MEETING MINUTES

June 13, 2010

Club President, Jim Birdsall, opened the meeting with a welcome and asked the Secretary to read the minutes to the previous meeting.  In attendance were Ken Huyser, Carolyn Felter, Rob Loew, John Naughton, Bob Priest, Dennis Brekhus and John Warren.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

Secretary, John Warren, stated that the minutes were printed for the membership in the February newsletter.  Ken Huyser made a motion that the minutes be accepted as printed.  John Naughton seconded and the minutes were approved.

NEW OFFICERS

The President then reviewed the nominating committee’s slate of new officers for a 2 year term:

            Vice-President                        Robert Priest

            Treasurer                     Ken Huyser

            Field Trial Chair          Ken Huyser

            Membership Chair       Carolyn Felter

            Rescue Chair               Vacant

John Naughton made a motion to install the new officers as presented by the nominating committee.  Ken Huyser seconded the motion and the Board  unanimously approved the new slate of officers.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Ken Huyser gave the Treasurer’s report and stated that based on current receipts and anticipated expenses, the Club should have a net operating gain for the year.  The official numbers as of June 1, 2010:

            Starting balance as of January 19, 2010         $16,402.14

            Income                                                                          14,474.38

            Expenses                                                           14,870.67

            Ending Balance                                                 16,005.85

Ken stated that in any given year the Club has expenses in excess of $23,000.00 which makes all of our events critical to the financial well being of the Club.  He also stated that the Charter has been successfully reinstated and that the current year taxes would be filed at the end of our fiscal year, which is June 30, 2010.

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

Secretary brought up the various requests the Club has received for a legislative liaison.

There is currently no provision in the Club for that position.  After discussion, the matter was tabled with no action.

SHOW CHAIR

Show Chair, Dee Stelmach, was at a dog event in Colorado and unable to attend.

FIELD TRIAL CHAIR

Field Trial Chair, Ken Huyser, stated that the Fall Field Trial would be in November, but a date had not been established.

HUNT TEST CHAIR

Hunt Test Chair, John Naughton, stated that the Fall Hunt Test would be on September 25 and 26 at McKee-Besher.  He stated that he was getting his panel of judges on board and the application would be going to AKC before the 3 month deadline.  There was a discussion regarding the format of the test.  John indicated that he would run the test the way he ran the Spring Hunt Test.  Each category: Master, Senior, and Junior would be run consecutively with the same judges judging all 3 classes each day.  He also said that the Training Day would be Sunday, September 19 at McKee-Beshers

WALKING FIELD CHAIR

Walking Field Trial Chair, Pat Dady, was on vacation and had reported earlier on the Spring event.

There was a discussion regarding AKC’S allowing one additional Field Trial per year for a total of 4.  The Club currently has no plan to add an event.  AKC has also offered some flexibility with Field Trial running orders if the chairperson asks for that in the premium application.

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

Membership Chair, Dennis Brekhus, reported a total of 85 members as of June 13, 2010. The incoming Membership Chair, Carolyn Felter, was asked to report new members’ areas of interest, i.e. Hunt Test, Field Trial, Show, etc. in the newsletter.  This would give the various committee chairs an opportunity to contact them and invite them to participate in Club activities.

RESCUE CHAIR

Rescue Chair, Robert Loew, stated that he would no longer be able to perform as Committee Chair due to health issues.

I’m sure you join me in thanking Bob for his many years of service, dating back to 1998.  He has held many key positions in the Club and will remain a member of the Club.

NEW BUSINESS

The Board approved the expenditure of funds to purchase 6 dozen T-Shirts for sale to members and for sale at various events.

A discussion was held regarding the repair of the bridge at McKee-Besher which connects Sycamore Landing with the other areas of the park.  No action was taken.

A discussion was held regarding the potential purchase of a generator to use at sites where electricity is not available.  No action was taken.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon.