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The following are the preliminary minutes from the October 25, 2018, OHSAA Board of Directors Meeting. The Board is expected to officially approve them at its January 17, 2019, meeting. OHSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES (October 25, 2018) The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors held its regularly scheduled meeting at the OHSAA Office on Thursday, October 25, 2018. President Joe Roberts called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. The meeting opened with a prayer led by Bob Britton, the Pledge of Allegiance and self introductions by audience members. Board Members Present : Joe Roberts, president; John Kronour, vice president; Bob Britton; Jeff Cassella; Kevin Katafias; Dan Leffingwell; Jan Wilking, and Bruce Brown (ex-officio) and Jeremy Marks (ex-officio). Board Members Excused : Mark LaFon and Leonard Steyer. Administrative Staff Members Present : Jerry Snodgrass, executive director; and senior administrative staff members Bob Goldring, Jeff Jordan, Deborah Moore, Steve Neil, Roxanne Price, Beau Rugg and Tim Stried. Others Attending : Steve Craig, OHSAA legal counsel; OHSAA professional staff members Tyler Brooks and Kristin Ronai; OHSAA sport administrator Dale Gabor; OHSAA intern Morgan Smith; Frank Gamble, Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association; Tom Barrick, Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association; Gerald Cooke and Dick Kerschbaum, Ohio High School Football Coaches Association; Casey Milligan, Ohio High School Golf Coaches Association; John Johnson, Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association; Walt Snyder, Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association; Jeff Sheets, Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches; Ken Baker, Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators, and Scott Gerber. I. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by John Kronour, second by Dan Leffingwell to adopt the agenda for the October 25, 2018, Board of Directors meeting. Motion passed 7-0. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Jeff Cassella, second by Jan Wilking to approve the minutes from the September 20, 2018, Board of Directors Meeting. Motion passed 7-0. III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION A. State Office Financial Report Senior Director Jeff Jordan provided the financial report for the OHSAA state office for September. The report is summarized as follows: Balance — August 31, 2018 $1,534,396.81 Receipts — September 2018 $275,069.37 Total Receipts $275,069.37 Disbursements — September 2018 $911,842.64 Total Disbursements $911,842.64 Balance — September 30, 2018 $897,623.54 Accounted for as follows: Checking Account Balance per 5/3 Bank (9/30/18) $976,455.78 Less Outstanding Checks $78,832.24 Balance — September 30, 2018 $897,623.54 Available Funds — September 30, 2018 Bank Balance $897,623.54 Savings Account $743,725.13 Minus Budget Stabilization — $800,000.00 Working Capital $841,348.67 Designated Funds — September 30, 2018 Budget Stabilization $800,000.00 Board Designated Reserve $694,454.10 Building Fund $359,406.70 Total Designated Funds $1,853,860.80 B. District Athletic Boards Financial Report Senior Director Jeff Jordan provided the Board with the financial report for the six district athletic boards through August. The report is summarized as follows: (1) Board of Directors Minutes (10/25/18) — 2 Yr. to Date Yr. to Date Yr. to Date Total Gross Gross Net District Checking Savings CD Cash Revenue Expenses Profit/Loss Central $191,349 $255,718 $0 $447,067 $23 $5,173 — $5,150 East $386,138 $0 $50,000 $436,138 — $2,750 $0 — $2,750 Northeast $440,325 $0 $0 $440,325 — $2,200 $4,563 — $6,763 Northwest $250,634 $0 $20,010 $270,644 $44,506 $37,369 $7,137 Southeast — $1,401 $41,152 $198,494 $241,047 $0 $30 — $30 Southwest $90,986 $32,927 $200,000 $323,913 $726 $19,849 — $19,123 Totals $1,360,833 $329,797 $468,504 $2,159,134 $40,305 $66,984 — $26,679 Motion by Bob Britton, second by John Kronour to approve financial reports III. A. and III. B. as presented. Motion passed 7-0. C. Authorization to Transfer Funds Senior Director Jeff Jordan informed the Board that his department has completed a projection of cash needs through the end of the fall tournaments, and the projection has indicated a possible need to trans - fer funds from the Board-designated reserve fund to the operating fund. He requested that, if necessary, up to $90,000 be transferred from the Board-designated reserve fund to the operating fund no later than January 15, 2019, to cover obligations of the Association through that time. If needed, this will be accom - plished through the maturation of a certificate of deposit held by the Association. Motion by Dan Leffingwell, second by Kevin Katafias to approve the request. Motion passed 7-0. IV. INFORMATION ITEMS A. Review of the Final OHSAA Regional Update Meeting Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass provided the Board with a brief review of the OHSAA’s final Regional Update Meeting that was held September 27 at Logan High School. He said