--- On Mon, 12/8/08, hardball hock wrote:

> From: hardball hock
> Subject: Fw: Re: USARS Bylaws - Traditional Hockey Committee - help
> To: dandl@nts-online.net
> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 8:31 PM
> Hi Bill,
> Peggy Young and George Kolibaba shared you may be able to
> offer clarity
> regarding Barb Brooks transition within the Traditional
> Hockey Committee.
>
> Please advise. See below
>
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 12/1/08, hardball hock
> wrote:
> From: hardball hock
> Subject: Re: USARS Bylaws - Traditional Hockey Committee -
> help
> To: dandl@nts-online.net
> Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:14 PM
>
> Hi Bill! I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Holiday.
>
> Peggy Young and George Kolibaba shared you may be able to
> offer clarity
> regarding Barb Brooks transition within the Traditional
> Hockey Committee from a
> newly appointed non-voting member in 2004 to Co-Chairmen of
> the Traditional
> Hockey Committee in 2005. (Barb was a non-voting member in
> 2005 and then became
> a Chairman of the Traditional Hockey Committee in 2006)
>
> Peggy and George helpfully shared the process and general
> procedure USARS and
> Discipline Committees, such as the Traditional Hockey
> Committee, follow
> regarding appointment of a Committee Chairman.
>
> Did the Traditional Hockey Committee follow the process and
> general procedure
> described by Peggy and George
> (see below) in regards to Barb
> Brooks transition from newly appointed non-voting member to
> Co-Chairmen of the
> Traditional Hockey Committee ? And did the Committee on
> Committees pass (accept)
> her as a Co-Chairmen?
>
> Unfortunately due to the relocation of information from
> www.rollersports.org to www.rollersports.usoc.org many of
> the USARS supporting and required documents are unavailable
> or
> difficult to find.
>
> Will you please provide official documentation indicating
> that a comprehensive
> selection process was followed regarding Barb Brooks
> appointment as Chairman
> (Co-Chairman)? Any supporting documents that indicate an
> official USARS sanction
> of Barb Brooks transition from non-voting member to
> Co-Chairmen will help
> validate her current position.
>
> USARS help so far has been invaluable. Your help as
> Co-Chairman of the
> Traditional Hockey Committee in clearing this up is very
> much
> appreciated.
>
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 11/26/08, George K.
> wrote:
>
> > From: George K.
> > Subject: Re: USARS Bylaws - Traditional Hockey
> Committee - help
> > To: hardballhock@yahoo.com
> > Cc: "Bill Sisson"
>
> > Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 2:56 PM
> > The process for committee members and chair positions
> comes
> > from the Chairman of the board and the committee on
> > committees. The committees can submit recommendations
> to the
> > committee through the chairman of the committee. I ask
> the
> > existing chair for recommendations and they go to the
> > committee for discussion and validating. The committee
> > brings to the board a slate of committee
> recommendations to
> > include chairman's. The board is allowed to offer
> > additional nominations from the table. The Slate the
> >
> committee puts together must go out to the board to revies
> > 30 days prior to the board meeting. You can talk to
> Bill
> > Sission if you have questions.
> >
> > George Kolibaba
> > President
> > USA Roller Sports
> > Lincoln, Nebraska
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "hardball hock"
> >
> > To: GJKolibaba@comcast.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:49:29 PM GMT -08:00
> > US/Canada Pacific
> > Subject: Re: Fw: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional Hockey
> > Committee - help
> >
> > (In case your email protection systems thinks this
> message
> > is spam , will you please confirm receipt of this
> email)
> >
> > --- On Mon, 11/24/08, hardball hock
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: hardball hock
> > Subject: Fw: RE: USARS Bylaws -
> Traditional Hockey
> > Committee - help
> > To: GJKolibaba@comcast.net
> > Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 9:26 PM
> >
> > Hi George!
> >
> > Peggy shared you may be able to offer clarity
> regarding
> > Barb Brooks transition
> > within the Traditional Hockey Committee from a newly
> > appointed non-voting member
> > in 2004 to Co-Chairmen of the Traditional Hockey
> Committee
> > in 2005.
> >
> > Peggy helpfully explained USARS asks Discipline
> Committees,
> > such as the
> > Traditional Hockey Committee, to make recommendations
> of
> > this type to the
> > President (who is Chairman of the Committee on
> Committees).
> > The President
> > provides the requests received to the Committee on
> > Committees when they meet,
> > to confirm their recommendations for Committees for
> the
> > next period. The list is
> > either passed as presented or amended.
