Minutes of the Meeting of the ALSA Board of
Directors
June 10, 2003
Board of Directors Meeting June 10, 2003
MINUTES OF THE ALSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING JUNE 10, 2003
Present
Dick Sheehan, President
Dwayne Flinn, Vice President
Jeff Jones, Treasurer
Sandy Wickham, Secretary
Niki Kuklenski, Director
Carol Ann Tallmon, Director
Carolann Evans, Newly-Elected Director (7/1/03)
Carolyn Myers, Newly-Elected Director (7/1/03)
Cheryl Ryberg, ALSA Executive Secretary
Call to Order
Motion made by Jeff Jones, seconded by Carol Ann Tallmon,
to approve the May minutes. Following a vote, the motion
carried.
Treasurer's Report
Checking $ 6,156
Investment 90,461
Scholarship 12,157
Motion made by Dwayne Flinn, seconded by Niki Kuklenski, to approve
the Treasurer's report. Following a vote, the motion carried.
Executive Secretary's Report
Directories, memberships and 650 binders for Youth Handbooks have
been mailed.
Old Business
A. Carol Hicks contract for Showring
Motion made by Sandy Wickham, seconded by Carol Ann Tallmon, to request
Showring information from Carol Hicks, pursuant to her contract because
she resigned. Following a vote, the motion carried.
Motion made by Jeff Jones, seconded by Carol Ann Tallmon, to request
that the ALSA attorney draft a letter requesting that the ALSA files
and information for Showring be returned to the ALSA office, pursuant
to her contractual obligation.
Following a vote, the motion carried.
B. ILR
Dick Sheehan will contact ILR regarding progress on having our awards
put onto ILR certificates.
New Business
A. Judging Clinics
Fiber, Education and Judging Committees will work on standard operating
procedures for initiation of clinics, to be presented to the Board before
the July board meeting
for consideration of the recommendations.
B. Drop in Show Attendance
Several members have contacted the Board regarding low attendance
at shows. Show management will be provided with the numbers and asked
to analyze the figures and make recommendations to the Board.
Committee Reports
A. Alpaca Committee - no report
B. Education Committee - no report
C. Election Committee
Election Results: 1465 ballots mailed, 424 returned, 4 were spoiled,
419 votes total (28%); 378 voted for the by-law change (26%), and the
by-law change passed.
Newly-elected directors are: Carolann Evans, Jeff Jones & Carolyn
Myers; 1st runner up, Phil Feiner; 2nd runner up, Bob Parsons.
D. Ethics Committee - No Report
Two articles regarding ethics will be printed in Showring
E. Fiber Committee
A first-time fiber championship show will be held at the Rocky Mountain
Regionals. Fiber does not have to be qualified to enter.
Motion made by Carol Ann Tallmon, seconded by Jeff Jones, to have
4 classes with a $15 entry fee, with an additional $5 to have fleece
returned. The $15 entry fee will include the $3 ALSA per animal fee.
Following a vote, the motion
carried.
Ribbons will be issued to 5th place in each class.
F. National Committee - No Report
G. Handbook Committee - No Report
I. Judges Committee
Letters were written and forwarded to the Judges Committee alleging
that an ALSA judge, Deb Yeagle, had, on several occasions, breached
the conflict of interest clause in the ALSA handbook by judging animals
that had been sold by her within a 12-month period and animals sired
by an animal which she co-owned with an exhibitor. This communication
to the Judges Committee constituted a formal notice of complaint against
Mrs. Yeagle.
The Judges Committee conducted an investigation pursuant to its authority
under the ALSA standing rules and the procedures outlined in Part 16
of the 12th Edition ALSA Handbook.
The committee has concluded its investigation and has found that indeed
Mrs. Yeagle had violated the conflict of interest guidelines as outlined
in the handbook and that these violations occurred repeatedly and over
a long period of time.
Pursuant to Part 15, Section 6(c) of the ALSA Handbook, the Judges
Committee has made the following recommendation to the ALSA Board for
action:
1. That all of Mrs. Yeagle's judging privileges be suspended immediately
and for a period of one year until reinstatement in June 2004.
2. That Mrs. Yeagle be demoted to Level II llama judge and follow
the normal procedures to be certified as a Level III judge.
3. That Mrs. Yeagle be prohibited from recertifying through continuing
education (CE) credits but be required to attend an Advanced Clinic
to become recertified. This will apply only to the next required recertification.
If in subsequent years her record remains clean, she will be eligible
to recertify through CE credits.
Motion made by Jeff Jones, seconded by Sandy Wickham, that the Judges
Committee recommendations (1 through 4 above) be accepted as written.
Following a vote, the motion carried.
Dick Sheehan will send a certified letter to Mrs. Yeagle notifying
her of the Board's adoption of the recommendations and will be considered
in effect upon receipt of the letter.
I. Membership Committee - No Report
J. Nominating Committee
By-laws change passed will affect the nomination process.
K. Performance Committee
The committee is working on restructuring the performance manual and
creating a judge's video for performance classes.
L. Planning & Policy Committee - No Report
M. Protest Committee - No Report
N. Publications Committee Report
Gayle Woodsum submitted costs for printing the upcoming issue of Showring.
The Board approved the new printing company for one issue only.
O. Regionals Committee
Double points will be given for regionals. All regionals will have
one judge this year.
P. Show Management Committee - No Report
Q. Youth Committee Report
The following names were submitted to be on the Youth Committee: Cathy
Sheeter, Chair; Barb Harris; Jonathan Sides; Simon Zadina; Pam Hall;
Mary Jo Miller; Lauren
Wright.
Motion made by Dwayne Flinn, seconded by Jeff Jones, to approve the
Youth Committee members. Following a vote, the motion carried.
R. Suri Group
The Suri Group reports they are making good progress; requested one
conference call; stated that they will have a report to present before
the July board meeting.
Motion made by Carol Ann Tallmon, seconded by Dwayne Flinn, to approve
a conference call. Following a vote, the motion carried.
Motion made by Carol Ann Tallmon, seconded by Dwayne Flinn, to adjourn.
Following a vote, the motion carried.
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 8TH AT 8:00 P.M. EASTERN
TIME.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Wickham, ALSA Board
Secretary
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