Glencoe / Bothwell Proposed Amalgamation
Last updated Sept. 21, 2011
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Why is there a recommendation from the Boards of
Bothwell Minor Hockey and Glencoe Minor Hockey to join as one Association?
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It is felt that
by bringing all hockey players together under one association, that we will be
stronger in numbers. More kids mean more
teams. Our ultimate goal is to provide teams
for our kids that will allow them to play at the appropriate level according to
their skill set.
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With recent
declines in registrations in both centres, it is felt that by combining all
players we can build stronger teams at all levels and offer kids the
appropriate teams for all to play on.
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What is the proposed effective date?
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We are working
towards amalgamating for the 2012/13 season
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What is the date of the vote?
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There will be a
vote in Glencoe Arena on Monday October 3rd, 2011 from 6-9pm
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There will be a
vote in Bothwell Arena on Tuesday October 4th, 2011 from 6-9pm
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Who is allowed to vote?
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Each family will
have one vote. This is one vote per
family, not one vote per child that is registered. The family member who registered the child for
this current year in their respective association will have the opportunity to
vote.
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A family list
will be provided at both arenas. You can
vote in either centre. If the date doesn’t
work for you at your home centre, you can vote in Bothwell if you are a Glencoe
member and vice versa
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You must vote in
person. There will be no proxy voting.
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A vote of 50% plus one vote will be considered
a majority vote
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Vote will be done
by secret ballot
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Will fundraising continue?
o
Fundraising will
be streamlined with the intention of keeping the best that both boards are
currently participating in.
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How will members of the new board be split?
o
We will go into
the new Association as a 50/50 split and a new board will be setup with half
representing Glencoe and half representing Bothwell. It is agreed that the new Association will
have 2 co-presidents, one from each
centre and 16 board members, 8 from each centre. This board will total 18 members.
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What about registration cost
o
The new board
will consider startup and operating costs and offer a registration fee similar
to current fees
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What about investments and current financial status of
each separate association?
o
Any monies that
are currently in each Association’s bank account or term investments will
remain the property of that Association.
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How will ice be split up?
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It is the
intention of the board to offer ice at both arenas and split the use of each
arena amongst all teams. One proposal
being considered is each team would either have their games in Glencoe and
practices in Bothwell, or their games in Bothwell and practices in
Glencoe. This will make it fair for all
families involved.
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What will be the coach selection process?
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Coaches will be
selected by a coaches committee. The coaches committee will be selected by the
unified board and will made up of representatives from both the former Bothwell
and Glencoe boards
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What will be the player selection process?
o
Coaches will have
the ability to select their teams based on a tryout system, similar to the
current process
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What are the new boundaries?
o
Current boundaries
for both Bothwell and Glencoe will become the new boundaries for the new
association. Families living in what is
considered a “right of choice area” by OMHA, will have a one time chance to
chose to move to their next closest centre, or to stay with our new association
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What about the Centre name, logo and colours?
o
The Amalgamation
Committee has passed a motion that the new combined association will be named
Southwest Minor Hockey Association and our teams will be known as “Southwest
Bullets. We will have a contest for kids
to show their creativity to come up with a new logo as well as colours for our
new team
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I’ve heard that Glencoe has recently purchased new
Jerseys for most of their teams. Is this
investment in these jerseys lost? Can
you use them for the first year of amalgamation?
o
We understand
that for the first season, we can use either the Bothwell or Glencoe
jerseys. We could have one half of the
teams use Bothwell jerseys and one half of the teams use Glencoe jerseys. After that we may sell these jerseys to the
kids at a reasonable price
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Bylaws and constitution
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A new set of
Bylaws and Constitution (Rules of Operations) has been constructed, using
almost all of the current bylaws and constitutions of each individual centre.
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Category of our new centre
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We are expecting
to be in a DD category for all teams
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What leagues will we play in
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We propose to
remain in the Shamrock league for Rep and the Tri-county League for local
league
Thank you for coming tonight to learn
more about the future of hockey for our kids and associations.
We look forward to seeing you at the night
of the VOTE.
Yours in Hockey,
Bob Thirlwall and Brian Wright
Co-chairs of the Amalgamation committee