Minutes of the Meeting
of the Board of Directors
by Teleconference
September 9, 2005

The President, Karen Kleinhans was at her home in Pawnee, Illinois and the Secretary was at her home in Alexandria, Virginia.

Board members in attendance were: Karen Kleinhans, President; Alan Klessig, Vice President, Jo Ann Redditt, Secretary; Mike Lauer, Eastern Director; Tim Bergeron, Central Director, Bob Rosenberger, Western Director and Gail Garrison, Beverly Wall, Marilyn Vinson and Grace Fritz Directors, At Large; Director At Large Deb Cooper joined the meeting at 8:20 EDT. Marilyn Currey, Treasurer and Director At Large Debby Smith were absent.

Non-voting members present were: Alice Fix, Centennial CSP Club; Gail Tighe, Desert To The Sea, CSP Club; Cyndi Skinner, Harmony Bay CSP Club; Scott Strong, Hoosier State CSP Club; Carol Brudno, Northern California CSP Club; Grant Alleman, Houston CSP Club; and Jessica David, Arizona CSP Club.

The meeting was called to order at 8:07 EDT by President Karen Kleinhans.

The minutes of the July 19, 2005 meeting of the Board of Directors were approved by a motion by Marilyn Vinson, seconded by Alan Klessig and a unanimous vote by those present in the affirmative.

President's report - None Given
Secretary's Report - None Given

Treasurer's Report - Treasurer Marilyn Currey had previously forwarded
the June and July 2005 financial reports to the Board. Gail Garrison made a motion, seconded by Alan Klessig to approve the June financial report. The vote was unanimously in favor. Bob Rosenberger made a motion to approve the July financial report. It was seconded by Gail Garrison and the vote was unanimously approved by those present.

COMMITTEES

Lifetime Membership - The Board needs to set a policy clarifying the voting status for Lifetime Membership. Grace Fritz made a motion which Bob Rosenberger seconded to allow Lifetime Member Jocelyn Barker to vote in all club elections as long as her residency outside of the US is on a temporary basis. The Board voted in the affirmative unanimously by those present. It was recommended that we review this further at a later date and set a time limit if needed.

Agility Top Dog - Alan Klessig made a motion, seconded by Grace Fritz to approve the recommendation from the committee chair to change the award to Agility Recognition Award in the form of a certificate rather than a "Top Dog"
award. The Board voted in the affirmative unanimously by those present.

Longevity - Marilyn Vinson made a motion, seconded by Bob Rosenberger to appoint Roberta Libman to the Longevity Committee. She and Donna Jourdan will determine each of their roles and the work of this committee will be reported in written format to the Board. The vote was unanimously affirmative by those present.

Marilyn Vinson made a motion, seconded by Bob Rosenberger that any password or proprietary information regarding the Club be kept by the President, Secretary and Webmaster (if appropriate). The vote was in the affirmative by those present.

Grace Fritz made a motion, seconded by Deb Cooper to accept Jeff Vidt's recommendation that the CSPCA be included in the AKC Canine Health Foundation CHIC
program. The vote was unanimous in the affirmative by those present.

Awards Committee - Deb Cooper made a motion, seconded by Grace Fritz to approve Alice Fix as the Chairman of this committee. The vote was unanimous in the affirmative by those present.

NEW BUSINESS
Deb Cooper made a motion which was seconded by Grace Fritz to approve donations of $1,000.00 to each of the following: AKC CAR and the Houston SPCA; and to send a donation of $500.00 to Take The Lead. The donations are intended to assist with the efforts made on behalf of dogs adversely affected the wake of the Katrina disaster. The vote was unanimous in the affirmative by those present

A motion was made by Deb Cooper and seconded by Alan Klessig to adjourn; all present agreed and the meeting was adjourned at 9:03 EDT.

Submitted by Jo Ann Redditt, CSPCA Secretary