Timmons visit to Houston Chapter meeting on Oct 18

[backjudge85]

For you Houston guys, I hate rumors so I wanted to come right to the source.  Word has it that the Houston chapter of TASO is having to PAY the expenses for Timmon's (aka. dancing monkey) visit to your chapter meeting on October 18. 

Is this true?  If it is, I guess my questions are:
1.  Is the UIL so broke that they can't afford a travel budget for their "Director of Officials"
2.  Do all the Houston members know that their money is being spent on his expense to come and tell you how he is going to do things?

If this is true, I think it goes to show that NOTHING the UIL does is for free.  Makes me question how long the free registration will last.  If this rumor isn't true, the Houston has my utmost apology.  As I said, I wanted to come to the source.  I have no problem with you having him at the meeting.  Heck, I think he should visit every chapter in the state, BUT NOT ON OUR DIME.  The UIL started this fight, they should have to pay for it.

[blindref757]

If he were to spontaneously combust while speaking, would there be enough people in the room willing to pee on him to put out the fire?

[Arbitrator]

If he were to spontaneously combust while speaking, would there be enough people in the room willing to pee on him to put out the fire?

Or to spit even!   

[Arbitrator]

 

I seriously have my doubts that the  Dancing Monkey will keep his Monday night date with the Houston TASO Football Chapter, as it now appears that he has to be in a Travis County District Court to stand in the well as a defendant early on Tuesday morning for a preliminary hearing in the new lawsuit.

Also, I just cannot see the Houston Chapter ponying up any expense money for 'Tony the Tiger' to make it over to Campbell Center. I would think that they know all too well that the  Good UIL Dr. is in primary charge of signing the Dancer's expense report!   

[Arbitrator]

For you Houston guys, I hate rumors so I wanted to come right to the source.  Word has it that the Houston chapter of TASO is having to PAY the expenses for Timmon's (aka. dancing monkey) visit to your chapter meeting on October 18. 

Is this true?  If it is, I guess my questions are:
1.  Is the UIL so broke that they can't afford a travel budget for their "Director of Officials"
2.  Do all the Houston members know that their money is being spent on his expense to come and tell you how he is going to do things?

If this is true, I think it goes to show that NOTHING the UIL does is for free.  Makes me question how long the free registration will last.  If this rumor isn't true, the Houston has my utmost apology.  As I said, I wanted to come to the source.  I have no problem with you having him at the meeting.  Heck, I think he should visit every chapter in the state, BUT NOT ON OUR DIME.  The UIL started this fight, they should have to pay for it.

 

I now have it from a reliable source that the  Dancing Monkey indeed had asked the Houston TASO Football Board for coverage of his expenses in coming to Houston for this meeting but they were denied once it was determined that he did indeed have a UIL expense account.   

[Cooter]

I now have it from a reliable source that the  Dancing Monkey indeed had asked the Houston TASO Football Board for coverage of his expenses in coming to Houston for this meeting but they were denied once it was determined that he did indeed have a UIL expense account.   

I thought this meeting was cancelled?

[JDM]

FYI -

Message From Tommy Moore - Executive Secretary
Reminder: There is a Chapter meeting Monday night 10-18 @ 6:30pm at the Campbell Center Arena.

This meeting was scheduled for 10-11 but had to be changed because Aldine ISD had a school holiday on 10-11.

The UIL will not attend our meeting. This is the meeting that the constitution requires. If there were any constiutional ammendments they would be read at this meeting which is the one prior to the election meeting November 15.

There was also some questions about the inviation to he UIL to attend our meeting.

The Board thought it would be a good idea to invite Tony Timmons from the UIL and Mike Fitch from TASO to our meeting so the members could hear in person what was happening with the UIL and TASO.

Both accepted the invitation and we came up with a list of questions that the members had submitted.

Later we received a call from the UIL stating that Tony Timmons had no travel budget and we would have to pay his expenses to come to our meeting. We said we will get back to you.

The Board was asked their opinion and all agreed that since the meeting was set and the members had been notified that the $150.00 - $160.00 in mileage that we would pay the UIL was not something we liked or agreed with but lets keep the meeting scheduled.

We then checked with the Lubbock Chapter as well as some others chapters about paying his expenses because Timmons was scheduled to attend their meetings before he was scheduled to come to Houston on 10-18. At that time the UIL said that Timmons had a $200,000.00 budget to cover his salary and expenses.

With the litigation proceeding, your Board agreed that it was in the best interest of the Chapter, TASO, and the UIL to not have the UIL attend our meeting. The primary reason being the possible need for UIL and TASO attorneys to be at our meeting because of the lawsuit. We do not want UIL or TASO attorneys at our meeting. Our meetings are Football meeting and we plan to keep it that way.

Therefore, the Board, as you know canceled the invitation to the UIL but the meeting is still scheduled for Monday 10-18.

At no time was any Chapter funds spend on the UIL. The only expense was my trip to Austin for the TASO/UIL meeting on 9-21 that I paid for myself. No Chapter funds have been spent on the lawsuit, the UIL, or TASO.

FYI to keep you informed on what is going on. There will be another TASO statement coming as soon as the court makes their ruling next week.

Thank you.

[allen]

I'd pay his travel expenses myself just to see him and Fitch in the same room discussing all of this mess.

Houston chapter, send me the bill! (but you have to video this meeting and YouTube it)

[texref]

I'd pay his travel expenses myself just to see him and Fitch in the same room discussing all of this mess.

Houston chapter, send me the bill! (but you have to video this meeting and YouTube it)

His other stipulation (besides expenses) is that if Mike Fitch is going to speak at the same meeting as him that Fitch has to go first.

[TXMike]

Let F speak first.  Nothing says he can't speak again AFTER  T quits yelling at everyone

[mishatx]

Let F speak first.  Nothing says he can't speak again AFTER  T quits yelling at everyone

Yup, give em equal time.  Fitch gets 30 seconds, Timmons gets 10 minutes, Fitch gets 9 minutes and 30 seconds.