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2019 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

Date | time 6/20/2019 7:10 PM | Meeting called to order by Glenn Hefferan, President

General Meeting Adjourned (motion from Gene Palecco and Jay Finnigan) 10:00 pm

Minutes respectfully submitted by Maureen Thompson Siegel, AAHA Secretary

In Attendance

Please refer to list attached for attendees and voting eligibility.

Voting Eligibility

Total Number of Voting Directors: 71

Quorum: 22

Total Number of Voting Directors in Attendance: 52

Total Number of Directors Emeritus: 0 (T. Koester included in Voting Director count)

Majority vote: 27

2/3 vote: 35

Opening Comments

Glenn Hefferan, AAHA President, started the meeting with a moment of silence in the memory of those that passed since our last meeting.

All annual appointee reports, VP reports, new business items and the meeting agenda were distributed electronically in advance of the meeting.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the Winter 2019 meeting were presented. They were distributed electronically via email to the directors in January prior to this meeting. The minutes had no amendments. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Jay Finnigan, seconded by Gene Palecco.

Approval of the minutes of the Winter 2019 meeting passed unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report

AAHA Treasurer, Nancy Hughes, presented the annual report. It was distributed prior to the meeting with all other reports. Motion to accept the budget motion from Tyler Loftus and John Geverd. Budget passed unanimously.

o Nancy is retiring from the board and will assist in the transition. o Motion by Jay Finnigan and seconded by Bill Fox to authorize Secretary to prepare a resolution to

designate all signatories and to update the business address for the AAHA upon her retirement – This motion was passed unanimously.

President’s Report

AAHA President, Glenn Hefferan, presented his annual report to the membership. It included the following:

• Announcement of a bad faith complaint filed with USA Hockey o Tipping point o Review of financial transactions – special committee – Pete Rothman – o Due to unanswered questions by a party other than Glenn, it was deemed appropriate by the

Executive Committee to commence a forensic audit – Mr. Neier o Glenn advised USAH that we have commenced the audit

• Conflict of Interest complaint – addressed by USAH o COI reports were not done in 18-19 waiting for USAH – overwhelmed on bylaw updates

• All board members must register with USAH, be screened, SafeSport and COI • SafeSport Changes • Congratulations to the teams that participated in the USA Hockey National Tournament • Solicitation for Committee Members – see form attached to these minutes • Rules and regulations sub-committee to be formed to review our documents

Executive Vice President’s Report

Executive Vice President Ray Ferry - no report.

Vice President Reports

Annual reports from the Vice Presidents were distributed electronically prior to the meeting.

USA Hockey Director Reports

Annual reports from the USA Hockey Directors were distributed electronically prior to the meeting.

USA Hockey Appointee Reports

Annual reports from the USA Hockey Appointees were distributed electronically prior to the meeting.

• Referee in Chief – Jim Doyle o 2,152 officials o Seminars start 6/1/19 o 15 years old is the mean age of a referee o Seminars moving to weeknights in June, July, August for Level 3

• Disabled Hockey – Alex DePalma o AAHA is hosting the Special Hockey Festival at the Ice Vault on November 8-10. Sponsorship

opportunities will be available shortly. o AAHA is also hosting the USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Workshop on September 27-29 in

Allentown, PA . Registration to open soon. o NJ Warrior team is coming together. Had their first practice. They are still looking for players.

• Registrar – Tony Montagna – included in package

AAHA Appointee Reports

Annual reports from the AAHA Appointees were distributed electronically prior to the meeting.

• Kelly DiNorcia – Parent Engagement Project and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion o New Jersey Devils hosted two events in March with Kim Davis from the NHL. The events were

attended by members of our community and highlighted the complexities of diversity an inclusion that surround the sport.

o Kelly and Donna Guariglia also attended an NHL Diversity meeting in Las Vegas during the NHL awards – sports make social change

USA Hockey Reports

Katie Holmgren – Program Services

• Katie explained some of the restructuring happening at the National office that will better able them to support the local infrastructure

• She has opportunities to sponsor participants to NARCE

Richard Hansen – ADM Regional Manager

• Works with Maureen Thompson-Siegel to support the growth of the American Development Model • He is available to visit rinks for clinics, meetings, etc. Contact Rich or Maureen for more information.

