DISTRICT 14 MEETING MINUTES
Q. What is the purpose of meeting minutes?
A. To document important information from a meeting for future reference and accountability.
February 2025 meeting minutes
- 1. Roll Call - All parks represented - exception - Chet Waggoner, Warsaw
- 2. District Incorporation and Nonprofit Status - The District as an Organization has completed the appropriate paperwork to operate as a legal entity under the Little League Nonprofit Status program. This incorporation of the District will not affect the leagues of the District in any way. It does not change the operation of the District Board or the interaction of the Leagues and the District Board. This was done for two purposes. The primary purpose for this was to provide a resource for a broader reach out grant requests for our leagues. Being a 503(c) non profit organization is a primary requirement for several grant opportunities. The District can now assist parks with these types of grants or donations. A current example is with our Challenger Program. John Vandermark volunteers at Nile Haunted House each year, and the money raised by these efforts needs to be bestowed to a non-profit organization. We are able to accept those funds and disburse them to their intended purpose. Each park has the opportunity to take advantage of this Little League Program by simply submitting the following 5 items. I have attached the submitted and approved copies of these:
- 1. Approved Constitution/Bylaws
- 2. Articles of Incorporation
- 3. Financial Statement
- 4. Complete Consent to use the words "Little League" in Corporation Title Form
- 5. Letter of Intent Form with League ID and Federal Employer Identification Number
- 3. District Tournament Play Vote - with 9 parks represented, 2 voting absentee, 7 - Modified Double, 2 - Pool - 2025 District All Stars Tournament Format will be Modified Double Elimination
- 4. Semi Final and Final District Tournament Hosting Vote - with 9 parks represented, 8 - Yes, 1 - No, 2025 District All Star Tournament Semifinal and Final Games will be hosted by a designated park. This process will be determined and voted on at the March Meeting.
- 5. 15 year olds eligible to participate in Junior Baseball or Softball. Pitching Eligibility? - 9 Yes for both participation and pitching eligibility
- 6. Good of the order - Point brought for consideration by New Prairie was our approach to Gamechanger this season. The Districts position is that parks should move forward with Sports Connect and Gamechanger implementation of their teams. The implementation of Gamechanger and Scheduling interleague play from a District level is still unclear due to the changes Little League are in process of making.
- 7. Large Format Rule books - The District has the opportunity to offer 8x11 print Little League Rule books for purchase. These will be available for purchase on the district website for $15 each. It is available in Baseball, Softball or Challenger versions.