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Meeting Minutes 1/17/06 I.
Call to order II.
Roll call III. Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports The minutes from the last meeting were not available. Review of the minutes tabled until the person who took the minutes is available. Officers Reports IV. Open issues a) Education – Deb Mohr reported that she would like to get Bob Banks to do a program on handling and that we could possibly get the Red Cross and/or an area Veterinarian to do a program also. There was discussion regarding this and Deb G made a motion that Deb Mohr try to get Bob Banks to do a “Handling Seminar” and that we try for April, so we can advertise. The motion was seconded by Norm and carried. b) Bathroom
Facilities – Norm Case inquired about the possibility of access to the
restroom facilities again. He
indicated that he was under the impression that after the club had been
in the building for a while and we were “better known” that we might
have access. Rick Peters
explained that there had been discussion regarding Allegany Beverage
moving some things to c) Classes – Linda Siago reported that she will be starting a “modified Freestyle” class for members only next Thursday (1/26) at 7:00 p.m. There will be no charge for this class. Rick Peters reported that his agility classes are going well. There was discussion regarding classes and it was suggested that we post a listing of class dates and times at the clubhouse. Deb Gaeta will take care of this. d) Point Shows – John Mohr reported that everything is set for the February show. He requested a list of members who will be attending, as he needs someone for catalog sales, hospitality and needs to know that we will have enough members there for a Bench Committee should the need arise. Members reported who will be attending. There needs to be someone up there on Friday night – Sandie reported that she will do this. John and Sandie will work out the details. e) Revision of Membership Application – Linda Siago has revised the membership application and presented this for review by members. V. Membership Applications a)
First b)
Second c) Second Reading – Jerry and Allison Dickenson – They have Flat Coated Retrievers and have been participating in Agility Classes for about a year. They are interested in showing in Agility. d)
Final VI. New business a) “Cabin Fever” Party – The party will be held at the Mohr’s on 1/28/06 at 6:00 p.m. Deb Mohr passed around a list for members to sign up and bring something. There was much discussion regarding the club paying for the meat and other supplies (cups, dishes, etc) and how much should be allowed. Deb Gaeta made a motion that Deb Mohr present her receipts (under $200) and that she be reimbursed by the club upon presentation of these receipts. The motion was seconded by Norm Case and carried with 2 opposed. b) Debbie Mohr questioned what the criteria for having a key were and who had keys to the building. There was discussion regarding who had keys and why and John Mohr suggested that the club should have a list of members who have a key. Rick Peters reminded members that this had been the topic of previous discussions and that the consensus had been that any member should be able to have a key. Rick also reported that Allegany Beverage had a list of who had keys. Sandie Holly reminded members that they wanted to keep the number of keys to a minimum. VII. Unfinished Business a) Cleaning – There was discussion regarding cleaning the floors of the clubhouse. It was noted that Wayne Cooper had been given permission by the membership to purchase needed supplies. Deb Mohr offered her floor cleaner. Sandie will check with the Coopers to see if this has been done. VIII. Adjournment There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by John Mohr and seconded by Joe Butler. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Debra Gaeta, Secretary Meeting Minutes2/21/06 1. I. Call to order President Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting of the Olean Kennel Club at 7:06 PM on 2/21/06 in the clubhouse. She commented that she felt the turn-out tonight should be something that continues. 2. II. Roll call The following persons were present: Francine Perkins, Kathie Walker, Denise Barber, Cindy Peters, Rick Peters, Joe Butler, Sue Cooper, Wayne Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Linda Siago, Paula Palmer, Allison Dickenson, Jerry Dickenson, Lucy Jakubowski, Leigh Simone, Dean Hart, Sandie Holly, Debbie Mohr, John Mohr, Norm Case, Ken Taft, Grace Stevens, James VanScoy, and Regina VanScoy 3. III. Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports The minutes from the last two meetings were presented for review. Motion to accept both as submitted was made by John Mohr and seconded by Dean Hart. Motion carried. There was some discussion regarding the need to have a motion to accept the minutes and it was the general consensus to continue as we have been doing in the past. Officers