Election of Officers and USA Hockey Directors

The following list represents the positions that are up for election at the 2019 AAHA Annual meeting. Maureen Thompson-Siegel, as Nominating Chairman, herewith put forth the election slate. Those positions without opponents were approved by acclamation. The Vice President of Rinks position had a Challenger. A secret ballot was distributed and the incumbent won the election with a majority vote. Congratulations to all Officers.

POSITION INCUMBENT CHALLENGER Vice President – Adult Pat Ferrill Vice President – High Schools John Graves Vice President – Rinks Jake Geverd Ken Anderson Chair/co-Chair of the Board Tom Koester USA Hockey Director III Frank McGady USA Hockey Director IV Gene Palecco

Annual Awards and Scholarships

Annual Award Winners are as follows: • Coach of the Year – Youth: Gil Schaffer • Coach of the Year – Girls/Women: Paul Bardell • Bob O’Connor Award for Coaching Education: John Hyland • Volunteer of the Year: Anthony D’Anna • Referee of the Year: Reynold Fauci • New Leader Award: Kevin Fox • AAHA Hall of Fame: Bill Fox

Annual Scholarships are as follows:

• Lou Manzione Scholarship Award o Pennsylvania – Dillon Adamson o New Jersey – Dylan Haar

• Daniel Triano Memorial Scholarship Award o Jason Schneiderman

• Disabled Hockey Scholarship Award o New Jersey Wounded Warrior Program

Tryout Dates and AAHA Event Dates

• Tryout dates were presented for review and discussion. Modifications were made and approved unanimously. The final dates are attached to these minutes and will be posted to the AAHA website.

• AAHA Event dates were circulated for informational purposes. The RFP for the events has been sent out. Host sites will be announced by mid-July and posted to our website.

Old Business

• Proposal Number 2019-WM-05 – Rules and Regulations - Tryouts o Contracting – hold for amendments from USA Hockey National office and discussion with AAHA

Executive Committee o Presented by Glenn Hefferan o Motion to table – Jim Mackey and Jay Finnigan o Proposal is tabled

• Proposal Number 2019-WM-07 – Rules and Regulations – Tier II Contracting o Remove tables for Tiering Headcounts and replace with USAH Hockey provided tables o Presented by Glenn Hefferan o Motion to table – Dave Jackson and Maureen Thompson-Siegel o Proposal is tabled

New Business

• Glenn Hefferan presented a new proposal for the establishment of a “Hearing and Appeals” panel. The purpose of this proposal is to create a panel of 15 to 20 individuals who are trained in the process of conducting appropriate hearings and appeals, and the nuances of USA Hockey’s Bylaw 10 and the Affiliate hearings and appeals rules.

The creation of this trained panel, will allow for a broader group of individuals to serve in Disciplinary and Administrative Hearings, thereby improving the quality, efficiency and consistency of our hearings and appeals process.

These individuals can also serve as a resource for all Clubs that are managing an internal disciplinary hearing.

The Affiliate will request applications from its membership. A small working group will review the applicants, seek to create a diverse panel in both work and hockey experience, education, race and gender.

• USA Hockey has developed a new volunteer position entitled, “Player Safety Coordinator.” Information on this position was distributed at the meeting. AAHA will be appointing a person to this position for the upcoming season.

• Newly proposed Rules and Regulations and/or Bylaw revisions were distributed electronically prior to this meeting and are attached herein. The summary is as follows:

• Proposal Number 2019 AM-01 – Rules and Regulations - Tier I Qualifying Tournament

o Presented by Jim Hunt o Motion to discuss – John Geverd and Tyler Loftus

Tournament committee to establish eligibility for advancement Jim Hunt not present to review the details

o Motion to table – Bill Fox and Frank McGady o Proposal is tabled

• Proposal Number 2019-AM-02 – New Bylaw – Commissioner of Independent Teams o Presented by Colleen Marinari o Motion to discuss – Gene Palecco and Maureen Thompson-Siegel

Establish a position of Commissioner for Independent teams for supervision of conduct, behavior, etc. of independent teams.

