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Roll Call: Lisa Pruka • Jo Roach • Ann Shaw • Megan Harrison • Paige O’Donnell • Lisa Weeks • Carol Clark
Members Absent: Terri Clingerman
Call to order: 5:07 pm PDT by Lisa Pruka
1. Recording Secretary’s
Report: Jo Roach
Motion by Jo Roach to approve the December 2009 BCSA board meeting minutes.
Second: Megan Harrison. In Favor: Ann Shaw, Paige O‘Donnell. Oppose: None.
Abstain: Lisa Weeks
2. Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Terri Clingerman
AKC Correspondence
Wrote AKC to ask that they to grant a PAL/ILP number for Laura Sleutel’s “Jolie.”
BCSA hasn’t applied for agility trials on July 3 & 4, 2010, and AKC asks that we either do or release the dates.
Other Correspondence
Contacted MidAmerica Border Collie Rescue to let them know that the board approved their grant request for help with medical expenses for “KayCee.”
Contacted Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue to let them know that the board approved their grant request to help with medical expenses for 7 BCs taken from a BC puppy mill in Portland, TN.
Wrote Laura Sleutel to tell her that the board agreed to ask AKC to grant a PAL/ILP number for “Jolie.”
Replied to Joyce Norris regarding her comments on the BCSA Versatile Stockdog Award.
Replied to Suzanne LeRoy regarding her suggestion that BCSA not list a price on our website that people can expect to pay for a good puppy. That info will be removed because a puppy’s price can vary widely across the country and also depends on what the background is.
Received a comment sent to the BCSA suggestion box, that breeders who advertise in Borderlines should answer people who fill out puppy applications. Replied that yes, those breeders should, and although BCSA can only remind them to do that, we hope that every breeder would give potential puppy buyers the courtesy of a reply.
Received a question from the Havanese Club of America, asking BCSA’s thoughts on Dilute Color Alopcia. The Havanese club is considering revising their standard to allow for blue pigment in blue dogs, and asked if we have any health issues due to blue color in BCs.
Received Michelle Canfield’s resignation from the board, effective 12/31/09. “This email is to notify the board that I am resigning from my board position as Past President, effective December 31, 2009. I have enjoyed my seven years of service on the BCSA Board of Directors; but now it’s time for me to move onto other endeavors, and I know I am leaving the club leadership in good hands. Please accept my resignation request and best wishes for the future. Kind Regards, Michelle Canfield”
3. Treasurer’s Report: Ann Shaw
I looked into prices for an outside firm to handle the BCSA web site and contacted three local web site maintenance firms. Hourly rates ranged from $75 per hour to $100 per hour. Most will bill in quarter hour increments and promised updates within 24 hours. I tracked my time from 12/8 to 12/28 and spent 3 hours on the web which would be $225 at $75 per hour. My proposal is to continue tracking my time and bill BCSA at $75 per hour, not to exceed $500 for any given month. I feel this would give us better control and a quicker response time than with an outside firm. It would also potentially save us money when the web maintenance is extremely heavy.
Motion by Paige O’Donnell to
accept Ann’s proposal of paying Ann $75 per hour for time spent on BCSA web site
maintenance, not to exceed $500 per month. Second: Megan Harrison. In Favor: Jo
Roach, Lisa Weeks. Oppose: None. Abstain: Ann Shaw
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4. Interim Business Transacted by E-Mail
4.1. Board Votes Motion 2009-26 made by Michelle Canfield to approve the bylaws change proposal, as submitted by the bylaws committee, for publication to the membership for comment. Second: Jo Roach. In Favor: Unanimous.
4.2 New Member Applications
The following new membership applications were approved:
Marcia Terry (Louisville, KY)
Sponsor - John YaquintaSusan and Rusty Sexton (Prosper, TX)
Sponsor - J. Wade CampbellMotion to approve the new membership applications by Ann Shaw. Second: Jo Roach. In Favor: Unanimous.
5. Committee Business/Reports:
5.1. Stockdog Focus
Maintain emphasis on the unique working style of the Border Collie. Promote interest in herding amongst dog owners and advertise stockdog usefulness to farmers/ranchers. Continually “raise the bar” on herding excellence, promote best-practice training methods. Discourage genetic drift away from core purpose and history of the breed’s development.5.1.1. Herding: Claudia Frank
Claudia is following up with Catherine Price to compile information on the 2009 national specialty herding instinct evaluations.
Susane Hoffman continues to compile the Advanced Herding Stats for our website. Susane will be writing an article on how the stats are figured for Borderlines.
Claudia, Denise Teal and Joyce Norris have requested that the Versatile Stockdog Award be returned to its original format. The board continued our discussion on this topic and will send out an Announce asking for comments from the membership. A comment page will be posted on our website.
