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June 17, 2009 BOD Minutes
USNMC Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Minutes
Page 2
Continued from Page 1
Bills to be paid:
*$2500 - Neorescue, Inc. Final Endowment
Mrs. O’Connor also reported that during a three way conversation with herself, our accountant and the IRS - the USNMC is NOT listed as a 501C7 due to sketchy paperwork that was not finished during the 1990’s. There will be a $750 application fee to file for this status. Donna Welty moved to file for the 501C7 status. Rita Biddle seconded. Vote - all ayes.
Mrs. O’Connor also noted that the final endowment to NeoRescue, Inc is ready to go and she is working on the Putnam Fund change.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Communications
Website - Co-chairs Sharon Costello, Donna Welty
Everything going as usual
Neogram - Editor Heather Welty
Finalizing latest issue
Fundraising - Chair Nydia Thornton
Has been trying to promote DVD on 2009 National
Judges and Public Education - Chair Jim Deppen
No formal report
No list of judges attending breed seminars for past two years received as yet.
Health - Chair Dr. Pierluigi Scalia
Lisa Cinciripini is working on starting a health foundation for the Neapolitan
2010 Nationals - Showchair??
Dr. Scalia was going to contact Ingrid Fortunato
Legislation - Chair Rita Biddle
Rita gave a summary on what is occurring currently
Historian - Chair Donna Welty
No report - hopes to have more time to concentrate on shortly
Ethics - Chair Shani Stewart-Robbins
No report
Membership - Chair Cathy DeLuca
Suggestion made to “pro-rate” membership dues. If apply within first 6 months -
Require full amount. If apply within last 6 months - require ½ amount
Bylaws -
Tally Back - 70 ballots mailed, 64 returned marked - 43 accepted the revisions,
21 rejected the revisions. (There was one ballot returned unmarked -
Therefore invalid and not included in count). Each return was counted ONCE,
and only ballots with return addresses were counted. One return address was
received after due date of June 9 - it was postmarked June 8 - and it voted to accept
- which was not included in above count!
Local Clubs - Chair Irene O’Connor
No report
Procedure Revisions - Chair Donna Welty
No report - Mrs. Welty reported that she did not the time to work on at this point.
She suggested that this be left to the new board.
NeoRescue, Inc. - Chair/ President Shani Stewart Robbins
Mrs. Stewart- Robbins congratulated Irene O’Connor for her fundraising booth
at the Newton Day town event. Mary Stydocker and Katie also attended.
Awesome job accomplished! Mrs. Stewart-Robbins hopes that more
breeders will eventually become involved with rescue.
-Continued on Page 3-
USNMC Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Minutes
Page 2
Continued from Page 1
Bills to be paid:
*$2500 - Neorescue, Inc. Final Endowment
Mrs. O’Connor also reported that during a three way conversation with herself, our accountant and the IRS - the USNMC is NOT listed as a 501C7 due to sketchy paperwork that was not finished during the 1990’s. There will be a $750 application fee to file for this status. Donna Welty moved to file for the 501C7 status. Rita Biddle seconded. Vote - all ayes.
Mrs. O’Connor also noted that the final endowment to NeoRescue, Inc is ready to go and she is working on the Putnam Fund change.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Communications
Website - Co-chairs Sharon Costello, Donna Welty
Everything going as usual
Neogram - Editor Heather Welty
Finalizing latest issue
Fundraising - Chair Nydia Thornton
Has been trying to promote DVD on 2009 National
Judges and Public Education - Chair Jim Deppen
No formal report
No list of judges attending breed seminars for past two years received as yet.
Health - Chair Dr. Pierluigi Scalia
Lisa Cinciripini is working on starting a health foundation for the Neapolitan
2010 Nationals - Showchair??
Dr. Scalia was going to contact Ingrid Fortunato
Legislation - Chair Rita Biddle
Rita gave a summary on what is occurring currently
Historian - Chair Donna Welty
No report - hopes to have more time to concentrate on shortly
Ethics - Chair Shani Stewart-Robbins
No report
Membership - Chair Cathy DeLuca
Suggestion made to “pro-rate” membership dues. If apply within first 6 months -
Require full amount. If apply within last 6 months - require ½ amount
Bylaws -
Tally Back - 70 ballots mailed, 64 returned marked - 43 accepted the revisions,
21 rejected the revisions. (There was one ballot returned unmarked -
Therefore invalid and not included in count). Each return was counted ONCE,
and only ballots with return addresses were counted. One return address was
received after due date of June 9 - it was postmarked June 8 - and it voted to accept
- which was not included in above count!
Local Clubs - Chair Irene O’Connor
No report
Procedure Revisions - Chair Donna Welty
No report - Mrs. Welty reported that she did not the time to work on at this point.
She suggested that this be left to the new board.
NeoRescue, Inc. - Chair/ President Shani Stewart Robbins
Mrs. Stewart- Robbins congratulated Irene O’Connor for her fundraising booth
at the Newton Day town event. Mary Stydocker and Katie also attended.
Awesome job accomplished! Mrs. Stewart-Robbins hopes that more
breeders will eventually become involved with rescue.
-Continued on Page 3-
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