ILR BOARD MINUTES

ILR Board of Directors Conference
September 23, 2004
12:06pm EDT

The ILR Board of Directors teleconference meeting was called to order by President, Karen Baum, at 12:06 PM , EDT. Present: Karen Baum, Art Kennel, Sally Rucker, Sally Taylor, Kathi McKinney and Jan Wassink, Registrar.

Motion: Art Kennel. Approve minutes of September 14, 2004 teleconference meeting with change Kathi will “attempt” to contact Dr. Cebra. Second: Kathi McKinney. 5 Ayes.

The next teleconference call will be 12:00 Noon , EDT, October 19, 2004 .

The board discussed the conference call held with the ARI board on September 21, 2004 and how to proceed in our intention to collect the past due fees for service owed ILR by ARI. Karen will contact ARI president Bill Coleman to discuss how they want to proceed.

Jan led the discussion of the financial reports for July, August and year to date compared to the last two years.

The board discussed possibilities of long term staffing with Jan and followed several scenarios of different staff requirements and how they would be met.

The Nomination Committee for the 2005 election will be established at the October meeting.

There was brief discussion about how the Registry could assist any animal identification program if such a program is established in the future by USDA. Further discussion will be required.

There was more discussion about some type of document for rescue animals that would allow the animal to be “listed” and therefore eligible for showing in performance classes. This issue will need more discussion and consideration.

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

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 PM , EDT.

Respectfully submitted,
Sally Taylor
Secretary