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Thank you for visiting this section and taking interest in the minutes of the current BOD meetings.
In this section you can follow along with the BOD and the decisions that take us into the future of the Cane Corso and the transition into the American Kennel Club!
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CCAA Board Meeting January 9, 2009
A telephonic meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Friday January 9, 2009 at 8:15 P.M. EST. President Mike Ertaskiran called the meeting to order. Present at the meeting telephonically was Mike Ertaskiran, JoAnne Campbell, Laura Jarbeau, Shauna DeMoss, Betty Osing, Heather King, Janet Giganti, Kathi Wisdom, and Derek Matson.
Mike and the rest of the Board welcomed the newest Board members, JoAnne Campbell, Secretary and Kathi Wisdom, Director # 6 Public Relations.
The Board discussed the current state of affairs with the Rescue Committee. Mike has previously asked for and not received yet information from the Rescue committee members. It was agreed that a meeting would be set up within the next two weeks by Betty with Liz of the Rescue Committee and Mike and JoAnne and other Board Members who are available to participate. Mike has again stated that he and Janet should be added to the Rescue Yahoo group ASAP. Mike also asked for a copy of the Rescue report that should be sent to the Club Secretary monthly so it can be published in the next issue of the Chronicle.
The question of the Clubs' not for profit status was briefly discussed and it was stated that the new Club Officers names would be added and previous officers names deleted from the corporate files on Monday, January 12, 2009. The Board discussed and unanimously voted yes for the Specialty shows dates and location for 2009. They are: South January 31, Feb. 1, 2009 with ARBA in Florida April 24, 25, 26, 2009 Matamoras, PA Nationals and National Specialty with Rarities Midwest Chicago date to be announced with ARBA West September 5-6, 2009 with ARBA East November 21-22, 2009 with Rarities Year End Show It was discussed that we may also have a supported entry show with ARBA.
We were updated on the Nationals by Heather and Kathi. The judges have agreed to host a breed seminar and it was suggested it be on Friday night. The judge for the work off was voted on unanimously He is a schutzhund judge and has agreed to put on a seminar also. Kathi suggested we also have a show and go and a puppy match show for Friday as a way to produce additional income for the club. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
Mike stated that the deadline for the double issue of the chronicle is January 23rd. Included in this issue will be the info on shows, The Nationals and specialties, meet the breed and hopefully Dog, Bitch and puppy of the year results. It was again discussed that the points for the SACCI Nationals would be used for ICCF Championship points but not club titles for Dog, Bitch and Puppy of the year.
The website update was discussed and Shauna said that Laura E has offered to create and design a new site. This includes different modules that can be updated by the club to keep the site up to date and not incur further charges by the club. Heather suggested that Mario Gutierrez and David Winns be added to the website committee. All the above was voted on and passed by a majority vote.
It was discussed that some members have had a difficult time trying to join the club or renew their membership online. It will be looked at to see how it can become more user friendly.
The Board has asked how new members or member renewals are being processed and how it will be handled if someone does not meet the membership qualifications. It was noted that the Club's bylaws state how the process works.
The vacancy of the Director #8 position was discussed and Mike E has stated he will take over the Chronicle responsibilities. The Board voted unanimously to appoint the following Regional Vice presidents: Mario Gutierrez, West Zoe Devito East Kathy Gill Midwest Steel Campbell South. Notices will be sent out to see if they accept their postion.
The rules for the forum were reviewed, voted on and unanimously accepted. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
JoAnne Campbell
CCAA Secretary
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CCAA BOD Meeting February 9, 2009
Meeting was called to order by Mike E at 8:30 P.M. present were Mike E., Joanne Campbell, Laura Jarbeau, Shauna DeMoss, Betty Osing, Ed Hodas, Heather King, Janet Gigante, Kathi Wisdom, and Derek Matson.
First Topic discussed was the Rescue Committee .
The BOD discussed the pros and cons for allowing the current Rescue Committee to sever ties with the CCAA, set up a separate entity for rescue and close the current CCAA rescue operation. The rescue moneys collected as of Dec. 31, 2008 will be turned over to the new rescue and The CCAA will still donate a percentage of all dues to Cane Corso rescues. After a thorough discussion it was unanimously voted to allow the current rescue team to operate and be totally independent and fully responsible for a Cane Corso Rescue.
