ThemeetingwascalledtoorderbyPresident
DennisSprung.Heintroducedthepeople
seatedatthedaisandreadthenamesofthe
candidatesrunningintoday’selectionfor
theBoard,Classof2016.Mr.Sprung
reviewedtheelectionprocess,andthefirst
ballotwastaken.Alloftheseresultswill
bereportedherealthoughtheballoting
occurredduringthedaywiththemeeting
continuingin-betweenthevoting.
1stBallot
2ndBallot
3rdBallot
TotalBallots
392
407
408
RequiredtoElect
197
200
205
8invalid
Cruz
219
Feeney
179
172
207
Powers
197
Ronald
120
49
30
Schroll
141
98
104
Sorenson
116
52
48
Worth-Smith
102
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CruzandPowerselected
Nooneelected
Feeneyelected
Mr.JimCrowleyreadthenamesofthe17newdelegates
seatedsincethelastmeeting.Mr.Sprungreportedthatthe
NortheasternMarylandKCandtheLeonbergerClubof
AmericawereapplyingforAKCmembership,andtheywere
dulyelectedintomembershipbythedelegatebody.
Chairman’sReport.Mr.RonMenakerreportedthat
theCaninePartnersprogramhasgeneratedsignificantAKC
participationwith30K+entries.Lastyear,85percentofthe
eventswhocouldinvitethemtoparticipate,didso.This
yeartheparticipationratehasincreasedto89percent.The
“MyDogCanDoThat”programhad230dogsinRoseCity
KCinPortland,Ore.,and204dogsinMiddlePeninsulaKC
inDoswell,Va.Agilityachievedtheonemillionentrylevel
in2011.Princey,aCaninePartner,isthefirsttobeawarded
MACH1,MACH2andMACH3titles.TheAKC’s1012budget
isprojectedtobe$1.7intheblack.Mr.Menakerthanked
Mr.DavidMerriamandDr.TomDaviesfortheirserviceto
theAKC’sboardofdirectors,recognizedWalterGoodman’s
24yearsofservicetotheboardandthankedAKCstaff
anddelegates.
President’sReport.Mr.DennisSprungoffereda
movingthankyoutoWalterGoodman,TomDaviesand
toRonMenakerfortheirservicetotheAKC.Eachreceived
prolongedapplause.
CFO’sReport.Mr.JimStevensreportedthatthe2011
overviewwasrelativelybetterthan2010.Royalties,pedigree
salesandregistrationsarealldownfrom2010.Entriesareup
2.5percentandeventsareup2.6percent.2011sawanet
lossof$8.6millionfromevents.Theaveragelossperentry
was$2.77.Reductioninoperations,payrollandtravelwas
$3.9mil(3.6percent)andthepersonnelcount
wasreducedfrom343to304.Cashflow
remainspositive.Overthepast10years,
theAKChashadanoperationalsurplusof
$27.6milwiththerecordof$6.6milset
in2005.Alternativerevenuehasbeen
decliningthepastfouryears.
Investmentlosseswere$2.1milor–2.4
percent.TheDOWwas+5percentandthe
S&Pwas+2.5percentwhiletheotherindices
wereinthered.WhiletheAKC’sperformanceis
belowthetoptwoperformers,itwasbetterthan
mostandthelossesfrom2010wererecoupedin2011.
Mr.Stevensreportedonthecontributionstovariousfunds,
includingtheAKC’sPAC.While$5,971wasreceivedfrom
thePACboard,theAKCboardandAKCstaff,$6,662was
receivedfromAKCclubs.Thisamountstoanaverageof
$.05perperson.
Mr.Stevensindicatedheisoptimisticabout2012witha
projectedbudgetintheblackby$1.7million.
Amendments.
1.Theproposedamendmentfora3-pointreservemajor
waswithdrawnandwillberesubmittedatalaterdate.
2.AnamendmenttoChapter1,Section3ofRules
ApplyingtoDogShowswhichremoveseventsthathaven’t
beenheldinyearswaspassed.
3.TheRealignmentProposalfailedtopasswith231in
favorand165opposed.Thetwo-thirdscountrequiredto
passthisamendmentwas252.
4.TheBeagleGrandFieldChampionamendmentwas
sentbacktotheBeagleAdvisoryCommitteebyamajority
votetodoso.
Mr.JimCrowleyreadtheproposedamendment
regardingthesuperintendentsbeingabletocorrectan
entryasappropriate.Thisamendmentwillbevotedonat
theJunemeeting.
COOMr.JohnLyonsintroducedMr.RobinStansell(Vice
President,Events)andMr.CurtCurtis(Agility,Obedience
andRally)whoareretiring.Thedelegatebodygavethem
astandingovation.
AKCMarketingManagerMs.LisaGonzalesreviewed
OperationJumpstartmarketinginitiates,theBreederof
MeritprogramandTheGoodThingsWeDocampaign.
Shealsopresentedamock-upoftheAKC’snewwebsite.
Thenewhomepagewilllaunchthisquarter.
NewBusiness.Mr.KenMardenreportedontherecent
two-weekAKCPointingGunDogChampsionships.Hegave
highpraisetothefieldstafffortheirlonghoursofhard
workonbehalfofthisevent.Dr.CharlesGarvinreminded
thedelegatesthatPurinahasbeenamajorcontributorto
theCanineHealthFoundationformorethan$1mil
annually.ThePurinaParentClubProgramprovidesnearly
$250,000annually.Heencouragedallparentclubstosign
up(174participate)andforallofustosignupandturnin
ourweightcircles.Eachweightcirclebringsin$4.50tothe
AKC’sCanineHealthFoundation.
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SubmittedbyAnneGallant,DelegatetoAKC