Friendly amendment to add in AAHA in (b) and (d) before Board of Directors and Executive Committee respectively.

o Motion to approve as amended – Gene Ross and Frank McGady o Proposal is approved as amended

• Proposal Number 2019-AM-03 – Rules and Regulations - Equitable Pay for Officials o Presented by Chelsea Ward McIntosh o Motion to discuss –Maureen Thompson-Siegel and Jay Finnigan

No pay discrepancy based on gender o Motion to approve – John Graves and Frank McGady o Proposal is approved

• Proposal Number 2019-AM-04 – Rules and Regulations – Membership and Registration o Presented by Pete Rothman o Motion to discuss – John Geverd and Tyler Loftus

All teams of an organization must be exclusively registered with USA Hockey Pete Rothman not present to review the details

o Motion to table – Bill Fox and Gene Palecco o Proposal is tabled

• Proposal Number 2019-AM-05 – Rules and Regulations – Automatic Earning of Tier I Status o Presented by Pete Rothman o Motion to discuss – Maureen Thompson-Siegel and Tyler Loftus

Teams not approved for Tier I status cannot regain that status if they advance to National tournament

o Motion to approve – Bill Fox and Gene Palecco o Proposal is defeated

• Proposal Number 2019-AM-06 – Rules and Regulations – Team Commitments o Presented by John Graves o Motion to discuss –Maureen Thompson-Siegel and Gene Palecco

Removal of the words, “independent travel teams” from the list of exceptions – player agrees to play exclusively for the club . . .

o Motion to approve – Jake Geverd and Ray Ferry o Proposal is approved

• Proposal Number 2019-BL-01 – Bylaws – Housekeeping o Presented by Glenn Hefferan o Motion to discuss –Bill Fox and Gene Palecco

Includes only those changes in the single summary page. It does not include all of the changes circulated prior to the meeting.

o Motion to approve – Bill Fox and Ray Ferry

o Proposal is approved • Proposal Number 2019-BL-02 – Bylaws – Zone Director Election Date Change

o Presented by Glenn Hefferan o Motion to discuss –Bill Fox and Gene Palecco

To better align the Zone Director election dates and terms with the AAHA annual meeting dates

o Motion to approve – Gene Palecco and Ray Ferry o Proposal is approved

• Bylaws – Other Housekeeping changes o Update Officer Election years o Correct any typos

• Rules and Regulations – Other Housekeeping changes o Update tryout dates and move table to end of document o Update player counts to reflect USA Hockey registration numbers and move to end of document o Correct any typos

Next Meeting

The AAHA Winter meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2020.

RULE PROPOSALS • AM-01 – Tier I - Tournament Committee• AM-02 – Adding Commissioner of Independent Teams• AM-03 – Officials Payments• AM-04 – USA Hockey Membership• AM-05 – Automatic Earning of Tier I Status• AM-06 – Team Commitments• AM-BL01 – Bylaw Housekeeping• AM-BL02 – Zone Director Election Date Changes

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MEETING AAHA Rules & Regulations Proposal

PROPOSAL NUMBER:

TITLE OF PROPOSAL: MAIN HEADING:

2019AM-�

!Tier 1 qualifyinQ tournamentRules and Regulations

RULE / REGULATION: Article VI: Teams, Clubs and Organizations

BY-LAW: None

SUBMIT FORM

Reference (subsection):1.... 8-(5-)

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The Tournament Committee shall determine the eligibility and seeding for the Tier I AAA

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SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLD and deletions in sutl)(SX.!:fROIJGH)

The Tournament Committee shall determine the eligibility and seeding for the Tier I AAA Tournament in accordance with prevailing policies and (delete) may (add) shall appoint a comoetition committee (add) to include 1 representative from each eliqible classification to 1i

INTENTION OF PROPOSAL: To provide fair and equitable representation to the committee

AUTHOR/SUBMITTER: 'Jim Hunt ::=.==========================:: AFFILIATION: .... IJ_e_rs_ e_y_H_mn_· _e _n ____________________ ___.