>
> >
> > Did the Traditional Hockey Committee recommend to the
> > President of USARS Barb
> > Brooks transition from newly appointed non-voting
> member
> > (2004) to Co-Chairmen
> > of the Traditional Hockey Committee (2005)? And did
> the
> > Committee on Committees
> > pass (accept) her as a Co-Chairmen (2005)?
> >
> > Unfortunately due to the relocation of information
> from
> > www.rollersports.org to www.rollersports.usoc.org many
> of
> > the USARS supporting and required documents are
> unavailable
> > or
> > difficult to find.
> >
> > Will you please provide official supporting
> documentation
> > indicating a
> > comprehensive selection process was followed regarding
> > Barbra Brooks
> > appointments as Chairman (Co-Chairman)? Any supporting
> > documents that indicate
> > an official USARS sanction of Barb Brooks transition
> from
> > non-voting
> member to
> > Co-Chairmen will help validate her current position.
> >
> > USARS help so far has been invaluable. Your help in
> > clearing this up is very
> > much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 11/24/08, Peggy Young
> > wrote:
> >
> > > From: Peggy Young
>
> > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional Hockey
> > Committee - help
> > > To: hardballhock@yahoo.com
> > > Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 1:46 PM
> > > Discipline Committee Chairmen for Art-Speed-Rink
> > > Hockey-Inline Hockey
> > > are asked to make their recommendations to the
> USARS
> > > President (who is
> > > Chairman of the Committee on Committees). He
> provides
> > the
> > > requests he
> > > receives to the Committee on Committee when then
> meet,
> >
> > >
> usually by
> > > conference call, to confirm their recommendations
> for
> > > Committees for the
> > > next period (starting at the end of Semi-Annual
> Board
> > > Meeting in
> > > February to February of the next year). The list
> is
> > either
> > > passed as
> > > presented or amended.
> > >
> > > If you need any specific information beyond what
> I
> > have
> > > given you as our
> > > general procedure, you may want to contact George
> > Kolibaba,
> > > who has been
> > > the Chairman/President of the Board since around
> 2001.
> >
> > >
> > > Peggy
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: hardball hock
> [mailto:hardballhock@yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:08 AM
> > > To: Peggy Young
> > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> Hockey
> > Committee -
> > > help
> > >
> > > Thanks Peggy!
> > >
> > > Your recent efforts on behalf of USARS to provide
> > documents
> > > and comments
> > > appears to show Barb Brooks was in some form
> nominated
> > and
> > > ratified as a
> > > non-voting member in what appears to be 2004.
> > >
> > > Are there any USARS By-Law rules that govern her
> > transition
> > > from a
> > > non-voting member to Co-Chairmen of the
> Traditional
> > Hockey
> > > Committee.
> > >
> > > Does the position of Chairman of a Standing
> Committee
> > > require a Board of
> > > Directors recommendation or a vote by the
> discipline
> > > members, Board of
> > > Directors, or Committee on Committees? How is
> this
> > > transition officially
> > > accomplished?
> > >
>
> > > Your help so far has been invaluable. Any
> supporting
> > > documents that
> > > indicate an official USARS sanction of Barb
> Brooks
> > > transition from
> > > non-voting member to Co-Chairmen will help
> validate
> > her
> > > current
> > > position.
> > >
> > > Your continued support is very much appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Mon, 11/24/08, Peggy Young
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Peggy Young
> >
> > > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> Hockey
> > > Committee - help
> > > > To: hardballhock@yahoo.com
> > > > Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 6:28 AM
> > > > This statement is routinely carried in our
> Board
> > > Agenda
> > > > Books
> under the
> > > > Standing Committee Section:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES: (elected at Fall
> Annual
> > Board
> > > > Meeting): The
> > > > Committee on Committees must include the
> USARS
> > > > President/USARS Chairman,
> > > > in addition to four current Board Members
> who are
> >
> > > elected
> > > > at the Annual
> > > > Board of Directors Meeting. The Committee on
>
> > > Committees
> > > > shall prepare
> > > > committee membership recommendations and
> submit
> > them
> > > to the
> > > > Board at
> > > > least 30 days prior to the Semiannual Board
> > Meeting
> > > > (February), where
> > > > the Board will discuss and vote on these
> > > recommendations.
