Mike Beaton - Executive Director (Saturday)

D6-02-01 "That we accept the Minutes of the January 17-19, 2003 Board Meeting".

D6-02-02 "That the proposed ORA Budget for 2003/2004 be accepted".

D6-02-03 "That the ORA accept the sponsorship proposal from "The Ringette Store" option #2 excluding MVP awards, including Provincial Championship sticks with "2004 Ontario Provincial Champions" and "ORA" Logo screened on one side, for a period of 2 years".

D6-02-04 "That the ORA sponsor one player for a free week at Eagle Lake Ringette Camp. A draw for the week will take place at the ORA AGM and will be selected from the registered associations present".

D6-02-05 "That the 40^th Anniversary Promotion Package be adopted as presented".

D6-02-06 "That all Tween AA teams will have a certified Level 2 Female on the bench staff in the position of Head Coach or Assistant Coach".

D6-02-07 "That "providing the rule change is presented by an official qualified to teach the rule change clinic" be added to the end of the sentence starting "At the discretion of the Region Co-ordinator…." - Coaching Section Page 5 Section 3 Sub b".

D6-02-08 "That change the statement "Ontario’s representative…" by adding "and Eastern Canada Championships in the Tween AA division" after Belle Division and move from Page 6 to the bottom of Page 8. Print the statement in BOLD".

D6-02-09 "That the word "Notes" be removed and change to sub-section h. Change "To attend National………" to "Trainers attending National Championships are required by Ringette Canada to have current certification in one or more of the following….." Page 6".

D6-02-10 "That change box AA Tween into AA Tween to Belle. In the same row under the headings of Head Coach and Assistant Coach(es) insert an asterisk beside Cert. 2". "Change box AA Junior to Open into AA Open. In the same row under the headings of Head Coach and Assistant Coach(es) remove the asterisk beside Cert. 2" . "Remove the asterisk in front of For B & C: in the Trainer column".

D6-02-11 "That in the sentence "During sanctioned play,…. add after "staff member is required" "due to an absent bench staff".

D6-02-12 "That add at the beginning of the page a paragraph before the paragraph starting "Confirmation of any coaching…." – at the August Standing Committee Meeting the Regional Coaching Co-ordinator will receive a copy of the updated ORA Bench Staff Qualification database from the office. - In September the ORA office will issue a copy of all Bench Staff Qualifications to each Association President. Second paragraph, Confirmation of any coaching certification required by a Provincial Level Coach between November 15^th and January 8^th will be collected by the Regional Coaching Co-ordinators from Course Registration Forms (Technical) and by the associations from other course completion certificates (theory, managers and first aid). The Associations are responsible for sending a copy of the certificates to ORA by January 8^th to be entered into the database. December 1^st, ORA will send Regional Coaching Co-ordinators a Bench Staff Qualification by team bench staff. Remainder of this section remains the same".

D6-02-13 "That Page 32. 14. Bench Staff for Canada Winter Games. New Section – d. ORA Volunteer and Employee Screening Policy. Motion that – Police Checks of all bench staff must be submitted to ORA".

D6-02-14 "That Page 11, Section 5, subsection b (v): add Alcohol must not be consumed at least 8 hours prior to game time".

D6-02-16 "That on Page 21 under Section "The Selection Process" 9 b (iii) 2^nd line change to the current line. All packages will be completed and returned to the Chair by December 15^th".

D6-02-18 "That during the Provincial Selection Process, any official receiving "3" or more RNA’s (recommended not attend) will automatically be ineligible to participate in any Provincial event".

D6-02-19 "That the selection process for the Eastern Canadian Championships be that the official hold a 4C rank and is in good standing with both the Provincial Association and Ringette Canada and that the official must not have refereed any previous CRC’s. The number of officials may vary year to year depending on where the event is held".

D6-02-20 "That shot clock operators for Provincial Events Host Committee will be responsible for the selection of shot clock operators for the event and scheduling. As well the Host Committee will be responsible for meals, mileage and accommodations. Training will be done in a joint effort with the Officiating Committee. This is to be added to Page 26 of the Operating Manual".

