Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ

Attachment #1

AGENDA CACC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL May 20-22, 2013 @ 10:00AM Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ

Present on 5/20/13:

CACC Staff: Commissioner, Dan Mara; Associate Commissioner, Ellen O’Brien; Assistant Commissioner, Jonathan Harper Bloomfield: Sheila Wooten Caldwell: Mark Corino and Linda Cimino Chestnut Hill: Lynn Tubman Concordia: Ivan Marquez and Kathy Laoutaris Dominican: Joe Clinton and Kelly-Ann DiGiulio-Light Felician: Ben DiNallo Georgian Court: Laura Liesman and Mary Williams Goldey-Beacom: Jen Carleton Holy Family: Sandy Michael Nyack: Keith Davie Philadelphia: Tom Shirley Post: Karin Mann and Matt Micros Sciences: Paul Klimitas Wilmington: Linda Van Drie-Andrzewski

 Commissioner Mara called the meeting to order at 9:59AM. He reminded the group that we will have a teleconference with NCAA staff at 1:30PM to discuss the proposed changes in academic requirements. On Tuesday morning at 10AM, Joseph Strode, President at TL Groseclose Associates will speak with us about the impact of Obamacare. The group will have dinner at 6:45PM at the Palm restaurant at the Tropicana.  Joe Clinton motioned that we put Championships committee review at Tuesday morning. Linda Van Drie-Andrzewski, seconded. Passed 14-0.

I. Conference Office Update a. Since our last meeting we have been out of the office for 25 days for meetings, championships, etc. Jonathan stepped in in March and has made a great impact utilizing the webstreaming element. In April we had 7.3 million hits on the CACC website and are on our way to 6 million for the month of May. i. Laura Liesman asked how many of those hits are unique users and Jonathan shared that our unique users are around 116,000 per month. ii. For women’s lacrosse, we had a few hundred viewers; for softball we had 836, 1047 (day 2), and 400 for the Championships; for baseball we had 1146, 1617, and 433 for the Championship (well over 3,000 in total). b. David Smith took another full time job and has resigned his position as Internal Operations Assistant. c. We have the Presidents meeting at Georgian court at 10AM on Tuesday, June 4. Some probable agenda items will include organizational charts, bylaws, etc. II. Minutes of March 25, 2013 Directors Council Meeting (Supplement # 1) a. Laura motioned to approve the minutes from the March 25, 2013 Director’s Council meeting; Lynn Tubman seconded. Passed 14-0.

III. Report of Presidents Meeting of April 15, 2013 – Laura Liesman – (Supplement #2) a. The Presidents approved an increase in dues, moving it to $22,000 dues. The PTD proposals were discussed and most of the Presidents are against the whole package. Linda Van Drie-Andrzewski, clarified that the Initial eligibility proposals are based on DII data, the two year transfer proposals are based on DI data, and the Progress towards degree proposals are based on DII data. b. The Presidents, led by Dr. Blattner and Sister Mary Eileen O’Brien, have been working on the Constitution. They also discussed the movement of money, specifically, into the investment fund. The Presidents want that to be a group decision in the future (through Finance Committee) c. Mark Corino requested that Commissioner Mara send out the June 4th Presidents Council agenda to the Directors Council. d. Sandy Michael asked if the Directors Council could have a straw vote on Presidents Council agenda items before they meet. The request has been presented to the Presidents but we do not have a firm stance from them yet. e. Laura Liesman suggested that all external agendas for other groups be sent out to the Directors Council before the groups actually meet.

IV. Report of FAR Meeting of April5, 2013 – Dan Mara – (Supplement #3) a. The FARs met at the Castle at Felician College in April. Dr. Clint Robertson, the FAR Chair was selected for the Advanced Leadership portion of the FAR Symposium in Indianapolis in October. Jim Crawly (FAR at Dominican) is our current Management Council rep, which is great for the FAR group. Commissioner Mara hopes that he can attend Directors Council meetings in the future. The FARs were in favor of the academic requirements at the time they were presented.

