ILR BOARD MINUTES
May 14, 2009
 

Meeting called to order at 8:04pm EDT. Board Members: Mark Smith, Kathi McKinney, Karen Baum, Mary Jo Miller, Kristy Brown and Registrar, Jan Wassink present.

Approval of April 16, 2009 minutes – motion Kathi, second Mary Jo; Motion passed unanimously.

Date for next call: the next ILR Board meeting will be the Face to Face June 29-July 1, 2009.

Affirmation of Actions of ILR-SD Governing Board from April 14, 2009 and April 21, 2009: motion Mary Jo, second Kathi; Motion passed unanimously.

Thank you to Dr. Karen Baum for her 10 years of service to the ILR Board.

Finances/Registrar – The year to date finances for 2008 and 2009 are running similarly. The board went into executive session to discuss leases of renters of the Meridian building and anticipated expenses.

Board Elections: deadline for voting is May 20, 2009. The accountant is expected to contact us with the results including the online and mailed ballots within two weeks of the closing of the election. The new board member will be announced as soon as the accountant contacts us with results.

ILR-SD: The ILR reminds everyone to utilize the free Calendar of Llama events on the registry website, www.lamaregistry.com. The calendar is all inclusive and we welcome all members to list any llama related event they are involved in. ILR-SD shows will be highlighted on the site. There will be a link placed on the website joining the calendar and the ILR-SD pages. There are currently 370 paid memberships in the ILR-SD. The board discussed the expenses of the ILR-SD and the amount of staff time utilized to administer the ILR-SD. The board discussed establishing a national show committee for 2010 and will ask the ILR-SD Governing Board for suggestions.

ShowManager: The board reviewed ShowManager fees and no changes were made. Not all ILR-SD shows are using ShowManager to prepare their shows and are instead using it after the show to report results. Show management is encouraged to send results as soon as possible after the show so results can be posted to the ILR website. We cannot post them if they are not sent to us. Members are encouraged to contact show superintendents if the results have not been submitted.

Website: A member requested that a list of transporters and/or travel itineraries be posted on the ILR website. Jan will investigate programming costs and the topic is tabled until the Face to Face meeting.

Meeting Adjourned: 9:49pm EDT motion by Mary Jo, second by Kathi; motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristy Brown, ILR Secretary