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BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JULY 12, 2006 Go
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Members Present: Michelle Olsen • Joyce Norris • Kelly Hagstrand • Beth Bartholomew • Sally Davis • Denise Teal • Laura Wright • Wayne Koutsky
Members Absent: Claudia Frank
Call to Order: 5:33 PM Pacific Time by Michelle Olsen
1. Delegate Business
- E-Mail letter to be sent to Jim Crowley at the AKC regarding the new “Conflict of Interest Policy” asking that Herding, Rally, Obedience and Tracking judges be eliminated from the policy.
- A National Herding Championship will need some type of sponsor. BCSA would be interested in being an instrumental part of such an event.
2. Recording Secretary’s Report: Kelly Hagstrand
2.1. Approval of minutes of last board meeting
Motion to approve minutes made by Beth Bartholomew and seconded by Joyce Norris. All approved.
3. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Laura Wright
3.1. Correspondence Received
- E-Mail from Bear Associates, LLC inquiring about doing Borderlines. Copy of Borderlines will be sent to them.
- Letter from AKC with a survey about our club’ records in the AKC Archives. Survey completed during the meeting
- Letter from AKC asking for our vote on the AKC Lifetime Achievement nominations for 2007
- E-Mail fro Dave Frei asking all parent clubs to review the educational material on the breed on the Westminster KC website. The photo and wording that is on the site was provided by BCSA and is still acceptable.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
4.1. Account Balances
Checking $11,666.90 Savings $55,114.55 Health $ 5,306.77 Rescue $14,422.57 TOTAL $86.510.79 4.2. 2006 Specialty Income/Expenses
Income $2,770 Expenses $1,934
5. Interim Business Transacted by US Mail
No mail exchanged in the last month
6. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
6.1. Motion 2006-14
Motion: Motion to approve setting up a BCSA online store by Craig Rogers through IVARS
Motion Made By: Beth Bartholomew
Seconded: Laura Wright
In Favor: Unanimous6.2. New Member Applications
Motion: Motion to approve the July Membership Applications:
- Laura De La Cruz
- Catherine Hadley
- Beverly & Daniel Olson
- Diane Stenberg
- Fran Tardiff
- Carla Miller
Motion Made By: Denise Teal
Seconded: Wayne Koutsky
In Favor: Unanimous
7. Committee Business
7.1. AKC Gazette Columnist: Gerianne Darnell
Gerianne is currently working on the second part of a two-part series, called “Formulating a Training Plan for the Cross-Trained Dog.”7.2. BCSA Announce and Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
As of July 7, 2006, there are 345 subscribers to BCSA_Announce/
There were no messages received in the Suggestion Box since June 6, 2006.7.3. BCSA Store Marketing & Orders: Volunteer Needed
Craig Rogers was asked to investigate whether other organizations made enough money to justify investing in IVARS. The answer was that set-up costs are recouped about in about one quarter. Board approved going ahead in Motion 2006-147.4. BCSA 2006 National E-Mail Group: Nancy Little
There has been no moderator activity.7.5. Borderlines: Lisa Ochoa
- Motion made by Joyce Norris, seconded by Sally Davis to modify the Advertising Policy in Borderlines as follows: Ads that don’t have puppies or litter advertising do not have to have health information. Puppy and litter ads should include OFA/CERF. All approved.
- Next deadline for submissions is July 15, 2006.
7.6. General Education: Donna Mallory
Committee continues to work on the club brochures and they are incorporating the feedback they have received in the latest revisions.7.7. Heath Education Foundation (HEF): Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell
The foundation has recruited a few individuals to serve on the initial Board and will be meeting some time this summer to start work on the mission statement and legal organization of the foundation.7.8. Juniors: Mary Beth Overmyer & Linda Follis
The premium for the Specialty has the information for the Junior recognition and also for the photo contest/7.9. Judges Education – Linnea Klingel
Upcoming presentations: Mason-Dixon Dog Judges Association, to be done by Robin Penland, 2006 National Specialty, to be done by Robin Penland, Herding Institute in Kentucky to be done by Linn Klingel and one to be done by Michelle in Seattle in the fall.7.10. Judges Selection Process Committee – Sonja Donaldson
Sonja sent a memo explaining research on how other clubs do judges selection7.11. Membership – Kathy Sours
Wayne agreed to order the calendars as a membership incentive7.12. Website: Ann Shaw
- 2006 Specialty Central: More pages activated and updated
- Regular site maintenance and page updates.
8. Old Business
8.1. 2006 National Specialty
- All events are now approved.
- Premium lists went out in mid-June
- All Herding events are approved
- Chairs still needed: all chief ring stewards vacant (except for Obedience and Stock Handling), BC Social, Catalog Sales, Emergency chair, health tests, Judges Hospitality, Ribbons, Show Grounds, Silent Auction, Weave Pole Challenge.
8.2. 2007 National Specialty
- The 2007 Specialty will be cancelled if no chairs step forward by October 1st. Michelle sent out an announcement to this effect.
- No further judges will be put under contract until the event is confirmed.
8.3. ACE Project
Laura Tomaszewski and Missi Roland still have a box of shirts. Missi is going to continue to sell hers; Laura is sending her box back.8.4. Agility Trial in Ohio
Denise is moving ahead with a BCSA trial in Ohio for July 2007. She will chair, Joanne Silhanek will be Trial Secretary. Indoor facility is available and the AKC has been contacted for possible dates. Budget will be sent as soon as a date and judge is secured.
9. New Business
9.1. Meeting Notices via E-Mail
AKC sent out a memo saying that unless your state of incorporation prohibits it, clubs can now use e-mail to send meeting notices. This would not be a good option for the General Membership, but would work for the Board Meetings so the Corresponding Secretary does not have to send out postcards.
10. Date of Next Board Meeting
Next regular Board Meeting: Monday, August 7, 2006 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
Adjournment Motion:
Motion to adjourn made at 7:15 PM Pacific Time by Denise Teal, seconded by Wayne
Koutsky
Respectfully submitted by Kelly Hagstrand, Recording Secretary
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