CITY: Wayne WORK PHONE:2019214011 EMAIL: [email protected]

STATE: NJ

CELL PHONE:f

SUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:15/6/19

INSTRUCTIONS

ZIP: 07470

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Current Wording:

The Tournament Committee shall determine the eligibility and seeding for the Tier I AAA Tournament in

accordance with prevailing policies and may appoint a competition committee to assist in determining

eligibility and seeding for the annual Affiliate tournament.

Specific Wording of Proposal:

The Tournament Committee shall determine the eligibility and seeding for the ner I AAA

Tournament in accordance with prevailing policies and may shall appoint a competition

committee to include 1 representative from each eligible classification to assist in determining

eligibility and seedihg for the annual Affiliate tournament

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PROPOSAL NUMBER:

TITLE OF PROPOSAL: MAIN HEADING: RULE / REGULATION: BY-LAW:

2019 AM - 02

AddinQ Commissioner of Independent Teams Bylaws None 8. Governance of AAH A

Reference (subsection): E. Off icers Powers and Duties Paragraph I Page no(s): 4. Appointed Off icers

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None - Add new section 4 of Appo inted Officers with job descr ipt ion of title

SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLD and deletions in SUUK-£:r:-H�GH) l'he Commissioner(s) of Independent Teams shall:

a. Be responsible for all matters pcrtajning to conduct, deportment and behavior of i�·

INTENTION OF PROPOSAL:

To make independent teams on the same playing field as teams that are supervised by the league in which they participate; to make sure that USA H ockey rules and suspensions are upheld

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CITY: Spring City WORK .PHONE: EMAIL: [email protected]

STATE: PA ZIP: 19475

CELL PHONE: 1(61 O) 213-9978

SUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:IS/7/2019 I INSTRUCTIONS

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AM-02

Current Wording:

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The Commissioner(s) of Independent Teams shall:

a. Be responsible for all matters pertaining to conduct, deportment and behavior of its

officials, coaches, parents and players;

b. Determine the necessary disciplinary action to be invoked as outlined and prescribed

by USA Hockey Playing Rules and the Bylaws and Constitution of the AAHA and issuing

notice(s) of such decisions to the Board of Directors and to the respective parties;

c. Be responsible for the declaration of forfeited games as required or suggested by the

By-laws;

d. Perform such additional duties as may be assigned the Executive Committee or Board

of Directors.

e. Be empowered to issue supplemental discipline for actions that are detrimental to the

sport of youth hockey, an official, an opponent, a coach or a spectator

f. Shall be appointed yearly by the President of the AAHA and ratified by the Board of

AAHA. This position will not be on the AAHA Executive Committee and will not have

voting rights.

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PROPOSAL NUMBER:


2019AM-�

jEquitable Pay for Officials Rules and Regulations

RULE / REGULATION: Article IX: Tournaments BY-LAW: None Reference (subsection): Section J: Tournament Officials Paragraph I Page no(s): Pages 38-39

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1. Referee Systems Recognized. An approved USA Hockey system (two or three man) ofofficiating will be used subject to the approval of the Referee-In-Chief and the Tournament

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SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLO and deletions in S+R.IKE.<T.UR-OUGW) 1. Referee Systems Recognized. An approved USA Hockey system (two or three man) ofofficiating will be used subject to the approval of the Referee-In-Chief and the TournamentChairman Assignment.2. Referee Assianments. All officials will be assioned by USA Hockey Referee-In-Chief or hi�


There should not be pay discrepancies for officials based on the gender of the official or based on the gender of the players. This should be made explicit in the rules and regulations pertaining to AAHA-sanctioned games, particularly the Atlantic District Tournament.

