of tournaments for the ensuing season.

iii. Reason:  remove “and entry fees”   since required tournament fee is covered in Article IX Clubs Section 6. f.

iv. No vote – this is a misunderstanding. “And entry fees” means the entry fees charged for each tournament listed.

b. Article V Elected Officers Section 4

i. Currently reads: All officers must (b) subscribe to the “NHPA Newsline” (c) be a legal resident of Florida

ii. Suggested change: remove (b) subscribe to the “NHPA Newsline” and reletter (c) to (b)

iii. Reason: NHPA no longer provides a hardcopy published document

iv. Passed unanimously

c. Should FSHPA newsletter be digital? Unanimous vote for going digital. Local clubs will need to help out pitchers without access to computer/internet by printing. Will need to make changes to bylaws affected by switch to digital.

d. Article XIV Annual Awards Hall of Fame Section 1

i. Currently reads: Eligibility – a candidate must have been (a) a resident of Florida and an FSHPA Inc. member for a minimum of five years (b)an outstanding player or member who has performed outstanding service to FSHPA, Inc., and/or NHPA , over a period of many years.

ii. Suggested change: Eligibility – a candidate must have been (a) a resident of Florida and an FSHPA Inc. member for a minimum of ten years (b)an outstanding player or member who has performed outstanding service to FSHPA, Inc., and an NHPA member for a combination of ten years in FSHPA and ten years in NHPA, respectively.

iii. Reason: “many years” is vague and five years in FSHPA is not enough time to receive such a prestigious award.

iv. Passed by majority: 15 votes for and 2 against

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