Reports Secretary – The secretary read the recently adopted AKC Code of Sportsmanship to the membership. Treasurer – (Report attached.) Sue Cooper presented a box of checks that could no longer be used and requested direction as to what she should do with the checks. There was a question raised as to why the checks were no longer good. Sandie Holly informed the membership that she had gone to the bank and had requested a 2-signature policy go into effect. There was discussion regarding why this happened. Sandie explained that she had been concerned since we had issues in the past with money being stolen from the club and that she felt that there was a possibility that a purchase offer would be made on a building that some members had been looking at. She also indicated that 2 signatures had always been the policy in the past. There was a great deal of discussion regarding this issue and Norm Case made a motion that we require 2 signatures on all checks. John Mohr seconded the motion. Again there was discussion and Sandie Holly called for a vote. Motion was defeated. Linda Siago made a motion that we require 2 signatures on checks and that those individuals whose names are on the signature cards be approved by the Board. Motion was seconded by Kathie Walker and motion carried. 4. IV. Open issues/Committees 1. a) Point Shows – John Mohr reported that everything went fine with the February show. He also reported that plans for the May show were going great. There was a question on the date for the May show and members were informed that it will be on the 20th. Linda Siago brought up the question of losing money on the February show. John reported that there may be possibility of relocating the show and explained the issues with “giving up” the date and that further discussions regarding this possible change were planned. 2. b) Building – Rick Peters reported that Norm Case had alerted the committee to a building in Allegany and Rick requested that we set up a time and place for the members to see the building. There was a great deal of discussion regarding this and the meeting that members were invited to on 2/10/06. John Mohr indicated that he felt that this could not have been held as a “Special Meeting” because it was not done in accordance with the By-Laws. He indicated that there had been only one other time when a “special meeting” had been held and that was because there was an issue with the then-Treasurer taking club funds. Linda Siago questioned a mention in previous meeting minutes about a “special meeting” being held regarding who would be teaching Obedience Classes. John acknowledged that there had been that meeting also. Debbie Mohr indicated that she felt there should have been no “hurry” for this discussion and that the regular meeting would have been the appropriate place to discuss this issue. Sandie indicated that she felt this was an “illegal” meeting according to the By-Laws and members were told about this at that time. There were some copies of By-Laws presented by Sandie at tonight’s meeting, but most members reported never having had copies of the By-Laws prior to tonight. Debbie Gaeta reported that she had requested a copy of the By-Laws in the past and presented meeting minutes from 2004 where there had been a request for her to do a role call in the minutes according to the By-Laws and she had reported that she had no copy of the By-Laws. Rick again requested that members just go look at the property to see if there is any interest in pursuing anything further. Dean Hart requested the floor and read a letter he had written regarding the meeting of 2/10/06. In his letter, he made reference to being invited to a notification meeting and discussed his displeasure with the “fighting” among members regarding this issue. There was further discussion regarding taxes, the liability of board members and purchasing vs renting or renting-to-own Sue Cooper passed out pictures of the building. John Mohr presented a form that indicated not all non-profit organizations are exempt from taxes. Ken Taft requested the floor and made a request to table further discussion at this point. Rick made a motion that members set up and time and date to go look at the building. Motion was seconded by Wayne Cooper and carried. 3. c) Education – Debbie Mohr reported that she has not pursued further anything with the education program by Bob Banks other than tentatively reserving him for March 18th. She indicated that she felt she misunderstood and thought that she had the go-ahead for booking him. Deb Gaeta reported that the motion had been made for her to go ahead and make arrangements with him, but that we had not yet discussed what prices would be charged. Debbie Mohr reported that she would be charging $20 with a dog and $15 to audit the program. She also reported that the hours of the program would either be from 9:30 to 12 or 12:30, or 8:30 to around 12. Kathie Walker made a motion that we go ahead with the program as planned. Motion was seconded by Francine Perkins and motion carried. There was further discussion regarding advertising and expenses. Linda Siago questioned what we would plan on spending on advertising, as she felt concerned regarding that point because of a past educational program in which advertising costs were quite high. After continued discussion, Debbie Gaeta made the motion that we provide Debbie Mohr with a budget of $100 for advertising. Motion was seconded by Kathie Walker and motion carried. 