APLA BOD Meeting Minutes
December 2nd, 2010
1) Call to Order by President Dale Merritt at 7:03 pm (CST)
2) In attendance were Mike Bachkosky, Dale Merritt, Doug Powell, Vic Rompa, Bruce Smiley, and Dale Swiderski. Troy Callanan joined the meeting in progress. Absent were Larry Kimble and Ed McNally.
3) Secretary’s Report
a) All Fall Hunt Test Certificates are mailed out, with 1 member reporting an error on their certificate, and another saying they never received one for a dog. With the member who did not receive the certificate an investigation followed and documentation was found to verify the dog qualified for a certificate. Both certificates are being created and will be mailed to the dog owners.
4) Treasurer’s Report
a) A summary of balances were emailed out to BOD members earlier that day. In Larry Kimble’s absence, Dale Merritt went through them reporting:
i) Start of the year balance, $29,867
ii) Checking Account balance, $17,335.51
iii) Certificate of Deposit, $11,301.76
iv) Total, $28,637.27
5) Committee Reports
a) Hunt Test Committee
i) Mike Bachkosky reported a comparison of number of entries for the last two years:
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HT Entries
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2009
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2010
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Difference (+,-)
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CPR
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245
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223
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-22
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APR
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69
|
70
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+1
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MPR
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263
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251
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-12
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TOTALS
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577
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544
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-33
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b) Hall of Fame Committee
i) The ballots are mailed out and Doug Powell stated that a good number of envelops are arriving daily. Thanks went out to Bruce Smiley and the committee for getting this completed this year. Bruce Smiley stated that nominees (dogs) for induction in 2011 will begin in January.
c) Election Committee
i) Doug Powell reported that ballots for the 3 BOD positions were counted on Wednesday, December 1st, at 7:00pm at his house. Results were:
(1) Troy Callanan---120
(2) Bruce Smiley-----96
(3) Vic Rompa--------85
(4) Troy Benson -----78
MOTION: To accept the Secretary’s ballot count. PASSED: Unanimous
d) Judges Committee
i) Discussion that not all of the apprenticeships are complete and the committee’s recommendations for approval will be tabled until the January meeting.
6) Unfinished Business
a) None
7) New Business
a) Discussion about an insurance liability claim from a member at a spring hunt test resulted in the MOTION: To suspend any further BOD conversation about the potential liability claim in question until after President Dale Merritt had checked with counsel and our liability carrier about recommending an appropriate process for the APLA to follow in handling incidents of potential liability claims. PASSED: Unanimous
b) Vic Rompa reported that a request to reconsider the previous decision of the BOD about attending the ISE Show in Sacramento. Discussion, with no motion to change the BOD’s position.
8) Next Board Meeting, Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 @ 7:00pm CST.
9) Motion to Adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Doug Powell
APLA Secretary