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BOARD MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 6, 2006
Committee
Reports | New Members |
Members Present: Michelle Olsen • Joyce Norris • Laura Wright • Kelly Hagstrand • Beth Bartholomew • Sally Davis • Denise Teal
Members Absent: Claudia Frank
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
Motion to approve minutes made by Denise Teal and seconded by Beth Bartholomew. All approved.
2. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Laura Wright
2.1. Correspondence Received
- Letter regarding AKC Meet the Breeds
- Thank you letter for donation to rescue organization
3. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
3.1. Account Balances
Checking: $21,700 Savings: $54,836 Health: $3,190 Rescue: $15,877 Total $95,603 3.2. 2005 Specialty Income/Expenses – Final Numbers
Income: $55,933.31
Expense: $55,163.26 Net Income $760.05 3.3. Rescue Fund
Denise Teal revised the grant form for rescue groups who wish to apply to receive funds from the Rescue Fund. Wayne Koutsky motioned to accept the revisions, Sally Davis seconded. All approved. Ann Shaw will be posting this on the BCSA website.3.4. Specialty Chair Expenses
Wayne Koutsky motioned, Sally Davis seconded to reimburse Lisa Pruka for hotel expenses from the 2004 National Specialty that were under investigation. All approved.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 2006-03
Motion: Motion to approve the membership applications of Aylo Reif and Karen Andrus for membership
Motion Made By: Kelly Hagstrand
Seconded: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.2. Motion 2006-04
Motion: Motion to approve contributing towards the expenses for a duck-herding demo to be done by Joyce Norris at the Cobo Center in March 2006. She will be representing BCSA and helping Great Lakes BC Rescue
Motion Made By: Kelly Hagstrand
Seconded: Denise Teal
Abstain: Joyce Norris
In Favor: All others5.3. Motion 2006-05
Motion: Motion to retain the Herding Instinct Testing at the 2007 National Specialty
Motion Made by: Beth Bartholomew
Second: Kelly Hagstrand
In Favor: Unanimous5.4. Motion 2006-06
Motion: Motion to approve the funding of one half of the cost of the trophies for the 2006 national specialty from the general fund of BCSA. BCSA will fund one half of the total amount of trophies for each venue. Trophy donations made by members are to be used to fund the other half. If donations are not sufficient to cover the cost of the trophies for each venue, no additional funds will be given from BCSA. For any venue that receives more than the amounts necessary to fund trophies, any excess is to be used to purchase additional trophies for that venue. Any donations made for the general trophy fund may be used for the venue with the smallest amount of donations.
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Beth Bartholomew
In Favor: Unanimous5.5. Motion 2006-07
Motion: Motion to approve the February Membership Applications
Motion Made by: Kelly Hagstrand
Second: Denise Teal
In Favor: Unanimous5.6. Motion 2006-08
Motion: Motion to approve additional February Membership Applications.
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Laura Wright
In Favor: Unanimous5.7. Motion 2005-09
Motion: Motion to amend the Borderlines advertising policy as follows. Currently advertisements submitted to the magazine must include CERF, OFA or Penn Hip registration numbers as well as either a herding title or a certificate for herding instinct. The revised policy will require that ads either include this information or state in the ad that these tests have not been done.
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: Unanimous5.8. Motion 2006-010
Motion: Motion to approve the following members to participate in the search for candidates and ballot counting for the 2007 election of the Board of Directors. Nominating Committee: Karen Yobbagy, John Yaquinta, Amy Gibel, April Quist, and Margie Clutter Inspectors of Election: Janet Legg, Yvonne Anderson, Jo Roach (Washington State) Alternate Inspectors of Election: Patti Kallen, Peggy Stein, and Beverly Vautrinot (Virginia)
Motion Made by: Denise Teal
Second: Laura Wright
In Favor: Unanimous
6. Committee Business
6.1. AKC Gazette Columnist: Gerianne Darnell
Gerianne is currently working on the second part of a two-part series about herding with ducks6.2. BCSA Announce and Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
As of January 15, 2006 there are 336 subscribers to BCSA_Announce. Members who did not renew were dropped from the list and were each sent an e-mail explaining why they were removed.
There have been 3 messages received in the Suggestion Box since January 15, 2006.6.3. BCSA 2006 National E-Mail Group: Nancy Little
Members have been added as they are submitted..6.4. BCSA Store Inventory and Orders: Nancie Mages
Laura researched cafepress.com and found that this is a good idea to pursue. Message to go onto website to find a member to coordinate.6.5. Borderlines: Lisa Ochoa
The Board decided at the February meeting to hire a professional to do the Borderlines layout. Brooke Forsythe agreed to publish the next couple of issues until a permanent publisher is decided upon. Lisa Ochoa will remain as the Editor and will get sub-editors to assist and get more material.
