B and E Tires

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETNG

June 21, 2016

In attendance: Bo Wood (President), Keith Purdy (Treasurer), Tom Wendorf (Information Officer), Carl Pierce (Secretary), Dave Archer (RFP), Pat Carey (DBT), Steve Carey (AO), Ron James LBG), Chris Houlday (EJ) Bill Straughan (CE), Neil Fleming (B+E) and Dave Sroka (AOS). A quorum of the Board of Directors were present.

1. The Board of Directors met to discuss By-Laws changes relative to the placement of waiting list players on teams that need long-term replacements. The meeting was called to order at 11:30.

2. The BoD approved a motion to amend the By-Laws by changing section 1.8.3:

a. A plus or minus 2 player rating point variance is allowed in the replacement of a player with someone from the waiting list. Placement of a player with a minus 2-point variance must be approved by the manager of the team receiving the replacement player. Other replacements within the plus or minus 2-point variance are done by the Executive Committee without manager approval.

3. After considerable discussion, a By-Law amendment dealing with post-draft trades was approved by unanimous vote:

a. A manager or player may request a trade from one team to another. This trade can be vetoed by any of the managers or players involved in the trade. A single dissenting vote of those directly involved results in denial of the trade. If the trade is approved by the managers and players involved, it must be approved by the majority of the remaining BoD members. This vote may be conducted via a called meeting, email, phone, individual polling or other means. Until the trade is completely approved, the respective players must continue playing with their current team. Refusal to do so by a player will result in the player(s) being designated as ineligible for league play for the remainder of the season. If a player refuses subtly to play, e.g., using excuses of various sorts for absences, the decision to designate the player ineligible for the remainder of the season will be left to the discretion of the player’s manager.

4. The BoD also passed the following By-Law changes:

a. A player refusing to play for the team to which he is drafted or to where he is placed from the waiting list shall be ineligible for league play for the remainder of the season. This rule also applies to players that resign from their team.

b. Players intending to register for the league must be available to play no later than May 31. Players not available by that date will be placed on the waiting list upon their arrival and availability to play. Paperwork and fees will be handled at that time.

5. Bo reiterated that placements of players from the waiting list are temporary. Once the replaced player returns to the team, the replacement player is put back on the waiting list.

6. It was also reiterated that players on the waiting list are not eligible to be used as substitutes until they have been placed on a team.

7. Pat Carey suggested that in cases of notification of Code of Conduct violation letters, managers should be consulted as well as the recipient and that both sides of a complaint be heard before a letter is issued. The Board agreed this would be a good practice.

8. Pat Carey raised the issue of re-rating players due to health problems or injuries incurred after the post-season rating has been completed. Keith reminded the attendees that a committee has been formed to review our rating practices and policies. It was suggested that this committee address the issue of re-ratings also. The members of this committee are Steve Carey, Don Hillock, Gene McCloskey, Grady Meredith and Dave Sroka. Tom Wendorf and Carl Pierce will provide assistance with data and number crunching.

NOTE: All of the above By-Law changes are effective immediately. The exact wording and placement of these changes have not been determined yet and will be developed shortly so they may be incorporated into the By-Laws.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Carl J. Pierce, Secretary

The Summer Season is right around the corner. The first games are on May 3.

Team rosters and the schedule can be downloaded below.

There will be 13 teams this year. OTS extends a special thanks to our 2016 sponsors and team managers:

All Out Sports - Dave Sroka

Atlantic Orthopaedics - Steve Carey

American Legion Post #24- Johnny Allen

B & E Tire and Alignment - Grady Meredith 

Colonial East - Dave Lovelace

Diamond Blade Tileworks - Pat Carey 

Dynamic Physical Therapy - Bo Wood

Edward Jones Investments - Paul Litwin

Fox's Pizza Den - Harry Gowl

LBG Homes - Don Hillock 

Ocean View Family Restaurant - John Mancuso

Robinson's Phillies - Dave Archer 

The Starboard - Eddie Sternberg 

More info on the sponsors can be found on the Sponsors webpage.