AUTHOR/SUBMITIER: lchelsea Ward McIntosh AFFILIATION:

CITY: Mount Holly WORK PHONE:

IMHA Official and women's coordinator

STATE: NJ ZIP: 08060 CELL PHONE:j(603) 930-6712

EMAIL: [email protected] SUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:IS/19/2019 I

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APPROVED 6-20-19

AM-03

Current Wording:

l. Referee Systems Recognized. An approved USA Hockey system (two or three man) of officiating will

be used subject to the approval of the Referee-In-Chief and the Tournament Chairman Assignment.

2. Referee Assignments. All officials will be assigned by USA Hockey Referee-In-Chief or his appointee, in

conjunction with the Tournament Director.

3. Decisions Final. The decision of the Tournament Director will be final.

4. Referees Not Eligible_ Neither the Referee-In-Chief nor his appointee can officiate in any games.


1. Referee Systems Recognized. An approved USA Hockey system (two or three man) of officiating

will be used subject to the approval of the Referee-In-Chief and the Tournament Chairman

Assignment_

2_ Referee Assignments. All officials will be assigned by USA Hockey Referee-In-Chief or his appointee,

Jn conjunction with the Tournament Director.

3. Decisions Final. The decision of the Tournament Director wl11 be final.

4. Referees Not Eligible. Neither the Referee-In-Chief nor his appointee can officiate in any games

S. Referee Payments. Equitable payments will be provided to officials based on game's age level, tier,

and referee system and regardless of game's or official's gender.

ATLANTIC AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION, INC. 2019 ANNUAL MEETING: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AAHA Rules & Regulations Proposal

PROPOSAL NUMBER: 2019AM- 04

TITLE OF PROPOSAL:Team Registration

MAIN HEADING: MEMBERSHIP AND REGISTRATION

RULE / REGULATION:Article I

BY-LAW:

Reference (subsection):(B)

Paragraph/ Page no(s}:(8) Page 6

CURRENT WORDING: (please paste current language) All teams of an organization/association must be exclusively registeced only with USA Hockey and the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association (Policy for 2014-15).

SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLD and deletions in STRJKETHROUGH) All teams of an organization/association must be exclusively registered only with USA Hockey and the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association (Policy for 2014-15) and registered in the name of the organization/association. AJJ teams are required to compete under the name of the organization/association.

INTENTION OF PROPOSAL:To avoid teams outside the respective organization to register under the organization, but to use a different team name when competing.

AUTHOR/SUBMITIER:Pete Rothman

AFFILIATION:AAHA

CITY:Malvern STATE:PA

EMAJL:[email protected]

SUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:

INSTRUCTIONS

ZIP: 19355

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ATLANTIC AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION, INC. 2019 ANNUAL MEETING: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AAHA Rules & Regulations Proposal

PROPOSAL NUMBER: 2019AM- 05

TITLE OF PROPOSAL:Automatic Earning of Tier 1 Status

MAIN HEADING:Annual Application for Tier 1 AAA

RULE / REGULATION:Article VI

BY-LAW:

Reference (subsection)(4)

Paragraph / Page no(s)(j) Page 22

CURRENT WORDING: (please paste current language} (j) Annual Application. All teams must re--epply for Tier I AAA designation each year. However, those teams earning a berth in the USA Hockey National Townament are presumptively designated Tier I AAA for the following year provided they otherwise meet these Tier I AAA requirements.

SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLD and deletions in STRIKETHROUGH) (j) Annual Application. All teams must re-apply for Tier I AAA designation each year. Hewe,..er, th86e teamsearaieg a berth iB the USA Heekey �1atieBal Te'tiTl'lft1B:eBt are preSblfflf)tively designated Tier r AA.A for thefellewieg yea£ pF0v-i.eed they etherwise meet these Tier I A/'./\ Fet1Wffl.meets.

