Minutes of the Board of Governors Meeting
August 2002
The treasurer presented the cash report for fiscal year 2001-2002 showing total income of $113,164.37 and total expenses of $102,218.24, for a total income/expenses figure of $10,980.13. The fiscal year overlap complicates the reconciliation of the cash report and the budget. Actual budget figures for 2001-2002 show income of $96,211.51 and expenses of $98,093.88, with some expenses still outstanding. The board discussed the proposed budget for 2002-2003, which anticipates $122,700 in income (chiefly from membership and subscription fees) and $131,910 in expenses (with the major expense for ice rental).
A lapse in filing Personal Property Tax returns in Maryland resulted in WFSC's forfeiture to do business in the state. This return, which must be filed by April 15 each year, had not been filed since 1995. Linda Laurel filed Maryland Personal Property Tax forms for 1999 through 2002, and had to refile a Foreign Corporation Qualification in Maryland. She obtained a Certificate of Good Standing, which was submitted to Cabin John and M-NCPPC.
The club currently has 680 members with 634 home club members. Ice requests have been submitted to Mt. Vernon for WFSC competitions and the Annual Meeting as follows: May 31, 2003 (WFSC Freeskating Competition); June 1, 2003 (WFSC Dance & Interpretive Competition followed by Annual Meeting). At Reston a MIF/FS test session has been added on 2/17/03 (President's Day). Time was not available to move the Dance Test Session, scheduled for 1/4/03, to a later date in January or February. The club has new test forms that are available online in pdf format and at the rinks. Fall/Winter subscription information is posted online. Fees were increased to reflect increased ice costs. October 20, 2002 will be used for MIF/FS tests at Mt. Vernon and has been omitted from the Sunday Dance subscription. Session monitors will have a supply of subscription forms and will collect forms and fees.
Skaters from the Tidewater, Virginia area asked the Board to buy ice at the Chesapeake Icesport rink for a club freestyle session (6-8 a.m., Mon.-Fri.), and to consider holding a test session at either the Chesapeake or Richmond rink. Board consensus was that WFSC should not sponsor sessions or hold tests at rinks where other USFSA member clubs are based.
Igor Lukanin must have an employer in order to receive an interim green card, which is required for him to teach on club sessions. The board determined that WFSC is not set up to act as an employer, and board members are trying to assist him in finding other options.
The Adult New Year's Invitational announcement is available on line. The board is working to set up critique sessions for adult skaters at the area rinks. They also considered a request for judges' feedback for regional qualifying competitors, but felt that the Send-off is too close to the competition for a critique to be useful.
Club skaters have been invited to perform at intermission on Washington Capitals Skate Night. Beth Delano cautioned that the ice quality is not good, and a sanction would be required. The possibility of using the time as practice for the Worlds 2003 ice sweepers was discussed.
Options for honoring retiring dance test chair Bunny Jones were discussed and consensus was that the Annual Meeting would be the best venue. Competition eligibility rules were clarified: the WFSC club competitions are open to all members regardless of home club; skaters wishing to compete in the CRC low-test competition must be home club members of a CRC-affiliated club.
