Board of Directors Meeting


4 Sep 2007

Indiana Reining Horse Association Board Meeting – September 4, 2007
 
 
Members Present: Shannon Fowler, Deana Neal, Jim Hundley, Ron Bluett, Randy Fowler, Brose McVey, Miriam Farrell, Kim Bartlett
 
Members Not Present: Angie Honeywell, Ann Saylor, Terry O’Brien
 
Minutes taken by: Deana Neal
 
Previous Meeting Minutes:
  •    All approved
 Treasurer’s Report:
  •   No report available
 Follow-up item:
  •  Ann to send board a current report
  • Miriam is to get with Ann to pick up the check book and all the INRHA records
 
Vote Items:
         Miriam to get records and check book from Ann?
  •  Jim moved to motion
  •  Ron 2nd the motion
  •  All in favor
 Old Business:
 
New Castle:
         2007 Results - INRHA and Mid-West lost $1000 each (Unofficial numbers)
 
 
New Business:
 
New Castle 2008:
         New Castle follows the AQHA calendar, which would put our show the first weekend of August
  • Option 1:
         The AQHA shows are possibly moving their shows to Cloverdale (more expensive) which would open up their dates in June and September
  • Option 2:
         We could possibly trade weekends with another show scheduled for August 23rd and 24th
 
Board appointed/elected positions:
  • Board discussed whether to use appointed/elected positions from the original INRHA meeting in 2005 or to go from the recent minutes with the changes to a couple of positions.
  • Open seats for 2008:
  • VP
  • Treasure
  • 2 Directors
  • Names for the open seats need to be in by September 25 so ballots can be sent out 45 days prior to the General Membership meeting
  • Names on ballots so far:
  • VP – Jim Hundley, Terry O’Brien
  • Treasure – Cheryl Bluett
  • 2 Directors – Tyler Baumgardt, Randy Fowler, Brose McVey, Ron Bluett
 Vote Items:
  • Go off recent appointed/elected members?
  • Randy moved to motion that we use recent
  • Ron 2nd the motion
  • All in favor – 1 opposed
 2007 Year End Banquet:
  • Saturday, November 10th
  • Need to find a location
  • Miriam handed out the point standings and posted them on the web-site
  • Awards = 14 Champion Buckles and 11 Reserve Champion Saddle Pads
 Vote Items:
  • Banquet Date?
  • Brose moved to motion that the banquet date be November 10
  • Jim 2nd the motion
  • All in favor
 Vote Items:
  • Shannon can order the Champion Buckles and Ron can order the Reserve Champion Saddle Pads?
  • Brose moved to motion that the awards can be ordered
  • Kim 2nd the motion
  • All in favor
 Follow-up items:
  • Decide on banquet location
 
 National Ballot:
  • Ballot deadline is Midnight, September 26th
  • Board reviewed each candidate and each bylaw and came to a consensus that the INRHA Board supports:
  • Candidates:

    ·        VP = Allen Mitchels

    ·        Elected = Kit Cosper, Greg Hill and Dale Lopp

  • Bylaws:
·        Against = Change A
·        For = Change B-K

 

  • Publish what the board supports in the INRHA newsletter
 Vote Items:
  • Candidate and Bylaw supports:
  • Randy moved to motion that the Board supports the above candidates and bylaws
  • Deana 2nd the motion
  • All in favor – Jim and Brose abstained
 Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM
 
Next meeting – Conference Call, Wednesday, September 26th at 7:30 PM
Shannon will send out the conference call information
 
Agenda for Conference Call:
  • Banquet location
  • Ballot
  • Financials