ILR BOARD MINUTES

ILR Board of Directors Conference
June 22, 2005
8:45 AM PDT

Meeting called to order at 8:45 AM PDT by President Karen Baum. Present:Karen Baum, Kathi McKinney, Sally Rucker, Mark Smith, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink, Registrar.

Motion: Sally Rucker.Approve minutes of May 19, 2005 teleconference meeting. Second: Kathi McKinney. 5 Ayes

The next teleconference meeting will be July 12, 2005 with a backup date of August 16, 2005, 12 Noon, EDT, if we do not meet in July.

Registrar’s Report:

• Jan Wassink presented the Registrar’s Report by giving an overview of the financial reports for 2004 and the comparison from January through May of 2004 and January through May of 2005.
• There was discussion of the rental units and the upgrades necessary for the new tenant, Great Northern Printing Company.
• The outstanding ARI bill is still being disputed. Our attorney has contacted the ARI attorney to press for arbitration
• AMLA (American Miniature Llama Association) is pleased with the improvements made to their registry work.
• The board of directors reviewed the Suri Llama Association and the discussion will be continued at tomorrow’s meeting.
• The New Zealand Registry has made the decision to have ILR provide the registration for its members on-line.
• The show superintendent manager module and Animal Identification Number (AIN) manager could be constructed for use in the ILR database at the same time. Jan thinks permanent AIN could be required for camelids within the next three years by USDA/APHIS. His suggestion is that we be in place to provide record keeping and microchips available so we would be a position to track individual animals and owners by microchip number. Jan’s estimate to incorporate this system in our database to meet the goals of the AIN at this point in our programming would cost ILR about $1500. The board suggested Jan check the schedule for the meeting on the AIN program that will be held in September in Chicago.

The board began the review of (reviewed) the Registry Policies manual. The BOD acknowledged the time Jan, Kathi and Sally spent in March on the editing of the policy manual and the time it saved during the face to face meeting. It was decided that the updated Registry Policies will be placed in the packet of materials for new owners, be available on-line and a flyer will be added to registrations with the information on how a breeder can obtain a copy of the policies.

Motion: Sally Taylor. Adjourn the meeting: Second: Karen Baum 5 Ayes.

Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM, PDT.

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary