MEETING NOTES- ANNUAL MEETING

APRIL 22, 2015

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a. Article XIV Annual Awards Hall of Fame Section 2 Nomination

i. Currently reads: Anyone may recommend a candidate. The nominating letter should be addressed to the Chairman, Hall of Fame Committee and contain a history of the candidate’s accomplishments in sufficient detail to permit an intelligent evaluation of the person’s entitlement to this recognition. Deadline for nominations is March 1 of each calendar year.

ii. Suggested change: Anyone may recommend a candidate utilizing the FSHPA Hall of Fame nomination form. The nominating letter should be addressed to the Chairman, Hall of Fame Committee and contain a history of the candidate’s accomplishments in sufficient detail to permit an intelligent evaluation of the person’s entitlement to this recognition. Deadline for nominations is on or before March 1 of each calendar year.

iii. Reason: to allow the committee a standardized form with pertinent information that more easily determines eligibility of all recommended candidates

iv. Passed unanimously

b. Article III Membership Section 2

i. Currently reads: Juniors may join at a reduced fee as designated by these By-Laws. A junior is a person, aged up to 17 years, who will not have his/her 18^th birthday during the membership year.

ii. Suggested change: Juniors may join at a reduced fee as designated by these By-Laws. A junior is a person eighteen (18) years old or younger for the entire calendar year.

iii. Reason: to comply with NHPA Playing Rules Rule 1 Pitching Divisions Section A, Juniors

iv. Passed unanimously

c. Article XI All FSHPA Tournaments, Section 7

i. Currently reads: Any member without an average will pitch a minimum of 100 consecutive shoes to establish their seeding percentage. This qualifying must be scored in writing, witnessed by two FSHPA Inc./NHPA members. Alternatively, an NHPA sanctioned Club or league average may be used if it covers 400 shoes or more.

ii. Suggested change: Any member without an average will pitch a minimum of 100 consecutive shoes to establish their seeding percentage. This qualifying must be scored in writing, witnessed by two FSHPA Inc./NHPA members. Alternatively, an NHPA sanctioned Club or league average may be used if it covers 100 shoes or more.

iii. Reason: to comply with NHPA RGS requirements (see Rule 11, Section D 1)

iv. Passed unanimously

d. Article IX Clubs Section 5.a

i. Currently reads: A Club having 25, or more, NHPA/FSHPA Inc. members shall have one additional vote for each 25 NHPA/FSHPA Inc. members. To establish entitlement to additional votes, the Club's membership count must be a certified list, NHPA card number and name, of FSHPA Inc./NHPA members by the Club Secretary to the FSHPA Inc. Sec/Treas., no later than January 31st. A member holding membership in more than one club may only be counted as a member of his/her home club when determining the rights to additional votes. The membership count, as of the previous year on December 31st, is required

ii. Suggested change: A Club having 25, or more, NHPA members shall have one additional vote for each 25 NHPA members. To establish entitlement to additional votes, the Club's membership count must be a certified list, NHPA card number and name, of NHPA members by the Club Secretary to the FSHPA Inc. Sec/Treas., no later than January 31st. A member holding membership in more than one club may only be counted as a member of his/her home club when determining the rights to additional votes. The membership count, as of the previous year on December 31st, is required.

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