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Winter2015

ISaberTails

InAttendance:SandyBustin,TiffanyCannon,BobCohen,
SusannahCooper,AnneGallant,LindleyHenson,Stephanie
Holoubek,LoraMegli,GloriaSwaine,JoQuintenz,VickieWillmann,
MikeWilliquette.PamHelmerjoinedthecallat9p.m.

Tiffanycalledthemeetingtoorderat7:38p.m.CT

President’sReport:Tiffanyreportedthatshehadsentthe
signatorypapersbacktoGloria.Shehasrequestedchecks
fromBettybuthasnotheardfromher.TiffanyaskedBob
aboutthetransitionoftheYahoogroup.Bobofferedto
check.TiffanyreportedthatKarenhadrequestedto
utilizeleft-overtrophiesfromnationalforEukanuba.
TheChristmas-treeornamentswillbeusedatEukanuba.
TheclocksweresoldatauctioninTucson.

VicePresident’sReport:BobreportedthatBeverlyhad
contractwithhotelforthemid-yearmeetingandaskedher
tocancelthecontractsincetheBODhaddecidednotto
meetatthesite.Beverlycanceledthecontract.Thetransfer
ofownershipoftheYahoogroupsaccounthastakenplace.

RecordingSecretary’sReport:MOTION:#08-15-01
(QuintenzsecondBustin)MovetoapprovetheJulyminutes.
MotionpassedwithHensonabstaining.

Stephanieaskedabouttheformatoftheofficers,directors

andcommitteesandiftherewereanycorrections.Ithas
beenupdatedonthewebsiteandsenttoJaneforSaberTails.

Stephaniereportedthiswasthesecondlistingofthegroup

ofnewmemberapplicants:MelissaDenick,MarshaandPeter
Lund,andKathleenandAllenStahl.ThepostingwasonAug.
3andwecanvoteonSept.3.MOTION:#08-15-02(Cannon
secondQuintenz)Movetoapproveasnewmemberspending
anynegativefeedbackreceivedbySept.3.Motionpassed.

Stephaniereportedonthejudgesballotsforthe2017

national/regionalspecialtyinCharlotte,N.C.Susannah
reportedshehadconfirmedwithallbutonethatthey
wouldbeabletojudge.Onequestionwasasked:Ifthey
cometojudgetheregionalsweepstakes,wouldtheybeable
toshowinthenationalandbringadog.Annesuggestedwe
lookedbacktowhattheboardhadpreviouslyallowed.
TiffanyquestionedwhethertherewasanAKCruleabout
waitingacertainperiodoftimebeforeshowingafterjudging.
TheShowManualshouldhaveanymotionorrulebythe
club.TiffanyaskedthattheShowManualbechecked.

Thejudgesselectedare:NationalConformation:Judy

Webb,NewMexico.NationalSweepstakes:HelenIngher,
Florida.RegionalConformation:EllenFrost,NorthCarolina.
RegionalSweepstakes:AnjaMellema,TheNetherlands.

CorrespondingSecretary’sReport:Susannahreportedthe
judgeswereexcited.ShewouldgetwithStephanietoready
thecontractsandsendthemtothejudges.Susannahwill
sendStephanieablankcontracttousetosendtothejudges.

Treasurer’sReport:GloriareportedthatasofJuly31the
club’sassetstotaled$57,586.52,anincreaseoverlastmonth.
Thereisanetlossof$7,182.61throughJuly2015.This
includesanetlossof$13,421.76inGeneralOperations,
offsetbyanincomeof$485.19inHuntactivitiesandan
incomeof$5,073.63inShowEventactivities.

SusannahaskedaboutreimbursementfromFoundation.

Gloriareportedshewaswaitingonreceiptsandhadnot

beenreimbursed.BobreportedPamhadsentthereceiptsand
shewouldbejoiningthecallat9:30;wecouldaskPamthen.

Gloriareportedall2015specialtylogoitemshad

beensentbutnoinvoicehadbeenreceived.Also,the
membershipdirectorywouldbegoingoutthisweek.

Thetreasurer’sreportwasacceptedaspresented.

Delegate’sReport:Annereportedonaproposedamendment
thatwillbevotedoninSeptemberaboutawardinga
CertificateofMerit.Itisameanstoincreaseparticipation
in4-6Puppy,regularpuppyclasses,misc.andFSSclasses.
ThereisalotofsupportfortheCertificateofMerit;however
thereisnotmuchsupportfortheawardingofachampionship
pointalongwiththeCM.Anneexpectstheproposaltobe
divided.TheboardwilldefertoAnneandwaitforfurther
actionordiscussionbytheAKC.

AnnereportedonissueswiththeAKCwebsite.Anne

mentionedthatthereisaUserFeedbackForm.Bob
suggestedsendinganemailtomembershiptoencourage
themtousethisformtoregistertheirissues.Bobwilldraft
anemailforVeronicatosendtothemembership.

Thediscussionaboutajudgeshowinginnationalwhen

theyjudgedinsweepswasrevisitedafterVickiefoundthe
reference(page7)intheShowManual.Theconsensus
seemstobethatisshouldbeallowed,butsinceitisstatedin
theShowManualthatthejudgecannotshowhis/herown
dogontheoppositedaythehe/shejudged.Theboardwill
tablethediscussionnowandresearchitfurther.

PamHelmerjoinedthemeeting9:30.

2016NationalSpecialtyReport–VickieWillmann:The
logoisfinishedandhasbeensenttoKarenandotherswho
needit.Veronicahaspostedit,alongwiththedays,onthe
website.Preliminarybudgethasbeencreated.Dr.Bellwill
speakongeneticsandDr.Parkerwillspeakonallaspectsof
nutrition.SheteachesatOhioState.JaneSwansonwillbe
theshowphotographer.Vickiewillbeintouchwith
conflictingclubshows.AnneaskedVickietogetoutthe
informationonwhenjudgeseducationwilloccursothat
judgescanmakeplansfortheirschedules.Ourregional
isonThursdayandnationalisonSaturday.

2017NationalSpecialtyReport–BeverlyChilds:Pamhas
talkedtoBev.TheagilityclubwillnotmeetuntilSeptember
andwillfindoutifwecanrenttheagilityequipment.Bev
doeshavesomecommitteepositionsopenandislooking
forsomeonetohelp.Susannahaskedaboutscheduleand
informedPamofthejudgesselected.

2018:Sandyreportedaboutsomeareasthattheconsultant
islookingforashowsiteinthewestregion.Shehasfound
awiderangeofcostsofroomsandwillcontinuetosearch.
Pamexpressedthedifficultyofplanningashowwithouta
showchair.Lindleydiscussedthedifficultyoffinding
someonewhoisnotoverworked,thatmembershipinthe
westisnotlikeinotherregions.Pamdiscussedtheneedfor
theshowchairtovisitthesitelocationatleasttwice.Tiffany
discussedthelackofnewmembersthatarereadytotakeon
ashowchairmanship.Severallocationswerediscussed,as
wellasnamesofpossibleshowchairs.Jobroughtupthe
possibilityofanembeddedshow,andseveralpointedout

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PBGVCABoardofDirectorsConferenceCall

SubmittedbyPBGVCARecordingSecretaryStephanieHoloubek

IMonday,Aug.10,2015