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BOARD MEETING MINUTES Go to: Committee Reports | New Members 1 | 2 |
Members Present: Michelle Olsen • Joyce Norris • Kelly Hagstrand • Beth Bartholomew (joined at 6:45 PM) • Sally Davis • Denise Teal • Wayne Koutsky
Call to Order: 5:30 PM Pacific Time by Michelle Olsen
1. Recording Secretary’s Report: Kelly Hagstrand
1.1. Approval of minutes of last board meeting
Minutes of last board meeting approved unanimously in Motion 2005-10
2. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Laura Wright
2.1. Correspondence Received
- Michele received approval letters from the AKC for the February Agility Trial.
- AKC Show & Trial Manual received.
- E-Mail received from Kelly Whiteman regarding KTBC holding a 50/50 raffle at the Specialty to benefit AKC CAR.
- Letter from Sharon Savage requesting a rescue grant in the amount of $460.00 for dogs she rescued from a puppy mill. Laura made the motion to approve, Sally seconded. All in favor.
3. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
3.1. Account Balances
Checking: $150.00 Savings: $53,869 Health: $3,190 Rescue: $15,877 3.2. Operating Budget
Budget is complete and Wayne will forward to Board shortly.3.3. 2005 Specialty Income/Expenses
Income: $5,523 Expense: $10,930 3.4. 2005 Finance Committee Review
Wayne will send a copy of the 990 form to Beth for review3.5. Rescue Fund
The fund is getting large and there have been few grant requests during the last few years. Denise suggested Michelle write an article for Borderlines explaining the Rescue Fund.
4. Interim Business Transacted by US Mail
No mail exchanged in the last preceding two months.
5. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
5.1. Motion 2005-09
Motion: Motion to approve Claudia Frank as appointed delegate to replace Janet Lewis who is resigning after the September meeting
Motion Made By: Denise Teal
Seconded: Laura Wright
In Favor: Unanimous5.2. Motion 2005-010
Motion: Motion to approve the July Board Meeting minutes
Motion Made by: Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.3. Motion 2005-011
Motion: Motion to approve George Vukich as the Sunday Conformation judge for the 2006 National Specialty
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous5.4. Motion 2005-012
Motion: Motion to approve Pat Krause as Obedience judge for the 2006 Specialty
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: Unanimous5.5. Motion 2005-013
Motion: Motion to approve the grant request from Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue
Motion Made by: Beth Bartholomew
Second: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.6. Motion 2005-014
Motion: Motion to approve Joan Graber as the 2006 National Specialty Sweepstakes judge
Motion Made by: Wayne Koutsky
Second: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.7. Motion 2005-015
Motion: Motion to approve Diane Propst to judge Rally Obedience at the 2006 National Specialty
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous5.8. Motion 2005-016
Motion: Motion to donate $500 from the BCSA General Fund to the AKC to help with animal rescue efforts following Hurricane Katrina
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Sally Davis
In Favor: Four
Opposed: One5.9. New Members Approved via E-Mail
- Angel Duffy
Sponsor: Sonia McGrail- Joan Kurlander
Sponsor: Nancy Gagliardi Little- Lee K. Levy II
Sponsor: Ronni DeLay- Renea & Michael Windley
Sponsor: Sandra Lindenmuth
6. Committee Business
6.1. Advertising Manager: Colleen Backus
- Colleen was asked to place a 6 month “boxed ad” in the Border Collie section of the classifieds directing people to the BCSA website for education. Website counter will be monitored to determine if there is any increased traffic due to the ad. Michelle to contact Colleen for an update.
- Australian Shepherd club to be contacted regarding a joint effort on the epilepsy project advertising. If no interest, than BCSA should consider doing ads on it’s own.
6.2. AKC Gazette Columnist: Gerianne Darnell
The next Gazette column will feature a guest column by Lisa Pruka regarding the new CEA test that is available.6.3. AKC Open Registration (Stud Book) Project: Denise Teal
Michelle will send a thank you note to the AKC Board of Directors for their support and to the AKC delegate who supported us at the Delegate’s meeting.6.4. BCSA Announce and Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
- As of September 6, 2005, there are 330 subscribers to BCSA_Announce
- There have been 4 messages received in the Suggestion Box since July 6th, 2005.
- Suggestion was made for Nancy to have a back-up moderator on BCSA Announce to cover in for her in case of an emergency absence. Yvonne Anderson has agreed to by Nancy’s back-up.
