TENNESSEE VALLEY KENNEL CLUB
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 8, 2004
Meeting called to order by President Tom Schmidt at 7:15 p.m. 25 members and 3 guests were present. Guests: Mary Ann Blanks, Jo Beth Kelly, Sandy Jessop
In absence of Recording Secretary, minutes of the general meeting were taken by Karen Clausing. Nan Anderson moved that the minutes of the December meeting as printed in the newsletter be approved as sent. Seconded and approved.
Report of Board by President;
Thank you to Paula Smiddy for hosting the Christmas party
Nominating committee appointments: Chairman, Jeanne Ringe, Larry Stogner, Tammy Merritt, Carolyn Price, Cathy Ryan.
Show Chair appointment: Barbara Price
Report of Corresponding Secretary, Charles Price:
Thank you notes received from members for flowers during surgeries and sickness. Notes from various judges on clubs hospitality and praising shows Thank you from 2005 Scholarship recipient, Elizabeth Winters. Thank you from Dean of Vet. School to club for offering the scholarship and announcing Elizabeth was the recipient,
Treasurer, Jean Dinkins provided two months report.
Nov Beginning balance of $828.43, receipts of $820.31, disbursements of $265.65, Checking balance $1383.09, money market, $34,940.81 Total $37,152.33
Dec Beginning balance of $1,383.09, receipts of $49,821,52, disbursements of $9,140.55, checking balance of $42,064.06 and $24,940.89 money market. Total $78,787.96
Jean noted that December reflects the final cluster and show settlement. Club has cleared a little over $18,000 profit for the two days show. Jan Schmidt added that she would like approval for show related additional expenses which included a seminar on community publicity ($30) and Cable T.V. advertising. (The Cable t.v. is a community calendar of events which can be changed up to two times a month and will be in effect for a year.)
Barbara Williams moved and it was seconded and approved to" reimburse Jan Schmidts seminar expense of $30."
Garry Clausing moved and it was seconded and approved to " pay the expenditure for the Cable advertising."
Nancye Davis moved and it was seconded and approved to" appoint Jan Schmidt the Chairman of Publicity."
It was moved and seconded to accept the report of the Treasurer.
Delegate: Report is submitted in addition to these minutes. Following report, It was moved by Cathy Ryan, seconded and passed that Club " send Delegate to next Delegate meeting" .which will be Sunday and Monday, March 7 & 8, in New York. This is the annual meeting. voting on proposed amendment changes and voting for Board nominees.
Committees:
Agility--Ace Russell presented a request for an agility timing device. Discussion followed on the committees recommendation of two rings worth of timing equipment at a cost of approximately $5200.00 and benefits to exhibitors and crowd enjoyment as well as possible rental use from other clubs, standard rate of rental $150/ring/day. Next Agility trial last weekend of March, three day trial. Volunteers requested. President requested the checking into the possible addition of agility to the fall show
Obedience-- Committee chair not available, it was announced that there would be an obedience trial July 3 and 4.
Show committee:-- Barbara Price announced Jo Beth Kelly would be Vendor chair for TVKC.
Training--Rob Storey said that club could use the Brim Ag building again with the same agreement as before, free for classes with free classes for any of the ag club students, or he had also talked to Pet Safe and the club could have use of the training part of that building on Wednesday evenings 5:30 to 8:30 at a charge of $5/dog /hour. Cathy Ryan moved and it was seconded that "club secure the Pet Safe site" Discussion followed which presented a situation where some members are already utilizing that time individually and if they were also requested to train classes, they would not have enough time to train individually. Charles Price Called the question.Seconded. Motion passed to call the question. Call for a vote on the original motion, failed. Possible compromise arranged where it requires time to set up classes, that those individuals could continue training in the meantime. Time suggested was six weeks. Axel Ringe moved "club secure the site Wednesday evenings 5:30 to 8:30" Motion seconded and passed. Rob will make the call.
Website: Jeanne reported some temporary problems, but will be back updated soon. Joy Treis noted the many positive remarks of the website that she has heard through her grooming contacts
Election of new members:
First reading--Mary Ann Blanks
Second reading--Sandra Jessop, Jo Beth Kelly
Jean moved "suspend standing rule on secret ballot" seconded passed.
New members elected and welcomed, Sandy Jessop and Jo Beth Kelly.
New Business.
Purchase of Agility timers. Following Ace's presentation and upon the recommendation of the Board, Nancy Davis moved "club purchase two complete sets of the timers. Motion seconded and passed.
Steve Merritt moved meeting be adjourned. Seconded and adjourned.
Submitted by Karen Clausing for Recording Secretary, Roberto Jimenez