V. Report of SAAC Meeting of April 12,2013 (Supplement #4) – Ellen O’Brien a. Associate Commissioner O’Brien summarized the April 12th SAAC meeting that was held at Georgian Court University this Spring. There were 22 student- athletes and advisors present. The meeting began with Eileen Segura from the NCAA presenting on how to increase involvement of campus SAAC members; how to communicate effectively and get buy-in from other student-athletes on campus; and how to structure a successful SAAC meeting. Eileen left her contact information along with some online resources for the group to utilize. b. We also held SAAC officer elections: Chair: Brittany Biddle (Wilmington); Vice Chair: Libby Nichols (Philadelphia); Secretary: Chelsea Keagan (Holy Family); Treasurer: Adam Drabinski (Chestnut Hill). c. The Officers, along with National SAAC rep, Amy Berry (GCU) and Mary Williams are in the process of organizing a conference call to discuss creating a CACC SAAC project and choosing a Make-A-Wish kid to specifically raise money for.

VI. Report of SWA Meeting of April 12, 2013 - (Supplement #5) – Linda Van Drie- Andrzewski a. Linda Van Drie-Andrzewski shared that the group discussed the Community Engagement initiatives and the award. Should it be based on one event or collective events. There was a recommendation to move the meeting to the last Friday in March to avoid coaching conflicts. It was also proposed that one of the SWA meetings be held in conjunction with one of the Directors Council meetings for professional development purposes. It is challenging because being an SWA is a designation and they all have different job responsibilities and backgrounds. Laura Liesman suggested making one of the Fall Directors Council meetings also be the Fall meeting for SWAs. b. Mark Corino motioned to have the SWA meeting in conjunction with the May Directors Council meeting. Laura Liesman seconded. Sandy Michael mentioned that the May meeting is also the most expensive meeting. Mark Corino modifies his motion to be in conjunction with a Fall DC meeting. Sandy Michael suggested we simply give the SWAs what they want and move the spring meeting to March. Mark Corino withdrew his motion. Sandy Michael motioned that the SWA/SAAC spring meeting be moved to the last Friday in March. Sheila Wooten seconded. Passed 13-1-0.

VII. Report of SID Meeting of May 14, 2013 – (Supplement #6) a. Assistant Commissioner Harper explained that the SIDs would like their first meeting be in-person in August and then just have conference calls prior to the start of each sport season. Sandy Michael believes that if the May SID meeting lasted almost four hours, then it is necessary to have this in-person meeting in the Spring. Kelly-Ann DiGiulio-Light agreed with the SIDs that the timing of the May meeting is quite challenging and they would much prefer an August meeting. i. Tom Shirley shared that he thinks it is important for the SIDs to meet in- person twice a year. b. The SIDs will vote for the new officer at their next meeting. c. Jonathan offered to visit the campuses and work with the SIDs to help develop webstreaming utilizing the technological set-up available. d. The SIDs agree that the all-conference awards should be announced the Tuesday prior to the tournament. e. The SIDs were hoping to add a “defensive player of the week” to our weekly honors. Keith Davie explained that is difficult to do that considering the varying sports and positions. Defensive stats are not available for softball and baseball, so they would not be included in this weekly award. Sandy Michael shared her concern that we would not be recognizing the standout defensive players in baseball and softball. Tom Shirley motioned to add a defensive player of the week for sports except baseball and softball. Ben DiNallo seconded. Discussion ensued. Ben expressed that this would be another opportunity to recognize another student-athlete, at no extra cost. Also, it would be in line with other conferences. Passed 10-4. i. Jonathan asked that the conference also recognize a track and field student-athlete of the week, once we officially sponsors the sport. ii. This coming year, seven schools plan on officially sponsoring track and field. We can hold a championship regardless, but, will not be reimbursed by the NCAA if we don’t meet sports sponsorship. iii. Mark Corino suggests that the weekly awards are considered by a group of several individuals, so it is not all on one person. f. Scheduling issues were a concern of the SIDs, specifically, when three events are held at the same site on one day. Mark Corino suggested that utilizing a composite schedule, would help the group recognize these type of scheduling issues. A composite schedule will be created and distributed. i. Commissioner Mara expressed the SID concern that game times are sometimes conflicting. g. There have been some issues with getting action shots in team photos from the SIDs in time to get the awards done. i. Laura Liesman requested that Jonathan copy the ADs on emails requesting those pictures. h. Tom Shirley requested that Jonathan share with the ADs the costs related to implementing webstreaming on campuses. Tom also mentioned that basketball rules are quickly going toward the use of monitors. This would not be an issue for the semifinal and final games, but, could be problematic for first round games which can take place at eight different sites. i. Mark Corino requested that Jonathan put together a guide of some sort to help each institution implement the use of monitors and replay. ii. Tom Shirley also shared that women’s basketball will be implementing the ten second backcourt rule and a lower defensive box (LDP) for the 13-14 year. i. Ben DiNallo offered to be the AD liaison to the SIDs. j. Sandy Michael asked what committee decides on all tournament teams and has been questioned by many others regarding the selection of an MVP on the winning team. k. Sheila Wooten requested that we consider having media timeouts during the first round of the tournament in anticipation of having them in the post season. Should we extend media timeouts to the semifinals and quarterfinals? Linda Cimino agreed that it was challenging as a coach in the championship game without ever having used media timeouts before that final game. Sheila Wooten motioned to have media timeouts in semifinals and finals of the CACC tournament. Mark Corino seconded. Passed 11-3. VIII. Laura Liesman asked all those who were not ADs to please leave the room while they met in Executive Session from approximately 11:45AM – 12:20PM. IX. The group took a break for lunch from approximately 12:20PM until 12:45PM.