4. d) Classes – Deb Gaeta reported that she will be starting a Competition Obedience Class on Thursday, February 23rd, to run 8 weeks. The classes will be $85 for the course or $12 per drop-in. Debbie Mohr questioned who authorized classes to be taught by non-members. There was a good deal of discussion regarding this issue. She also reported that she felt that members who are going to teach classes should have a title in what they are teaching. Deb Gaeta questioned the need for this, as we have classes ongoing that do not have a “title” available. Ken Taft indicated that he felt even though he has not gotten a title, he would feel competent teaching because of his many years of experience as a steward in the Obedience ring. 5. e) By-Laws – There was discussion regarding members not having copies of the By-Laws and this possibility causing confusion regarding the meeting on 2/10/06. Sandie had presented some copies at tonight’s meeting. There was also discussion regarding the type of membership in the By-Laws. Debbie Gaeta made a motion that we go back to having separate board meetings prior to the regular meeting as is to be done according to our By-Laws. She further specified that the Board Meetings should be held at 7 PM and that the regular meetings would follow at 7:30 PM. The motion was seconded by Linda Siago and carried. 5. V. Membership Applications 6.a) Second 7.b)
Second 8.c) Second Reading – Jerry and Allison Dickenson – They have Flat Coated Retrievers and have been participating in Agility Classes for about a year. They are interested in showing in Agility. 9.d) Second Reading – Leigh and Ed Simone – Leigh was present at the meeting and declined membership at this time. 10. VI. New business 6. a) Debbie Gaeta presented receipts for postage. 7. b) The Secretary reported that she has received charges filed against a member of the club. She read the Article and Section of the By-Laws in relation to these charges. There will be a special meeting of the Board to discuss this, called by the Secretary in accordance with the By-Laws. 11. VII. Unfinished Business 12. a) Meeting held on 2/10/06. There was discussion of this meeting and John Mohr reserved the right to comment on this further at the next meeting. 13. VIII. Adjournment There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Kathie Walker and seconded by Wayne Cooper. Motion carried and the meeting as adjourned at 9:10 PM. Respectfully submitted, Debra Gaeta, Secretary Treasurer’s
Report Checking: Feb Show 2/19/06 Expenses not complete we will owe WVKC ~$6,500 - $7,000. Paid
out to date: Income:
Balance in checking: Savings
(including Building fund of $400) Feb Show 30%
less this year in gate and catalog money. 3/21/06 14. I. Call to order President Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting of the O.K.C. at PM on 2/21/06 in the clubhouse. 15. II. Roll call The following persons were present: Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Francine Perkins, Linda Siago, Kathie Walker, Sue Cooper, Wayne Cooper, Regina VanScoy, James VanScoy, Norm Case, Dean Hart, Donna Patrick, Rick Peters, Grace Stevens, Cindy Peters, Debbie Mohr, John Mohr, Pat Cooney, Nancy Root, Denise Barber, and Jennifer Wolbert. 16. III. Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports The minutes from the last meeting were presented for review. Motion to accept both as submitted was made by Kathy Walker and seconded by Linda Siago. Motion carried. Officers Reports President – None. Vice President – No report. Rick congratulated instructors on doing a good job. Secretary – Debbie Gaeta reported that the charges against a member that were mentioned at the previous meeting had been dropped “in the best interest of the club” and that there will not be a special board meeting called to address this issue. Treasurer – (Report attached.) Deb Gaeta made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted, seconded by Francine Perkins. Motion carried. 17. IV. Open issues/Committees 18. President Sandie Holly reported to the membership that the Board had discussed committees and described the committees. She encouraged members to join any committee that they wished. There was discussion regarding some of the committees. Denise Barber is to bring information regarding handicapped canine services to the next meeting and discussion regarding a committee for this type of thing will be done. 8. a) Point Shows – John Mohr reported that all is going as planned for the May Show. 9. b) Education – Debbie Mohr reported that she declines being the Education Chairman effective immediately. Sandie reported that she has some ideas and will volunteer to chair this committee. 10. c) Classes – Rick encouraged members to attend some different classes. 11. d) By-Laws – The committee will set up a meeting to address these as soon as possible. Linda Siago will chair this committee. 19. V. Membership Applications 20.
