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Club Information
August 2007 - NOTICE TO MEMBERS – 2007
Elections
Following the procedure in Article V, Section 4 (f.) of the club Bylaws, no
valid additional nominations were received by the Secretary on or before the
60th day before the Annual Meeting, so the nominations were closed. On August 5,
2007 the Secretary cast one (1) ballot for the Nominating Committee's Slate and
no further balloting is required.
Those elected to serve on the Board commencing
November 1, 2007 are:
REGION 3 - REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Katie Dugger – Oregon (First three-year term)
REGION 6 - REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico
Christi Kirby – Mississippi (First three-year term)
The Secretary has notified each candidate of
election results.
Respectfully submitted,
Cindy Lindemer, Secretary
NSDTRC (USA)
June 2007 - Board of Directors Continues Opposition
to
California Bill - AB1634
Letters were sent to all members of the
California Senate Business, Professional, and Economic Development Committee
expressing opposition to AB1634.
CLICK HERE to
download a copy of the letter (PDF).
April 2007 - Board of Directors Oppose
California Bill - AB1634
The Board of Directors have taken the position to
oppose the California bill (AB1634) mandating early spay/neutering.
Letters were sent to the California Assembly Consultants of the Appropriations
Committee and to each member of the Appropriations Committee expressing our
opposition. Members are encouraged to also send letters of opposition.
CLICK HERE to
download a copy of the letter (PDF).
March 2007 - Nominating Committee Slate for
2007
As per Article V, Section 4 of the NSDTRC (USA) Bylaws, the following is the
slate of candidates submitted by Cindy Richardson, Nominating Committee Chair,
for the 2007 election of Directors:
REGION 3 - REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Katie Dugger – Oregon (First three-year term)
REGION 6 - REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico
Christi Kirby – Mississippi (First three-year term)
Regional Director terms to begin on November 1, 2007 and run through October 31,
2010.
Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition
addressed to the Secretary (Cindy Lindemer, 8955 235th St. N, Forest Lake, MN
55025) and received at her regular address no later than August 5, 2007, signed
by three (3) members and accompanied by the written acceptance of each such
additional nominee signifying his/her willingness to be a candidate.
If one or more valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or
before August 5, 2007, she shall, no later than August 20, 2007 mail to each
voting member in good standing a ballot in the respective region(s) a listing
all of the nominees for the position.
If no valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or before
August 5, 2007, the nominations will be closed. The members will be notified in
the Fall issue of Quackers that the Secretary has cast one (1) ballot for the
Nominating Committee's Slate and no further balloting will be required.
November 2006 - The Nominating Committee
this year consists of Cindy Richardson - Chair,
Paul Kartes, Cherie Ball and Cathy Hamilton & Christie Canfield as alternates. The positions that are up for
nomination are Region 3 and
Region 6 Directors.
These positions are currently held by the following people:
Region 3 Director: Cindy Richardson (not eligible for another term)
Region 6 Director: Lauren Gilman (has completed 1st 3 year term)
Each year the Nominating Committee selects one candidate for each open position.
The names of the people selected by the Nominating Committee are published in
the spring issue of Quackers. A member in good standing can also be nominated
from the floor by following the directions outlined in the bylaws. If there are
nominations from the floor, then there is an election which is held by mail and
members vote on the candidates. If there are no nominations from the floor, the
Secretary casts one ballot for each person
selected by the Nominating Committee, no voting is necessary, and the candidates
selected by the Nominating Committee take office November 1, 2007. The
procedures for nominations and elections are well defined by the club's bylaws
which are available on the website at Club Bylaws.
If you are interested in being nominated for any of the open positions please
send a letter of interest and a resume listing your qualifications via mail or
e-mail to any one of the committee members by January 15, 20o7. Contact
information for the committee members is listed below:
Web Changes
July 2007 - The Eye Registry page
has been updated with links to Optigen PRA and CEA results through June 30,
2007.
May 2007 - The Breeders' List and requests for information
about Tollers can now be requested to be sent electronically from the
Breeder Referral page by completing the
request form.
April 2007 - A link to Board Resolutions passed from 1996
through 2006 has been placed on the Club Business
page.
April 2007 - The Addison Project
page and form has been changed in an effort to stop the malicious use of the
form with the submission of bogus information on a regular and frequent basis.
March 2007 - The Health & Genetics page has been updated with
with 2006 CERF data and 2005 &
2006 OFA data reports.
March 2007 - A new page has been added,
AKC Delegate. This page is a posting of the latest information coming
from AKC.
November 2006 - The Contact page
has been updated with the new Board members and new Appointed
Officials/Committee Chairs. |
