DATE:  Saturday, February 11th, 2012

TIME:  The Illinois Rugby Union Annual General Meeting (AGM) will start at 1:00 PM and continue until it gets done . . .

LOCATION:  Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield, IL 62703

Make your plans . . . I look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shawn A. McKinney

Illinois Rugby Union President

WHEN:  Saturday, February 11th, 2012

WHERE:  Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield, IL 62703

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA:

I.

12:45 PM - Welcome

1:00 PM or ASAP – Call to Order/Roll Call (Roll will be based on fully compliant Members as of February 11th, 2012).  Any issues

with Club compliance will be addressed under 'New Business' . . .

Review of February 5th, 2011, Annual General Meeting Notes, amend if necessary, and approve as Minutes

Officers and Officials Reports:

A.

President - Shawn McKinney

B.

Treasurer - Greg Jetton

C.

Secretary - Russell Snyder

D.

Disciplinarian - Mike Schubach

E.

Referee Society - Rod Pauli

F.

Collegiate Men - Shawn McKinney

G.

Collegiate/U23 Women - John Gow

Committee, and Sub-Committee Reports:

A.

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B.

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C.

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Old/Unfinished Business:

A.

New Dues Structure

B.

Website

C.

Union Sponsorship and Fundraising

D.

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New Business:

A.

2012 Budget:

1.

Expenses

2.

Revenue

B.

Union Elections - Send your nomination[s] to Russ Snyder!

1.

President - Shawn McKinney

a.

Anyone else?

2.

Treasurer - Greg Jetton

a.

Anyone else?

3.

Secretary - Russ Snyder

a.

Anyone else?

4.

Disciplinarian - Mike Schubach

a.

Anyone else?

5.

Collegiate Men's Coordinator - Shawn McKinney

a.

Anyone else?

6.

Collegiate/U23 Women's Coordinator - John Gow

a.

Anyone else?

C.

Reduction of Midwest Dues - need to make the Union Members aware of the changes:

1.

Should Selectside programs be funded by the Midwest?  Not answered at the last AGM.

2.

How should Playoff Referees be funded?  Not answered at the last AGM.

D.

New USA Rugby for Collegiate/U23 Rugby in the states:

1.

Categorizing the same way the NCAA does with football in the states

a.

Premier NOW

b.

Division I and Division II starts in the fall of 2012

c.

Division III is being run by the NATIONAL SMALL COLLEGE RUGBY ORGANIZATION (NSCRO)

2.

National Premier, Division I, Division II, and Division III Playoffs

E.

New USA Rugby Geographic Areas instead of Territories - what's the latest from the MW AGM?

F.

Calendar - updates to be posted as soon as possible:

1.

Many Tournaments coming up . . . go to Midwest Rugby Territorial News for details

a.

SIU Men's 22nd Annual All Fools Classic - March 31st, 2012

2.

Collegiate/U23 LAU All Star Tournament - will it happen in 2012?

3.

Get your Spring schedules to me, Shawn McKinney, as soon as possible

4.

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5.

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G.

Disciplinarian Policies and Procedures

1.

Will we ever have a written Policies and Procedures document?

H.

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I.

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J.

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Announcements

A.

The Union Bylaws will be posted before the Spring of 2012 is over!

B.

Fall Illinois Rugby Union League Matches will be posted by the end of March or before, if at all possible . . .

C.

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Adjourn