The advertising policy was modified to encourage people to place ads
Sally Davis agreed to be the liaison for the Borderlines transition.6.6. Borderlines Advertising Manager: Kim Baumgart
Kim has proposed on having “sales” on themed issue ads. The Board agreed with this proposal.6.7. Breeder Referral Committee: Karen Yobbagy
The Breeder Referral page on the BCSA website has been updated with the current years membership changes.6.8. Color Committee: Sandra Lindenmuth
Waiting to hear the results of the feedback board Sandra had Ann create on the website. Members send their comments to an e-mail address and they are posted on the website.6.9. General Education: Donna Mallory
The committee currently has two projects in progress. Both are questionnaire type formats. One is to help prospective dog owners decide whether a Border Collie or any other dog is right for them. The other is a list of questions for owners to ask breeders from whom they are considering buying a puppy from.6.10. Heath & Rescue Foundation: Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell
Dawn has sent out solicitations across the Border Collie community for directors to serve on the Board. She will wait about a month before deciding on the next course of action.6.11. Judges Education – Carolyn Herbel
Richard Whorton submitted the final PowerPoint Judges Ed presentation. Members of the Board will review.
The Judges Education at the International Kennel Club went well. There were 14 participants and 14+ dogs present as demo dogs. Most of the dogs were breed champions with advanced working titles. The judges appreciated the variety presented.6.12. Membership – Kathy Sours
Motion made by Sally Davis, seconded by Beth Bartholomew to approve the following membership applications:
- Doree & Megan Donovan
Sponsor: Joyce Herie- Brooke Forsythe
Sponsor: Michele Olsen- Lisa Ochoa
Sponsor: Kathy Sours- Jerry Simon
Sponsor: Nancy Little- Jaymie Briggs
Sponsor: Lynn Glickhauf6.13. Rescue Liaison– Sarah Ruckelshaus
Sarah has to resign the position due to time constraints. The other members of her committee have agreed to continue6.14. Versatility & Awards: Tashia Lund
In 2006 so far, the committee has had a request for one Versatility Excellent, one Champion Excellent and one Versatility award.6.15. Website: Ann Shaw
- AKC Delegate section set up under BC Club Info/Leadership
- Archive Central section set up under BC Club Info for miscellaneous club info
- Announcement Central section set up so members can go to one page for various announcements
- Additional pages to the 2006 and 2007 Specialty Central sections added
- Regular site maintenance and page updates.
7. Old Business
7.1. 2006 National Specialty
Schedule has been posted on the website
All AKC applications approved with the exception of Rally, which needs to go via regular mail with a Board signature. Lisa forwarding to Wayne.
Jacquie Hoye is chairing agility seminar. Rhonda Carter will be the guest instructor7.2. 2007 National Specialty
- Ann Shaw has agreed to do Catalog Compilation
- Herding and Obedience Chair still needed.
- Photographer is pending
- Laura and Sandra submitted a proposed schedule change. The Board decided to post this on the website to get member feedback.
7.3. BCSA Agility Trial
The second BCSA sponsored all-breed agility trial was held in Edinboro, PA on February 18 and 19, 2006. Ulli Weinrich was the judge both days. The trial filled with a long wait list.7.4. Herding Entry Lottery Drawing Issue
Carol Delsman sent an e-mail to Michelle approving the request to do a lottery drawing for entries.7.5. Herding Recognition Award
Membership will be asked for suggestions via the website on possible names for this award.7.6. Nominating Committee
- The Nominating Committee and ballot counters have all been identified. Laura notified each of the members of their appointment. The Committee has been given instructions and is working on the slate.
- The Nominating Committee members are: Karen Yobbagy (chair), Margie Clutter, April Quist, John Yaquinta, and Amy Gibel.
The Inspectors of Election are: Jo Roach, Yvonne Anderson and Janet Legg. The alternates are Patti Kallen, Peggy Stein and Beverly Vautriont.7.7. ISDS Import Issue
Michelle talked to Brenda Lucas in Special Registry Services at the AKC on November 3rd regarding the fact that the AKC is only accepting ISDS pedigrees if the dog was born in the UK. No response from the AKC as of yet. Michelle has followed up and left a couple more messages, Brenda is not returning the calls.
8. New Business
8.1. Board Meetings
Denise Teal made a motion, seconded by Sally Davis to hold Board Meetings every month, rather than every other month as is currently done. All approved.8.2. Suggestion Box Submissions
Note regarding a Canadian club using a logo that is basically a copy of part of the BCSA logo
Complaint about that the Specialty results still have not been published in Borderlines
Suggestion for a BCSA flyer that breeders could pass on to new puppy buyer that promotes club membership9. Date of Next Board Meeting
Next regular Board Meeting: Monday, April 3, 2006 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
Adjournment Motion:
7:10 PM Pacific Time by motion to adjourn by Denise Teal, second Joyce Norris
Respectfully submitted by Kelly Hagstrand, Recording Secretary
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