X. Report of Athletic Trainers Meeting - May 14, 2013- Sandy Michael a. Sandy Michael shared that the Athletic Trainers met on May 14 at Georgian Court. One point of discussion was in regards to the NATA convention in Vegas this year. Ed Gilberti is going to get a headcount on the number of ATs interested. b. The Athletic Trainers want the January meeting to be shortened and to plan for the staff development during the May meeting. c. The ATs want to have a workshop, invite others in at a set cost. There is an application process that costs about $250. This would allow our ATs an opportunity to receive these CEUs (1 hour equals 1 CEU). i. Sandy Michael motioned that the CACC take the necessary measures to become a provider of the CEUs for the NATA. Kevin (Post) will be reaching out to Dan regarding the application process. 1. Laure Liesman has some concerns regarding who the certifying entity would be and some liability issues. Also, if a CACC institution hosts one of these workshops, would you get any of the profit? 2. Ben DiNallo seconded Sandy’s motion. Passed 14-0. 3. Mark Corino asked that the ATs alter the minutes to adjust the statement that Caldwell does not provide funding for their ATs to attend the NATA. Mark Corino explained that Caldwell doe provide funding for NATA attendance/CEU credits. Commissioner Mara will let Ed Gilberti know that the minutes need to be adjusted accordingly. 4. Sandy Michael shared that a number of the ATs are not content with the Henry Schein services. One issue is that Henry Schein sends out overarching invoices, rather than for individual orders. But, it is understood that payment is not needed until all orders on the invoice are complete. 5. Tom Shirley shared that Erin Pletcher (AT at Phildaelphia) is leaving.

XI. DII ADA Report – Mark Corino

a. Mark has a revision of the model athletics department document, which has be altered based on the NCAAs input. The NCAA is going to use this document when it comes to future membership inquiries in Division II. It will be voted on in June at NACDA to potentially be published. i. Commissioner Mara explained that the document may be used down the road to hold current DII members accountable for those items/guidelines. The schools that have come through the membership process following the model have been very successful. But, those schools have also raised the question as to why all DII members not meeting the standards.

XII. NCAA RAC for 2013-14– (Supplement #7A-B) a. Men’s soccer: Keith Davie’s (Nyack) term is up in 2013, but he would like to be extended. Justin Dussault (GBC) is on until 2015. b. Baseball: We may need two new RAC members. Matt Cornacchione (Nyack) is done and Anthony Fallacaro is leaving. We can extend Matt Cornacchione and add one administrator. Rick Gianetti (Dominican) has been nominated as the Regional Chair (through 2017). Matt will be extended until 2014. c. Men’s Basketball: Chuck Hammond (GBC) has one more year and Joe Clinton (Domincan) has two more years as Chair. d. W. Basketball: Tom Shirley (Philadelphia) has one year left; Ben DiNallo (Felician) is done. Jen Carleton (GBC) will replace Ben. e. Men’s Golf: Ben DiNallo is done. Wayne Mackey (Felician) is on as a coach representative. Ellen O’Brien (CACC) will serve as the new administrator. f. Women’s Lacrosse: Kevin Huckle (HFU) is on through 2016. Jackie Trainer (Wilmington) is on through 2015. g. Women’s Soccer: Linda Cimino (Caldwell) is on through 2014. Katie Egan (Bloomfield) is on through 2015. h. Softball: Kelly-Ann DiGiulio (Dominican) and Dean Johnson (Caldwell) are on through 2014. i. Men’s Tennis: Neil Tarangioli (Concordia) is on through 2015. Nikki Lockhart (CHC) will represent the CACC as a new administrator. j. Volleyball: Kim Feeny (CHC) and Megan Bratkovich (Caldwell) are on through 2015 k. Women’s Tennis: Jesse Balcer (CHC) and Brett Shavitz (HFU) are on through 2015.

