InAttendance:SandyBustin,TiffanyCannon,BobCohen,
AnneGallant,LindleyHenson,StephanieHoloubek,LoraMegli,
GloriaSwaine,JoQuintenz,VickieWillmann.Absent:Susannah
Cooper,MikeWilliquette.PamHelmerjoinedthecallat9pm.

Tiffanycalledthemeetingtoorderat7:38CT

President’sReport:TiffanyreportedthatKarenClugston
wouldnotbeontheconferencecalltonightbuthad
rescheduledtoOctober.

VicePresident’sReport:BobtalkedwithKeithGreen,the
club’sNebraskalawyer,abouttheamendmenttotheArticles
ofIncorporation,whichwassubmittedtoNebraska’s
SecretaryofState.Wewillwaittoseeifthereisanyfeedback.

RecordingSecretary’sReport:Stephaniereportedthatafter
thesecondpostingofthenewmembernames(Melissa
Denick,MarshaandPeterLund,andKathleenandAllen
Stahl)wedidnotreceiveanynegativefeedback.Membership
isconfirmed.ThishadpreviouslybeenvotedoninAugust,
soanewvotewasnotneeded.(MOTION:#08-15-02
(CannonsecondQuintenz)Movetoapproveasnew
members,pendinganynegativefeedbackreceivedby
Sept.3,MelissaDenick,MarshaandPeterLund,and
KathleenandAllenStahl.Motionpassed.

Stephaniereportedshehadreceivedonejudge’scontract

andwaswaitingontheothercontractsbeforesendingout
anemailblasttothemembership.

Correctionstotheminuteswereaddressed.Corrected

copieswillbesenttotheboardmembers.

Augustminuteswereacceptedascorrected.

CorrespondingSecretary’sReport:NTR.SusannahCooper
wasabsent.

Treasurer’sReport:Overall,thereisanetlossof$9,917.33
throughAugust2015.Thisincludesanetlossof$16,006.48
inGeneralOperations,offsetbyanetincomeof$485.19in
Huntactivitiesandanetincomeof$5,603.98inShow
Eventactivities.Weexpectmoreincomefromthehuntsand
Eukanuba.MembershipincomewillbegininNovember.

Thetreasurer’sreportwasacceptedaspresented.

Rescue:PamHelmerjoinedthemeeting9:30p.m.Pamis
sendingallrescuereceiptstoGloria.Westillhavetwodogs
inrescue.Tiffanysuggestedputtingarescuelinkonthe
websiteorFacebookpagewithapictureorvideoofthedogs
inrescue.SaberTailswouldalsobeaplacetoputpicturesof
thedogsinrescue.TiffanywillgetincontactwithVeronica
todiscussthepossibilitiesofimplementingthisontheclub
website.Pamislookingforanewregionalcoordinatorinthe
northerncentralstates.Itwassuggestedanemailblastbe
sentouttomembershipontheregionalcoordinatorposition.

2016NationalSpecialtyReport-VickieWillmann:The
WesternBeagleClubhasagreedtoallowthePBGVCAtouse
itssiteforthenationalhunt.Everythingelseisprogressing
well.Vickieaskedforsuggestionsforjudgesforthe4to6
MonthPuppyclasses.MOTION:#09-15-01(Henson,second
Quintenz)Movetorequirethe4to6PuppyClasstobe
offeredattheannualregionalandnationalspecialtyshows.
Motionpassed.

2017NationalSpecialtyReport–PamHelmer:The
CarolinaclubwillsponsortheWelcomeParty.

2018:Pamdiscussedthatshehadthreeprospectsforshow
chair,assistantchair,buttherulethattheycannotshowis
holdingothersbackfromcommittingtothejob.Theshow
chair,assistantchair,judge’shospitalityandtransportation
cannotshow.MOTION:#09-15-02(Quintenz,second
Bustin)Movethattheassistantshowchairmayshow
onlydogstheyownorco-ownattheannualregionaland
nationalspecialties.MotionpassedwithHensonopposed.

Pamdiscussedthatoneofthepossibleshowchairshad

expressedinterestinpursuingaSanDiegolocationforthe
2018regionalandnationalspecialties,andwantedanokay
fromtheBODtoinvestigatethatpossibility.Sandywillask
ourconsultanttoalsopursueSanDiegolocations.

Annebroughtupthetableddiscussionaboutajudge

showinginnationalwhenhe/shejudgedsweepstakes.
MOTION:#09-15-03(MeglisecondCannon)Movethata
sweepstakesjudgemayjudgethefirstdayandshowthe
seconddayatthenationalshow.Motionpassed.

Delegate’sReport–AnneGallant:ThereisanAKCParent
ClubRescueAllianceandtheBODshouldcheckonwhether
CharAllmanisawareofthisgroup.TheAKCwouldlike
eachparentclubtolinktotheAKCMarketplace.Thisisan
educational,activityandinformation-sharingsitewithin
theAKCwebsite.BredwithHEART(Health,Education,
Accountability,ResponsibilityandTradition)isanewAKC
programdirectedtowardthecasualbreeder,whichcom-
prises69percentofthe250,000littersin2014.Breedersof
Meritandcommercialbreedersarenotinthisgroup.AKC
isencouraginghoundandsportingdogparentgroupsto
includemorecompanioneventsintheirAKCbreed
brochures.PBGVCAneedstoaddhuntingtoitsbrochure.
BobandSuewillworkonthebrochureinformation.The
AKCCertificateofMeritamendmentwassentbacktothe
AKCboardforfurtherwork.TheTrailerProgramhasnow
raisedmorethanonemilliondollars.Threetrailershave
beendelivered,eightareabouttobedeliveredand20more
trailersarebeingprepared.Thesetrailersarealreadybeing
usedinthecurrentfireareasinthewest.

Eukanuba,PublicEdandTop20:SandydiscussedSue’s
reportthatthe2015showswillbeonDec.11,judgeshired
andsignedcontracts,andtheAKChasapprovedthem.First
showiswithAllenOdomat1p.m.andthesecondshowis
withJeffPepperat3p.m.TheNOHS,BestPuppy,BestBred
ByExhibitorandBestVeteranwillbeoffered.KarenClugston
isworkingontrophiesanddonations.Anemailblasthas
beensentoutwithdetails.Sandyishandlingcatalogsales
andads.MeettheBreedswillbeofferedonDec.12and13.

AtWestminstertherewillbeMeettheBreedatPier92.

MidNewJerseyclubwillstaffthebooth.

Top20Indianajudgeshavebeenselectedandcontracts

arebeingsigned.InvitationswillbesentinJanuary.Tickets
are$30,whichincludesacatalogandpastabar.Cashbar
willbeavailable.

PublicEducation:Inquirieshavebeenslowoverthe
summerbutareexpectedtoresumeafterschoolstarts.

SaberTails–BobCohen:AnnesuggestedthatwegiveJanea
copyoftheSaberTailsguidelinesandletherupdatethem
withhercurrentpractices,thenlettheBODdiscussthe

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