Minutes of the Meeting of the ALSA Board of
Directors
May 7, 2002

ALSA Board of Directors Meeting
Directors present, President Ray Howard, Dick Sheehan, Jeff Jones,
Carol Ann Tallmon, Sandra Wickham, Dwayne Flynn also present, ALSA Executive
Secretary, Cheryl Ryberg
Motion made to accept previous minutes, made by Carol Ann, seconded
by
Dwayne , motion carried.
Treasurers Report presented, motion made by Mark and seconded by Sandy
to approve the report. Motion carried.
Discussion ensued regarding settling financial concerns with Jo Riley
regarding the Marketing Funds as well as the Copy Machine. A letter
was
directed to be sent to Jo. Motion made by Jeff to write a letter stating
that the marketing fund was a loan and the marketing fund was approximately
the same amount and a trade would be made in lieu of payment. A signed
release needs to be signed by Jo Riley to complete this. Carol Ann Seconded,
Motion Carried.
Motion made to buy a new copier machine for the ALSA by Dwayne,
Sandy Seconded. Motion carried.
Judges Committee recommended that Level III Judges be recertified,
Hank Kauffman, Darlene Vaughn, and Virginia Christensen. Mark made,
Dwayne seconded, Motion Carried.
Judges Committee recommended that Level II shows, under 200 head be
permitted to judge double shows, as amended. Dwayne moved, Jeff seconded
motion carried.
Discussion held to try and get some of the Regionals moved to different
dates to make more judges available.
Mark asks for approval of new Youth Committee members and Chaired by
Cathy Sheeter. Members Robin Grewe, Jonathan Sides, Pam Hall, Karen
Baum, Barbara Harris and Darrell Anderson. Jeff made and Dick Seconded
a motion to approve this committee, Motion carried.
Carolyn Myers is working on a brochure that will be made available
to tell about ALSA.
Recommendation made to pass back to committees regarding breaking up
youth divisions into 3 divisions. Committee chairs were asked to have
their recommendations back by May 31 to get these new rules into the
handbook.
A committee is working on updates of the Obstacle Manual that is sold
to show superintendents. An addendum would be added to the remaining
manuals to be used until manuals are reprinted.
Wording should be changed for Tony Rollins Scholarship to applicants
must be "at least, a high school senior" as was the Boards
original intent.
Directory and Handbook would be in two separate binders as a one- time
delivery to membership then only updates will be sent to be inserted
into binders. Dwayne moved Mark seconded, Motion carried.
Attorney has been chosen Sinclair Jackson Reinhart and Hayden, motion
made by Jeff and seconded by Carol Ann. Motion carried.
Consultant (Carol Hicks) duties will concentrate on working on making
the internet up to date, informative, functional and more user friendly.
Carol will be working with ALSA Webmaster, Grant Miller for technical
possibilities and Cheryl Ryberg for content.
Next Board Meeting slated for the second week of July 2002.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Smith, ALSA Board
Secretary
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