CMSA Board of Directors Meeting – August 7, 2025

Present:  Koplan Nwabuoku, Ed Hayes, Colleen Clark, Katrina Cook, Bill Barrett

1. Koplan called the meeting to order at 8:00.
2. Koplan welcomed the new members (Colleen and Katrina) and asked everyone to introduce themselves.
3. The board went into executive session.
4. Bill presented the Treasurer’s Reports for July and August, 2025.  The board approved both reports.
5. Bill presented the minutes for the Jun 17, 2025 board meeting.  The board approved the minutes.
6. Bill reported that the amendments to the Bylaws were ratified by the membership in the recently conducted election.  Ed reported that the amended bylaws are now posted on the website.  The board considered but deferred further review of the Bylaws.
7. The board resolved without dissent to appoint the following as officers of CMSA for the next year:   
   1. Koplan Nwabuoku will serve as President;
   2. Colleen Clark will serve as Secretary;
   3. Katrina Cook will serve as Vice President for Athletics;
   4. Edward Hayes will serve as Vice President for Operations;
   5. Bill Barrett will serve as Treasurer.
8. The board resolved without dissent to the following procedure to select appointed member to the board:   Bill will solicit from each member nominees for appointed members.  Bill will present all of the nominees to the board in advance of Aug 21, 2025.  There will be a special meeting of the board on Aug 21, 2025 to select the appointed members.
9. The board discussed the handling of league surpluses.  The board resolved that a league Commissioner for an upcoming season may include in the budget for that season the use of unspent money from that sport’s most recently completed season.  Approval of such use of unspent money shall be subject to the normal procedures for the approval of budgets.
10. Matt Switzer reported on the status of efforts to find a Commissioner of the Women+ Basketball league.
11. Matt Switzer reported on the status of obtaining Park District permits for fall leagues. 
12. The board resolved to add to the Commissioners’ Corner page of the website the language regarding unregistered players attached to the Agenda for this meeting.  Ed will post to the website.  
13. Ed proposed that the organization migrate towards using person specific email addresses rather than office specific addresses.  Office specific addresses would still exist as an alias for a person’s address.  The board resolved to proceed as Ed proposed.
14. All other items on the Agenda were continued to the September meeting so that the new appointed members could participate in discussions and committee appointments.    

Prepared by:
Bill Barrett (outgoing Secretary)
Colleen Clark (incoming Secretary)