Board Meeting Synopsis
February 17, 2003


Board members in attendance: K Kleinhans, S Lauer, L Olds, G Gold, G Garrison, P Evetts, B Rosenberger, D Smith, D Cooper, G Fritz, A Klessig; absent: J Mauk

Guests: B Pardon, D Taylor, J Redditt, R Arnold, M Vinson

Call to Order

Approval of Minutes
December 2, 2003 Minutes approved
January 21, 2003 Minutes approved
Correction to October minutes approved to clarify that Bridgett Rabb was to be contacted if the Club needed an attorney to intercede in discussions with the calendar printer regarding the quality of the calendar.  Ms. Rabb was not to be contacted because she had anything to do with the less than desired quality, as she had nothing at all to do with the calendar, she just happens to be a member who is an attorney we might be able to call upon.

No Secretary's Report

Treasurer's Report
General Acct: 43544.62, Total of all accounts: 86356.04

Lynn reported that moving the funds to interest bearing accounts would likely take place in March, after a change in ownership of the bank is completed.

President's Report
JoAnn Redditt asked Karen to report that the inside back cover of the March/April Barker is still available.  In addition, all covers except the front are available for the May/June issue.

Committee Reports

Judges Selection
A request was made by the Judges Selection committee and approved by the Board to:
Remove the two assignment requirement for breeder judges. (The Committee felt that we were wrongfully limiting some breeder judges who, because of the AKC process, are focusing on additional breeds, or who only have the one breed and are not in hiring demand for all breed clubs, yet they remain quality breeder judges for consideration of the membership.)
And
Remove the 200 air mile assignment requirement for non-breeder judges. (Because when we are compiling the judges for a ballot, we rarely know where the show will actually be held that they are potential judges for, so we can't apply the air mile limit.)

Unfinished (Old) Business

Bureau of Vital Statistics
After additional discussion of the Board and Ms. Laws, it was determined that a committee for this was not necessary.  The Board approved adding a link specific to the database page of Cherokee Law's website.  It was amended to include that the Board will revisit this matter in six months to determine its value to the Club.

Parliamentary Advice on Minutes/Website
The Board approved the parliamentarian's advice that we remove the minutes from the public website, but make them available via any members only section of whatever medium (website, email list, etc.)

2004 Nationals
After consideration of information from both the Indiana and the Greater Chicagoland Clubs, the Board selected the Greater Chicagoland Club to be our assistants in hosting the 2004 nationals in Decatur, IL.

Logo
Pat Evetts discussed writing a letter for the Barker and members email list to open the logo design to members and those they suggest before we go any further.  Pat will develop the letter and forward to the Board for review before submission.

Coat types on AKC registration forms
Marilyn Vinson reported that AKC has not yet approved listing coat types on the AKC registration forms.

By-Law Ad Hoc Committee
Verbiage for the Policy and Procedure Manual was discussed regarding the By-Law Ad Hoc Committee.  No action was taken.

Meeting was adjourned.