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BOARD MEETING MINUTES - JUNE 12, 2006 Go
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Members Present: Michelle Olsen • Joyce Norris • Kelly Hagstrand • Beth Bartholomew • Sally Davis • Denise Teal • Laura Wright • Wayne Koutsky
Members Absent: Claudia Frank
Call to Order: 5:32 PM Pacific Time by Joyce Norris
1. Recording Secretary’s Report: Kelly Hagstrand
1.1. Approval of minutes of last board meeting
Motion to approve minutes made by Wayne Koutsky and seconded by Sally Davis. All approved.
2. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Laura Wright
2.1. Correspondence Received
- Letter from AKC requesting a Herding Advisory representative
- E-Mail from Mike Fine, photographer, inquiring about doing win shots at the 2007 Specialty
- Michelle was copied on a letter sent by Bobby Birdsong of the AKC notifying all show superintendents, secretaries and field reps of the change in wording for color divisions for Border Collies
3. Treasurer’s Report: Wayne Koutsky
3.1. Account Balances
Checking $12,798 Savings $54,857 Health $ 5,307 Rescue $14,423 TOTAL $87,385 3.2. 2006 Specialty Income/Expenses
Income $2,530 Expenses $1,454
4. Interim Business Transacted by US Mail
No mail exchanged in the last month
5. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
No e-mail exchanged in the last month
6. Committee Business
6.1. Advertising Manager: Open
Volunteer still needed6.2. AKC Gazette Columnist: Gerianne Darnell
Gerianne is currently working on a two-part series, called “Formulating a Training Plan for the Cross-Trained Dog.”6.3. BCSA Announce and Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
- As of June 6, 2006, there are 345 subscribers to BCSA_Announce
- There were no messages received in the Suggestion Box since May 2nd, 2006.
6.4. BCSA Store Marketing & Orders: Volunteer Needed
Craig Rogers investigated some merchandise sales for BCSA. Further research is needed before a decision is made.6.5. BCSA 2006 National E-Mail Group: Nancy Little
There has been no moderator activity.6.6. Borderlines: Lisa Ochoa
- Lisa is current working on the first draft done by the new publishers and the final version should be sent within the next week or so.
- Next deadline for submissions is July 15, 2006
6.7. General Education: Donna Mallory
- Two new documents dealing with the purchase of puppies was approved by the Board in May and are now on the website.
- Kathy Williford is currently working on a recruitment brochure and has submitted a first draft to the Board for review.
6.8. Health Committee: Lisa Pruka
- Lisa contacted OFA and they have finally changed their records so Lisa will be getting all of the quarterly reports. These will be included in Borderlines in the future.
- Lisa is working on possibly doing DNA collection through the AKC at the Specialty.
- Yvonne is continuing work on the health survey and this should be out sometime this year.
6.9. Heath Education Foundation (HEF): Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell
The foundation has recruited a few individuals to serve on the initial Board and will be meeting some time this summer to start work on the mission statement and legal organization of the foundation.6.10. Juniors: Mary Beth Overmyer & Linda Follis
There will be Juniors recognition again this year at the Specialty.6.11. Judges Education – Linnea Klingel
- Linnea is still developing a list of approved presenters.
- Upcoming presentations: Mason-Dixon Dog Judges Association, to be done by Robin Penland, 2006 National Specialty, to be done by Robin Penland, Herding Institute in Kentucky to be done by Linn Klingel and one to be done by Michelle in Seattle in the fall.
6.12. Judges Selection Process Committee – Robin Penland
- The committee is working with the suggestions provided by the Board
- Robin does not have enough time to continue as chair of the committee, so Sonja Donaldson has stepped up. Robin will still continue to assist.
6.13. Membership – Kathy Sours
Motion made Denise, seconded by Beth Bartholomew to approve the following membership applications:
- BC Club of Northern California
- Cynthia Schmitt
- Heidi & James Smith
- Rachel Whited
6.14. Rescue Liaison – Megan Harrison
Megan has been working through the rescue contact list. The project is larger than expected but is going very smoothly and Megan is receiving excellent feedback.6.15. Website: Ann Shaw
- 2006 Specialty Central: More pages activated and updated
- ROM Central: Updated
- Regular site maintenance and page updates.
7. Old Business
7.1. 2006 National Specialty
- Motion by Denise Teal to approve Libbye Miller to judge sweepstakes at the 2006 national specialty. Seconded by Joyce Norris. All approved.
- Rally application approval still pending
- Derek has finished all but the conformation premium and they have been sent to Ann Shaw for printing and to Purina for their approval
- All Herding events are approved
- Chairs still needed: all chief ring stewards vacant (except for Obedience and Stock Handling), BC Social, Catalog Sales, Emergency chair, health tests, Judges Hospitality, Ribbons, Show Grounds, Silent Auction , Weave Pole Challenge.
7.2. 2007 National Specialty
- The 2007 Specialty will be cancelled if no chairs step forward by October 1st. Michelle sent out an announcement to this effect.
8. New Business
8.1. ISDS Import Issue
The AKC is only accepting ISDS import pedigrees if the dog was born in the UK. This is a problem since many working dogs outside of North America are only registered with the ISDA and/or ABCA. Michelle talked to Brenda Lucas in the Special Registry Services Department and faxed her some information. Brenda was going to discuss to Jim Crowley and thought that the answer to this might take a while due to the unusual situation. Michelle is going to write a letter to Jim.8.2. Agility Trial in Ohio
Denise is moving ahead with a BCSA trial in Ohio for July 2007. She will chair, Joanne Silhanek will be Trial Secretary. Indoor facility is available and the AKC has been contacted for possible dates. Budget will be sent as soon as a date and judge is secured.8.3. Award of Merit Policy
Motion was made by Denise Teal, seconded by Sally Davis to allow a judge at the National Specialty to give an Award of Merit to any dog he/she feels is deserving, in the Best of Breed ring. Motion was made by Joyce Norris and seconded by Beth Bartholomew to instruct all regional specialties to follow the same AOM policy/procedure to make it consistent to what is done at the National. Award should be given to 5% of the previous years breed entry.
9. Date of Next Board Meeting
Next regular Board Meeting: Monday, July 10, 2006 at 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
Adjournment Motion:
Motion to adjourn made at 7:15 PM Pacific Time by Joyce Norris, seconded by
Sally Davis
Respectfully submitted by Kelly Hagstrand, Recording Secretary
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