a)Second 21. VI. New business 12. a) Debbie Mohr requested that the club come up with some mechanism for getting money to the responsible person ahead of a project so that they don’t have to use their own money and wait to be reimbursed. There was discussion regarding ways to this and also discussion regarding having a Petty Cash account and how this issue was handled in the past. There was also the suggestion that the responsible person get a check at the meeting prior to the event, so that there would be two people available to get the check signed. Kathy Walker made the motion that when spending has been approved for a particular project, that a check be issued at that meeting and that they bring receipts for any money spent. Sandie requested that the motion be modified to say “as long as there is money in the budget to cover the expenses”. It was then suggested that an outline of the project be presented with an estimate of costs. Deb Gaeta made the motion that prior to any money being given out, the Chairman or responsible person present an outline of their project, submitted in writing, with an estimate of costs and an accounting after the project of all monies spent. Francine Perkins seconded the motion and it carried. 13. b) Linda Siago asked members if they would be interested in receiving meeting notices via e-mail. There was discussion regarding this and a sheet was passed around to indicate which type of notification each member preferred. 14.
c)
Books – There was discussion regarding the purchase of books
for the local libraries. It
was noted that $500 for the purchase of books had already been approved
at a previous meeting. There
was discussion regarding where, how many, etc.
Denise Barber offered to look into setting up a library, where
books would first be available to members and then donated to libraries.
Deb Mohr offered to look at books at 15. d) Pictures – Norm Case requested that members bring in pictures of their dogs to be displayed on the wall at the clubhouse. 16.
e)
Sign for the Door – There was discussion regarding purchasing a
magnetic sign for the door. Debbie
Mohr will get some prices at 22. VII. Unfinished Business 17.
a)
Tables/Chairs – Linda Siago made a motion to purchase tables
and chairs as had been reported by 23. VIII. Adjournment There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Kathie Walker and seconded by Francine Perkins. Motion carried and the meeting as adjourned at 8:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, Debra Gaeta, Secretary Treasurer’s Report 3/21/06 Expenses Rent through mid April $1,600.00 WVKC-Feb Show $6,864.24. $8,464.24 Holiday Party $ 172.00 $8,636.24 Income: Dues $ 230.00 Classes $ 416.00 Dog Folk Pat Hastings Overpayment May 05 show $ 254.51 McNulty Final Draw $2,749.02 $3,649.53 Balance in accounts: Checking $ 769.68 Savings $24,207.53 (including Building fund of $400)
Meeting Minutes 4/18/06 Call to order President Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting at PM on 4/18/06 in the clubhouse. Roll call The following persons were present: John Mohr, Joe Butler, Kathie Walker, Rick Peters, Sandie Holly, Linda Siago, Wayne Cooper, Denise Barber, Norm Case, Grace Stevens, Francine Perkins, Susan Cooper, Cindy Peters, Ken Taft, Regina VanScoy, James VanScoy, Debbie Mohr. Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports The minutes from the last meeting were presented for review. Motion to accept both as submitted was made by Wayne Cooper and seconded by Norm Case. Motion carried. Officers Reports President – No report. Vice President – No report. Secretary – No report. Treasurer – (Report attached.) Susan Cooper reported that she took $2,000 out of the savings to cover bills paid out of the checking account this month. Motion to accept the report as given was made by Kathie Walker and seconded by Joe Butler. Open issues/Committees Point Shows – John Mohr reported that all is going as planned for the May Show. Matches – Rick reported that he would like to hold an agility match
at the By-Laws – Linda Siago reported that we are awaiting receipt of a copy as sent to AKC so we have a "starting point". Library – Debbie Mohr reported that she purchased 25 books at the Membership Applications Debbie Gaeta reported that we have been asked by the nursing home at Denise Barber suggested that we post signs on the wall with headings to identify what posted information relates to. She will take care of this. Unfinished Business Tables/Chairs – There was discussion of the prices and types of chairs and tables, which have not yet been purchased. Motion was made by Deb Gaeta that Sue and Wayne continue the search for the best type of chair/table and then report back to the club with their findings. Motion was seconded by Rick Peters and carried. Denise Barber reported that she had written a letter to be sent to area vets regarding sponsorship of a service dog and what information the club would need prior to such a sponsorship. Adjournment There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Deb Gaeta and seconded by Sue Cooper. Motion carried and the meeting as adjourned at 8:05 PM. Respectfully submitted, Debra Gaeta, Secretary
