IBHF Minutes
The IBHF meeting was held at the Vermont Beagle Club on June 28, 2003.
Mel
Faust opened the meeting at 10:10 AM. Roll call was held with the following delegates and guest in attendance.
Maine Assn. George Strickland
Pioneer Valley Assn. Bill McLaren
New York Assn. Mark Trudell
Northern Michigan Hare Assn. Dale Larsen
Southern Large Pack Assn. Tammy Anderson
NH / VT Assn. Frank Rooney
Canadian Assn. Coady McDonald & Dan Kane
Guest in Attendance:
Bob Baker - Better Beagling
Ross Cline - Best Feeds
Beverly Saunders - American Beagler and Small Pack Option
Kelly Le Blanc - Spacetown Beagle Club
Floyd Anderson - Sabine River Beagle Club
Vada McVay - Coshocton Co Beagle Club
Dennis Palmer - Maine
Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and accepted.
Treasurers report was given and a balance on hand was reported as $833.96.
Reports from the various committees were accepted as well.
Officers
(voted on every 2
years)
President Mel Faust
1st Vice President Roger Roy
2nd Vice President Norris Ordodyne
Executive Secretary Cathy Palmer
Treasurer Cathy Palmer
Field Trial Chairman Bob Sweet
Measuring Chairman Howard Cate
Painting Chairman Ralph DeWitt
Banquet Chairman John OConner
Awards Chairman Sharon Cate
Raffle Chairman Roger Roy
Appointed Positions:
Recording Secretary - Barbara Warden
Field Trial Assist. Secretary Vickie Sweet
Host Club who have submitted letters of intent wishing to hold the event
in the future are: (received in this order)
Paskamansett,MA
Sandy Creek, NY
Vermont, VT
Salmon Falls, ME
Edinburg, NY
The decision will be made for the host club on Sept 15, 2003. All delegates
will be contacted by phone and their vote will be recorded. Clubs will be notified in writing. There will be no guarantees
for more than one year.
Once you are on the list you can stay on the list by updating each year
to remain on the list. Please contact Cathy Palmer for the criteria list.
New Business
Insurance
The insurance for the Futurity now costs $600 for the 3 day event. This
is a separate policy that the futurity has been paying each year. After much discussion a motion was made and passed
that the host club will now provide the insurance for the event. Even though the futurity has their own board of directors
they will work under the clubs board of directors. Other clubs have tried this and it has cut down on cost for other events.
Futurity will work with the host club on this. Insurance must be secured prior to the September 15 voting date.
Advertising for the futurity
Future advertising for the futurity will include Motel listing and telephone
numbers for the Trialers to make their own reservations directly.
2003 Futurity Dates
Next years dates will be: July 2nd, 3rd
and 4th 2004
Trial of Champions
Some discussion on the trial of Champions: Should we have 4 classes?
Half Day Trials? Could it be another weekend? Pressure on the area?
These are all questions to think about in re: to the trial of champions.
Motion was made and passed to stay the same.
Compensation
There was a discussion in re: to two positions on the board receiving
compensation for their work. The two positions are Executive Secretary and Award Chairman. There is a lot of time and effort
that goes into these positions and a nominal fee of $50.00 was suggested.
Motion made and carried to leave things the way they are
now.
Book for Judges
Bob Sweet is putting together a book that will include names and numbers
of those interested in judging the futurity in the future. If you are interested please contact Bob Sweet.
Painting
In the absence of Ralph DeWitt the host club will be responsible for painters.
Judy and Russ Kohser International Award
Nominations are needed each year for this award. This award is open to
all beaglers (male or female) in both the US and Canada. Please see Mel Faust or Dan Kane for the criteria on this.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Warden
(Recording
Sec)