6.5. Borderlines: Lisa Ochoa
Karen Herceg e-mail address has to be updated in Borderlines since Karen maintains the breeder referral list. They will not have her new e-mail unless they check the website.6.6. Breeder Referral: Karen Herceg
In addition to adding members that want to be listed in the directory, Karen has been fielding and replying to requests for breeder inquiries. She asks the breeders that are listed to remember that this is your opportunity to educate people who are interested in Border Collies.6.7. Color Committee – Sandra Lindenmuth
- Sandra has asked to publish a member website survey on the breed ring color division issue and then will make a proposition to the Board.
- Sandra is still in the process of collecting pictures of dogs of color with different markings, etc. to use on the website.
6.8. General Education – Donna Mallory
- Committee member Laura Donaldson prepared a brochure called “Should You Adopt or Buy A Border Collie?”.
- Donna Mallory is working on a companion piece to the first brochure (“Should You Adopt or Buy A Border Collie”) that offers potential owners a list of considerations and questions to answer before acquiring a puppy. This will be a general piece that would apply to any purchase of a dog.
- Kathy Williford has joined the committee.
6.9. Heath – Lisa Pruka
Lisa asked if the BCSA would pay for supplies in relation to the testing at the Specialty. BCSA will pay for the supplies.6.10. Heath & Rescue Foundation: Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell
Lois Rifner has offered to join the committee.6.11. Historian – Karen Herceg
A list of all previous winners of the past National Specialties, including Herding (HIT), Janet Larson Memorial Trophy, Conformation (BOB) Obedience (HIT & HC), Obedience Invitational winners and Agility (1st Places) have been complied and sent to Claudia Frank for inclusion in the Specialty catalog.6.12. Juniors – Mary Beth Overmyer & Linda Follis
- The Overmyers are not attending the Specialty
- There may be no juniors attending the Specialty so the gift bags may not be needed.
6.13. Membership – Kathy Sours
The following new members were approved at the meeting:
- Catherine Zinsky
Sponsor: Louise Meredith- April Bruce
Sponsor: Lesley Early- Mary B. Green
Sponsor: Kimberly Sykes- Leida Jones
Sponsor: Sandra Lindenmuth- Luis & Jennifer Rivera
Sponsor: Sharon Savage
6.14. Website: Ann Shaw
6.14.1. Updated and New Pages:
- Counters added to both the home page and 2005 Specialty Central pages.
- Announcements and Entry Status pages added to the Specialty section.
- Specialty Trophy pages added.
- Past National Specialty Winners pages added.
- Herding Central article added.
7. Old Business
7.1. 2005 National Specialty: Denise Teal & Linda Koutsky
- Final trophy list submitted. Conformation trophies the least funded of all the venues.
- Someone who has not seen the documents before and is familiar with the venue should do proofreading next year for Premium and other paperwork.
- Tracking test cancelled due to conflict with the site. Tracking test conflicts are a common occurrence.
- Sign language volunteer still needed. Another posting will be put on BCSA_Announce.
- All major volunteer positions have been filled. Smaller jobs still need to be filled day of show.
7.2. 2006 National Specialty
- Rally, chaired by Judy Jergens, is tentatively scheduled for Friday after the Obedience Invitational.
- Someone interested in doing the logo has contacted Lisa.
- Lisa and Kat have been advertising for volunteers. No word on any responses.
- Mike Lappin as accepted as Agility judge. Contract is pending.
- Janet Lewis and Pat Krause have accepted as Obedience judges. Contracts are pending.
- Joan Graber has been approve to judge Sweepstakes.
- George Vukich has accepted to judge Sunday Conformation.
- The Board will ask that more research be done on the recently presented Conformation judges.
- Motion made by Wayne Koutsky, seconded by Sally Davis to book Richard and Sharon Wood as Obedience judges for the 2007 Specialty. All approved.
- Motion made by Denise Teal, seconded by Beth Bartholomew to approved Joy Sebastian to judge Herding.
7.3. Membership Renewal
- Membership renewal went smoothly last year with only a few not rejoining. The early renewal incentive seemed to help some to renew early and BCSA is repeating it this year. BCSA_Announce notices also help. This should lessen the number of Due Bills sent out in December and postcards in January.
- Kathy will bring membership renewal forms and this year’s early renewal incentive to the specialty.