BRAGS: Deb Gaeta has a new Sheltie puppy that will be an agility/obedience prospect. His name is Ricky. Debbie Mohr reported that her pug got a major out of the 12-18 month
class at Meeting Minutes 5/16/06
24. I. Call to order President Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting at 7:30 PM on 5/16/06 in the clubhouse. 25. II. Roll call The following persons were present: John Mohr, Dean Hart, Rick Peters, Sandie Holly, Linda Siago, Wayne Cooper, Denise Barber, Norm Case, Grace Stevens, Susan Cooper, Ken Taft, Jim VanScoy, Debbie Mohr. 26. III. Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports The minutes from the last meeting were presented for review. Linda Siago requested that we change the wording in the minutes from agility “match” to agility “run-thrus”. With that change, motion to accept both as submitted was made by Wayne Cooper and seconded by Linda Siago. Motion carried. Officers
Reports Treasurer – (Report handed out at meeting.) Susan Cooper reported that she made a deposit of $8740, with the first take of $8500 from the May show. She also handed out the final report from the February show. Motion to accept the report as given was made by Jim VanScoy and seconded by Norm Case and motion carried. 27. IV. Open issues/Committees 18. a) Point Shows – John Mohr reported that all is set for the May Show. He asked about who was planning to attend and noted some of the duties that would be needed to be covered by the club members. All members will be responsible for hospitality. Deb Gaeta indicated that she would do catalogs. 19.
b)
Matches – Rick reported that we will be hosting an Agility Fun
Day at the 20. c) By-Laws – Linda Siago reported that we are still awaiting receipt of a copy as sent to AKC so we have a “starting point”. 21. d) Library – Denise Barber reported that the books have all be cataloged and are currently on the shelf in the clubhouse. There is a sign-out sheet and members are asked to please use this sheet to sign out any book that they wish to borrow. We are still awaiting a permanent shelf. 28.
V.
Membership Applications 29. VI. New business 22. a) Debbie Mohr requested that she be able to use the club building for her 4-H kids a couple of times a month. There was discussion regarding notifying the owners of the building and any possible insurance issues. Sue Cooper reported that she reviewed the insurance and that it should not be a problem to do this. Debbie Mohr then made a motion that the OKC host and let the 4-H use our facility for Obedience and Conformation training, on occasional Saturdays. Jim VanScoy seconded the motion and motion carried. 23. b) Debbie Mohr suggested that the club look into doing some fund-raising such as baking dog treats and selling them at craft shows or something like the Taste of Olean. Ken Taft inquired as to how that would affect our not-for-profit status. There was discussion and Sandie Holly requested that she look into this further. 24. c) Sue Cooper reported that we have been requested to participate in the Pet Show for the Olean Youth Recreation Program. She explained that this will be at War Vet’s park and that we would be able to set up in the ice rink, away from the other animals. She has checked with AKC to see if we can do this as our participation in the Responsible Dog Ownership program, even though it would be in August, rather than September. She indicated that AKC has approved this and will put it on their website. A motion was made by Sue Cooper to go ahead with this on August 9th, seconded by Linda Siago and motion carried. 25.
d)
Sandie Holly reported that we have been approached by Conewango
Valley Kennel Club regarding possibly moving our February show to join
in with their June show at 26. e) Deb bie Mohr reported that she would like to see the club look into CGC. 27. f) Deb Gaeta reported that she would like to look into possibly sponsoring a microchip clinic, possibly done in conjunction with our fall match. 30. VII. Unfinished Business 28. g) Tables/Chairs – Wayne Cooper reported that they are still looking into chairs and tables and gave some information on the types that have been looked at so far. 31. h) Denise Barber reported that she has sent out the letters to area vets regarding sponsorship of a service dog and what information the club would need prior to such a sponsorship. 32. i) John Mohr requested that the trailer be moved from its present location. There was discussion regarding the condition and needs prior to a move. Rick Peters reported that he will take care of this issue. 33. VIII. Adjournment There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Wayne Cooper and seconded by Dean Hart. Motion carried and the meeting as adjourned at 8:25 PM. Respectfully submitted, Debra Gaeta, Secretary Meeting Minutes 6/20/06
34.
