Minutes of the Meeting
of the Board of Directors
by Teleconference
June 14, 2004
The President, Karen Kleinhans was at her home in Pawnee, Illinois and
the Secretary was at her home in Alexandria, Virginia.
Board members were in attendance: Karen Kleinhans, President; Jeff Mauk,
Vice President, Jo Ann Redditt, Secretary; Marilyn Currey, Treasurer; Mike
Lauer, Eastern Director; Dorothy Schuerman, Central Director; Bob Rosenberger,
Western Director and Gail Garrison, Alan Klessig, Beverly Wall, Grace Fritz,
and Deb Cooper, Directors At Large. Debby Smith, Director At Large was absent.
Non-voting members present were: Jerry Doka, Berkshire Spur CSP Club;
Janet Saporito, Southeastern Keystone Club; Randie Blumhagen, CSPC of Raritan
Valley ; Cyndi Skinner, Harmony Bay CSP Club; Roy Anderson, Membership Chairman;
Bob Pardon, Greater Chicagoland CSP Club, Marilyn Daly, Long Island CSP Club,
Alice Fix, Centennial CSP Club, and Gail Tighe, Desert to the Sea CSP Club.
The meeting was called to order at 8:10 EDT by President Karen Kleinhans.
The minutes of the Executive Session Board meeting of May 26, 2004 were
accepted pending the corrections noted. The Board voted unanimously in the
affirmative with the exception of Bob Rosenberger and Beverly Wall who abstained
as both were absent from that meeting.
The minutes of the regular Board meeting of May 26, 2004 were accepted by
all members present with the exception of Bob Rosenberger and Beverly Wall
who abstained because of absence.
President's Report - None given
Secretary's Report
The Secretary reported on a letter from AKC explaining their plans to
update the 19th edition of The Complete Dog Book and requesting that each Parent
Club to choose, finalize and approve the narrative and photo that precede
their Breed Standard. Jo Ann Redditt volunteered to edit and possibly update the
current narrative and present to the Board for approval. It was decided
that the Board would request that two photos (a horsecoat and a brushcoat)
accompany the descriptive copy. Mike Lauer will gather photos and submit to the
Board for approval. Photos will be of dogs not currently being campaigned and
where possible, deceased dogs will be considered.
Treasurer's Report
The Board approved both the May and June financial reports.
Committees
None reporting.
Rescue Trust Update
The Chairman will fax copies of Trust material to an attorney and ask
for a charge estimate and a review of the material.
Unfinished Business
2006 National Specialty
After a presentation by Jeff Mauk, Alan Klessig made a motion to accept
Carlisle, PA as the site for 2006 Nationals pending approval of the contract
with the Clarion Hotel. Marilyn Currey seconded the motion and the Board voted
unanimously in the affirmative. Jeff Mauk will copy and send the contract to
Karen Kleinhans and Karen Burgess to take over working with the hotel.
Dorothy Schuerman made a motion, seconded by Grace Fritz to approve all
new members listed in the March/April 2004 Barker. All members present voted
in the affirmative.
New Business
Marilyn Currey had some questions regarding the Futurity/Maturity program
and the way entry fees are handled. It was agreed that 2003, 2004 and 2005
Futurity/Maturity programs would have to be handled as they have been
historically because those years are either completed or are in process. The Board
will ask Jocelyn, Kay and Georgette to attend a future meeting if Marilyn feels
changes may need to be made.
After much discussion, a motion was made by Grace Fritz and seconded by
Beverly Wall to deny Sherry Munsell's request to waive the renewal timelines
of the Bylaws for her membership. With Marilyn Currey abstaining, all other
members of the Board voted in the affirmative.
A positive side discussion that came from the above item was that Roy
Anderson believes that he can get each member's expiration date printed on their
Barker labels, which will really be a great reminder to each of us.
The Board agreed that the purchase of membership labels are not just limited t o candidates for election, but can be sold to other members who have clearly
expressed a stated one-time purpose. The Board will develop a sign-off
disclaimer regarding the purchaser's intended use and the labels must be used for
only club-related business.
Alan Klessig made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Bob Rosenberger. The
meeting was adjourned at 9:57 EDT.
Submitted by
Jo Ann Redditt, CSPCA Secretary