MONTHLY DBOA MEETING MINUTES

Date of Meeting:          November 25, 2024

Time of Meeting:         6:00 pm (Executive Committee) 7:00 pm (Staff)

Location of Meeting:  Parkside High School/Media Center/Salisbury, Maryland

Present at Meeting:    Richard Pullum (VP) Bernell Bowen (Treasurer)               

                                       Ashad Duncan (Assignor) Frank Brown (AL) Walt Stevenson (AL)

                                      Nate McCoy (Interpreter) Larry Farrare (AL)

Absent at Meeting:     Teddy James (President) Excused 

                                      Colette Douglas (Secretary) Excused  

The Executive Meeting of DBOA was called @ 6:14 pm by Richard Pullum.

1. Approval of Agenda

The agenda for the meeting was verbally discussed and approved.

1. Treasurer report: $2521.74 Bank Balance ($292.56 annual DBOA website subscription payment deducted from previous balance of $2814.30)

2. Assignor’s Update Information

3. Interpreter’s Update Information

      2.  Review of Last Meeting Minutes

             No last meeting minutes were provided.

      3.  Consideration and open discussions for new business

                 a. Contracts for VA Schools need to be provided ASAP which will be   

                     by Teddy James (President).

                 b. $25.00 Travel Fee per official who travels to Northampton from Maryland

                 (EXECUTIVE MEETING ADJOURNED @ 6:55 pm)

       4. The General Membership Meeting was called to order by Richard Pullum (VP) @ 7

                 a. All attendees were signed in.

                 b. Treasurer’s Report was given by Bernell Bowen (Treasurer)

                 c. Assignor’s Information and updates were discussed by Ashad Duncan

                     (There will be 3 person crews on all 94 feet floors; reiterated to put in block 

                      out dates on Arbiter; recommended that all officials should have completed 

                      Dragonfly registrations by 11/30/24. Deadline date is 12/3/24.)

                 d. Interpreter’s Updates were given by Nate McCoy which was an open floor       

                     discussions on new and previous rule clarifications. 

The next meeting/agenda will be held @ TBA by Teddy James (President)

MEETING ADJOURNED @ 7:40 pm by Richard Pullum (VP) Submitted by Bernell Bowen

Delmarva Bayside Officials Association 

Exec Board Meeting - Playoff Officials Selection 

5th February 2025 / 7:00 PM / ZOOM Meeting (Official start 7:04PM) 

ATTENDEES 

Teddy James President, Richard Pullum VP, Ashad Duncan Assignor, Bernell Bowen Treasurer, Nate McCoy Interpreter, Frank Brown Member at Large, Walt Stevenson 

Member at Large, Larry Farrare Member at Large. Colette Pettit Secretary (game 

assignment, not in attendance). 

AGENDA New Business 

Selection of officials for playoffs 

NOTES TAKEN 

President began meeting with reading of officials from eligible 

officials roster. The narrowing of the officials gave us 22 officials for the 

playoffs. Of the 22 officials 14 have officiated either playoffs and/or 

received a State semi-final or final game years prior. 8 Officials (should 

they receive a game) are newly playoff selected officials. 

Current Playoff / State Tournament Officials 

1. Rodney Bailey, Bernell Bowen, Frank Brown, William Custis, Colette 

Pettit, Larry Farrare, Larry Hemmeian, Billy Holden, Duran Holder, Teddy 

James, Nathan McCoy, Tony Mumford (Injury?), Dynetta Opher, Richard 

Pullum, & Walt Stevenson. 

2. Newly Playoffs selected Officials: Adrian Bowen, Zamar Collins, Phillip 

Malta, Aaron Sadberry, Frankie Long, Dustin Stokes, and Maurice 

Fountain. 

ACTION ITEMS 

1. Assigner will assign games as they are made available once playoff 

seeding has been completed. 

2. Selection of officials are still needed for Bayside Championship (4 

slots) and for Semi-Finals and Finals of MD State Tournament. 

3. Ashad will be following up on a situation that happened at Mardela HS on 

Tues 2/4/25 - Brief incident involving Dustin Stokes (official, and a parent of visiting t4am North Dorcester. Dustin was not assaulted!

4/10/25
DBOA ZOOM MEETING MINUTES

• Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm.

• Executive Board Members in Attendance  

• Teddy J., Colette P., Richard P., Bernell B., Walt S., Larry F., Nate M., and Ashad D., Frank B.

• Purpose: Appointment of New Assignor for the 25-26 Basketball Season.

Teddy James (President) has appointed Walt Stevenson to the position of Assignor for the 2025-2026 basketball season. This position was vacated by our present assignor at the end of our 2024 season. This appointment will begin on May 1, 2025, with Ashad D. assisting with the transition. An email to all officials will be sent out to inform everyone of the changes.

OTHER BUSINESS:

• The By-Laws will be amended to include consequences and disciplinary actions. The constitution may be amended if necessary. Once the changes are made, the By-Laws and Constitution will be presented to the Body and Voted on. It must be approved with a majority vote.

• All schools will receive Contracts for the up-coming year.

• It was suggested that before the new season, we should have a meeting with some officials concerning incidents which occurred last year. the panel will meet with each one individually.

Even though we are all independent contractors, we All should be on board with no less than $35 for all Rec/AAU games.

Ashad and Teddy has volunteered to reach out to the local leagues (Crown, Kappa, BJ's High School Summer League, and AAU Tournaments, etc.) It was recommended that The Crown pay possibly $50 per game.