Minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting
June 2002

Income for the period 9/1/01 to 5/31/02 totals $87,474.37 and expenses total $90.911.49. On June 6, $4000 was withdrawn from the investment account to cover June ice fee payments. All ice fees have been paid for this fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2002. There is still session pick-up income to be deposited. The club cannot afford underutilized sessions and is considering reprogramming the Sunday Dance session at Mt. Vernon as an adult mix session.

The club concludes 2001-2002 with 780 members (717 home club). For fiscal year 2002-03, the club has received 312 memberships (295 home club). The board discussed a request by some members to change home club designation to a club in the Midwest Region to improve odds of advancing to sectionals. USFSA allows skaters to do this, though the switch generally does not improve chances of advancing.

Ice contracts include the following: Mt. Vernon has confirmed the Sunday Dance Session (3:45 to 5:15 p.m.) for 9/8/02 through 3/30/03, plus the following special events: MIF/Freestyle test sessions on 8/18/02 (break for group lessons in middle), 10/20/02 (break for group lessons), and 1/19/03 (no break in schedule); and South Atlantics Send-off on 9/15/02 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). Rink is interested in scheduling dance tests beginning spring/summer 2003; time is not available in fall/winter unless there is a cancellation by another user.

Cabin John has confirmed a Freestyle/MIF test session on 11/30/02 (8 hours). The rink can accommodate dance tests beginning in spring/summer 2003. The only available time in the fall/winter would be on weekdays. Reston has confirmed the Saturday Dance session (8:40 -10:00 a.m. with ice cut at 8:30 a.m.) for 9/7/02 through 3/29/03. Ice requests for dance tests will be submitted for 10/2602 and 1/4/03 or 1/5/03. Ashburn Ice House has confirmed ice for New Year's Adult Invitational, 1/31/03-2/2/03. WFSC has contract; submission is on hold while Ed Picken tries to negotiate a discounted rate (currently $240/hour). Ice is not availab le for a Sunday adult session. Monday night ice time at Cabin John may be useful for a dance test session if needed; must be decided in advance of session announcement flyer.

The Annual Open House is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002 during the Family Session at Cabin John. There will be a moves critique beginning at 9:30 a.m. (off-ice) with on-ice evaluation (9:45-10:15). A monitor is needed for Monday evenings during the summer.

The Board passed a motion that new WFSC professionals should be members of the PSA.

The officers elected for 2002-03 are President-Konrad Huppi; Vice President-Linda Laurel; Treasurer-Judy Reiner; and Secretary-Barbara Shaw. Konrad Huppi announced that this will be his last term as president, and that he will work to increase committee membership.

The board will approach Ron Dei Cas about conducting a seminar on judging, perhaps in conjunction with the Open House.

Dance Test Chair Bunny Jones is resigning, effective Sept. 1, 2002. She will handle the test sessions scheduled for June, July and August and assist in training a new test chair.

The announcement for the New Year's Adult Invitational is being prepared for distribution.