I.
Call to order 35.
II.
Roll call 36.
III.
Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports Officers
Reports 37. IV. Open issues/Committees 29. a) Point Shows – John Mohr reported that we have received the last check from the May Show. He reported that he has received and deposited the check and that it was approximately $2900. 30. b) Matches – The match at the mall went well. The final dollar amount is not known exactly, but will be around $120. Sandie Holly reported that our conformation/obedience match will be scheduled for October 8th. 31. c) By-Laws – Sandie reported that we have received the copy of the By-Laws from AKC and that she will get it to the Committee Chairman. 32. d) Library – Chair not present. Sandie reported that she will get the bookshelf out ASAP if possible. It may not be able to be brought down her stairs. 33. e) Classes – Deb bie Mohr questioned who is having classes at the present time. Deb Gaeta indicated that Rick was holding classes and Sandie reported that her classes are still ongoing. Deb bie Mohr also questioned Rally classes, as she said it was on a flier in the vet’s office. Deb Gaeta reported that she understood Denise Barber was going to at least one Rally seminar and would probably be interested in teaching the class. Deb bie Mohr indicated that she felt we all need “to be on the same page” about putting things on fliers before they are approved by the club. Deb bie Mohr also questioned if classes are held in the summer. Deb Gaeta reported that it is often difficult to have classes in here in the summer time because the building gets quite hot and uncomfortable. 34.
V.
Membership Applications 38.
VI.
New business 35.
VII.
Unfinished Business Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 18th. Respectfully submitted, MEETING MINUTES 7/18/06 The meeting was called to order by President Sandie Holly at 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: MINUTES: REPORTS: President:
None. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Library: Denise Barber reported that everything is set and books are ready to be signed out to members. By-Laws: Linda Siago reported that we need to address several things, among them being the types of membership, as the By-Laws list only one type. The By-Laws Committee will meet to discuss this type of issue and will present ideas to the general membership. Agility: Rick Peters discussed the possibility of also having an Agility Match in conjunction with our B-OB match in the fall. Classes: Denise Barber made a motion that we invite Joan Lyons to come and give us a Rally Seminar and as a courtesy that the club pay her $25 for gas. Motion was seconed by Sue Cooper and carried with one opposed. UNFINISHED
BUSINESS: NEW
MEMBERS: NEW BUSINESS: Debbie Gaeta made a motion to donate $50 to the Belmont Library in memory of Pat Cooney’s mother. Motion was seconded by Sue Cooper and carried. NEXT MEETING: August 13th at the picnic or August 15th at the clubhouse. Members will be notified. Motion to adjourn was made by Joe Butler and seconded by Sue Cooper. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. Respectfully
submitted, Secretary Meeting Minutes 8/15/06
39.
I.
Call to order. 40.
II.
Roll call 41.
III.
Approval of minutes from last meeting and Officer’s Reports Officers
Reports Sue Cooper submitted a receipt for helium she
purchased for the Responsible Dog Day- Susan Cooper reported on
the event. It was held at the Trailer- Norm Case made a motion to send a thank you note to the Yehls for storing the trailer. Debbie Mohr second. After much discussion and a vote of 7 in favor and 4 opposed the motion was passed. The Secretary will send the note. 42. IV. Committee Reports 36. a) Rally demonstration- Denise Barber reported that the demonstration will be held at the clubhouse on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 from 6-8 pm. Members can bring a dog if they want to. 37. b) Nomination of Officers- The Board of Directors selected the following members for the nominating committee: Denise Barber, Regina VanScoy, Francine Perkins (tentative). Ken Taft is the alternate. 38. c) Agility- Rick Peters had no report. 39. d) Point shows- John Mohr reported that there are no snags. 40. e) ByLaws- Linda Siago said that comments for bylaw changes can be sent to her. 41.
f) Conformation
and Agility Match- It is scheduled for Oct. 7, 2006 at the Allegany
Little League Park. It will start at around 8:00 am . Susan Cooper will
make arrangements with the 42. g) Fundraisers and Matches- Debbie Mohr asked about fundraisers. Members mentioned that classes and the October match will be held. 43. Letter from a child who needs training for a service dog- A discussion followed after a letter was summarized. Denise Barber suggested having a representative from the organization speak at the November meeting. She will give a report at the next meeting. 44. V. Membership Applications- 45. Charlotte Willy was not present. We will notify her to come to the next meeting. 46.
