Saint Charles Dart League: News 11/18/00 - November 5, 2000 Board of Directors Meeting Summary

November 5 Board of Directors Meeting Summary
November 18, 2000

The Board of Directors held its regular monthly meeting on November 5 at Bases Loaded in O'Fallon.

Youth League

The SCDL Youth League will begin on Saturday, January 13, 2000 and will continue on alternate Saturdays making an 8 week season. No dues will be charged for the Youth League; trophies will be donated and referbished free of charge by Terry Pinkston.

Two divisions will be formed from youth aged 10 - 14 and 15 - 20 and a parent or guardian will be required to attend during the entire event. Signups will be taken at the normal signup night, scheduled for Monday, December 11. Game formats are still to be determined.

The Board decided that bar venues were acceptable as long as a seperate section could be "roped off" were smoking and alcohol are prohibited during the event. Lynnie's Eagle's Nest Pub will host the first week and the back room will be reserved. Other league sponsors that can accomodate the event will also be considered.

Open Doubles League

The Open Doubles League will begin on Monday, January 15, 2000 and will play a 13 week season, skipping the 2 weeks for Captain's Meetings. Divisions are limited to multiples of six teams in order to play a balanced schedule in 13 weeks with one "Position Night". Fewer than six teams in a division would not pay a fair share over only 13 weeks for the awards and the banquet unless a surcharge is levied. If enough teams sign up to make two or more divisions, then they will be split high/low in the same manner as Wednesday Mixed Doubles.

The Board published a suggested format for the Open Doubles league which will be voted on at the pre-season Captain's Meeting and may be modified by the division Captains:

(2) Singles Chicago worth 1 point each
(1) Doubles Tactics* (best of 3 games) worth 1 point
(1) Doubles 501 (best of 3 games) worth 1 point
(1) Doubles Cricket (best of 3 games) worth 1 point
(2) Singles Chicago (different opponents required) worth 1 point each
(1) Team (doubles) Classic Minnesota worth 2 points

Total: 9 points
* Tactics is a Slop Cricket variant using the numbers 20 - 10 plus bulls.

Proposed By-Laws Change

The Board approved the wording of a proposed change to the league By-Laws that gives the Board the power to appoint replacements to the Board positions of Member-At-Large and Bar Owner's Representative if one of these offices becomes vacant. The change must still be approved by the entire membership at the General Member's Meeting at the banquet in January to take effect. The proposed wording is as follows:

LEAGUE BY-LAWS
6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

All voting members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the General Membership annually. Should any of the League Officer's positions become vacant for any reason, the Board of Directors will call a special election of the General Membersip, within 30 days, to fill the vacancy. If one of the Member-At-Large or Bar Owner's Representative positions become vacant, the Board may appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the term. In either case, if more than half of the original term remains, it shall count as a full term.
(New text is underlined.)

2001 Budget Approved

A budget for calendar year 2001 was approved. Copies of the budget were distributed at the Captain's Meeting on November 6. Members who would like additional copies of the budget may request them from any Board member.

Next Board Meeting

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on Monday, December 4, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. at Lynnie's Eagle's Nest Pub in St. Charles.