Sheraton Omaha 655 N. 108 th St Omaha, NE 68154

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1 This is your personal invitation to attend the Sheraton Omaha 655 N. 108 th St Omaha, NE We have sent this to what we feel is the best address for the Affiliate Member (e.g. club, league, BOD). Please forward to the appropriate person. This is your chance to support your State Soccer Association. All members' voices will be heard as we vote for the next Vice President and Treasurer. We will hear reports from our President and Treasurer. Will we be holding a meeting of all Districts and the Amateur Clubs at 11:00 a.m. District Commissioners I Mark Mathewson, II Doug Whitfield, III Bruce Gerhardt and Don Drazdys, IV Paul Smoot, V Brett Sorensen, VI Marc Currie and Jason Francois, Amateur Commissioner will host the meetings. Elections will be held for District Commissioners in Districts I, III and V. This is your chance to be heard! If you cannot be present, please assign your votes on the credential form to your District Commissioner or another member. We have sent out invitations to all of our affiliate members, our Board of Directors and leagues. We are requesting your presence. We will be sending out an agenda, credential form link for voting members, Slate of Candidates, and the minutes from the last AGM early next week. The credential form must be submitted by November 8, We ask that you invite all of your Board Members and any guests. The credential form will allow you to add names of any member attending, we would like to get an accurate count for food and tables. Credentials can be turned in late, but they will be subject to approval from the floor at the AGM. Credential forms will be submitted online this year, you can complete and submit that at the below link. CREDENTIAL FORM If you are a voting affiliate member, you must be in good standing with the State Association to vote. In other words, you have to be current on your account prior to the meeting. In early October, invoices went out to all the registrars. Check with your registrar, get with your treasurer and send the payment to the state office. We want you to be a part of the event! 4151 S 84th ST #B Omaha, Nebraska (local) (toll free)

2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Sheraton Omaha 655 N. 108 th Ave Omaha, Nebraska Sunday, November 19, 2017

3 Credential Form The credential form must be submitted by November Credentials can be turned in late, but they will be subject to approval from the floor at the AGM. Credential forms will be submitted online this year, you can complete and submit that at the below link. District I Mark Matthewson Jamison Whiston District III Bruce Gerhardt Open Vice President Michael Doria Treasurer Paula Sharpe Submit credential form here Slate of Candidates

4 All Districts and Amateur Clubs Meetings Sunday, November 19, :00AM Sheraton Omaha 655 N 108 th Ave Omaha, NE I. Open Discussion II. District Elections AGENDA Annual General Meeting Sunday, November 19, :00 p.m. AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Guests III. Check of Credentials IV. Approval of Minutes V. President s Report VI. Treasurer s Report VII. Proposed Amendments(s)/Policy Changes VIII. Election of Officers IX. Reports X. Director of Coaching Report XI. Executive Director Report XII. Others XIII. For the Good of the Game XIV. Adjournment District I (Aksarben United Futbol Club, Beatrice Nighthawks, Capital Soccer Assn, Lincoln Spirit, Magellan, Nebraska City, Syracuse,), District II (Bellevue, Elite Soccer, Gretna, Papillion, Plattsmouth, Southeast, Southern Sarpy Activities Program, St Columbkille), District III (Azzurri, Bennington, Christ the King, Club Accion Del Sur, DC West, Elkhorn, Evolution, Holy Cross, Holy Name, Infinite Sports World, Mary Our Queen, Metro Wolves, Nebraska Adults, Omaha Nitro, NFC Soccer, OHA, Omaha Latinos, Omaha Legends, Our Lady of Lourdes, Ralston, Sacred Heart, Sparzat, Sporting Omaha, St Bernards, St Cecilia s, St Geralds, St James/Elizabeth Ann, St Joan of Arc, St Margaret Mary, St Patrick, St Philip Neri, St Pius/St Leo, St Roberts, St Stephen the Martyr, St Thomas More, St Vincent De Paul, St Wenceslaus, United Eagles), District IV(Blair, Columbus, Fremont, Norfolk, Plainview Rec, Schuyler, South Sioux City), District V(Hastings, Heartland FC, International Soccer Academy, York Pumas) and District VI (Dawson County, Grant, Kearney, Lex Soccer Unifit, North Platte).

5 Annual General Meeting Minutes Sunday, November 20, :30 p.m. Omaha Marriott Regency Circle Omaha, Nebraska I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 2:34pm II. Introduction of Guests III. Awards of the Year Casey Mann presented the award for Girl s Completive Coach of the Year to Marcus Kelcher, Elite Girls Academy, Boy s Competitive Coach of the Year, Carlos Saenz, South Sioux City Soccer Club, Boy s Recreational Coach of the Year to Craig Jones, Fremont Soccer Club, Girl s Recreational Coach of the Year, Jose Lango, Fremont Soccer Club, Volunteer of the Year to Dusten Olds, Gretna Soccer Club, Administrator of the Year to Jamey Adams, Norfolk Soccer Club, TOPSoccer Coach of the Year, Janes Gehringer, Young Female Referee of the Year to Nadia Johns and Young Male Referee of the Year to Collin Stilen. IV. Sponsor Recognition Casey acknowledged sponsors, including OPTI, Soccer Internationale, Nike, Hudl and Creighton University V. Check of Credentials Michael Doria provided a report on credentials. There were 271 eligible votes, 142 checked in, which was 52.4% of the eligible votes. It was established that a quorum was present. Pam Sweeney motioned with a second by Dave Clements to accept late credentials; motion carried. VI. Approval of Minutes Mark Mathewson motioned with a second by Lanny Burgett to approve the November 22, 2015 minutes, motion carried. VII. President s Report Jon Eilers recognizes Jeff Hulbert, the NSSA staff and Board of Directors for their hard work and dedication. VIII. Treasurer s Report Paula Sharpe presented the budget report Marc Currie motioned and a second by Julie Karloff to accept the financial report presented; motion carried. IX. Proposed Amendments/Policy Changes none. X. Election of Officers Michael Doria and the nominations committee nominates Jon Eilers to be re elected as President. No other nominations from the floor. Motion to close nominations for President by Lanny Burgett and second by Paul Smoot. Motion to elect Jon Eilers as President, by acclimation. The nominations committee nominates Julie Karloff for reelection as Secretary. No other nominations from the floor. Motion to close nominations for Secretary by Doug Whitfield, second by Paul Smoot. Motion to elect Julie Karloff as Secretary, by acclimation. Doug Whitfield was re elected as District II Commissioner. Paul Smoot was reelected as District IV Commissioner. Marc Currie was re elected as District VI Commissioner. All other District Commissioners were reelected by acclimation. XI. Reports Casey reports on the state of Nebraska State Soccer, including the vision, how it has embraced many changes in the last year, growth of membership, success on the field, staff development and additions. XII. For the Good of the Game no report

6 XIII. Adjournment Paul Smoot motioned with a second by Dave Clements to adjourn at 3:07pm; motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Julie Karloff, Secretary