> > > > The Committee
>
> > > > on Committees will serve through the end of
> the
> > Annual
> > > > Board Meeting in
> > > > September/October.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Our By-Laws show the following - see item
> C.:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > SECTION 3. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
> > > >
> > > > A. The Board of Directors shall nominate and
> > elect the
> > > > members of the
> > > > Committee on Committees, which shall be
> comprised
> >
> > > >
> > > > of the President of USARS, an athlete and
> three
> > other
> > > > members of the
> > > > USARS Board of Directors. The President will
> > chair
> > > >
> > > > the committee.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > B. The function of the
> Committee on Committees is
> > to
> > > > recommend for
> > > > approval of the Board of Directors all
> chairmen
> > and
> > > >
> > > > members of USARS standing committees, except
> > itself,
> > > the
> > > > Nominating
> > > > Committee and the Athlete Nominating
> Committee,
> > > >
> > > > all of which have their own selection
> criteria.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > C. The Committee on Committees shall meet
> > following
> > > the
> > > > Annual Board
> > > > Meeting and prepare committee membership
> > > >
> > > > recommendations for submission to the Board
> at
> > least
> > > 30
> > > > days prior to
> > > > the February Semi-annual Board meeting,
> where the
> >
> > > >
> > > > Board
> will discuss and vote on these
> > recommendations.
> > > The
> > > > Committee on
> > > > Committees will serve through the end of the
>
> > > >
> > > > Annual Board Meeting.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Board Minutes- Feb 2003 - The following was
> > approved
> > > (as
> > > > part of the
> > > > Committee on Committee Report) by the USARS
> > Board:
> > > > HARDBALL HOCKEY
> > > > COMMITTEE: Bill Sisson-Non-Voting Chairman,
> Jeff
> > > Rabold,
> > > > Pat Ferguson,
> > > > Don Allen, Jim Jost, John Maxon-Athlete
> > > Representative,
> > > > TBD-Staff
> > > > Liaison-Non-Voting
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Board Minutes - Feb 2004 - The following was
> > approved
> > > (as
>
> > > > part of the
> > > > Committee on Committee Report) by the USARS
> > Board:
> > > > HARDBALL HOCKEY
> > > > COMMITTEE: Bill Sisson-Non-Voting Chairman,
> Jeff
> > > Rabold,
> > > > Pat Ferguson,
> > > > Don Allen, Jim Jost, Frankie Lee-Athlete
> > > Representative,
> > > > Barb Brooks,
> > > > without vote.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure that we have any e-mails
> left
> > that
> > > would
> > > > confirm that the
> > > > recommended list was sent out 30 days in
> advance
> > in
> > > 2004,
> > > > but it
> > > > certainly was voted on and approved by the
> Board
> > on
> > > > February 29, 2004.
> > > > See Motion 50 of the attached Minutes and
> > Addendum C
> > > of
> > > >
> the meeting
> > > > addenda (two separate pdf's).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Peggy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: hardball hock
> > [mailto:hardballhock@yahoo.com]
> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:33 PM
> > > > To: Peggy Young; Richard Hawkins
> > > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> Hockey
> > > Committee -
> > > > help
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Peggy and Richard,
> > > >
> > > > After reviewing all of the web versions of
> > Magazine,
> > > 2003
> > > > thru 2006, and
> > > > the minutes you have sent, there appears to
> be no
> >
> > > > documentation that
> > > >
> outlines a comprehensive selection process was
> > > followed
> > > > regarding the
> > > > nomination, voting, or appointing of Barbara
> > Brooks,
> > > for
> > > > the position of
> > > > Chairman of the Traditional Hockey Committee
>
> > > (2006-07), or
> > > > as a
> > > > non-voting Member of the Traditional Hockey
> > Committee
> > > > (2005).
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately due to the relocation of
> > information
> > > from
> > > > www.rollersports.org to
> www.rollersports.usoc.org
> > many
> > > of
> > > > the USARS
> > > > supporting and required documents are
> unavailable
> > or
> > > > difficult to find.
> > > >
> > > > Barbara Brooks has shared she was nominated
> by
> > the
> > > > Committee on
> > >
> > Committees of USARS which nominates all committee
> >
> > > members
> > > > for USARS and
> > > > that her nomination was then voted on by the
> > USARS
> > > Board of
> > > > Directors.
> > > > She wasn't able to remember if she was
> > appointed
> > > in
> > > > 2004 or 2005.
> > > >
> > > > Will you please provide official supporting
> and
> > > required
> > > > documentation
> > > > indicating a comprehensive selection process
> as
> > > indicated
> > > > by the USARS
> > > > Bylaws was followed regarding Barbra Brooks
> > > appointments as
> > > > Chairman
> > > > (Co-Chairman) and non-voting Member of the
> > Traditional
> > > > Hockey Committee;
> > > > nomination by the Committee of Committees, a
> vote
> > by
>
> > > the
> > > > Board of
> > > > Directors, and acceptance of the positions.
