CSPCA BOARD MINUTES  The Board Meeting Of the Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America was held on October 17, 2000 by teleconference

Board members in attendance were: President, Bert Hickman, Vice President, Romana Arnold, Secretary, Susan Lauer; Central Regional Director, Jeff Mauk, Western Regional Director, Marilyn Vinson, Directors-At-Large Gail Garrison, Karen Kleinhans, Barbara Byse, Past President, Presidents of Local Clubs, and Visitors were: Jocelyn Barker, Tim Bergeron, Vicky O’Neill, JoAnn Redditt, Albert Daly, Marilyn Daly, Gail Tighe & Charlee Abrams

The President and Secretary were present. A quorum being present the meeting was called to order at 9:10 p.m. EST

Reports of Officers and Committees:

A. President’s report—no report

B. Treasurer’s report—Treasurer not present

C. Secretary’s report—no report

Marilyn Vinson moved to suspend the written fourteen-day notice of meetings. The motion was seconded by Gail Garrison. The motion passed by unanimous vote.

Romana Arnold moved to accept the August minutes as printed. Gail Garrison seconded the motion. The motion passed by unanimous vote.

D. Committees

Top Dog/Regional Specialty

Chuck Suda and Bert Hickman are still reviewing the report and Bert hopes to have a finalized copy for the 2ext meeting.

Invitational Program

The invitational program, under the direction of Dawn Stephanski, will be held on Tuesday night of Nationals in 2001. Dress will be formal; tickets for the dinner and for the show itself will be for sale. Further information will be on the CSPCA website.

Romana Arnold moved to fund the Invitational with $2500 seed money to help fund the work on the Invitational initially. The motion was seconded by Barbara Byse. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

~PCA National Specialty Show

The Minnesota Club, the Star of the North, was chosen as the site for the 2002 National Specialty.

Jeff Mauk moved that the recommendations of ³ e Site Selection Committee be followed. Gail Garrison seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Susan Lauer moved that the dates be the 14th of May through the 18th of May 2002. Barbara Byse seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Gail Garrison moved that the Houston Club host the 2003 National Specialty after the approval of the dates i2dJo Ann Leistner and Sonya Sinclair will be contacted ~ finalize the dates. Marilyn Vinson seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Audit Albert Daly gave a report on the need for an audit after a change in Treasurers, and the need was discussed to raise the bond amount from $25,000 in increments of $25,000 and Albert would get an estimate on what this would cost up to $100,000 and report back to the Board. UNFINISHED BUSINESS/SEPTEMBER

Performance Shar-Pei  Marilyn Vinson moved that the Club discharge that committee and program. Barbara Byse seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Approved AKC Colors for Chinese Shar-Pei  Jocelyn Barker has been in touch with Malcolm Willis, and will send him pictures of Shar-Pei of different colors for his help with approved color names

Bylaws, Rules and Regulations  Ron Sayer has been ill and has not reported. Historian and Historian Custodian Appointments

Cathi DiGiacomo has expressed interest in the Custodian of historical records position. Bert Hickman will speak to her and others who may be interested in the Historian position.

Directors’ Books  Each director will have a three-ring binder with a master index to important Club documents and two years of current motions. Bert will be discussing this with Susan Lauer on how we can best implement the Directors Book.

NEW BUSINESS

JoAnn Redditt requested to print advertisements from the three resigning board members in the Barker. She stated that she was unwilling to accept this responsibility on her own. The board requested she have the resigning board members forward their ads to the board for review.

Marilyn Vinson moved that Karen Kleinhans ask Deb Cooper if she would like to have her letter of resignation entered into the minutes with the other three resignations. Romana Arnold seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Marilyn Vinson moved that the Board accept the new logo for Nationals 2001. Karen Kleinhans seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Marilyn Vinson moved that the Board rescind the motion made in Atlanta to charge foreign clubs $120.00 for being listed in the Barker. Gail Garrison seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Barbara Byse moved that the Board resume e-mail balloting for routine CSPCA business Marilyn Vinson seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote

Gail Garrison moved that Alan Klessig be appointed as Director-At-Large in the position vacated by Deb Cooper Marilyn Vinson seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote.

Roy Anderson is the new CSPCA Webmaster.

Barbara Byse moved to adjourn the meeting. Marilyn Vinson seconded the motion. The motion was passed by unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 AM EST.

Susan Lauer Secretary