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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