XIII. ISSG List 2014-2018– (Supplement #8) a. ISSG reports for Felician, Holy Family, Georgian Court, Goldey-Beacom, Sciences are due June 2014.

XIV. NCAA Staff – Teleconference with Amanda Conklin and Gregg Summers a. Gregg and Amanda reviewed the academic requirement proposed changes from 1:30PM until 2:12PM i. Linda Van Drie-Andrzewski summarized feedback from the group some of which included: Clearing up the graphs and putting the educational information in plain English so it is easier to understand. A major concern regarding the sliding scale for the GPA/SAT score is that it would alter a currently level playing field. The group would appreciate an explanation regarding the impetus for these changes; the concept of making it easier on one end and more difficult once the students enroll is contradictory – potential retention problems. 1. The fact that two year transfers need to bring in a science credit is another concern voiced by this group.

XV. Feedback from Coaches Calls- Jonathan Harper a. Assistant Commissioner Harper discussed the coaches calls that took place at the end of the spring seasons. i. Softball: There was a lot of concern regarding the all-conference selection process. They want to have the ADs to mandate that the overall and conference stats information be included on the ballots. They were also concerned that the conference postponement policy was not followed (should be administrator to administrator). 1. Ivan Marquez inquired about the purpose of these calls. Jonathan explained they are to discuss the season and the championship format. a. There is some confusion regarding when we are supposed to have the calls to discuss the championship format and when to have the calls to discuss the season overall. b. Laura Liesman requested that all emails sent out from the conference office also be sent to the ADs. c. From now on, the call before the championship will be the participating team coaches, a representative from the host institution, and the AD liason, and Dan and Jonathan. i. The call two weeks following the championship should include all of the team coaches, the AD liaison, Dan and Jonathan. – Beginning this Fall 2013. 1. Cross-country and golf would be exempt from these calls as they meet in person. ii. Baseball: The coaches motioned to have a conference call to discuss the all-conference voting prior to the vote. They voiced concern regarding the timing of the banquet. They want to have a call to discuss the all- conference nominees prior to the vote. They also want to increase the number of conference games. Overall, they were not pleased with the new baseball umpires. 1. Tom Shirley motioned to have a separate conference call to discuss the all-conference voting prior to the vote. Laura Liesman seconded. Opposed 4-10. iii. Women’s Lacrosse: There were concerns regarding officiating and the fact that the assignor officiated some games. Dan spoke with our assignor to ensure this does not happen in the future. Debbie Martin does the assigning for the ECC. Our current contract goes through next year.

XVI. All-Conference Selections/ Coach Voting – Jonathan Harper a. Upon request, coaches may receive the results of the voting from the conference office. i. Tom Shirley suggested that in sports where the voting is not based on position (ie. Basketball), then the highest vote getter who is a freshman automatically be named Rookie of the Year. ii. Joe Clinton voiced his concern regarding how coaches are voting for coach of the year. Mark Corino suggested that ADs should check over their coaches’ votes before they are submitted. Sandy Michael asked if the votes can be featured on the admin section of the CACC website. 1. Mark Corino motioned that all submitted all conference ballots will be posted on our administrative page. And, the coaches must first submit their votes to the ADs and the ADs must sign off before they are officially sent in. Keith Davie seconded. Mark Corino withdrew his motion. TABLED.

At approximately 3:20PM, the ADs met with Commissioner Mara and all others left the room. Present on 5/21/13:

CACC Staff: Commissioner, Dan Mara; Associate Commissioner, Ellen O’Brien; Assistant Commissioner, Jonathan Harper Bloomfield: Sheila Wooten Caldwell: Linda Cimino Chestnut Hill: Lynn Tubman Concordia: Ivan Marquez and Kathy Laoutaris Dominican: Joe Clinton and Kelly-Ann DiGiulio-Light Felician: Ben DiNallo Georgian Court: Laura Liesman and Mary Williams Goldey-Beacom: Jen Carleton Holy Family: Kevin Huckle Nyack: Keith Davie Philadelphia: Tom Shirley Post: Matt Micros Sciences: Paul Klimitas Wilmington: Linda Van Drie-Andrzewski

Meeting commenced at 10:00AM.

