ILR BOARD MINUTES

August 23, 2000
12:00 EDT

Meeting called to order by President, Kathi McKinney. Present: Kathi McKinney, Karen Baum, Jack Moore, Sally Rucker, Sally Taylor and Registrar, Jan Wassink

1. Next call September 27, 2000 12 EDT
2. Approval of minutes
   Minutes will be sent to each board member as soon as possible after each meeting for initial approval. It is suggested that any corrections be made within 72 hours. Comments will be taken and revisions made with copy sent to all BOD members for final approval with the goal being to publish the minutes within one week. MOTION: Jack moved we approve minutes from June 2000 face-to-face meeting, Kathi second. 5 Ayes
3. Registrars Report
   Registrations for July were down about 25% as compared to month of July 1999. This may be an indication that less breeding is taking place. Discussion of finances included comparison with July ’99 profit and loss and review of expenses.
4. ILA Contract
   ILA Contract with ILR has been approved by the newly elected and expanded ILA BOD.
5. Contract for MIS
   The contract for Alan Schmautz will be sent to ILR attorney, Joe Fonfara, with final consideration by the BOD after Mr. Fonfara’s input.
6. Commercial and Breeder Fees for ILR Web Site
   There was discussion of letters of concern written to ILR from members. One communication expressed concerns about the commercial as compared to breeder fees proposed for member web site listings. After discussion, the BOD decided the listing fee should be the same for breeder and commercial listings but additional category listings should be accompanied by additional charges. MOTION: Sally Rucker. We amend the minutes of 6/10/00 regarding the charges for web page listings to $50 for initial listing with additional listings available for $10 each different category. Second Kathi 5 Ayes
7. Proposed Report from Petition Committee
   Jack suggested that the Petition Committee make a short report on its activities each month.
8. CLAA Issues
   Jan informed the BOD of the latest issues the Canadian Llama and Alpaca Association(CLAA) is facing in light of some questions posed to the Registry by the Canadian Animal Pedigree Act. The BOD reviewed the correspondence and will make a full report to the membership when the issues are resolved. In the meantime we will continue to honor the recognition agreement we have with Canada.
9. Appreciation to Nominating Committee
   ILR logo clocks will be sent to the nominating committee as a thank you gift for their work. The nominating committee for 2001 will be established just following the first of the year.
10. Discussion of Llama Link purchase
    Discussion of Llama Link purchase. This topic was tabled until more information is available.
11. ILR email address change
    ILR will be changing its domain name to lamaregistry.com in the near future. We will announce this new address as widely as possible.
12. Registrar's Job Evaluation
    Each member of the BOD will complete an evaluation of Jan’s job performance for the 1999 Registrar Evaluation.
13. ILR Report
    The BOD reviewed the rough draft of major topics for the upcoming ILR Report. Each member of the BOD will re-examine and make editorial comments in a timely fashion. Jan and Alan will continue their work on the report over the next few days. The report should be out by mid-September.
14. Topic for September Board Call
    The Policy Book will be the main focus of our September call.

Meeting adjourned at 3:40 EDT

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor, Secretary