D6-02-21 "That on Page 10, under "Evaluation Process" the following is to be added under the heading "Payment for Evaluators": "Evaluators will be paid $15.00 per evaluation completed and submitted to the Officiating Chair. Any evaluator who travels over 100km return for an evaluation will receive $0.25/km. Evaluators travelling who require accommodations for tournament purposes will be reimbursed if not provided by Host. Meal allowance will not be paid. If an evaluator also officiates at the tournament they are at, except in emergency circumstances, will be ineligible for mileage reimbursement. It is the responsibility of the Regional Co-ordinators of Officiating to duly schedule evaluators in their events".

D6-02-22 "That point (ix) delete additional players for Host, or designated host team, must come from their closest community association, unless otherwise specified by ORA".

D6-02-23 "That add to Manual: All bench staff for the CWG must provide a Police Check as outlined by ORA guidelines".

D6-02-25 "That the Volunteer Recognition Committee list of winners be accepted as submitted.

D6-02-26 "That ORA pay a maximum of $500.00 for Northwest’s new Regional Chair travel costs to attend the 2003 Ontario Ringette AGM".

D6-02-27 "That the ORA Website be revamped to increase athlete networking".

D6-02-28 "That to expand the Outreach Program to create opportunities for Associations to bridge contact/communication between elite athletes and members".

D6-02-29 "That the position of Association Athlete Representative is open to any Ringette athlete over the age of 16, whether active or retired from competition for less than one (1) year, or at the discretion of the Regional Athlete Development Co-ordinator".

D6-02-30 "That Shot Clocks be used in all games at the "A" and "AA" Provincial Championships".

D6-02-31 "That all Petite teams wishing to advance to the Provincial "AA" or "A" Championships must register as Provincial Petite teams (no designation)".

D6-02-32 "That no Provincial Petite team may seed themselves or be seeded "A" or "AA" until the G&T meeting in January, at which time all teams will be seeded on their performance to date".

D6-02-34 "That add to the G&T Section of the Manual (Page 7) after "example: a Junior A team" Note: Players may substitute in their age division regardless of what division they are registered".

D6-02-35 "That Shot Clocks be used at the Provincial B level of the Adult Provincials".

D6-02-36 "That the Adult Provincials be reduced to the Provincial Open A and Provincial Open B divisions only. (This removes the Masters B, Masters C and Mens divisions)".

D6-02-37 "That the following be added at the end of Membership Services Page 16 Section 8. b "Recruitment of Players Guidelines":

If a member wishes to pursue a complaint against another member for violation of "recruitment of player guidelines" they must submit their complaint in writing to the Regional Director for their action.

Consequences for player recruitment may include any or all of the following penalties:

- Release not granted

- Bench staff suspension

- Monetary fine up to $1,000.00

- Team disqualified from Provincial Championship play

The Region will determine the penalties appropriate for the circumstances".

D6-02-38 "That change the first bullet on the top of Page 15 Section 8. a "Application" to read as follows (first paragraph remains as is, following text is added):

No players may be allowed on tryout ice of an association other than their local association without submitting a "Tryout/Release Form". Consequences for violation of this rule may include any or all of the following penalties:

- Release ultimately not granted

- Monetary fine up to $1,000.00

The Region will determine the penalties appropriate for the circumstances".

D6-02-40 "That Composite teams be registered at the level of the highest player (if regional player carding is used) or highest team (if regional team carding is used) being drawn from".

D6-02-41 "That Composite teams be registered with the ORA office by November 15^th, on a Team Registration Form clearly marked "Composite".

D6-02-42 "That Membership Services change team fees (Pg. 9, Section (iv) of Membership Services Section of the Operating Manual) to read:

Adult Provincial Championship Teams (Open A and Open B)

National Surcharge - $20.00

Team Administration - $50.00

and take Open out of the current reference to Provincial A level teams. The fees are to be payable when the teams apply for Adult Provincials".

D6-02-45 "That in the Operating Manual, Adult Development Section, Section 1, c [Page 2] add as (iv): "Team registration for composite teams is due by November 15^th. Team Registration Form changes must be complete by January 8^th".

D6-02-46 "That in the Operating Manual, Adult Development Section, Section 1, e (x) [Page 3] add after "(30 and over)": ", Co-ed" before "and Mens".

D6-02-48 "That in the Operating Manual, Adult Development Section, Section 3, a (iii) [Page 7] remove: the section about Wild Card Teams".

D6-02-49 "That in the Operating Manual, Adult Development Section, Section 3 b (i) [Page 8] add: "Substitute players cannot increase the team roster to more than 10 skaters and a goalie".