XVII. Joseph Strode President at TL Groseclose Associates a. Mr. Strode handed out a sheet that summarizes the required benefits of a 2013-14 PPACA Compliant student accident and sickness insurance plan. It also outlines several intercollegiate accident insurance coverage options. b. Benefits for a covered injury or sickness are limited to treatment within the contract period of the policy for any one accident or sickness with a max annual aggregate benefit of $500,000. There will no longer be a 52 wek benefit available in the student A&S marketplace. c. Coverage for preventative services as specified by the PPACA is free of cost- sharing. The Plan must include the following essential health benefits up to the max policy limit for plan year 2013-14: i. Ambulatory patient services; emergency services; hospitalization; maternity and newborn care; mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment; prescription drugs; rehabilitative services and devices; lab services; preventative and wellness services and chronic disease management; and pediatric services including oral in vision care. ii. It has been the position of all student insurance carriers to exclude any level of intercollegiate accident insurance coverage because it is viewed as an essential benefit and must be covered to the max policy limit of $500,000. iii. If students have primary health insurance, then you want to utilize that. iv. A lot of schools are also getting mandatory accident plans which spreads the risk among many students and keep the cost down. This allows you to get an ICS plan that has a deductible. v. Some plans have HMO/PPO options, but they may increase the premium. vi. Mr. Strode cautioned against surgical centers that will find other issues when making a single incision and if several problems are taken care of (ie. Scar tissue removed), then they will charge for each action that was taken (this can be several thousand dollar charges in one). d. Mr. Strode also distributed a sheet which highlights components you should be aware of when dealing with ICS insurance. i. The higher the risk, the more expensive it will be. ii. Be aware of the stability of the carrier: 1. Confirm the AM Best rating of the carrier you are considering 2. Consider how long they have been in the sports business 3. Ensure they have a reputation of paying claims. iii. Components that determine the premium iv. Coverage 1. Maximum benefit – does it meet NCAA guidelines of $90,000? v. Break down of benefits within the policy vi. Internal language vii. Underwriting information viii. Pre-existing coverage ix. Information on the athletes x. Most used doctors xi. Agreement xii. Surgical payments xiii. Claim information to account xiv. Sports census xv. Make sure you educate your coaches on the policies; record all your injuries for risk management purposes e. Tom Shirley asked about insurance cards presented by student-athletes that don’t have expiration dates and become null and void over the courses of the academic year. What was once the primary now needs to be covered by the institutions insurance. How do you deal with that? i. Mr. Strode responded that the mandatory accident plan being in place can buffer that type of situation. This would traditionally cover your MRIs, x- rays, etc. He will get back to us regarding any companies that check into insurance policies, ensuring they are legitimate for student-athletes. ii. Lynn Tubman asked the group if any other institutions are eliminating their student insurance. If students can’t show primary, CHC will either have their athletic insurance become their primary, or will educate the students on applying for their own insurance. iii. Ben DiNallo asked Mr. Strode what advice he would give to those institutions who have inflated premiums. He recommends trying to stay in network and working on receiving a “fee for service.” There is also an international program that would cover international students, at least for the first $10,000. iv. Institutions are going to be required to provide health benefits