September 2024 Meeting Minutes

CMSA Board of Directors 

9/26/2024
5:30 PM CT via Google Meet

Minutes:

Previous Business

New Business

  • Welcome new BoD members & quick introductions 
  • Proposed Budget Review: CMSA General Budget FY 2025 – Draft
  • Onboarding code of conduct (Bill and Shay to support) 
    • Add code of conduct to be added to the resources website – Ed to-do 
  • Conduct Committee (Koplan, Ron, Ben, Bill, Chris – default: Christina) 
    • Open cases or updates in resolutions 
      • CJ suspended for the fall 2024 season  
      • Kerry from softball
      • Spectator case coming soon? 
    • Transparency for player incidents across leagues 
      • LeagueApps – Restrict account by email ID
    • Global incident submission form (updates) 
  • Liaison comms with Commissioners
    • Fall
      • Are there any sports that still need to go -live with registration? 
        • Softball (W+ and Open) – Christina, Shay
        • Kickball (open) – 
        • Soccer (open outdoor) – Koplan, Ben
        • Pool (open) 
    • Winter sports prioritization
      • Basketball 
        • Open 
          • Permits are in motion 
        • Women’s+ (looking for commissioner) 
      • Dodgeball – Bill & Ed
      • Soccer – Koplan & Ben 
      • Badminton – NA 
      • Volleyball – Koplan 
      • Pickleball – 
    • Add leagues for the upcoming seasons, find commissioners
    • Commissioners will add leagues at will (who added this?) 
      • Board of directors and managing directors are the only people to create leagues 
      • @chicagomsa.org email access only 
  • Marketing committee (Matt, Lad, Ron, Christina) 
    • Northwestern Project (Bill only) 
  • Sponsorship committee (Christina, Ron, Ed, Kevin, Shay) 
  • Event committee (Ron, Chris, Shay) 
  • Managing director updates
    • Center on Halsted Training for all board members and commissioners 
      • Nov. 12 (6-7 or 7-8 p.m.) 
    • Consideration for a new Women’s+ division name
      • BSA & CoH working on 
        • $2k – $2.5k for focus groups 
      • Christina to introduce Mallory from NGFFL about their survey findings 
    • Call for volunteers (consultant members) 
      • Additional committees: 
        • Expansion for new sports/leagues 
        • Philanthropy (Ron) 
        • Rookie (player) onboarding 
        • Sponsorship (new)
      • Need to determine scope so folks know what they are signing up  for 
  • Committee default to include president: Christina & managing director: Matt S.  

Special Business

  • Brand Guidelines 
    • Ad hoc requests 
  • Pride Bowl excess funds to Flag Football Travel Funds APPROVED

Adjourned @ 7:32 pm 

Moved to next meeting

  • League apps registration / CMSA Membership
    • Register as just a member, not with a sport
    • Less questions on intake forms
  • Policy Committee Updates
    • Clause to board member’s ability to participate in managing or creating a competing league in the same market 
  • Membership Appreciation Party Budget and Planning