InAttendance:BettyBarth,BobCohen,SusannahCooper,
GloriaSwaine,LindleyHenson,JoQuintenz,PamHelmer,
AnneGallant,BryanHelvey,SandyBustin,LoraMegli.Ab-
sent:SherylBradbury.Guest:VeronicaScheer.Minutestaken
bySusannahCooperinSherylBradbury’sabsence
Meetingwascalledtoorderat5:35PMPSTbyPresident
BettyBarth
President:NTR
VicePresident:Workingonseveralprojects.AKCwebsite
projectwithSueSmythstillinprogress.
RecordingSecretary:Notonthecall.Bobdiscussedthat
Committeereportsshouldnotbeputintheminutes.Will
needtoreviewtheminutesandvoteontheminthenext
month.MOTION#01-15-01(QuintenzsecondSwaine)To
approvethenewmemberapplicantssenttothemember-
shipprovidednonegativefeedbackisreceivedbyJanuary
20,2015.Motionacceptedunanimously
CorrespondingSecretary:Receivingquestionnaire’sback
fromprospectivejudgesforthe2017National/Regional.
Treasurer’sreport:GloriaprovidedtheTreasurer’sreportto
theBoard.DiscussionoftheBoutiquetookplaceatthis
timeandtheinventorythatwaspurchased.Questionre-
gardingthePamperedCheffundraiserandhowmuchit
madewasasked.Gloriadoesn’thavetheinformationatthis
time.ACTION:TheBoardwouldlikeSherylBradburyand
SueVolkmertoreportwhattheyplantoordergoingfor-
wardandpossiblesuggestionsonwhattodowiththein
stockinventorythatmightnotbeselling.Budgetingfor
2015wasprovided.TheBoardwillreviewthebudgetand
givefeedbackthroughoutthemonth.
Website:VeronicaScheerjoinedthemeetingtodiscussher
reportthatwassenttotheBoard.Oneoftheissuesiswe
weregoingtohavetobuymorespaceinordertokeepall
theSaberTailsinthemember-onlysectionofthewebsite.
LindleysuggestedtomovetheolderSaberTailstoanother
sitethatispublicandkeepthemostrecentissuesinthe
member-onlyarea.Therewasdiscussiononhowmanyyears
tokeepinthemember-onlysection.Itwasdecidedtokeep
2yearsinthemember-onlysectionandmoveolderonesto
thepublicarea.Veronicasuggestedputtinglittlebiosonthe
websiteoftheOfficers.Itwasagreedtoworkonthatproj-
ect.ACTION:SherylBradburytoprovidetheupdatedCom-
mittee/LiaisonlistingtoVeronica,JaneandtheBoard.
MOTION#01-15-02(HensonsecondCohen)Veronicato
maintainthemostrecentissuesofSaberTailsinthemem-
ber-onlysectionofourwebsite.AllotherSaberTailswillbe
movedtoourmainwebsite.MotionAcceptedunanimously
Delegatesreport:AnnereportedinMarch,theywillbevot-
ingonachangetotheDogShowRules.Adogwithalim-
itedregistrationcan’tcompeteinbreedcompetition.Right
now,achangetofullregistrationmustbemadepriortothe
closingdate.Theproposedchangewouldaddmoretime
anditwouldberequiredbythedayoftheshow.Itwas
suggestedthatAnnevotenoonthisrulechangeunlessshe
feelsthereisareasonableamendment.
-TheEukanubashowwillbetelevisedontheLifetimenet-
workonSat.Jan31th,thedaybeforetheSuperbowl.The
twohourshowwillbeshownonceinthemorningand
againintheafternoon.
-SomeParentClubshavebecomeconcernedaboutthecol-
orsbeinglistedfordogsregisteredasacertainbreed.(Appar-
ently,somePoodleshavebeenregisteredasmerle).Ifwe
wanttoknowthecolorsbeingregisteredforPBGVs,we
needtosendanemailrequestforthisinformationtoMark
DunninAKC’sITdepartment.
-EukanubaisscheduledtobeinFLfortwomoreyears,and
Iunderstandthatanother3yearshavebeencontractedfora
totalof5.
-SeveralParentClubsreportedthatwhentheyholdaspe-
cialty,theydonatesomethingtothatcityfortheiruselikea
vestforaservicedogoroxygenmasksfordogs.I’dliketo
recommendthatweconsiderthisidea.Boardfeltthiswasa
goodideaandwilllookintothis.Lindley’scommitteewill
lookintothisandgetbacktotheBoardwithrecommenda-
tions.
-Annewillcontinuetoforwardtheemailsfromcandidates
fortheAKCBoardofDirectors.Wecandiscussfurtheron
theFebruarycall.
2014National:Somepeoplestillhavenotreceivedphotos
thatwerepaidforfromthephotographer.
2015National:LindleyreportedBobisreviewingthecon-
tractsforthephotographers.Sheisplanningtohavethe
premiumlistforreviewsoon.Websiteisliveforregistration
andTrophy’s.VideographerwillbethereFridayandSatur-
day.Workingongettingthelogoitemsonthewebsite.
PamreportedSueSmythwillbetakingovertheTop20.
2016National:Pamreportedtheyarestillresearchingsu-
perintendents.VickieWillmanniscurrentlyworkingonthe
budget.TheLogoisgettingworkedonandhopetohaveby
March.
2017National:Pamreportedtheshowwillnotbein
Asheville,NC.LookinglikeitmightbeinAtlanta.
Rescue:Pamsentseveralbillsoutforrescues.
SaberTails:SandyremindedallthattheDeadlineis1/15/15
forSaberTails.JaneSwansonishopingforsomemoread-
vertisementsbeforethecloseoftheissue.Kittyisdoingan
articleontheFloridashowandeventsassociatedwithit.
COMMITTEEREPORTS
AuditCommittee:SandyprovidedthereportstotheBoard.
SheaskedthattheBoardreviewthereportsandmakeany
recommendations.
OLDBUSINESS
ByLaws:JoQuintenzhasbeengoingbackandforthwith
AKConitemswithregardtotheByLawsrevisions.
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PBGVCABoardofDirectorsConferenceCall
SubmittedbyPBGVCACorrespondingSecretarySusannahCooper
Monday,Jan.12,2015
I8:30pmET
•Minutesarereprintedasreceivedfromthecorrespondingsecretary
andasapprovedbytheboardofdirectors•