Here are the rosters for 2016: 

Denis is moving to South Carolina and has two items for sale:

1. A Legacy 8 foot pool table, selling for $1000 or best offer.
2. A John Deere lawn tractor. The model is a D110, purchased 3 years ago for $1700. Being sold for $500 or best offer.

Spring practice officially started April 5th, but due to the snow on the ground, the sessions for that day were canceled.

We did manage to get some practice in on April 7th but that session was shortened due to rain. 12 rookies and 5 former OTS players did manage to get their entire first practice in.

More rain on April 12th result in cancelation of that practice.

Time for everyone to hope for better weather.

Important Dates Coming Up -

• April 19 - New Player Evaluation Day
• April 20 - Player Draft
• April 21 - Players practice with new teams
• May 3 - 2016 Summer Season Starts  

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

April 4, 2015

Meeting was called to order at 6 pm at the Bethany Town Hall. Executive Committee and Board Members present for 2016 were Bo Wood, Dick Mullins, Keith Purdy, Tom Wendorf, Dave Lovelace, Dave Sroka, Don Hillock, Eddie Sternberg, Harry Gowl, Steve Carey, and Johnny Allen

1) Bo Wood introduced the Executive Committee, then gave a brief history of the league and how the league operates for the benefit of the new players. He also reminded the league that the road going into the fields now has a street sign (Hickman Street).

2) Keith Purdy gave the Treasurer’s report. The total amount spent in 2015 was approximately $21,000, which included some one time purchases such as the lawn tractor and putting gravel down on the road. It cost about $11,000 for operating expenses annually. The registration and sponsor fees basically cover the cost of operating (shirts, hats, balls, insurance, porta-potties, etc.). Special projects come from fund raisers. This year we were not able to have the wine tasting or bowling tournament, so lost the revenue that would have been generated from them. Last year we raised $800 at the wine tasting, and about $1,400 at the bowling tournament.

3) Dick Mullins discussed several items:

a. First was a summary of the By-Law changes. Questions were asked about the elimination of the courtesy runner from home, and the possible negative impact it could have on those who were not able to run for themselves. Discussion from the Executive Committee as well as the floor and several managers addressed why this was done. The updated By-Laws and summary of changes will be on the web site shortly.

b. The Umpire Crew was discussed. It will consist of 24 regular umpires so that each team will not have to provide umpires for games. Dick Mullins will schedule the umpires up to two weeks out and notify them of the games they have. Emphasis will be placed on enforcement of the player code of conduct. Umpires will be told to issue one warning for infractions they feel violate the spirit of the By-Laws. The next violation in the game will result in that player being ejected from the game. The ejected player must leave the property and not be eligible to play the remainder of the day.

c. The annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for October 18th this year, a Tuesday, at Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club where it has been for the past several years. This is a major fund raiser for the league.

d. The idea of restructuring the Board of Directors was discussed to reduce the number of members to a manageable level. Right now we have up to 18 on the Board. When the By-Laws were first developed, there were only 6 or 8 teams, so the number was small. It can be a problem getting everyone together, so having the managers elect 4 managers and have the players elect 2 at-large Board Members will be taken to the Board for discussion and a possible vote.

e. This year is our 19th year, so next year we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary of OTS. We are appointing a committee to recognize this milestone. Anyone interested let Bo or Dick know.

4) General discussion and questions from the floor took place. Teams will receive new score books. At a MINIMUM each team is required to maintain a scorebook and include outs and runs scored. Teams do not have to keep the other team’s scorebook.

5) Bo discussed the moving of players from the waiting list to teams who have lost players during the year. Replacement players will come off the waiting list based on sign-up date and overall skill rating. Bo stressed the need for managers to notify him if their team will be missing a player for more than 1 – 2 weeks.

6) Bo announced we lost two OTS members during the off season, Tom Copp and Ken Rocks. If anyone hears of anyone else who may have passed, please let Bo know so they can be included in our opening day ceremony.

7) Johnny Walker advised that the Old Chapel won’t be available for our use on Draft Day. Eddie Sternberg is making arrangements with an alternate site. Steve Carey also noted that he could arrange for an alternate site if needed.

The meeting was adjourned by Bo Wood at 7 pm.