for part time employees who work over 28 hours a week. Laura Liesman clarified that this does not include students who work over the summer at the institution. v. Joe Strode finished up the discussion at 10:53AM. XVIII. Championship Committee Report- Joe Clinton a. Joe Clinton reviewed the spring championships. b. Spring Championship hosts did a fantastic job. i. There was a slight issue with men’s tennis because the indoor courts ended up not being available in case of rain. c. 2013-14 Hosts: i. Women’s Tennis: Chestnut Hill will host. Banquet will be Friday night. Matches will be Saturday and Sunday. ii. Cross-Country: Philadelphia University on 10/27. Men will run at 10AM and women will run at 11AM. We will have three ATs on site spread throughout the course. iii. Soccer: Wilmington will host (no lights). We will need two separate banquets. Quarterfinals are Monday and Tuesday. Men play first in the Championship. 1. Tom Shirley suggested splitting host sites for men and women (ie. Wilmington and Post). Ben DiNallo feels that it would be a better quality experience for all if it is at one site. iv. Volleyball: GCU will host. The banquet will be Thursday night. The semifinals will be 1PM and 3:30PM on Friday and Championship at 1pm on Saturday. v. Basketball: Caldwell will host. Banquet will be Thursday night. Games on Friday and Saturday (men first). vi. Golf: CHC will host. Banquet will be Monday after the practice round. vii. Men’s tennis and women’s lacrosse: CHC will host. The banquet will be together on Friday night. 1. Women’s lacrosse: The Committee proposed that GCU remain in the North division. North will play North twice; South will play South twice; North will play South once. Joe Clinton moved this proposal. Laura Liesman seconded. Passed 12-0-2. a. The Committee proposed that in 2014-15, North and South would become one division and institution would play each other once. Joe Clinton moved this proposal. Ben DiNallo seconded. Passed 10-2-2. viii. Softball: GCU will host. The banquet will be held on Wednesday night. ix. Baseball: Wilmington will host. The Committee proposed having the play-in games on Saturday instead of Tuesday in anticipation of exams and bad weather. The Thursday games would be 12PM and 3PM and the banquet on Thursday night at 8PM. The Friday games are 12PM, 3PM, and 6PM. 1. Concordia has graduation on Saturday May 3 so they would not be able to host. x. Track and Field: GCU will host. Dates will be sometimes between May 9 and May 11. GCU could host our championship along with the ECC and score them separately. 1. Tom Shirley voiced his concern of having the championship that late as food expenses may incur by keeping those student-athletes on campus after classes end. Tom Shirley motioned that our championship be held in conjunction with the CTCs in 2014. Sheila Wooten seconded. a. The CTC is scheduled for April 18 or 19 at Stockton. Caldwell cannot compete on Good Friday. Tom Shirley withdrew his motion. b. GCU, HFU, Caldwell, Dominican, Philadelphia, Post, and CHC all plan on having Track and Field in 2013-14. GCU, HFU, and Caldwell had it as a sport in 2012-13. The benefit of having a conference championship, assuming six of our schools meet sport sponsorship we receive $12,000. c. Tom Shirley motioned to not have a CACC championship for Track in 2013-14. Motion failed due to a lack of second. d. Joe Clinton motioned the original proposal (Track and Field: GCU will host. Dates will be sometimes between May 9 and May 11). Lynn Tubman seconded. Passed 14- 0. XIX. All-Conference Selections/ Coach Voting a. In reference to Monday’s discussion regarding all-conference voting, Ben DiNallo suggested we have the SIDs vote on the awards. Or, having coaches discuss the student-athletes and vote face to face. i. Tom Shirley motioned that coach of the year be voted on by SIDs beginning this Fall 2013 for a one year period. Coaches will continue to vote on the awards for the student-athletes. Laura Liesman seconded. Passed 12-2. (The vote must be for another institution)

