General Membership meeting, January 13, 2007 Lindon Lions Building 2:00 p.m.
Minutes from board of directors meeting January 11, 2007
Craig Ercanbrack – there are still some members who have outstanding show bills
The elections meeting will be on Saturday at 2:00 in Lindon
The open positions will be 2 two-year directors, President, Vice-president, Secretary, treasurer
The club could use a laptop and printer to run the show program, finance receipts from the show and membership lists.
Scott Woodward will get a list of the All Breed Open Shows
Scott Woodward is putting up a web page – he is looking for someone to help set it up.
Suggestion for the Western Classic and the Utah Sale: have admission tickets made up and offer them to the members to distribute to friends and leave at feed and tack stores. There is no charge for watching either event, but it would be a good reminder.
Questions about the Utah Select Sire Futurity and the George Bishop Futurity. This will be brought up at the general meeting.
Suggestions about the 19 & over having a year end award
Clinics - what do the members want?
Bring these up at the general meeting
Events:
Horse Expo March 9 – 11
Open Show May 19th
Utah POA show #1 June 9th
National Promo Show June 26, 27th
Rocky Mt POA Sale, Fridya June 29th 6 p.m. Doug Sorrel auctioneer
Western Classic June 28, 29, 30 (Trail & Jumping on Thursday night)
Utah POA Show #2 July 14th
Utah POA Show #3 August 11th
Utah POA Show #4 Sept 8th
Trunk or Treat Oct. ?
Year End Awards Nov. ?
Elections?
Dues: Family $25.00
Youth $15.00
These prices if the dues are paid before April 30th, 2007
May 1st and after – Family $30.00
Youth $ 20.00
The club is in need of a show secretary – secretary will be paid $150/show. Will need to be at each show, will need to prepare show packets, etc.
Saturday, Jan 13th, 2007 general meeting minutes
The club is in need of a laptop computer to make the show secretary’s job easier.
A show secretary is also needed. $150/show. Must be at every show.
Craig Ercanbrack gave a financial report. The club made a very small amount on the Rocky Mountain Regional. In previous years, we’ve had sponsorships for the class awards. We were unable to do much for the sponsorships since the Regional was held in Hurricane in 2006. The club has typically made between $1000- $2000. There was a show in Spanish Fork that lost money. Reasons were: very very small turnout, high cost of renting the arena and judge.
Other shows that lost were attributed to judges cost. We are required to use approved judges.
The show with the family rate has lost money each year.
The cost of the year end awards had to come from funds generated in previous years. The bank account has about $3500 in it.
Scott Woodward has started a Utah POA webpage: Utahpoa.org
It is in the beginning stages and he would like to find someone to help put it together.
We would like to be able to sign up for shows on-line, have pictures,
Any other suggestions; please talk to Scott Woodward
Send pictures to Scott
Would anyone be interested in helping to make ‘free’ tickets for the POA sale? We need a large size like a coupon to pass out to interested people and have at tack and feed stores. There is no charge for watching, but this could help remind people to attend.
Jo-Jo has asked for input on clinics. Suggestions were made for English, equitation, fitting and trail
Utah Select Sire
The participation has dwindled. Do we want to continue? In 2006 24 mares were nominated with 3 foals shown.
Ideas – just nominate stallions, just nominate mares, don’t nominate either and just nominate the foals.
Motion: Keep select sire as is for 1 more year, entertain ideas for 2008. motion carried
George Bishop Futurity -
The participation has dwindled and there was limited showing in 2006, although that was a brand new set of classes and it was held in hurricane. The first year of a new idea often has slow interest.
Ideas – nominating & showing all year long and have a high point.
The POAC has agreed to allow the George Bishop with the promo show.
Ideas – 19 & over should be separate from the George Bishop futurity.
George Bishop futurity does not have a rider age restriction.
19 & over ideas. Have Trail, Western, English. Discussion on opening up to reining, halter, speed events. . 1 horse/1 rider.
New board of directors will have to finalize this.
Shauna Hatch suggested the board read the articles by Juli Thorson on the internet.
By-Laws changes:
Suggestions that the VP be the president elect and become President the year following.
President should have a 2 year term.
This could offer more continuity on the Board of Directors.
Two years as President and 2 years and president elect plus 2 years as past president might be more than some could commit for.
Motion: JoJo Lindstrom – Vice president will become President the following year. Second: Trish Barney
Motion was voted by the membership. Motion Passed. It will start in 2008. This will be the last year a president is voted in.
Changes in the by-laws will be made by the secretary and submitted to the national office.
Voting for Officers
President : Cecil Loftin & Susan Munson – Ross moved to cease nominations and Shauna Hatch seconded.
Vote: Susan Munson is president for 2007
Vice-president/ president elect – Scott Woodward and Cecil Loftin – Shauna Hatch moved to cease, Susan Munson seconded.
Vote: Scott Woodward is vice-president for 2007
Secretary: Mindy Rose & Megan Dawson (formerly Durrant) – JoJo Lindstrom moved to cease, Shauna Hatch seconded
Vote: Megan Dawson secretary 2007
Treasurer: Jordon Gardner - Mindy Rose moved to cease, Trish Barney seconded
Vote: Jordon Gardner treasurer 2007
2 year directors:
Trish Barney, Dorothy Durrant, Cecil Loftin, Erin Ercanbrack – Susan Munson moved to cease, Scott Woodward seconded
2 year directors: Cecil Loftin, Erin Ercanbrack.
Mindy moved we have a vote to appreciation to our food committee of one - Dorothy Durrant.
Thanks Dorothy!
Please remember that dues need to be paid before April 30th, 2007
Family - $25.00
Youth - $15.00
In order to vote in 2008, dues must be paid for the year 2007.
Please make sure your name, address, mailing address, phone and family members are on the member list when you pay your membership.