InAttendance:BettyBarth,SandyBustin,GloriaSwaine,
AnneGallant,BobCohen,JoQuintenz,LindleyHenson,
BryanHelvey,SherylBradbury.ViaConferencecall:Pam
Helmer,SusannahCooper

Bettycalledthemeetingtoorderat9:35EDT

President:BettyBarththankedtheboardforattendingthe
meetinginIndianapolisIN.

VicePresident:NTR

RecordingSecretary:Minutestobeavailableatthenext
boardofdirectorsmeeting.

CorrespondingSecretary:SusannahCooperwillsendare-
mindertovoteforjudges.ThedeadlineisNovember15.Jo
wouldliketohavealinktothejudge’sselectionarticlethat
shewrotesentinanemailtothemembership.Jowillsend
toSusannahandSheryltodistributetowebsiteandFacebook.

Treasurer’sreport:NTR-duetothismeetingbeingatthe
firstofthemonth.Noreportisavailableatthistime.

Delegatesreport:AnnereportedontheRetrievertrial
changesandwillvoteinfavorofthechanges.

AKCGazetteBoardreport-SueSmyth.Notes:Theboardre-
viewedthereportabovesubmittedbySueSmyth.Theboard
discussedtheinterestfromthereaders,andthewebtraffic
statistictothegazetteandtothePBGVcolumn.ACTION:
BettywillrequestthatSueSmythrequestpermissioninwrit-
ingforuseofthesearticlesfortheSaberTails.ACTION:
BettywillsendalinktoVeronicatothePBGVGazettecol-
umn.Nobudgetrequested

Awards-BryanHelveyreportedforBevChildsthatawards
processhasnotchangedtodate.Anemailblastwassentout
tothemembershiptoinformoftheprocessbutshehasre-
ceivedonlyafewawardsrequest.Budgetrequested-$2900

ByLaws-JoreportedthatAKChastheproposedbylaws
onceagainandarereviewingthem.BudgetRequested$500

CompanionEvents–LoraMeglireportedthatshehasbeen
developingadescriptionofthecompanioneventcommit-
tee.LoraMegliisworkingonareviewofthecurrentcom-
mitteeactivitiestodevelopmoreresourcesforthemembers
andtomakeherselfandthecommitteeavailabletosupport
showchairpersons.Lorareportedsheisworkingtoputa
“CompanionEvents”committeeinplacetoadviseofany
AKCchangestocurrentactivitiesornewlydeveloped
events.Nobudgetrequested

FieldandHuntCommittee-VickieWillmann.Theboard
reviewedthereportofthehuntcommittee.Adiscussionof
thetypeofribbonstobeawardedresultedinofferingthe
participantsachoicetoreceive.Thecommitteewillbeor-
deringasupplyofqualifyingribbons.Thecommitteewill
alsoordercertificatesforhunttitlesalongwithinkforprint-
ing.BudgetRequested$800.

FundraisingReport–SueVolkmer.Theboardreviewedthe
FundraisingreportfromSueVolkmerandwilldeferthere-

questofthebudgetuntilnextboardofdirector’smeeting
afterareviewofthecurrentinventory.

HallmarkCommitteeReport-SandyBustin,completed
duringOctoberconferencecall.Nobudgetrequested

HealthCommitteeReport-HelenIngher.Theboardre-
viewedtheHealthCommitteeReportfromHelenIngherin
regardstoHealthtestingCHICrecommendationsfor
PBGVCAmembers.HelenalsoinformedCERFisnolonger
thetermthatisusedinregardstoeyecertificationitisnow
calledOFA.

Jocommentedoncurrenthealthtestingrecommendations
fromtheclubandsomereviewoffuturedevelopmentoffu-
turehealthtestingneeded.Budgetrequested$50

HistorianReport-AliceMcGowen.Theboardreviewedthe
HistorianreportfromAliceMcGowen.BudgetRequested
$100.ACTION:BobwillpurchaseCDsandsendtoAliceto
backupthediscsthatAlicecurrentlyhasandanythatAlice
maymake.Bobwillstorethebackupdiscs.ACTION:Bobto
coordinateasuggestionfromJoQuintenzthattheclubes-
tablisha“rememberwhen”onthewebsiteorfacebookpage.

Legislative–TheboardreviewedtheLegislativereport
fromCharAllman.ThePBGVCAwillhaverepresentationat
theNAIAconference.Areportontheconferencewillbesent
totheboardaftertheconference.Budgetrequested$600.

Education-TheboardreviewedtheEducationreports

PublicEducation–BudgetRequested$1000

MeettheBreeds–$100Requested

Member/BreederEducation-ACTION:Susannahtowork
withHelentodevelopacommitteedescriptionandbudget
andtoclarifytheareasofresponsibility.BudgetRequested$150.

JudgesEducation-Budgetrequested$150.

AdHoc-MembershipApplication–BettyappointedaMem-
bershipApplicationadhoccommitteetoupdatethemem-
bershipapplicationformtoincludeVeronicaScheer,Gloria
Swaine,JoQuintenz,SusannahCooperandAndyElledgeto
becompletedbyDecember31,2014forpresentationtothe
boardofdirectorsbytheJanuarymeeting.

MembershipCommittee-AndyElledge.Theboardre-
viewedtheMembershipCommitteereportfromAndy.There
havebeenrequeststoreplenishsomeofthePBGVCAitems
forSaberTailsandareprintoftheBy-lawsmaybenecessary
in2015.BudgetRequested$125

NationalShowPlanner–AnneGallantrequestedthatthe
boarddiscussedtheintendeduseofthe$2500thattheclub
givestotheSpecialty.PamHelmercommentedthatthe
needforjobdescriptionsneedtobereviewedandsome
changed.Annealsocommentedthatfinancialmanagement
practicesneedtoalsobereviewedordevelopedforshowsso
thatthewaythateachspecialtyismeasuredisconsistent.
TheboarddiscussedtheneedforaSpecialtyFinancialMan-
agerthatwillhelptoplanandmanagethebudget.The

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PBGVCABoardofDirectorsMid-YearMeeting

SubmittedbyPBGVCARecordingSecretarySherylBradbury

Saturday,Nov.1,2014

IWyndhamHotel,Indianapolis

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andasapprovedbytheboardofdirectors•