XX. Sportsmanship Award Format a. The CACC SAAC asked that the student-athletes be included in the sportsmanship award voting process. They inquired about the criteria for determining the award winning institution. i. Ivan Marquez motioned that each student-athlete on each team submit a vote to their respective coach for the sportsmanship award. The coach will determine which institution received the most votes and submit that final vote to their SID. The coach will tell the SID who the team voted for. Laura Liesman seconded. Passed 13-1. (The vote must be for another institution)

Lunch break from 12:13PM until 12:34PM.

XXI. CACC Make-Up Policy a. Reminder: The policy requires rescheduled games be coordinated between ADs and should be scheduled for the next available date. i. Laura Liesman asked the group what their thoughts are regarding cancelling nonconference games to reschedule CACC games. 1. Keith Davie points out that some CACC schools utilize outside facilities and that can play a role in rescheduling as well.

XXII. Financial Report (Distributed at meeting.) a. Commissioner Mara will send out the financial report on Tuesday, May 22.

XXIII. Officials Fees ( Supplement #9) a. Ivan Marquez asked if we have a policy in place that forbids our assignors from officiating any of our games. i. It is a rule and Commissioner Mara explained he has contacted all of the assignors and let them know that they may not officiate CACC games. b. Referring to supplement #9 and officials fees: i. Baseball: 2014- $173 single/ $329 2-9 innings DH, 2015 - $178 single/ $338 2-9 innings- DH ii. Basketball -2013-14 - $195 2014-15 – TBA iii. Lacrosse – 2014- National -$176, District - $163, Local - $130, plus one- way mileage @55 per mile. 2015 – TBA, Fees are negotiated nationally iv. Soccer – 2013 & 2014- R $190/ AR $135 v. Softball – 2014- $125 single/ $225 DH, 2015 $125 single/ $230 DH vi. Volleyball – 2013 -$155 2014- $160 Line Judges $80, 2013 and 2014 1. Commissioner Mara received an email from Bruce who is our volleyball assignor regarding Denise (volleyball official) who we previously banned from officiating our games. Bruce has asked us to consider bringing her back in anticipation of a smaller official’s pool in the 2013-14. 2. Tom Shirley suggested we reinstate Denise, but ban her from matches at GCU and Caldwell and not allow her to work the same matches as her husband.

XXIV. Basketball Committee Report a. Commissioner Mara reminded the group that we charged the basketball committee to develop salary proposals for our basketball assignors. The Committee developed a proposal for 2013-14, giving each assignor $7,250. Tim McAleer was thrilled with the increase, but Ed Meier asked for a larger increase. We budgeted in $500 for observers and the committee agreed to allow Meier to take that money for salary instead of for additional observers. Ed Meier agreed to not request a yearly increase of more than $250 in future years. b. Meier informed the committee that he expects fewer than half of the women’s basketball officials to return next year.

XXV. Conference Challenge Legislation (Supplement #10) a. The CACC has submitted this proposal and it is currently awaiting co-sponsors. We are confident it will be co-sponsored before the deadline of July 15. i. The proposal’s intent: “In basketball, to specify that not more than two contests played as part of a conference challenge event may be exempted annually from the maximum number of contest limitations.” 1. This would allow the exemption every year instead of every three years.

XXVI. CACC Conference Schedules 2014-15 a. The schedules are currently posted on the CACC admin page for your review. Please let the SIDs know that these schedules are now available. i. The lacrosse schedule for 2014-15 needs to be adjusted based on today’s voting results. A new 2014-15 schedule will be developed and uploaded soon. The 2013-14 schedule will be adjusted, as well.

XXVII. Spring Championships Review – Golf, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Lacrosse, Softball, Baseball a. Matt Micros mentioned that they have some conflicts with home games for sprint football and soccer. Commissioner Mara suggested Matt discuss the issue with the football coaches, as the CACC soccer schedule is completed years in advance.

XXVIII. Restaino Cup – Results a. Men: Wilmington University b. Women: Dominican College c. Assistant Commissioner Harper pointed out some potential issues with over- awarding of points in the sports that have two divisions. Jonathan is also concerned with the awarding of points simply for participating in a sport, without advancing to the tournament. Essentially, more points are allocated for the teams who participate in sports with the smallest sport sponsorship numbers.

XXIX. Old/New Business a. Ball Contracts i. Our softball ball contract is up with Worth. Worth has been sold to Rawlings. Commissioner Mara feels we should stay with Rawlings. We typically use fewer than six dozen balls for the softball championships. We are signing a three year contract with Worth/Rawlings. ii. Our soccer ball contract is up with Wilson (NCAA ball). They want us to sign a five year contract, but won’t give us a price but were $72 in 2012- 13. 1. We have another proposal from Anaconda (official ball of the MAC). Costs $24.95 per ball. a. Ben DiNallo motioned that we use the Anaconda ball for men’s and women’s soccer for 2013-14. Laura Liesman seconded. Ben DiNallo withdrew his motion. b. Ben DiNallo motioned that the conference office do research and find other soccer ball options/prices for 2014- 15. c. Tom Shirley requested that the conference office provide a spreadsheet highlighting the current ball contracts at the next Director’s Council meeting. b. Watches were distributed to all of the ADs who had a team win a conference championship in 2013-14. c. Commissioner Mara asked the group if there is interest in choosing another location for next year’s May meetings. The group would like to explore other options for next May: Philadelphia and Phillies game; Hershey; Golf outing.

XXX. Next Meeting – 9:00AM on Monday, September 9, 2013 @ Dominican College

XXXI. Adjourn

a. Ivan Marquez motioned to adjourn. Joe Clinton seconded. All agreed to adjourn. Adjourned at 1:39PM.