160-161 BOARD MOTIONS - Appaloosa Horse Club

BOARD MOTIONS• UNAPPROVED •ApHC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGSUMMARY OF MOTIONSDecember 5, 2006Telephone ConferenceThese motions are in draft form (unapproved) and will befinalized, published and distributed to ApHC members inaccordance with Article IV, Section 9 of the Bylaws of theAppaloosa Horse Club and ApHC Rule 70.Those board members present for all or part of the Board ofDirectors meeting held via telephone conference on December5, 2006, were Eric Beené, Eddie Buchanan, Ray Burchett,Gene Carr, Dennis Dean, Norb Hansen, Jim Jirkovsky,Frank Larrabee, Debby Letham, Wiebe Lise, Laura Lyon,Chuck McWhirter, David Schjeldahl, William Thiel andJack Zuidema.ApHC staff present were CEO Steve Taylor, PerformanceDepartment Supervisor Keri LeForce, Treasurer Tina Rea,Director of Marketing Krystina Burns and AdministrativeAssistant Merida McClanahan.Meeting was called to order at 10:18 a.m. PST on December5, 2006.Motion # 01-12-06: The ApHC Board of Directors officiallyopposes passage of Senate Bill 1915, the AmericanHorse Slaughter Prevention Act. Additionally, the board1authorizes CEO Steve Taylor to write a position statementwith additional explanation of the vote. Positionstatement will be published after it has been reviewed bythe full board.Made by Gene Carr. Seconded by Jim Jirkovsky.PassedLarry Baker Absent Eric Beené YesEddie Buchanan Yes Ray Burchett YesGene Carr Yes Gary Connolly YesDennis Dean—President Norb Hansen YesJim Jirkovsky Yes Frank Larrabee YesDebby Letham Yes Wiebe Lise YesLaura Lyon Yes Chuck McWhirter YesGlenn Popelka Yes David Schjeldahl YesStacey Sordahl Absent William Thiel YesJack Zuidema YesMotion # 03-12-06: The ApHC Board of Directors approvesappointing a World Sale committee to begin workingon the 2007 sales.Made by Jack Zuidema. Seconded by Norb Hansen.PassedU N A P P R O V E D

Larry Baker Absent Eric Beené YesEddie Buchanan Yes Ray Burchett YesGene Carr Yes Gary Connolly YesDennis Dean—President Norb Hansen YesJim Jirkovsky Yes Frank Larrabee YesDebby Letham Yes Wiebe Lise YesLaura Lyon Absent Chuck McWhirter YesGlenn Popelka Yes David Schjeldahl YesStacey Sordahl Absent William Thiel YesJack Zuidema YesMotion # 04-12-06: The ApHC Board of Directors approvesthe appointment of an ad hoc committee to assess thedecline in halter-division entries at ApHC shows and to makerecommendations to the board at the March 2007 meeting.Made by Debby Letham. Seconded by Ray Burchett.PassedLarry Baker Absent Eric Beené YesEddie Buchanan Absent Ray Burchett YesGene Carr Yes Gary Connolly YesDennis Dean—President Norb Hansen YesJim Jirkovsky No Frank Larrabee YesDebby Letham Yes Wiebe Lise YesLaura Lyon Yes Chuck McWhirter YesGlenn Popelka Yes David Schjeldahl YesStacey Sordahl Absent William Thiel NoJack Zuidema YesMotion # 05-12-06: The ApHC Board of Directors approvesa proposal to upgrade the ApHC office telephonesystem and to recover some of the expense associated withtwo older systems currently owned by the Club by hiringa broker to re-sell them.Made by Debby Letham. Seconded by Jim Jirkovsky.PassedLarry Baker Absent Eric Beené NoEddie Buchanan Absent Ray Burchett YesGene Carr Absent Gary Connolly NoDennis Dean—President Norb Hansen NoJim Jirkovsky Yes Frank Larrabee YesDebby Letham Yes Wiebe Lise YesLaura Lyon* No Chuck McWhirter YesGlenn Popelka No David Schjeldahl YesStacey Sordahl Absent William Thiel YesJack Zuidema** No*Laura Lyon voted no because she would like to see written estimatesthat staff has received from system providers on the costs and reliabilityto fix the used system purchased last year.**Jack Zuidema voted no because he wants to see the written estimates toensure that the suppliers are making sound recommendations withoutself-interest being the driving factor in the system proposals.Meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. PST.U N A P P R O V E D2