Minutes

MINUTES UNITED STATES SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC FEDERATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
November 15, 2002
Denver, Colorado

MINUTES TO MEETING

The meeting was called to order my President Tim Ray (in attendance). Those also in attendance were Brian Nook, FICS, Ron Spallone, CEPA, Monty Wilburn, FICS, Jim Lowrance, ProSport, and John Downs, WCA.

The Minutes to the August, 2001 meeting were approved as read.

Ron Spallone gave the treasurer's report: $8,761.23 cents are in the bank at this time.

Executive Directors reports were given and a discussion began with regard to the state of the Federation.

Committee reports where then given.

Membership: A presidential directive was given to get viable addresses (electronic) on all members. There was a question of Prosport seminar dues to include membership to the USSCF and no resolution was decided.

There was a motion for an events committee to be formed to seek out and manage event contacts and maintain a calendar of events. The motion passed unanimously. It was decided to develop the website for a calendar of events and contacts as well as a webpage asking for event contacts.
The events committee shall consist of Brian Nook, Bill Bonsal, Tom Hyde, and Jim Lowrance as the chair of the committee.
It was decided without motion to mail a quarterly newsletter to all represented groups and sponsors. Mailing addresses are needed to do this.
It was also decided without motion to have Ron Spallone develop a certificate of membership for all paid dues members, as well as an initial welcome letter and communications. Ron was to work on the Logo for adequate transmission to various purposes.

There was a motion from the Website task force to allocate $500.00 for website development an d management. The motion passed unanimously. Dr. Tim Stark will be asked to Chair the task force.

Jim Lowrance asked that the minutes reflect his concern for membership discomfort. It is so reflected.

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Finance committee: Issues were raised concerning money raising efforts. It was decided without motion to have a booth in Las Vegas at the Prosport Seminar. Merchandise will be available for sale.

It was decided to change the name of the Credentialing committee to more adequately represent its function which is a selection committee. A bylaws change will need to be made.

A motion was made to have our next board meeting at the WFC meeting in Orlando, Fl, May 2, 2003. The motion passed.

A further discussion considered the content of the website. It was decided to discuss these items the Rob Denise, webmaster, and Tim Stark, Task force Chair. The items under development should include a directory of events and calendars, password for members to protect sensitive information, links to organizations and their schedules, FAQ's, selection/application forms, BOD page and bio, and links to participating organizations.

Travel to Treat Task Force suggested the difficulties of each state and not real decisions were made with regard to handling this issue.

The World Olympians Association was discussed and it was decided to form a policy committee consisting of Nook, Hyde, Wilburn, and Ray to help facilitate interactions with this group.

A to do list was developed for the Board to be done by Las Vegas, 2002, and by Orlando, 2003.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00P.

Monty Wilburn, Secretary General, USSCF

 

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