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HEAR YE, HEAR YE!!! Meat of the Minutes HEART OF FLORIDA BORZOI CLUB Minutes General Meeting October 19, 2002 |
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Minutes General Meeting October 19, 2002 President Shea Kelly called the meeting to order at the Deland Show Grounds at 3:15 pm. Members present: Mark Grossman, Tammy Smith, Shea Kelley, Chris Neale, Bryant and Karen Schattle, Larry and Judy Tickner. Guest(s): Monica Barry Our current membership is 39 individual members. A quorum is 20% ( 8 ). Quorum present Secretary's Report A correction was made to the minutes of the June general meeting. The correction was that the place of the meeting was the Steak and Ale, not the Olive Garden as read. A motion was made and passed to approve the minutes as amended. Mark stated that he received an e-mail from member Sue Cristie to be read at the time of voting for new members. Treasurer's Report Shawn sent a written report. Our bank balance as $ 1,251.39 as of August 13, 2002. He made deposits in September of $ 160.00, which were donations for trophies ( $ 100.00 ) and membership applications ( $ 60.00 ) and expended $ 50.00 for Manatee Kennel Club for the August Fun Match. Our ending balance on 9-10-02 was $ 1361.39. A motion was made to accept the Treasurers report as read, Passed. Committee Reports *Club By-laws: Mark said we are ready to do the second reading of the by-laws and vote today. A general discussion will be done in old business and a formal second reading will follow. *Trophy Committee: Trophies are on coming along for the BCOA Trophy Supported in Nov. Tammy Smith will contact Mr. Grause regarding the return of the challenge trophy. *Borzoi Connection Committee Shea asked on behalf of Steve, the new coordinator for the BC, for people to send him info to include on our member pages Election of New Members There were 2 new member applications for second reading and voting. An e-mail was read from Sue Cristie supporting the application of applicants Monica Barry and Christopher Miles. Monica Barry and Christopher Miles as joint application, Passed Deborah Vidaver-Cohen as individual applicant, Passed There were no first readings of applications Old Business Mark made a motion to table the voting on the bylaws until November where we might have a larger turnout. Motion failed for want of a second. Discussion of the proposed bylaws proceeded. Larry called for the vote, seconded by Chris. Bylaw revisions were accepted by a vote of 8 0 New Business A motion was made to send a letter in response to the BCOA Region update which questioned the number of Trophy Supported Shows BCOA is doing. Our letter would state that since we do not have a recognized specialty club very close that it is important for BCOA to maintain Trophy Supported shows in Florida. Motion by Tammy Smith, second by Bryant Schattle. Motion Passed 8 0. A nominating committee was appointed to prepare the slate of officers for 2003-2004. The committee will be Sue Cristie, Larry Tickner and Chris Neale. The alternates will be Monica Barry and Patti Neale. Mark Grossman will serve as a none-voting member to act as committee secretary. The committee will report Nov 17th Next Meeting The next meeting will be Sunday, November 17, 2002 in conjunction with the BCOA Trophy Supported Show with the Greater Gainesville DFA. The location will be the Ocala Dog Show grounds. The time will be announced, but will likely be shortly after Borzoi Judging. We want to have a great show and a great time to socialize Dogs and PEOPLE ). Bring some food for lunch with your Borzoi Friends. *Meeting adjourned 3:45 pm Respectfully Submitted, Mark Grossman, HOFBC Secretary |
