InAttendance:BettyBarth,SandyBustin,GloriaSwaine,
AnneGallant,BobCohen,JoQuintenz,LindleyHenson,
BryanHelvey,SherylBradbury.ViaConferencecall:Pam
Helmer,SusannahCooper
Bettycalledthemeetingtoorderat9:35EDT
President:BettyBarththankedtheboardforattendingthe
meetinginIndianapolisIN.
VicePresident:NTR
RecordingSecretary:Minutestobeavailableatthenext
boardofdirectorsmeeting.
CorrespondingSecretary:SusannahCooperwillsendare-
mindertovoteforjudges.ThedeadlineisNovember15.Jo
wouldliketohavealinktothejudge’sselectionarticlethat
shewrotesentinanemailtothemembership.Jowillsend
toSusannahandSheryltodistributetowebsiteandFacebook.
Treasurer’sreport:NTR-duetothismeetingbeingatthe
firstofthemonth.Noreportisavailableatthistime.
Delegatesreport:AnnereportedontheRetrievertrial
changesandwillvoteinfavorofthechanges.
AKCGazetteBoardreport-SueSmyth.Notes:Theboardre-
viewedthereportabovesubmittedbySueSmyth.Theboard
discussedtheinterestfromthereaders,andthewebtraffic
statistictothegazetteandtothePBGVcolumn.ACTION:
BettywillrequestthatSueSmythrequestpermissioninwrit-
ingforuseofthesearticlesfortheSaberTails.ACTION:
BettywillsendalinktoVeronicatothePBGVGazettecol-
umn.Nobudgetrequested
Awards-BryanHelveyreportedforBevChildsthatawards
processhasnotchangedtodate.Anemailblastwassentout
tothemembershiptoinformoftheprocessbutshehasre-
ceivedonlyafewawardsrequest.Budgetrequested-$2900
ByLaws-JoreportedthatAKChastheproposedbylaws
onceagainandarereviewingthem.BudgetRequested$500
CompanionEvents–LoraMeglireportedthatshehasbeen
developingadescriptionofthecompanioneventcommit-
tee.LoraMegliisworkingonareviewofthecurrentcom-
mitteeactivitiestodevelopmoreresourcesforthemembers
andtomakeherselfandthecommitteeavailabletosupport
showchairpersons.Lorareportedsheisworkingtoputa
“CompanionEvents”committeeinplacetoadviseofany
AKCchangestocurrentactivitiesornewlydeveloped
events.Nobudgetrequested
FieldandHuntCommittee-VickieWillmann.Theboard
reviewedthereportofthehuntcommittee.Adiscussionof
thetypeofribbonstobeawardedresultedinofferingthe
participantsachoicetoreceive.Thecommitteewillbeor-
deringasupplyofqualifyingribbons.Thecommitteewill
alsoordercertificatesforhunttitlesalongwithinkforprint-
ing.BudgetRequested$800.
FundraisingReport–SueVolkmer.Theboardreviewedthe
FundraisingreportfromSueVolkmerandwilldeferthere-
questofthebudgetuntilnextboardofdirector’smeeting
afterareviewofthecurrentinventory.
HallmarkCommitteeReport-SandyBustin,completed
duringOctoberconferencecall.Nobudgetrequested
HealthCommitteeReport-HelenIngher.Theboardre-
viewedtheHealthCommitteeReportfromHelenIngherin
regardstoHealthtestingCHICrecommendationsfor
PBGVCAmembers.HelenalsoinformedCERFisnolonger
thetermthatisusedinregardstoeyecertificationitisnow
calledOFA.
Jocommentedoncurrenthealthtestingrecommendations
fromtheclubandsomereviewoffuturedevelopmentoffu-
turehealthtestingneeded.Budgetrequested$50
HistorianReport-AliceMcGowen.Theboardreviewedthe
HistorianreportfromAliceMcGowen.BudgetRequested
$100.ACTION:BobwillpurchaseCDsandsendtoAliceto
backupthediscsthatAlicecurrentlyhasandanythatAlice
maymake.Bobwillstorethebackupdiscs.ACTION:Bobto
coordinateasuggestionfromJoQuintenzthattheclubes-
tablisha“rememberwhen”onthewebsiteorfacebookpage.
Legislative–TheboardreviewedtheLegislativereport
fromCharAllman.ThePBGVCAwillhaverepresentationat
theNAIAconference.Areportontheconferencewillbesent
totheboardaftertheconference.Budgetrequested$600.
Education-TheboardreviewedtheEducationreports
PublicEducation–BudgetRequested$1000
MeettheBreeds–$100Requested
Member/BreederEducation-ACTION:Susannahtowork
withHelentodevelopacommitteedescriptionandbudget
andtoclarifytheareasofresponsibility.BudgetRequested$150.
JudgesEducation-Budgetrequested$150.
AdHoc-MembershipApplication–BettyappointedaMem-
bershipApplicationadhoccommitteetoupdatethemem-
bershipapplicationformtoincludeVeronicaScheer,Gloria
Swaine,JoQuintenz,SusannahCooperandAndyElledgeto
becompletedbyDecember31,2014forpresentationtothe
boardofdirectorsbytheJanuarymeeting.
MembershipCommittee-AndyElledge.Theboardre-
viewedtheMembershipCommitteereportfromAndy.There
havebeenrequeststoreplenishsomeofthePBGVCAitems
forSaberTailsandareprintoftheBy-lawsmaybenecessary
in2015.BudgetRequested$125
NationalShowPlanner–AnneGallantrequestedthatthe
boarddiscussedtheintendeduseofthe$2500thattheclub
givestotheSpecialty.PamHelmercommentedthatthe
needforjobdescriptionsneedtobereviewedandsome
changed.Annealsocommentedthatfinancialmanagement
practicesneedtoalsobereviewedordevelopedforshowsso
thatthewaythateachspecialtyismeasuredisconsistent.
TheboarddiscussedtheneedforaSpecialtyFinancialMan-
agerthatwillhelptoplanandmanagethebudget.The
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Saturday,Nov.1,2014
IWyndhamHotel,Indianapolis
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andasapprovedbytheboardofdirectors•