Agenda

Discussion

Action

1.0

Recording Secretary’s Report

Motion was made to accept the minutes of the last meeting by Kim Karkut and seconded by Sandy Jacobus

Minutes Accepted

2.0

Treasurer’s Report:  Carol Phelps

Checking: $6,791.18

Reward Fund: $14,221.96

Rescue fund: $4,790.30

CD Account: $3,494.62

Health Fund:  $3,499.56

Carol distributed lists of donors to volunteers who agreed to send Thank You cards and Dave provided the cards with envelops created by both himself & Ida and Steve Tenenbom.

Treasurer’s report accepted

Thanks You cards to donors to be mailed out shortly.

3.0 

Corresponding Secretary’s Report: Linda Morris

AKC: Field Trial is approved pending receipt of judges’ panel.  AKC: June Specialty, Greenwich accepted and judges panel accepted.  Received note from Kathy Rust, our judge at GSA, thanking us for opportunity to judge and she commented that there were many outstanding dogs.

4.0

Reward Fund

-  Police validated Kristen VanScoick is entitled to the Reward via email to Ida.

-  Board voted unanimously Kristen

will receive the Reward in it’s entirety

-  Dave secured law firm services to represent CVVC in preparation of Release, W9, 1099-Misc, interfacing with Ms VanSchoick in securing signed release et al as well as disperse funds to her, upon receiving documents, via Bank check,. etc.

-  Approved at previous meeting $400 to be donated to Ruff Grouse Society in assigned attorney’s name at firm’s request and is in full payment of services rendered.

Kim thanked David for the work in securing the attorney to represent CVVC.

5.0

Breed Rescue:  John Morris

There may be a dog available in the Wilton area.  John thanked Monique Jorgo and John Crisp for going down and looking at the dog and speaking with the owners and also thanked Jackie Argall for working with them as well.

Tabled to March the discussion of the Board to review Central New England Viszla Club’s foster approach.

6.0

Conformation Committee Report: Carol Phelps

  6.1

   Garden State Specialty 

    Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 

Excellent entry, trophy costs under allowable budget because we used pewter inventory to cover sweeps.  Sweeps judge did not require hotel.  Overall a very successful show.

Actual income not yet received, will submit final when monies received from Rau.  Superb raffle and excellent entry.

  6.2

 Greenwich/Longshore  

    2008

Ida was absent but the proposed budget for Greenwich indicates cost of $909.00 and Longshore budget indicates cost of $518.00 was voted to accept by Linda and seconded by Rich.

Dave noted cost could be less if better than anticipated raffle results as was the case with Secaucus show.

Budget accepted for the Specialty and Supported Entry.

7.0

Hunt Test Committee:  Dave Margolin

Fall Hunt Test, October 4-5, Dearborn

Chair position open for fall Hunt Test as well as Committee. Board needs to assume role of Committee Chair until someone steps up. Jan Norris volunteered to be secretary with the assistance of Patsy. However, Event Chair has not been filled and without such, event will need to be cancelled and May deadline has been set for such due to AKC 90 day filing requirement in addition to 30 day Budget submission lead time.

Need HT  & Committee Chair.

Event Chair needs to be filled by May so event isn’t cancelled.

Board assumed role of Committee Chair until it is filled.

8.0

Field Trail Committee:

Joan Heimbach

Spring FT April 18-20, Flaherty Field

April event approved by AKC but awaiting approval of judge’s panel.  Judge’s panel was electronically submitted last Sunday evening & AKC has it posted to their site but written approval not received yet.

FT Premium is up on the website.

Joan H. mentioned that there is a PC based software that we could lease/buy and use for our FT, HT and Hunting Dog events.  Cost is $50.00 per event per year ($150/minimum per year charge regardless of use) and the club could buy and charge to events.  Rich motioned and Joan Toepke seconded to purchase.

Purchase of PC software for field events.

Field Trial Premium is up on web site.

Awaiting AKC written approval of Judge’s panel.

  8.1

Hunting Dog Stake and Walking Field Trail   

June 29, 2008, vizsla only event, updated budget, if Committee sees need to adjust, due April meeting.

Walking FT December 6, 2008, updated budget due August meeting if, again, Committee sees need to adjust.

Updated budget due April meeting for HD and Walking FT updated budget due August meeting..

9.0

Merchandising: Sandy Jacobus

Merchandise is up on web site and more to be added. 

Check out website and CVVC merchandise.

10.0

Health Committee: Susan Nakamura

Planning blood draw LI and Central NJ.

Planning stages for blood draws LI and Central NJ

11.0

Meeting Program Comm/Winter Fun Day

Winter Fun Day March 22 at Tails-U-Win at Manchester, Sandy said everything is set and promises to be a great time.

Plans in place for a great winter fund day, mark your calendars to attend!  March 22.

   11.1

Spring/Summer Fun Day

June 28 Flaherty Field, tentative Versatility Testing and Intro to Birds.  Jan Norris volunteered to secretary as long as guided by Chair.  Chair position still needs to be filled for the event to be run.  Event to be cancelled if no one steps up by April meeting.

Need Chair for Spring/Summer Fun Day on June 28, 2008 …. event to be cancelled if Chair position isn’t filled by April.

12.0

New Membership

Nothing to report

13.0

Newsletter

Timing a couple of weeks.  Finishing up Secaucus results and there has been a lot of additional submissions.

Expects to be published next couple of weeks.

14.0

Other Business:

 14.1

   Nominating Committee 2008-2009

Nominating Committee for 2008-2009 will be chaired by Joan Toepke, along with John Morris and Dee Chuisano  from general membership as required by Bylaws..  Carol motion to accept the Nominating Committee Members and Rich seconded.

The committee will nominate candidates for the 5 Board positions as well as 5 officers at the April meeting, nominations from the floor will be allowed at the May meeting per the Bylaws and in June the membership votes on the slate and candidates.  Any member who has an interest in being on the Board or an officer position should please contact Joan Toepke.

Nominating Committee for 2008-2009 formed.  Anyone interested in a position on the Board or officer position for 2008-2009, please contact Joan Toepke.

 14.2

Guest Speaker Introduced by Susan Nakamura:

Dr. Alexis Sutter, a homeopathy specialist as well as well versed in general nutrition, and all kinds of diets for dogs--from raw to high-end natural dog foods was our guest speaker. 

Very well received guest speaker, informative, articulate. 

Meeting Adjourned at:

7:50 p.m.  Next meeting in Southington, CT and thanks to Sandy Jacobus in new finding location

Next Meeting: Board Meeting, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7:00 PM at Wood N Tap, Southington, CT on Queen Street off of I 84

Respectfully Submitted,

Patsy Dahlinghaus