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Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
PBGVCA 2015 Mid-Year Meeting
4th Session – Saturday, October 24 – 6:45 p.m. CDT
(Meeting was held by Conference Call. The BOD decided since we had already
used the Charlotte venue for a previous National Specialty, it was not necessary)
remaining Medical bill, paid directly to her Doctor in the
sum of $1578.54. Motion passed with Cohen and Bustin
abstaining.
National Specialties Shows – Information, from Board sug-
gestions, for our Consultant to check specific venues, has
resulted in still not having a location for the 2017 Specialty
in the West region. Sandy will contact our Consultant to
check into Town and Country Resort in Mission Valley. We
still do not have a Show Chair, but location dictates whom
might be able to take the job.
Open Discussion
Questions were asked about the duties of the National
Show Chair and it was suggested we look in past Minutes
for the evolution of the National Show Chair.
Organization chart shows what is the reporting chain of
command regarding National Specialties.
Anne described how other breed clubs have gone to the
National location rotation of East, Central, West, Central,
East, Central instead of East, Central, West, East, Central,
West.
In Attendance: Sandy Bustin, Tiffany Cannon, Bob Cohen,
Susannah Cooper, Anne Gallant, Lindley Henson, Stepha-
nie Holoubek, Lora Megli, Gloria Swaine, Jo Quintenz,
Vickie Willmann. Helen Ingher joined the call.
Absent: Mike Williquette
Topic for 4th Saturday Session - Bylaws/Constitution (Helen
Ingher joined the call)
Session was called to order at 6:35 p.m. CDT.
By-Laws – Jo emailed revised By-Laws along with side-
by-side comparison of current document and proposed
changes. She also stated this had been a 2-year project. Jo
discussed how by-law revisions, in the past, have been sent
out to the membership by mail with ballots for members
to vote. Her concern is the cost of mailing. Various dis-
cussions on wording and how issues evolved were held.
The idea of Associate Membership was discussed at great
length and was generally well received.
The Revised By-Laws could be included in the Spring Saber
Tails, along with Voting Ballots. The by-law comparisons
will be included in a Saber Tails article.
MOTION #10-15-09 (Quintenz second Swaine) Move to
accept the recommended revisions of the By-Laws, as
distributed to the Board and amended during the Mid
Year meeting, and refer it to the membership for ap-
proval. Motion
Discussion was revisited about Lifetime memberships
being extended to past Presidents and Founding mem-
bers of the Club. The BOD agreed that there was a proce-
dural mistake made during the process. At the Indianap-
olis National Annual Meeting, this issue will be brought
to the General Membership for a Ballot vote. Tiffany will
take care of the information that will be presented to the
Club.
The Mid Year Meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. CDT.
Online Vote after the BOD Mid Year Meeting Conference
Call on October 24, 2015.
MOTION #10-15-10 (Gallant second Cohen) Move to
purchase medallions for the Eukanuba national champi-
onship show in December 2015. Motion passed.