Dear Fellow Officials,
As most of you are aware, one of our fellow officials, Ron Strickland, passed away suddenly after a heart attack in February. About a dozen CCFOA members were present at his very moving funeral. The Association provided a large basket of beautiful flowers for this service.
Don Scott
630 Sterling Dr.
Martinez, CA 94553
Sincerely
Don Scott, President
CCFOA
President's Message
On behalf of your Board I would like to welcome you to the 2001 CCFOA season. Please become conversant with the contents of this newsletter.
Dave Jurkiewicz, has establish our independent web site with the domain name (www.ccfoa.com), and all future CCFOA newsletters will be published on this web site by the first of each month and on Tuesdays following our meetings. If you do not have web access, please have a fellow official provide future newsletter contents or ask Dan Leary to mail you a copy.
Board members are continuing to investigate the possibility of incorporation to further separate the membership from personal legal action. It is anticipated that this will be concluded by the season's beginning.
The Board is also exploring the idea of engaging a hall (i.e. Elks Club) in which to have this year's banquet. If you know of a site with a reasonable rental charge, please contact a Board member.
One of our fellow officials, Ron Strickland, passed suddenly of a heart attack this past February. Please respond generously to the appeal letter above.
Assigning Secretary's Message
In order to properly prepare for the 2001 football season, please complete the enclosed availability sheet, and return it to me at PO BOX 664, Martinez, CA 94553 no later than July 10, 2001. Otherwise, I will assume that you are not working. I realize that you may not know your complete availability in advance. Nevertheless, include what you know as of now.
I need to know if you are planning to work in 2001. So, please make certain that you answer that question at the top of your availability sheet. If you are aware of further unavailable dates, please fax, mail or call them into me ASAP.
Thanks in advance.
Dave Cutaia, Assigning Secretary
2001 Game Fees
The CCFOA is in its second year of a four year contract.that was negotiated a year ago by Dave Cutaia and Ken Leffle. High school game fees for 2001 will automatically be increased by $4.00 at each level.
| Var. | J.V. | Fr. |
| $60 | $45 | $44 |
Youth game compensation will remain the same.
2001 Meeting Dates
Sunday, August 19, 8:00 A.M. - All Day Clinic
(Dave Cutaia will again be responsible for content)
| Sunday | September 9 | 6:30 P.M. |
| Sunday | September 30 | 6:30 P.M. |
| Sunday | October 21 | 6:30 P.M. |
All meetings will be held at:
Walnut Creek Intermediate School
2425 Walnut Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA.
Every meeting is mandatory. Any absence results in a $25 fine.
Scrimmages
You must save either the weekend of August 25th thru August 27th or the weekend of August 31st thru September 3rd (high school scrimmages) for service. These assignments will be handled by the Assignors and must be regarded the same as regular season responsibilities.
Liability Insurance
All members are required to maintain some form of liability insurance such as is available through the National Federation or through a membership in NASO.
Dues
$75 for returning officials
$100 for new officials (includes a returnable $25 bond)
You may receive this year's rule books in advance by sending a check for the appropriate amount to:
CCFOA
1020 Briones Rd.
Martinez, CA 94553
Fines
Missing a meeting will again result in a $25.00 fine and no excuses will be accepted. Missing a game will produce an assessment equal to the game fee.
Pretest/Qualifying Exam
Completion of the enclosed pretest is your entrance ticket to the clinic on August 19. This year's qualifying exam will be placed on the web site in August and may be completed on line. Those of you without web access may contact a Board member for a copy of the test. In either case, it must be completed or turned in by the first meeting on September 9th.
New Members Meetings
Aspiring CCFOA members should consult the website (www.ccfoa.com) often for announcements regarding mandatory orientation meetings that will be conducted by Board members Ryan McKeon and Dave Jurkiewicz.
Ratings
Ratings were assiduously and exactingly categorized by Bert Michalczyk. After an comprehensive Board review, each member was placed in one of five following categories:
1. Championship Playoff, 2. Playoff, 3. Varsity, 4. Certified and 5. Probationary.