The new CCAA website status was discussed. Kathi, Shauna, Janet, Mario and Chuck all are working feverishly to have the new site up and running as soon as possible. The new site will contain much more information on our Club and our favorite breed, the Cane Corso. It will have features that will allow it to be updated more frequently and with better graphics.
Mike E discussed the newsletter and said that 4 Chronicles a year is the goal and there will be a double issue of the newsletter sent out in the next couple of weeks. In addition to this issue, a late March, June, September and December issues are planned.
Janet discussed ideas on increasing the membership and spoke about her proposed welcome package for new members. There was also a discussion about having a contest for the breeders that refer the most new members.
The conformation point system was discussed and it was agreed that a more detailed explanation was needed. The 2010 CCAA point system will be discussed at the next meeting.
The Nationals T shirt logo was discussed and it was decided that a new Nationals logo will be used each year. There will be T Shirts with the Nationals logo available on the website before Nationals and for a few weeks after.
The new Regional Vice Presidents have been notified and we are still waiting to hear back their acceptances. The Regional Vice Presidents will be responsible for setting up Temperament Tests in their own regions. Kathi will provide the information needed.
It was decided that the BOD meetings will be held the first Monday of each month at 8:00 P.M. EST.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P.M. EST.
Respectfully submitted,
JoAnne Campbell
CCAA Secretary
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CCAA BOD Meeting March 2, 2009
The March CCAA BOD Meeting was called to order on March 2, 2009 at 8:00 P.M. by President Mike Ertaskeran. Present were Mike Ertaskeran, JoAnne Campbell, Laura Jarbeau, Shauna DeMoss, Betty Osing, Ed Hodas, Heather King, Janet Gigante, Kathi Wisdom and Derek Matson. Minutes of the Feb. 2009 meeting were accepted.
Old Business was discussed. The regional Vice presidents have not all accepted their positions and after numerous failed attempts by Mike to reach all, it was decided to appoint Tony Garcia to the Mid West VP position. 5 new breeders have joined the club since the AKC-FSS registration offer was announced. It was decided that all rescue donations that are due to the former rescue committee should be sent out as soon as possible to finalize the agreement. It was decided that all new rescue requests for funding will be handled on a case by case review.
New Business-Kathi submitted a wish list for a merchandise for the club store. It was discussed and decided that orders will be made as the treasury funds permitted. Kathi said that she would like to have merchandise available for the regional VP to sell at their shows. The Nationals T-Shirt, Sweatshirt and Hat order was discussed along with the new logo and National logo for 2009.
The Regional VP duties were discussed and determined that they include raffles, information "booths" and that brochures should be made available at the Regional Specialties in their area and any other shows that they can either attend or have staffed by other volunteers.
It was confirmed that Rarities has agreed to award the National BOB and BOO with Rarities jackets. The April BOD meeting was scheduled for April 6, 2009 at 8:00 P.M. The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
JoAnne Campbell
CCAA Secretary
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CCAA BOD Meeting April 6, 2009
The meeting was called to order by President Mike Ertaskiran, at 8:10 P.M. present were Mike E, JoAnne Campbell, Laura Jarbeau, Shauna DeMoss, Betty Osing, Ed Hodas, Heather King, Janet Gigante, Kathi Wisdom, Derek Matson.
First on the agenda was the appointment of Tony Scandy for the vacant position of Vice President. Mike E asked for a vote of approval from the BOD and the majority voted yes. JoAnne said she will notify Tony of his appointment and will ask him if he accepts.
The Chronicle was discussed and Mike E said it will not be ready for publication before the Nationals.
Janet announced that we have 24 new members.
Ways to increase the Chronicle advertising was discussed. The CCAA Forum’s Products and Services category was discussed and it was decided that the rules need to be posted, such as 1 dog related ad per member in good standing per month is allowed.
The BOD discussed the possibility of a Tournament of Champions or a Brood B itch Special Class during next years Nationals. Heather will investigate the possibility.