VI.
New Business 47. b) Next meeting- The club will have subs from Subway and drinks at the next meeting on Sept. 19, 2006 . Sandie Holly will pick up the food. 48. VII Unfinished Business 49. There was no unfinished business presented. 50.
VIII.
Adjournment Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 Respectfully submitted MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES:
REPORTS: COMMITTEE REPORTS: Library: Denise Barber reported that everything is set and books are ready to be signed out to members. By-Laws: Linda Siago briefly reported some suggestions to changes to the By-Laws, such as adding Inc. to the name of the Club in the By-Laws and in Section II – Object – adding the wording all AKC/OKC events. In Section V – adding the wording to promote and provide for training of all dogs and education of dog owners. The next sections for review and revision will be Articles 1, 2 and 3. Agility: Rick Peters reported that he has not received sanction numbers yet from AKC for the match. He also reported that his classes will be on hold, as he will be judging at the match and requirements indicate that he should not teach any students who might be entering the match within two weeks of his judging. Classes: Denise Barber will be starting a Puppy Class on Friday. As noted, Advanced/Intermediate Agility classes are on hold until after the match. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW MEMBERS:
NEW BUSINESS: MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES:
REPORTS: COMMITTEE REPORTS: Library: Denise Barber reported that everything is set and books are ready to be signed out to members. By-Laws: Linda Siago briefly reported some suggestions to changes to the By-Laws, such as adding Inc. to the name of the Club in the By-Laws and in Section II – Object – adding the wording all AKC/OKC events. In Section V – adding the wording to promote and provide for training of all dogs and education of dog owners. The next sections for review and revision will be Articles 1, 2 and 3. Agility: Rick Peters reported that he has not received sanction numbers yet from AKC for the match. He also reported that his classes will be on hold, as he will be judging at the match and requirements indicate that he should not teach any students who might be entering the match within two weeks of his judging. Classes: Denise Barber will be starting a Puppy Class on Friday. As noted, Advanced/Intermediate Agility classes are on hold until after the match. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW MEMBERS:
NEW BUSINESS: Regular Meeting Minutes10/17/06 43.
I.
Call to order 44.
II.
Roll call 45.
III.
Minutes 46.
IV.
Report of Officers/Committees 51.
V.
New Members 47.
48.
Deb bie Mohr declined bringing up the match at the mall
until she can get more information.
Sandie brought up the NFKC Invitational Match to be held in 49.
Tables/Chairs – The tables have all been purchased now
and there was comment about how well they worked for the match.
Denise Barber sent a note that a representative from the
“Canine Helpers” would be here on 11/6 to discuss the needs of the
child from Eldred that needs financial help in getting a service dog.
There was discussion regarding what amount would be appropriate.
