COLORADO ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOCIATION

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

MARCH 25, 2000

Call to order: Vice President, Larry Willock

Board Members Present: Kelli Lotito (late arrival), Larry Willock, Margaret Hunt, Mike Goeglein, Bob Timm, Mark Adams

Minutes

At this Meeting the Board addressed the following matters:

1)      A count was taken of voting CATA members present.  A quorum of the CATA membership was not present.

2)      The minutes of the previous annual meeting were accepted as published in the fall newsletter.      First Motion: Tony Peck, ATC, Second Motion: Rochelle Quackenbush.  Motion Passed.

3)      President’s address read by Vice President Larry Willock for Kelli Lotito in absentia.

4)      Financial report given by Treasurer Mike Goeglein.  Total investment account currently $23,441.00.  Checking account balance $11,812.57.  CATA received a $5000.00 deposit from the NATA for use towards legislative action.  This money has been invested in the investment account.

5)      Membership report given by Secretary Margaret Hunt.  Total membership = 542, regular certified = 363, retired certified = 12, student certified = 57, associate = 15, undergraduate student = 78, graduate student = 18.

6)      Committee reports:

a)      Scholarship report –

i)        Presently no applicants have been received for the Jim Convoy nor the Dan Libera scholarship.  Deadline for applicants was April 1, 2000.

ii)       A discussion was held which addressed extending the deadline until April 8, 2000.

iii)      Decision: unanimous board approval to extend application deadline to April 8, 2000.

b)      Executive Board Report – read by Larry Willock for Kelli Lotito in absentia.

c)      Robert Ryan, ATC is in the process of consolidating the CATA constitution and bylaws.  The goal is to have the consolidated version printed in the next CATA newsletter.  Approval of printed consolidated version will be voted on at the next board meeting.

d)      There is a need for District 7 committee members.  Anyone interested in serving on a committee is asked to contact Kelli Lotito or a District 7 board member.

e)      Those universities or colleges that are pursuing curriculum accreditation are asked to inform the CATA.   Each state organization is being asked to report this information to the District Board as well as the NATA.

f)        The CATA website has recently been improved with added categories and links.  Each member is encouraged to visit the site.

g)      The next annual meeting will be May 2001.

7)      Unfinished Business:

a)      Legislative efforts: Rick Ball defined the role of a regulatory board, as well as funding issues involved with pursuing licensure.  Mr. Ball explained the members of the CATA provide funding for licensure.  Therefore, the fees are dependent on the number of certified athletic trainers in the state. 

b)      An open discussion was held between the CATA members present and the executive board, led by Larry Willock.

c)      Due to the lack of a quorum, a vote could not be taken regarding the membership’s wishes to pursue or cease efforts to pursue licensure.

d)      A bulk mailing will be sent out to the membership questioning the pursuance of legislative action.  This is the second attempt to get feedback from the membership.  The first attempt was via a survey posted on the CATA website.  The first attempt produced 54 responses from the membership.

8)      Meeting Adjournment:

First Motion: Erik Kozlowski, ATC

Second Motion: Chris Matthewson

9)      Next Meeting: conference call, date TBD.

This concludes these Minutes.

Respectfully submitted,

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Margaret M. Hunt, MS, ATC

Secretary, CATA

Dated:

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