> > > >
> > > > Your help in clearing this up is very much
> > > appreciated. -
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Fri, 11/21/08, Peggy Young
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > From: Peggy Young
> >
> > > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> Hockey
> > > Committee -
> > > > help
> > > > To: hardballhock@yahoo.com
> > > > Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:52 AM
> > > >
> > > > Correct
> > > >
>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Feb 2007 - Non Voting Co-Chair
> > > >
> > > > Feb 2006 - Non Voting Co-Chair
> > > >
> > > > Feb 2005 - Member only (without vote)- See
> > Addendum K
> > > of
> > > > the attached.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >
> > > > From: hardball hock
> > [mailto:hardballhock@yahoo.com]
> > > >
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 2:02 PM
> > > >
> > > > To: Peggy Young
> > > >
> > > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> Hockey
> > > Committee -
> > > > help
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > (I am resending this after reading it so
> that it
> > makes
> > > > better sense than
> > > >
> > > > my earlier my mobile reply.)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Peggy :o)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I reviewed the .pdf and it is a terrific
> help,
> > > although the
> > > > document
> > > >
> > > > notes Barb Brooks as the acting co-chairmen
> > already.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I need to find documentation that resolves
> that
> > she
> > > was
> > > > indeed
> > > >
> > > > nominated, appointed, and when.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Our Winter 2004-2005 Magazine confuses the
> > effort:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://usarollersports.org/pages/pdf/magazine/USARS_Winter2004-2005_Web.
> >
> > > >
> > > > pdf , Page 41, does not recognize Barb
> Brooks as
> > a
> > > > Committee Co-Chairmen
> > > >
> > > > but as a member, a non-voting member. Is
> this
> > > accurate? Was
> > > > she a
> > > >
> > > > Co-Chairmen at this time?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Can you point me in the direction of some
> > historic,
> > > > official,
> > > >
> > > > documentation that will help resolve she was
> > indeed
> > > > nominated,
> > > >
> > > > appointed, and when -so our discipline can
> move
> > on?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Fri, 11/21/08, Peggy Young
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Peggy Young
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: RE: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> > Hockey
> > > > Committee - help
> > > >
> > > > > To: hardballhock@yahoo.com,
> > Bbbrooksao@aol.com
> > > >
> > > > > Cc: "Richard Hawkins"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 6:21
> AM
> > > >
> > > > > Since I am very familiar with the
> answer to
> > your
> > > > question
> > > >
> > > > > (and it is an
> > > >
> > > > >
> easy response for me) please see page 27
> > (Motion
> > > 48)
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > > > page 47
> > > >
> > > > > (Addendum J) of the attached from the
> 2008
> > USARS
> > > Board
> > > > of
> > > >
> > > > > Directors
> > > >
> > > > > Meeting.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Peggy
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: hardball hock
> > > [mailto:hardballhock@yahoo.com]
> > > >
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:31
> PM
> > > >
> > > > > To: Bbbrooksao@aol.com
>
> > > >
> > > > > Cc: Richard Hawkins; Peggy Young
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: Re: USARS Bylaws - Traditional
> > Hockey
> > > > Committee -
> > > >
> > > > > help
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Barb,
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Can you please clarify the following:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > When and who appointed you as a
> Co-Chairmen
> > of
> > > the
> > > > Rink
> > > >
> > > > > Hockey
> > > >
> > > > > Committee?
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Is there any requirement that the
> Minutes
> > from
> > > each
> > > > Rink
> > > >
> > > > > Hockey
> > > >
> > > > > Committee meeting be published to the
> > discipline
> > > body
> > > >
> > > > > members?
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > v/r
> > > >
> > > > > Hardballhock
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > --- On Wed, 11/19/08,
> Bbbrooksao@aol.com
> > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Bbbrooksao@aol.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: Re: USARS Bylaws -
> Traditional
> > Hockey
> > > > Committee -
> > > >
> > > > > help
> > > >
> > > > > To: rhawkins@usarollersports.org,
> > > > hardballhock@yahoo.com,
> > > >
> > > > > pyoung@usarollersports.org
> > > >
> > > > > Cc: dandl@nts-online.net
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008,
> 3:22 AM
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Richard,
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Thank you for responding to this
> inquiry so
> > > > quickly.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Barb
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> >
> > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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