INTENTION OF PROPOSAL: The Tiering Committee utilizes current team counts to determine the number of tier 1 AAA teams. If the committee recommends teams to meet the team limits, there will be no room for additional teams.

AUTHOR/SUBMITIER:Pete Rothman

AFFILIATION:AAHA

CITY:Malvern

WORK PHONE:

STATE:PA

CELL PHONE:610.721.4378

EMAIL:[email protected]

INSTRUCTIONS

ZIP: 19355


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PROPOSAL NUMBER: 2019 AM - 06

SUBMIT FORM

TITLE OF PROPOSAL: IT earn Committments Rules and Regulations

J MAIN HEADING: RULE I REGULATION: BY-LAW:

Article II: Players None

Reference (subsection): �P_la_ y_e_r _E_li_g _ib_il_ity _________________ ---4

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(1) Team Commitments.(a) Youth: During the season, the player agrees to play ice hockey

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SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLD and deletions in S-TRH<E:::J:;.�OOGW)

1) Team Commitments.(a) During the season, the player agrees to play ice hockey exclusively for the club, with theexception that the player may participate in playing hockey for a scholastic team, recognizedhouse lea ue an Affiliate s onsored teams and iris la in on bo s teams in the same or


Clean up intent of the one club-one season rute If approved must clean up AAHA player movement form #7 to match verbiage as well as page 1 O (Player Movement) D (f)

AUTHOR/SUBMITTER: !John Graves :=============================: AFFILIATION: 1 ..... M_H_A_V_P ____________________ __,

CITY: West Chester WORK PHONE: EMAIL: [email protected]

STATE: PACELL PHONE:I

SUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:js/14/2019

INSTRUCTIONS

ZIP:


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APPROVED - 6-20-19

AM-06

Current Wording:

1) Team Commitments.

(a) Youth: During the season, the player agrees to play ice hockey exclusively for the club, with the

exception that the player may participate in playing hockey for his scholastic, Non-tournament teams,

independent travel teams, recognized house league, any affiliate sponsored teams, and girls playing on

boy's teams in another organization.


1) Team Commitments.

(a) During the season, the player agrees to play ice hocl<ey exclusively for the club, with the

exception that the player may participate in playing hockey for a scholastic, non tournament

team, independent tra•,el teams, recognized house league, any Affiliate sponsored teams and

girls playing on boys teams in the same or another organization

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2019 AM - BL-01

!Housekeepin�Bylaws

RULE/ REGULATION: None BY-LAW: None

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Attached is a summary of the housekeeping changes based upon the review of our Bylaws by the firm Genova Burns.

SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLO and deletions in SJ.'-IUKE+t:fROUGH)


To address inconsistencies within the document.

AUTHOR/SUBMITTER: !Glenn Hefferan :==========================:

IAAHA AFFILIATION:

CITY: STATE: DE ZIP: WORK .PHONE: CELL PHONE:! I EMAIL: I ISUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:l I


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deletions.• Use one form per proposal. Please reproduce this form as needed .

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APPROVED 6-20-19

BYLAW HOUSEKEEPING – ENTIRE DOCUMENT:

a. Replace “his/her” with “his or her”.b. Capitalize and or remove capitalization where appropriatec. The entire document references “Board” in several locations. Amend where

appropriate to indicate “Board of Directors”.d. Amend to correct the appropriate use of the word “a” and or “an”.

PAGE 5 –

CURRENT

2. NAME OF THE CORPORATIONThe official name of the corporation shall be “The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association, Inc”, (A New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation) hereinafter referred to as the “AAHA” or the “Affiliate”.

NEW The official name of the corporation shall be “Mid Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association,” dba The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association, Inc. (A New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation) hereinafter referred to as the “AAHA” or the “Affiliate”.

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5. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVESB. Equal Opportunity - (Capitalize Letter “T” in first word “The) “The AAHA shall provide…”

PAGE 6 – B. USA Hockey Preeminence - Third sentence, make “decision” to read “decisions”

Page 7 – B. Voting Rights of Members (1) Individual Participant Members Add the word “Club” prior to “Delegate” (4th sentence)

Page 9 – Terms of Office (4) “…or cumulative years as President of the Association. “DELETE “Association” and amend to read “AAHA”.

