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Members present:
Denise Teal • Beth Bartholomew • Michelle
Olsen • Linda Koutsky • Karen
Herceg • Laura Tomaszewski •
Joyce Norris • Janet Lewis
Call to order:
5:36pm. Pacific Time by Denise Teal
1. Recording Secretary's Report: Michelle Olsen
1.1 Approval of minutes of the last board meeting
Minutes of last board meeting approved unanimously in Motion 2004-09 (below).
2. Corresponding Secretary's Report: Linda Koutsky
3. Treasurer's Report: Beth Bartholomew
3.1 Interim Financial Report
Checking balance: $14,568.14 Savings balance: $63,182.12 Health balance: $3,367.02 (included in savings balance) Rescue balance: $12,306.81 (included in savings balance) 3.2 2004 Specialty Income/Expenses
$7,139.00 Income $3,407.33 Expenses
4. Interim Business Transacted by US Mail
No mail exchanged in the preceding two months.
5. Interim Business Transacted by Email
The following motion was voted on via email since the last Board meeting:
5.1 Motion 2004-09
Motion: to accept the minutes from the July Board Meeting.
Motion made by: Michelle Olsen
Second: Laura Tomaszewski
In Favor: Unanimous.5.2 New Members approved
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Name:
Jayme Rutter |
Name:
Eileen Madrigale |
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Name:
Sonja Donaldson |
Name:
John & Sharon Grech |
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Name:
Kay J. Carr |
Name:
Tim & Darlene Cutshall |
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Name:
Marge Danielson |
Name:
Tim Walsh |
6. Committee Business
6.1 Breeder Referral Committee
6.1.1 List of breeders
It was resolved to have Kathy Sours, the Membership Chair, keep track of the people who want to be on the Breeder Referral list. She will include list renewal information in the membership renewal mailing; and will provide the list to the webmaster and the Breeder Referral chair. This will help ensure that all three lists stay "in synch."
6.1.2 New Chair needed
Janet Legg must resign from this job for the time being due to health reasons. A new volunteer will be sought via ANNOUNCE and Borderlines. Karen Herceg agreed to serve as the interim chair until we find a permanent replacement.6.2 Rescue Committee
6.2.1 Grant request:
A request from Sarah Ruckelshaus-Nicholson was considered, for a $470 grant in rescue funds to purchase Microsoft Publisher and Editor to be used to publish their newsletter. Cost for each is $145 and $145. They are also asking for $180 to cover the cost of printing the newsletter. It was resolved to ask for clarification of what the newsletter is used for, how frequently it is mailed, and what its budget is, and return on investment (is it sent to rescue volunteers, adopters, potential adopters or ?). Also to ask for a clear plan of who would own the software license, and how it would be passed on to another club member if the keeper decided to leave the organization.
6.2.2 Grant Policy:
Sarah Ruckelshaus-Nicholson had requested the board to consider changing the rescue grant to be open to non-BCSA-members, and not restricted to educational purposes only. Currently, not many groups are taking advantage of the grants, so the request is rooted in a desire to make better use of the funds to benefit BC rescue in general. Laura T. made a motion to broaden the scope of the grants to include health care and assistance for rescue dogs; and to allow non-BCSA affiliated organizations to apply. The board will vote on approval all applications. Second: Michelle. Vote: unanimous.
7. Old Business
7.1 2004 National Specialty: Lisa Pruka, Chair
- Emergency Committee: The Emergency chair was printed incorrectly in the Herding Confirmation letter-it should be Laura Tomaszewski, chair. The emergency vet information has changed as well, the vet we originally planned on using won't be available. Please pay close attention to final information printed in the catalog and the Show confirmation letter.
- Herding Checks: Joyce reported that Secretary Barb Witte will be retaining the entry checks until the day of the trial, so she can give them back for refunds (rather than having the Treasurer write refund checks).
