InAttendance:BettyBarth,BobCohen,SusannahCooper,
GloriaSwaine,LindleyHenson,JoQuintenz,PamHelmer,
AnneGallant,BryanHelvey,SandyBustin,LoraMegli.Ab-
sent:SherylBradbury.Guest:VeronicaScheer.Minutestaken
bySusannahCooperinSherylBradbury’sabsence

Meetingwascalledtoorderat5:35PMPSTbyPresident
BettyBarth

President:NTR

VicePresident:Workingonseveralprojects.AKCwebsite
projectwithSueSmythstillinprogress.

RecordingSecretary:Notonthecall.Bobdiscussedthat
Committeereportsshouldnotbeputintheminutes.Will
needtoreviewtheminutesandvoteontheminthenext
month.MOTION#01-15-01(QuintenzsecondSwaine)To
approvethenewmemberapplicantssenttothemember-
shipprovidednonegativefeedbackisreceivedbyJanuary
20,2015.Motionacceptedunanimously

CorrespondingSecretary:Receivingquestionnaire’sback
fromprospectivejudgesforthe2017National/Regional.

Treasurer’sreport:GloriaprovidedtheTreasurer’sreportto
theBoard.DiscussionoftheBoutiquetookplaceatthis
timeandtheinventorythatwaspurchased.Questionre-
gardingthePamperedCheffundraiserandhowmuchit
madewasasked.Gloriadoesn’thavetheinformationatthis
time.ACTION:TheBoardwouldlikeSherylBradburyand
SueVolkmertoreportwhattheyplantoordergoingfor-
wardandpossiblesuggestionsonwhattodowiththein
stockinventorythatmightnotbeselling.Budgetingfor
2015wasprovided.TheBoardwillreviewthebudgetand
givefeedbackthroughoutthemonth.

Website:VeronicaScheerjoinedthemeetingtodiscussher
reportthatwassenttotheBoard.Oneoftheissuesiswe
weregoingtohavetobuymorespaceinordertokeepall
theSaberTailsinthemember-onlysectionofthewebsite.
LindleysuggestedtomovetheolderSaberTailstoanother
sitethatispublicandkeepthemostrecentissuesinthe
member-onlyarea.Therewasdiscussiononhowmanyyears
tokeepinthemember-onlysection.Itwasdecidedtokeep
2yearsinthemember-onlysectionandmoveolderonesto
thepublicarea.Veronicasuggestedputtinglittlebiosonthe
websiteoftheOfficers.Itwasagreedtoworkonthatproj-
ect.ACTION:SherylBradburytoprovidetheupdatedCom-
mittee/LiaisonlistingtoVeronica,JaneandtheBoard.

MOTION#01-15-02(HensonsecondCohen)Veronicato
maintainthemostrecentissuesofSaberTailsinthemem-
ber-onlysectionofourwebsite.AllotherSaberTailswillbe
movedtoourmainwebsite.MotionAcceptedunanimously

Delegatesreport:AnnereportedinMarch,theywillbevot-
ingonachangetotheDogShowRules.Adogwithalim-
itedregistrationcan’tcompeteinbreedcompetition.Right
now,achangetofullregistrationmustbemadepriortothe
closingdate.Theproposedchangewouldaddmoretime
anditwouldberequiredbythedayoftheshow.Itwas

suggestedthatAnnevotenoonthisrulechangeunlessshe
feelsthereisareasonableamendment.

-TheEukanubashowwillbetelevisedontheLifetimenet-
workonSat.Jan31th,thedaybeforetheSuperbowl.The
twohourshowwillbeshownonceinthemorningand
againintheafternoon.

-SomeParentClubshavebecomeconcernedaboutthecol-
orsbeinglistedfordogsregisteredasacertainbreed.(Appar-
ently,somePoodleshavebeenregisteredasmerle).Ifwe
wanttoknowthecolorsbeingregisteredforPBGVs,we
needtosendanemailrequestforthisinformationtoMark
DunninAKC’sITdepartment.

-EukanubaisscheduledtobeinFLfortwomoreyears,and
Iunderstandthatanother3yearshavebeencontractedfora
totalof5.

-SeveralParentClubsreportedthatwhentheyholdaspe-
cialty,theydonatesomethingtothatcityfortheiruselikea
vestforaservicedogoroxygenmasksfordogs.I’dliketo
recommendthatweconsiderthisidea.Boardfeltthiswasa
goodideaandwilllookintothis.Lindley’scommitteewill
lookintothisandgetbacktotheBoardwithrecommenda-
tions.

-Annewillcontinuetoforwardtheemailsfromcandidates
fortheAKCBoardofDirectors.Wecandiscussfurtheron
theFebruarycall.

2014National:Somepeoplestillhavenotreceivedphotos
thatwerepaidforfromthephotographer.

2015National:LindleyreportedBobisreviewingthecon-
tractsforthephotographers.Sheisplanningtohavethe
premiumlistforreviewsoon.Websiteisliveforregistration
andTrophy’s.VideographerwillbethereFridayandSatur-
day.Workingongettingthelogoitemsonthewebsite.
PamreportedSueSmythwillbetakingovertheTop20.

2016National:Pamreportedtheyarestillresearchingsu-
perintendents.VickieWillmanniscurrentlyworkingonthe
budget.TheLogoisgettingworkedonandhopetohaveby
March.

2017National:Pamreportedtheshowwillnotbein
Asheville,NC.LookinglikeitmightbeinAtlanta.

Rescue:Pamsentseveralbillsoutforrescues.

SaberTails:SandyremindedallthattheDeadlineis1/15/15
forSaberTails.JaneSwansonishopingforsomemoread-
vertisementsbeforethecloseoftheissue.Kittyisdoingan
articleontheFloridashowandeventsassociatedwithit.

COMMITTEEREPORTS

AuditCommittee:SandyprovidedthereportstotheBoard.
SheaskedthattheBoardreviewthereportsandmakeany
recommendations.

OLDBUSINESS

ByLaws:JoQuintenzhasbeengoingbackandforthwith
AKConitemswithregardtotheByLawsrevisions.

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Monday,Jan.12,2015

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•Minutesarereprintedasreceivedfromthecorrespondingsecretary

andasapprovedbytheboardofdirectors•