SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 MINUTES
Membership Agenda: 7 PM Start Time
1. Welcome Members and New Prospects
Kema Dashiell
Brian McDermott
Keith Jackson
Jonathan Snetter
Chuck Fontaine
Shimae Cornish
Maurice Fontaine
Aleah Davis
2. Treasurer Report
$2814.30 in Association account.
Travel Fee was discussed for VA schools and based on where the officials are traveling from to the location of the school.
Travel fee will range from $10 - $15 depending
3. Interpreter Session and Updates
Handout of new rule changes
Video presentations during the season at meetings
Nate will get in contact with State Interpreter, Al Batista for clarification on new rule changes related to flopping, the new closely guarded rule associated with having a 30 sec shot clock.
4. Assignor Session and Updates
Ashad covered registering in Arbiter, blocking out dates and checking emails
daily before and during the season.Ashad also made it clear to everyone that he is not involved in the assigning of
officials for the Christmas tournament, IF anyone is interested you have to
contact Kevin Gillespie.
5. Post Game Session...Q & A, concerns, comments
DBOA MEETING MINUTES
MONTHLY DBOA MEETING MINUTES
Date of Meeting: November 25, 2024
Time of Meeting: 6:00 pm (Executive Committee) 7:00 pm (Staff)
Location of Meeting: Parkside High School/Media Center/Salisbury, Maryland
Present at Meeting: Richard Pullum (VP) Bernell Bowen (Treasurer)
Ashad Duncan (Assignor) Frank Brown (AL) Walt Stevenson (AL)
Nate McCoy (Interpreter) Larry Farrare (AL)
Absent at Meeting: Teddy James (President) Excused
Colette Douglas (Secretary) Excused
The Executive Meeting of DBOA was called @ 6:14 pm by Richard Pullum.
Approval of Agenda
The agenda for the meeting was verbally discussed and approved.
Treasurer report: $2521.74 Bank Balance ($292.56 annual DBOA website subscription payment deducted from previous balance of $2814.30)
Assignor’s Update Information
Interpreter’s Update Information
2. Review of Last Meeting Minutes
No last meeting minutes were provided.
3. Consideration and open discussions for new business
a. Contracts for VA Schools need to be provided ASAP which will be
by Teddy James (President).
b. $25.00 Travel Fee per official who travels to Northampton from Maryland
(EXECUTIVE MEETING ADJOURNED @ 6:55 pm)
4. The General Membership Meeting was called to order by Richard Pullum (VP) @ 7
a. All attendees were signed in.
b. Treasurer’s Report was given by Bernell Bowen (Treasurer)
c. Assignor’s Information and updates were discussed by Ashad Duncan
(There will be 3 person crews on all 94 feet floors; reiterated to put in block
out dates on Arbiter; recommended that all officials should have completed
Dragonfly registrations by 11/30/24. Deadline date is 12/3/24.)
d. Interpreter’s Updates were given by Nate McCoy which was an open floor
discussions on new and previous rule clarifications.
The next meeting/agenda will be held @ TBA by Teddy James (President)
MEETING ADJOURNED @ 7:40 pm by Richard Pullum (VP) Submitted by Bernell Bowen
Delmarva Bayside Officials Association
Exec Board Meeting - Playoff Officials Selection
5th February 2025 / 7:00 PM / ZOOM Meeting (Official start 7:04PM)
ATTENDEES
Teddy James President, Richard Pullum VP, Ashad Duncan Assignor, Bernell Bowen Treasurer, Nate McCoy Interpreter, Frank Brown Member at Large, Walt Stevenson
Member at Large, Larry Farrare Member at Large. Colette Pettit Secretary (game
assignment, not in attendance).
AGENDA New Business
Selection of officials for playoffs
NOTES TAKEN
President began meeting with reading of officials from eligible
officials roster. The narrowing of the officials gave us 22 officials for the
playoffs. Of the 22 officials 14 have officiated either playoffs and/or
received a State semi-final or final game years prior. 8 Officials (should
they receive a game) are newly playoff selected officials.
Current Playoff / State Tournament Officials
1. Rodney Bailey, Bernell Bowen, Frank Brown, William Custis, Colette
Pettit, Larry Farrare, Larry Hemmeian, Billy Holden, Duran Holder, Teddy
James, Nathan McCoy, Tony Mumford (Injury?), Dynetta Opher, Richard
Pullum, & Walt Stevenson.
2. Newly Playoffs selected Officials: Adrian Bowen, Zamar Collins, Phillip
Malta, Aaron Sadberry, Frankie Long, Dustin Stokes, and Maurice
Fountain.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Assigner will assign games as they are made available once playoff
seeding has been completed.
2. Selection of officials are still needed for Bayside Championship (4
slots) and for Semi-Finals and Finals of MD State Tournament.
3. Ashad will be following up on a situation that happened at Mardela HS on
Tues 2/4/25 - Brief incident involving Dustin Stokes (official, and a parent of visiting t4am North Dorcester. Dustin was not assaulted!