Further discussion was tabled until the regular meeting. There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Linda Siago and seconded by Deb Gaeta. Motion carried and the meeting as adjourned at 8:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Regular Meeting Minutes Date:11/21/06
I. Call to order: President Sandie Holly called to order the regular meeting of the Olean Kennel Club at 7:38 PM on 11/21/06 in the clubhouse. II. Roll Call: The following members were present: Linda Siago, John Mohr, Sue Cooper, Sandie Holly, Rick Peters, Debbie Gaeta, Ken Taft, ReginaVanScoy, Jim VanScoy, Grace Stevens, Jennifer Wolbert, Wayne Cooper, Jose Mazon, Chris Mazon, Denise Barber, Debbie Mohr. III. Minutes: The minutes from the October meeting were presented. Motion to accept the minutes as amended ($500.00 donation for the boy in need of an assistant dog.) was made by Linda Siago and Seconded by Rick Peters, Motion carried. IV. Report of Officers: · Secretary- Compliance Plan was sent and accepted by AKC. · Treasurer: Savings $ 20336.70 Paid out $2607.52 Deposit $113.00 Checking $432.80 balance Motion to accept the treasurers report was made by Regina VanScoy and seconded by Linda Siago, motion carried. V. Report of Committees: · By-Laws: Linda Siago, chairman, reported that proposed by-laws are done and will be on the internet for viewing. Concerns and questions should be submitted in writing or e-mail and returned by the December meeting. · Classes: Denise turned in money, requested 10% go to building fund. VI. New Members: · The first reading for Sue Mallaber who has Norwegian Elkhounds was presented. VII. New Business: Sue Cooper requested, she be allowed to get professional help obtaining non-profit status and a tax exempt number for the club, the cost would be $95. per hour. Sue explained that the saving would be enough to justify the expense. Motion was made by Linda Siago and seconded by Rick Peters to allow Sue to do this, but not to exceed 2 hours. Motion carried. VIII. Unfinished Business · Sandie Holly went to Invitational Match- Niagara Falls Kennel Club proposed August show, 2 days for Wyoming Valley Kennel Club and Olean Kennel Club, 2 days for Niagara Falls Kennel Club. Discussion was, “Site is hard to find”, “$350. for site at Lockport . Deb bie Mohr discussed “Wyoming Valley Kennel Club proposing show at Clarence for four days. Discussion regarding area of club and other clubs shows, further discussion tabled until concrete proposals made by another club. · New Slate of Officers 1. President- Debbie Gaeta 2. Vice President- Rick Peters 3. Treasurer- Sue Cooper 4. Secretary- Grace Stevens 5. Board-Jennifer Wolbert, 3 year Motion was made by Jim VanScoy and seconded by Denise Barber to have the secretary cast one vote for this slate of officers. Motion carried. IX. Education: · Canine Helpers, “Thank You” message was read by Sue Cooper acknowledging our donation. Comment about the presentation were, “amazing Presentation” also “The needs of this child were obvious” X. Adjournment: There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by John Mohr and seconded by Linda Siago. Motion carried and meeting was adjourned at 8:06PM.
Respectfully submitted, Grace Stevens, Secretary Regular Meeting Minutes Date: 12/19/06 I. Call to order: President Debbie Gaeta called to order the regular meeting of the Olean Kennel Club at 7:34 PM on 12/19/06 in the clubhouse. II. Roll Call: The following members were present: John Mohr, Sandie Holly, Rick Peters, Deb Gaeta, Chris Mazon, Jose Mazon, Cindy Peters, Wayne Cooper, Denise Barber, Sue Cooper, Debbie Mohr, Paula Palmer. III. Minutes: The minutes from the 11/21/06 meeting were presented. Motion to accept the minutes as presented was made by Jose Mazon and seconded by John Mohr. Motion carried. IV. Report of Officers · President- none · Secretary- Update was sent by fax to AKC on 11/27/06 reporting the change in officers at the Annual Meeting. · Treasurer: no bills were paid and no money deposited A motion was made to accept the treasurers’ report by Jose Mazon and seconded by Cindy Peters. Motion carried. V. Report of Committees: · By-Laws: tabled Linda was absent. · Match: Debbie Mohr discussed spring Conformation Match for May 1st week-end. Rick discussed Agility Match in Edenboro is a go for Friday 6:00 on 2/9/07, waiting for details from Erie . · Classes: Rick Peters reported-Agility is on hold until after 1st. of the year. Rick made a request that the A frame and dog walk be left up, they are at the side and out of the way, they are heavy and the connections are fragile. Sandy Holly reported there was one student, who left early. VI. Unfinished Business Sue will put a note with next rent check requesting heat on the nights we are here. VII. New Members: The 2nd reading for Sue Mallaber application was read. She has Norwegian Elkhound, she is a breeder, exhibitor, and is in conformation classes. She was approved. VIII. New Business: John Mohr brought up a Christmas party. He suggested a cabin fever, mid winter dinner at Moonwinks Fish Buffet on a Thursday night in February. Buffet paid for by the club and drinks by the member. Jose Mazon made a motion that we have this party and John Mohr 2nd the motion. There were 5 nays and 8 yes. Motion carried. Chris Mazon will call to make the arrangements. IX. Adjournment: There being no further business, motion to adjourn was made by Sue Cooper and seconded by Sandie Holly. Motion carried and meeting was adjourned. Next meeting is January 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted, Grace Stevens, Secretary
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