- General progress: Specialty is coming along, entry sizes are very good, orders for meals, shirts, catalogs etc are solid. Entry confirmations are out, catalog is in the works, shirts are ordered.
7.2 2005 National Specialty: Chair: Denise Teal and Linda Koutsky have volunteered to co-chair the 2005 specialty.
- Event chairs:
Secretary: Derek Pattison of "Laughing Coyote Productions" (Hodgenville, Kentucky) will be the secretary for all events. He accepts online entries and credit card payments.
Herding: Joyce Norris & Margie Clutter. Joyce is working on judges, has already procured some.
Obedience: Juli Cepulis -judges are all under contract.
Agility: Laura Wright.
Conformation: Nancie Mages. She is working on judges.
Tracking: Lisa Pruka & Kari Wahlquist.
Premium Lists/Catalog: Nancie Mages
Herding Schedule/Livestock: some discussion was held on whether or not to have ducks, and also whether to have two or three days of herding. It was decided to table the discussion until after the specialty, to get input from this year's event. We'll also evaluate how the Herding Challenge goes.
General Specialty Schedule: much discussion was held on rearranging the week's schedule again. It was resolved to contact St. Louis Herding Club to see if they would like to hold a trial back-to-back with our trial. If they do, we may offer some prize donations. Tentative decisions on the rest of the schedule were made that will be finalized later.7.3 AKC Open Stud Book Registration
Michelle reported the progress made so far on the research on the open stud book status. Richard forwarded the copy of the last proposal used, and Denise and Michelle have provided feedback. Richard continues to work on the proposal, which is targeted to be submitted early 2005.7.4 BCSA Sponsored Agility Trial
- Motion for approval to hold a BCSA sponsored AKC agility trial on February 19 and 20, 2005, in Edinboro, PA. Trial secretary will be Denise Thomas. Trial chair will be Karen Herceg. (Motion Karen, Laura), vote was unanimous.
- Karen requested to re-use the leftover agility ribbons from the national for this event. More will be ordered as needed, and the leftovers from this trial will be forwarded to next year's specialty.
8. New Business
8.1 Piedemont BC Club Regional Specialty
The Piedmont Border Collie Club has requested approval for a regional specialty in 2005. Motion: (Linda, Joyce), vote was unanimous.8.2 Piedmont BC Club Regional Specialty: Awards Donation Request
The Piedmont Border Collie Club will have 1 conformation show, 2 obedience trials, 2 agility trials, and one herding trial; over three days. They need prizes for all venues and have requested a donation. Due to the fact that they are offering more venues and more days of competition than the other specialty clubs, which each garnered $200 for their specialties; a motion was made to donate $300 towards their trophy fund (Karen, Laura), vote was unanimous.8.3 AKC Lifetime Achievement Awards
It is time for our club to vote on the nominees for the AKC Lifetime Achievement Awards. Nominees are:
- Conformation: Maxine V. Bean; Michele Billings; Dr. Harry Smith (Board chose Michele Billings)
- Companion events: Rosalie Alvarez; Velma Janek; David Maurer (Board chose Rosalie Alvarez)
- Performance: Dennis Bath; John Rabidou; J. J. Sweezey (Board chose J. J. Sweezey)
8.4 BCSA Suggestion Box
Pat Krause submitted some suggestions for encouraging Junior Handlers in BCSA. It was resolved that we need a chairperson to head up the effort of a BCSA Junior Program. Denise will send out an announcement requesting volunteers.
9. Date of Next Meeting
Meeting @ National Specialty: the board will have a short, informal meeting
with the incoming 2005 board members on Wednesday night after the annual
meeting.
Next regular board meeting: Monday November 8th, 2004, 5:30pm Pacific Time.
Adjournment motion:
8:16 p.m. Pacific Time by Motion to adjourn by Beth Bartholomew, second
Karen Herceg.
Respectfully submitted by Michelle Olsen, Recording Secretary
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