Board of Director Meeting Minutes
June 21, 2011
1) Meeting called to order by President Dale Merritt at 7:01pm (CDT)
2) In attendance were Mike Bachkosky, Troy Callanan, Dale Merritt, Doug Powell, Vic Rompa, Bruce Smiley and Dale Swiderski. Absent was Ed McNally.
3) Treasurer Report by Dale Merritt
a) Balance in checking account, $21,374.56
b) After looking at expenses of the spring tests, Dale Merritt is recommending an increase of $10 per entry at every level.
4) Secretary’s Report
a) Total number of dogs receiving new titles from the spring tests:
i) (81) CPR
ii) (20) APR
iii) (17) MPR
iv) (14) GMPR
v) (6) 4xGMPR
b) Membership is 209; down 58 members from this time in 2010.
c) Titles certificates are being completed this week and will be mailed out by June 24th.
5) Committee Reports
a) Judges Commission
i) Vic Rompa gave a review of two apprenticeships the commission is recommending for approval:
(1) Jeff Fryhover- MOTION: To approve Jeff Fryhover as a CPR judge PASSED: Unanimous
(2) Richard McCullough- MOTION: To approve Richard McCullough as a CPR judge PASSED: Unanimous
ii) Discussion on conflicting wording in the APLA Judges Guidelines, page 4, paragraph titled “Apprenticeships”, sentence 1. Versus the wording on page 4, paragraph titled “Eligibility”, sentence 1. MOTION: To add two words, “or higher”, to the sentence in the “Eligibility” paragraph. PASSED: Unanimous
iii) Vic Rompa also reported that a commission meeting was scheduled, but did not have a quorum, so it has been re-scheduled.
b) Hunt Test Committee
i) Mike Bachkosky reported that seven applications were received for fall tests. He reviewed all seven applications to the Board. The committee is recommending that all seven applications be approved.
(1) August 20-21 Chewelah, WA Mark Burlington, HT Chair
(2) Sept. 3-4 Cheyenne, WY Kevin Eskam, HT Chair
(3) Sept. 10-11 Webb, IA Dan Koolstra, HT Chair
(4) Sept. 17-18 Williamston, MI Shaun Greene, HT Chair
(5) Sept. 17-18 Salt Lake City, UT Micah Duffy, HT Chair
(6) Sept. 24-25 Cameron, NY Mark Schmiedeshoff, HT Chair
(7) Oct. 1-2 Parsons, KS Jeff Ports, HT Chair
MOTION: To approve all seven tests for the fall hunt test season PASSED: Unanimous
A recommendation was made to get the dates posted as soon as possible on the website.
c) Hall of Fame Committee
i) Bruce Smiley reported that nominations for the 2011 HOF Inductees have closed. The committee has received eight (8) nominees and the committee is collecting, reviewing, and verifying information for each dog. Once that is completed a ballot will be developed and sent to the membership for vote. A late summer or early fall ballot is the goal, as to not conflict with the BOD election ballot.
6) Unfinished Business
a) Treasurer Position- Dale Merritt is recommending and is willing to continue with the duties of the Treasurer until the end of the year. Discussion followed with the pros and cons of Dale’s recommendation. MOTION: Dale Merritt will maintain Treasurer duties thru the fiscal year. PASSED: Unanimous
b) Discussion on not having nine members on the BOD thru the rest of the fiscal year. In the previous scheduled BOD meeting, which there was not a quorum, it was reported that Ed McNally expressed his professional opinion about how our by-laws read. It was determined that Bruce Smiley will contact Ed McNally about this concern and emails will be sent to all BOD members with Ed’s point of view. An email vote may occur if a motion is made and a majority vote approves of the motion.
c) Discussion on the recommendation by Dale Merritt in his report to increase the amount of hunt test entries by $10.00 per entry at all levels. MOTION: To increase hunt test entries by $10.00 per entry at all levels. PASSED: (6)Ayes, (1) Nay, (1) Abstain
7) New Business
a) None
8) Next Meeting; July 19th, 7:30pm (CDT)
9) Motion to Adjourn, 8:29pm (CDT)
Respectfully submitted,
Doug Powell
APLA Secretary