E. Officers’ Powers and Duties – (ii) Delete the extra “(ii)

Page 18 – D. Method of Voting – Section (1) (e) – Spelling Correct spelling to “temporary” and “emergency” and add the word “the” before “President”.

Page 23 – 18 Resolution of Disputes, Arbitration and Suspensions – Section A (2)

Section A (2) makes reference to “Bylaw 17” and should state “Bylaw 18”.

Page 24- Bylaw 18 Section 5 (k)

CURRENT: “… within ten fourteen (10) (14) days of… “ (Delete “ten” and “(10)



PROPOSAL NUMBER: 2019 AM – BL-02

TITLE OF PROPOSAL: MAIN HEADING: RULE / REGULATION: BY-LAW: Reference (subsection): Paragraph / Page no(s):


SPECIFIC WORDING OF PROPOSAL: (New wording in BOLD and deletions in STRIKETHROUGH)

STATE: ZIP: CELL PHONE:


AUTHOR/SUBMITTER: AFFILIATION:

CITY: WORK PHONE: EMAIL: SUBMISSION DATE TO AAHA:


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APPROVED 6-20-19

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CURRENT LANGUAGE - PAGE 14 BYLAWS

A. Election of Zone Directors(1) Term of Office

The term of office for Zone Directors shall be One (1) year beginningon June 1st of each year and ending on May 31st of the following year.

(2) Time of Zone Directors MeetingEach Zone shall hold elections for the purpose of electing its Zone Director(s) andalternates no later than February 1st of each year and notify the AAHA Secretary of the ofdate of their scheduled election and the results of their elections by no later than FebruaryElection in the event that any Zone fails to conduct its election as provided herein, whichelection may be conducted no later than March 15th of each year.

NEW LANGUAGE

B. Election of Zone Directors(1) Term of Office

The term of office for Zone Directors shall be One (1) year beginningon June 1st July 1ST of each year and ending on May 31st June 30th of the following year.

(2) Time of Zone Directors MeetingEach Zone shall hold elections for the purpose of electing its Zone Director(s) andalternates no later than February 1st of each year and notify the AAHA Secretary of the ofdate of their scheduled election and the results of their elections by no later than February15th of each year. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to conduct the ZoneElection in the event that any Zone fails to conduct its election as provided herein, whichelection may be conducted no later than March 15th May 15th of each year.

• Call to Order – Roll Call – Proof of Notice

• Presentation of Awards

Lou Manzione Scholarships Disabled Hockey Award Scholarship Daniel Triano Scholarship Official of the Year Award Bob O’Connor Coaching Ed. Award Coach of the Year Award Volunteer of the Year Award New Leader Award AAHA Hall of Fame Award

• Minutes of previous meeting

• Treasurer’s Report – Nancy Hughes

• President’s Report – Glenn Hefferan

• USA Hockey Appointee’s Reports - included in distribution

• AAHA Vice President’s Reports – included in distribution

• AAHA Appointee Reports – included in distribution

• Bylaw/Rules and Regulations Proposals

• Election of Officers and USA Hockey Directors

Vice President – Adult Hockey Vice President – High School Hockey Vice President – Rinks Chair/Co-Chair of the Board USA Hockey Director III USA Hockey Director IV

• Old Business

• New Business

• Awarding of tournaments; and setting dates - tournaments and tryouts

• Announcement of 2020 AAHA Board of Directors Winter Meeting

• Adjourn

ANNUAL MEETING COURTYARD MARRIOTT CRANBURY-SOUTH BRUNSWICK

420 Forsgate Drive, Cranbury, NJ (right off of exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike) Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:00 pm

AGENDA

2019 annual meeting minutes · 2019-08-26 · 2/3 vote: 35 . opening comments glenn hefferan, aaha...

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