5.2. Public Education
Assist pet owners, budding dog fanciers, new breeders and junior handlers; engage them in the future of the breed.5.2.1. General Education: Catherine Swain
No report.5.2.2. Historian: Ronni DeLay
No report.5.2.3. Juniors: Caitlin Kane
No report.5.2.4. Website: Ann Shaw
• Added age field to membership forms
• Board minutes added
• Versatility page updated and corrected
• Affiliate Clubs page updated
• 2011 Judge results added
• Committee page updated
• Breeder Referral page updated
• Delegate report added
• Herding articles added
• November AKC titles added5.3. Fancier Fellowship
Encourage camaraderie and good sportsmanship, sponsor events & competitions, support affiliate clubs, “bridge the gap” between political factions for the best interest of the breed.5.3.1. Affiliate Clubs: Emily Fish
No report.5.3.2. Agility Trial in January (Pennsylvania): Denise Thomas
No report.5.3.3. Agility Trial in June (Michigan): Teri Dillon
Since we haven’t heard from the Michigan group, we will send out an Announce to see if any other members want to use these event numbers to put on a fund-raising trial for the BCSA.5.3.4. Borderlines: Donna Brooks Brisbin
No report.5.3.5. Membership: Kathy Sours
New member applications have been forwarded to the board.5.3.6. National Specialty Steering Committee: Need Volunteer
5.3.7. Specialty – 2009: Lisa Pruka and Paige O'Donnell
The specialty has pretty much been wrapped up and this agenda item will be retired.5.3.8. Specialty – 2010: Julie Bosier and Megan Harrison
No report.5.3.9. Specialty – 2011: Emily Fish and April Bruce
An updated budget and herding contract were forwarded to the board for review.5.3.10. Versatility: Paige O’Donnell
Three versatility awards have been processed.5.4. Breeding Evolution
Breeder & buyer education, guidance, mentoring, registry maintenance, breeding excellence recognition. Broaden influence to more than just members.5.4.1. Border Recorder/BCSA Yearbook: Cindy Geiss
Carol had questions for discussion about ad design and sources for title information.5.4.2. Breeding Excellence Recognition Committee: Kim Sykes
No report.5.4.3. Futurity Committee: April Bruce
No report.5.4.4. Judges Education: Linn Klingel
No report.5.4.5. Judges Selection Process: Sonja Donaldson
No report.5.5. Population Management
Approach zero unwanted dogs. Reduce demand, educate buyers on whether the breed is right for them, improve how dogs are placed, “right” breeders produce more, “wrong” breeders produce less, rescue (a short-term stopgap).5.5.1. Breeder Referral: Karen Herceg
I have been taking additions and updates from members as they have been received, and sending them to Ann Shaw to be added to the Breeder Referral Directory on the website. After the first of the year, Kathy Sours, membership chair, and I will go through the Directory and delete those people who have not renewed their membership.5.5.2. Rescue Committee: Linda Ramas
I have been working on getting updates for our rescue listing. They should be up on the web page at the beginning of January.5.6. AKC Community
Invest in our “dog fancier family”, support protection of dog owners’ rights, stay engaged in AKC governance, contribute to AKC programs, leverage shared breed club knowledge & power.5.6.1. AKC Delegate Business: Carol Clark
No report.5.6.2. AKC Gazette Columnist: Terri Clingerman
No report.5.6.3. Legislative Committee: Linda Baron
No report.5.7. Health and Welfare
Further research on disease cause and cure. Propagate knowledge on health, feeding, care, husbandry and training.5.7.1. Health: Angie Roesch
No report.5.8. General Club Administration
These committees manage club infrastructure tasks that aren’t directly related to our mission statement, but are necessary for the operation of the organization.5.8.1. BCSA Announce & Suggestion Box: Nancy Little
Nothing new to report.5.8.2. BCSA Online Fundraising Store with Ivars: Angel Duffy
No report.5.8.3. Finance Committee: Need Volunteer
No report.5.8.4. By-Laws Committee: Michelle Canfield
The board has voted to send the proposed by-laws revisions to the membership. Michelle will send out an Announce to the membership.5.8.5. Code of Ethics Revision Committee: Linda Ramas
No report.
6. Old Business
6.1. Event numbers
The board discussed Lisa Weeks’ draft proposal that we offer a 3 tier system for other clubs who would like to use our event numbers.
Tier 1 - Fully licensed affiliate clubs would be able to use our event numbers free of charge but would need to provide proof of their own insurance for the event.
Tier 2 - BCSA members and affiliate clubs that are not fully licensed can use our event numbers to put on trials that fully benefit the BCSA (like we have been doing with the agility trials).
Tier 3 - Other clubs can use our event numbers for a fee, either a flat fee or a percentage (to be determined).
Lisa will write up a formal proposal and present it to the board for comments and voting.
7. New Business
7.1. Michelle Canfield’s Resignation
“This email is to notify the board that I am resigning from my board position as Past President, effective December 31, 2009. I have enjoyed my seven years of service on the BCSA Board of Directors; but now it's time for me to move onto other endeavors, and I know I am leaving the club leadership in good hands. Please accept my resignation request and best wishes for the future. Kind Regards, Michelle Canfield”The committees Michelle was board liaison for have been reassigned:
Historian - Megan Harrison
Futurity - Lisa Pruka
Borderlines - Jo Roach
By-Laws - Lisa Pruka7.2. Executive Session
The board went into executive session to discuss goals for the year.7.3. Suggestion Box Submissions/Input from Membership
No submissions.
8. Adjournment
8.1. Date of Next meeting
Monday, February 1, 2010, 5:00 PM PSTAdjournment motion at 6:46 PM by Lisa Weeks
Second: Megan Harrison
In Favor: Unanimous
Respectfully submitted by Jo Roach, BCSA Recording Secretary
Page Updated 03.09.2010