7.4. Herding Advisory Committee
Letter was sent to the AKC at Claudia Frank’s request regarding the selection of the committee members.7.5. 2004 Specialty Win Photos
Still waiting for CD from Lisa Ochoa so Ann can post on the website and also send a win shot to one of the judges who requested a copy.7.6. ACE Project
- Following people have boxes of shirts to sell at their local events: Lisa Gross (Piedmont Club), Pat Charlton (LA Club), Laura Tomaszewki, Missi Rolland, Denise Teal, Joyce Norris. Michelle Olsen has one box that are being sold via the website.
- All the boxes will be shipped to the host hotel mid-September. Order form has been removed from the website to handle any remaining orders.
- Pricing on the shirts to be lowered to $10.00 as an incentive.
7.7. BCSA Herding Instinct Certification Program
Claudia asked that the option of allowing people to use VHS taped training sessions as herding instinct tests be discontinued. The requests for this were minimal. People qualified to do a herding instinct evaluation are more readily available that in the past. The Program information and the forms are post on the website. Motion made by Denise to discontinue VHS taped training session, seconded by Joyce. All approved.7.8. Herding Entry Lottery Drawing Issue
Michelle e-mailed the AKC after the previous BCSA Board Meeting. No response as of yet.7.9. AKC Canine Health Foundation Parent Club Conference
Registration deadline was August 15th. Lisa declined to attend and suggested Yvonne Anderson, who was not available. The deadline was missed but Michelle is going to check to see if it is still possible to register at this late date.7.10. Electronic Voting
New method is working out very well. However, the motion number and the name of the person making the motion should be included in the header.
8. New Business
8.1. September Membership Applications
Motion was made by Beth Bartholomew to accept, Wayne seconded. All approved.
- Catherine Zinsky
Sponsor: Louise Meredith- April Bruce
Sponsor: Lesley Early- Mary B. Green
Sponsor: Kimberly Sykes- Leida Jones
Sponsor: Sandra Lindenmuth- Luis & Jennifer Rivera
Sponsor: Sharon Savage8.2. BCSA AKC Delegate
Janet Lewis resigned as the BCSA Delegate effective after the September Delegates meeting. Per the BCSA By-Laws, the Board has appointed Claudia Frank as her replacement. Claudia’s credentials have been submitted to the AKC and hopefully will be approved in time for the January meeting.8.3. AKC Meet the Breeds Booth at AKC Eukanuba Invitational
BCSA will cover the RV parking space expense for Laura and Sandra to stay for the weekend to host the booth.8.4. Mid-Atlantic BC Rescue Funds Request
Mid-Atlantic BC Rescue’s requested $382.80 from the rescue fund to cover the cost of moving their website. It was approved and a check was sent.8.5. Versatility Program CERF Requirement
A member raised the question of whether we’d still want to keep this requirement considering that DNA testing is available for CEA. Since there are still other eye diseases an exam could catch, it was decided to keep this requirement.8.6. Herding Recognition Ideas
A suggestion was made by Claudia Frank for a Versatile Stockdog Award. The award would be for a Border Collie that is an AKC Herding Champion, either a AHBA Champion or an ASCA WCH and also have at least 5 USBCHA Sanctioned Open trial point. The owner of the dog would apply for the award, supplying verification. The Board decided to poll the membership for a name and type of trophy. Cost for the trophy would be no more than $100.00. They would also be mentioned in Borderlines.8.7. Privacy Issues of New Members
A new member brought to the Board’s attention that doing a search via Google on her name, produced her address, phone and e-mail address from out minutes being posted on the web. She requested this removed. It was decided the members name only be posted in the copy of the minutes that go onto the website. Other members can get the information in Borderlines.8.8. Suggestion Box Submissions
- Emily Czapek to have Rally Obedience at the 2006 Specialty.
- Lisa Weeks had suggestion on the Specialty Judge selection process including ideas from other clubs. Message was forwarded to Robin’s committee.
- Jacqueline Hoye and Sharon Grech expressed disappointment about the cancellation of the Tracking Test.
9. Date of Next Board Meeting
Next regular Board Meeting: Monday, November 7, 2005 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
Adjournment Motion:
8:05 PM Pacific Time by motion to adjourn by Wayne Koutsky, second Sally Davis
Respectfully submitted by Kelly Hagstrand, Recording Secretary
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