Senior Director Debbie Moore reviewed key eligibility guidelines; OHSAA general counsel Steve Craig provided reminders on pertinent legal issues, and he provided reminders on current issues and sports regulations. The meetings, designed for school administrators as they begin the 2018-19 school year, were previously held in September in Cambridge, Dublin, Findlay, Cincinnati and Cleveland. Mr. Snodgrass said the meetings were well received and attended, and he thanked Logan High School for serving as host for the final meeting B. Review of OHSAA Foundation Student Leadership Conference of October 2, 2018 Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass provided the Board with a brief review of the OHSAA Foundation statewide Student Leadership Conference that was held October 2, 2018, at The Ohio State University’s Ohio Union in Columbus. Motivational speaker Harvey Alston again organized the event with assistance from Mike Richards of the Foundation Board of Trustees. He said the conference again attracted over 1,500 students, the speakers were excellent and the Foundation will be discussing the possibility of a modified format in 2019. C. Update on 2018 State Football Finals Senior Director Beau Rugg provided the Board with an update on the schedule and format of the 2018 OHSAA football playoffs and state championship games. Of note, all playoff games during the first four rounds will kick off at 7:00 p.m. Division I, II, III and VI games will be on Fridays and Division IV, V and VII games will be on Saturdays. The OHSAA will determine the date and game time assignments for the state championship games after the results of the state semifinal games are known, but one final - either Division I, II, III or VI - will be played on Thursday, Nov. 29; three finals from Divisions I, II, III or VI will be played on Friday, Nov. 30, and the finals for Divisions IV, V and VI will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1. D. Update on National Federation Senior Director Deborah Moore informed the Board that the respective coaches associations within the state have selected the National Federation of State High Schools Coaches Association 2017-18 Ohio Coaches of the Year. The coaches of the year are as follows: Baseball-Ty Brenning, Powell Olentangy Liberty; Boys Basketball-Carl Kremer, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller; Girls Basketball-Jerry Close, Waterford; Boys Bowling-Kieth Kiefer, Celina; Girls Bowling-Kelly Ferguson, Gahanna Lincoln; Boys Cross Country-Lee Sternberg, East Canton; Girls Cross Country-David Dobson, Centerville; Field Hockey-Anne Horton, Gahanna Columbus Academy; Football-Jim France, Akron Manchester; Boys Golf-Taylor Harle, Dublin Jerome; Girls Golf-Cari DeAngelis, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange; Gymnastics-Gail Maundrell, Cincinnati Turpin; Ice Hockey-Patrick O’Rourke, Cleveland St. Ignatius; Boys Lacrosse-Tim Best, Toledo Ottawa Hills; Girls Lacrosse-Kevin Ferry, Cincinnati Mariemont; Boys Soccer-Domenic Romanelli, Columbus St. Francis DeSales; Girls Soccer-Amy Dunlap, Cincinnati Indian Hill; Softball-Jim Piazza, LaGrange Keystone; Boys Swimming & Diving-Terry O’Halloran, Youngstown Boardman; Girls Swimming & Diving- Rick Morrison, North Canton Hoover; Boys Tennis-Patrick Pavlansky, Canfield; Girls Tennis-Mike Reid, Board of Directors Minutes (10/25/18) — 3 Mason; Boys Track & Field-Adam Huffman, Thornville Sheridan; Girls Track & Field-Roger Whittacre, Gahanna Lincoln; Volleyball-Diana Kramer, New Bremen, and Wrestling-Jeff Jordan, St. Paris Graham Local. E. Update on National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame Nomination from Ohio Senior Director Bob Goldring informed the Board that Ohio’s candidate for the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame will be Bill Hosket in the ‘athlete’ category. He was nominated last year, was not selected to the hall of fame but is eligible for consideration again. Mr. Hosket led Dayton Belmont to the 1963-64 OHSAA Class AA (big-school) state basketball championship before help - ing Ohio State win the Big Ten championship and reach the NCAA Final Four in 1968. He also played on the U.S. Basketball Team that won an Olympic Gold Medal in Mexico City in 1968 and played on the NBA World Champion New York Knicks in 1970. Recognized for numerous academic and athletic achievements, among his honors include selection into the charter class of the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Bill currently is a principal with Hosket Ulen Insurance Solutions in Dublin, Ohio. F. Update of OHSAA Infractions, Appeals and Legal Issues The Board was provided with a list of schools that have violated OHSAA bylaws or sports regulations since the last Board of Directors Meeting on September 20. Grove City Christian Middle School had a student- athlete in boys middle school soccer violate Bylaw 3-5-1, Student Participation and Physical Examination Forms, when the school permitted the athlete to participate prior to submitting the necessary athletic participation forms. In accordance with Bylaw 3, Administrative Responsibility and Institution Control, the school has been fined $150.