Metropolitan Swimming - 2020 HOD Meeting Information

Mission: Metropolitan Swimming shall promote, develop and improve competitive swimming through education, support and opportunities for participation to a diverse swimming community.

Vision: To inspire and provide quality opportunities for our members to achieve excellence in the sport of competitive swimming.

Metropolitan Swimming stands with our community against racist actions, incendiary statements, and violence against any person. This means we must engage individuals throughout our member community in tough conversations about inequalities, identify the signs of systematic racism, and share proven solutions.

Metropolitan Swimming Spring 2021 House of Delegate Meeting

Thursday, May 6, 2021

6:00 PM

Via Zoom, Holtsville, NY

updated 5/4/21

The Spring House of Delegate Meeting will be held Thursday, May 6, 2021 via Zoom.

This is a mandatory meeting. Each club must have a representative at the meeting.

All in attendance must pre-register. Registration forms will be available soon and sent to club contacts.

Voting will be done electronically, so you must designate if you are a voting member from your club. Each club has up to 3 votes.

Elections will be held for:

General Chair - Eric Fisher

Age Group - Kate Hallex

Operation Risk Management - John McIlhargy

Tech Planning - David Ellinghaus

Admin Board of Review - Jeff Chu

Any By-law or Policy and Procedure changes are due in writing no later than April 6, 2021

Submitted proposals:

/mrlsc/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/proposal---officials-clinics-2021_080844.pdf 418.18

/mrlsc/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/proposal---officials-committee-vacancies-2021_061046.pdf 418.19

Officials Committee Response to Proposals above:

Regarding proposal for section 418.18:
The Officials' Committee does not support this proposal as written, but would support the proposal if the following friendly amendments were to be adopted:

1) changing the date of enactment from September 1 to the date of the September 2021 HOD meeting;

2) Delete item 418.18.3 "All others appointed by the Board of Directors, House of Delegates, General Chair, or Administrative Vice Chair may teach clinics as determined by the appointing entity."

Regarding proposal for section 418.19:
The Officials' Committee does not support this proposal

Meeting Registration:

Only the team contact should register for the Team/Member voting. Teams will be allowed 3 votes only and will receive the voting link upon successful verification from the office

**Guests, please make sure you are not a voting member on your team before registering. Please check with your team contact first.

ALL TEAM REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THEN MIDNIGHT ON APRIL 29, 2021. FORMS SUBMITTED AFTER DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

Please use link below:

https://form.jotform.com/210748123905150

PLEASE CHECK BACK REGULARLY FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

AGENDA POSTED 4/28/21

Addions to Agenda - 2021 USA Swimming Outstanding Service Award - posted 4/29/21

Reports from the Board:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - DEI - Lamar DeCasseres

Monique Grayson - Swims/NTV/Records/Top 25/Secretary

Mary Fleckenstein - Admin Manager

Allen Wone - Finance

Mark Amodio - Officials' Chair