A brief re-cap of a grievance that was filed but settled through arbitration was discussed.
There being no other business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
JoAnne Campbell
CCAA Secretary
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CCAA BOD Meeting - May 2009
The telephonic Meeting was called to order at 8:15 by Secretary JoAnne Campbell. Present were Tony Scandy, JoAnne Campbell, Laura Jarbeau, Shauna DeMoss, Betty Osing, Ed Hodas, Heather King, Janet Gigante, Kathi Wisdom and Derek Matson.
First on the agenda was the AKC status of the CCAA. Kathi informed us that we received information about the application to AKC and Byron will write a letter to AKC stating all of the requirements we have fulfilled to this date. It was unanimously voted to have Byron write the letter and have it presented to the BOD for acceptance before it was presented to the AKC.
Kathi gave a report on the results of the fundraising for the 2009 Nationals.
$3154 Total income
1200 to Judges
800 to Kathi for box to be sent to each regional VP for shows fundraisers supplies
180 to Sharon for banners
127 for food resale table at Nationals
100 for drinks resale table at Nationals
20 for postage to send AKC_FSS package
60 for postage for merchandise shipping
667 check to Laura
$3154 Total expenses
Heather will give us a breakdown of the seminar and working events next month. She said there were 65 Corsos entered at the National Show. The club should be receiving $25 per Corso that was entered in all 5 shows from Rarities.
Betty briefed us on the recent grievances and their status. One grievance was settled and shelved indefinitely and one was not able to be settled through mediation. The board asked for more information on the unsettled grievance and after much discussion it was decided unanimously that the grievance had no merit due to the fact that there were no CCAA Code of Ethics violations proven.
Heather commented on the wonderful job Kathi and Jim did with the working events for Nationals, and also the fundraising team. She also thanked Betty for the donation of her time and funding of the Nationals show program.
Janet said we have 29 new members for April 2009.
It was asked who the keeper of the membership list was and could that be made available to the regional VP’s. This will be further discussed at the next BOD meeting in June.
It was discussed that we should move the Midwest and the West specialties because of the change in the ARBA show schedules. Heather will work on that and present it to us via the Yahoo group.
Shauna brought up the Judges Education subject. She suggested that we get a website up and running for Judges to go to for information on our breed. The format used by other clubs will be looked into and Shauna will do the legwork on setting it up.
There being no additional items, the meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
JoAnne Campbell
CCAA Secretary
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These are the minutes the Board approved for June, however,
after further review they are not as detailed as they should be and the Board is currently working to correct the minutes by adding an amendment.
CCAA Board of Directors Minutes for June 2009 Meeting
The telephonic meeting was called to order at 8:15 by president Mike E. Present were Mike Ertaskiran, Tony Scandy, JoAnne Campbell, Shauna DeMoss, Betty Osing, Ed Hodas, Heather King, Janet Gigante, Kathi Wisdom and Derek Matson.
The minutes of the May 2009 BOD Meeting were read and accepted.
Mike asked Kathi to send the remainder of the Nationals fundraising moneys to Laura so there could be a final accounting for the fundraising and raffle events.
The Nationals for 2010 was discussed and it was decided that it would be held in Indianapolis, Indiana in April. ARBA and Rarities will be contacted to see what they will offer the club to sponsor the shows. The rules for class entries will also be discussed so there will be no confusion.
There was a discussion about the point system for Dog, Bitch and Puppy of the Year. It was stated that as long as the owners join the club by December 31, all the points earned any time during the year by that Corso will be counted toward Dog, Bitch and Puppy of the year.
Mike E. nominated Jim O’Dare to head the Election Oversite Committee. The motion was approved.
Heather stated she needs all the information from the Nationals working events so it can be posted on the website.
The Specialty shows for 2010 were tentatively slated for the South in January in Texas, West in the Fall in Las Vegas, East in November at year end and Midwest in Ohio and also the Nationals in April in Indianapolis, Indiana. All dates and locations are tentative.
Janet said we have 14 new members for May.
It was suggested that the club have a “suggestion box” for members to give their ideas and thoughts on how we can improve our club.
There being no further discussions, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
JoAnne Campbell
CCAA Secretary
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