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NPGA
Board
of
Directors
Meeting
Shreveport,
Louisiana
June
10-11,
2004
Thursday,
June
10,
2004
President
Aaron
Esterline
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
8:02
AM.
Present
were
President
Aaron
Esterline,
Vice
President
Ray
Hoyt,
Secretary
Mark
Adkins,
Treasurer
Linda
Henwood,
Directors
Lynda
Gredin,
Mary-Beth
Guenther,
Joyce
Hubbard,
Red
Mertens,
John
Murray,
Andy
Nash,
Scott
Noffsinger,
Cheryl
Rogers,
Sue
Seiler,
and
Business
Manager
Dori
Lowell.
Absent
were
Bill
Granger,
Carol
Shea-Hepner,
and
Theresa
McPhedran.
Pres.
Esterline
welcomed
new
Directors
Scott
Noffsinger
and
Cheryl
Rogers
to
the
Board.
Vice
President’s
Report
Vice
President
Hoyt
had
nothing
new
to
report
at
this
time.
Secretary’s
Report
Secretary
Adkins
had
distributed
his
report.
Read
into
the
record
were
two
motions
voted
on
after
the
Jan.
Board
Meeting.
These
were
the
approval
of
the
minutes
and
the
By-Law
change
of
the
term
limits
of
Vacancy
Replacement
Directors
under
Article
IV
Directors
and
Officers,
Section
4.2
Vacancy
Replacement
Directors.
The
change
approved
by
the
Board
reduces
the
Vacancy
Replacement
Director
term
from
six
years
to
two
years.
Treasurer’s
Report
Treasurer
Henwood
reported
that
as
of
April
2004
NPGA
has
a
loss
of
approximately
$7000.
Most
of
the
loss
is
due
to
the
cost
of
MEMO.
Central
Office
Report
•
Handout
distributed
to
Board
members
with
the
latest
figures
through
May
6th.
•
The
office
was
a
bit
slow
for
the
early
part
of
spring
with
an
increase
in
workload
starting
in
April.
•
We
are
slightly
behind
last
year
in
the
number
of
registrations
processed,
but
anticipating
that
will
be
caught
up
by
summer.
•
The
only
foreseeable
large
expense
would
be
for
another
filing
cabinet
for
additional
items
that
will
be
stored
at
Central
Office.
•
A
bid
was
received
for
the
programming
required
to
add
a
National
Champion
designation
on
the
certificates.
Donna
Kohler
has
done
our
programming
in
the
past
and
has
indicated
that
it
should
only
take
4-5
hours
work
to
add
and
test
the
programming.
This
would
run
in
the
neighborhood
of
$150
-
$200.
•
I
have
not
yet
obtained
the
skeleton
from
Ellen
Kritzman.
The
Skeleton
is
currently
in
the
custody
of
Peggy
Madonia.
Moving
the
Skeleton
from
convention
to
convention
would
require
significant
planning
and
possible
cost.
I
would
like
to
discuss
with
the
new
JTC
chair
if
this
is
something
they
would
like
to
have
before
taking
possession
of
it
and
then
we
would
have
to
store
it.
•
Historically,
we
have
prepared
the
annual
roster
as
of
March
1st
every
year.
At
least
that
was
in
place
when
I
took
over
the
office.
Spring
is
the
busiest
time
for
the
office,
so
I
would
like
to
propose
that
the
2005
Roster
be
cut
as
of
February
1st
instead.
This
will
give
me
more
time
to
organize
files
and
collect
data
in
preparation
for
the
roster.
This
will
be
after
the
January
meeting
so
the
officers
and
any
committee
changes
would
be
in
place
by
then.
•
The
report
was
accepted.
Organization
Study
Committee
Report
The
committee
has
continued
to
discuss
the
structure
of
the
organization,
and
recommended
the
following
changes
(attached
as
Exhibit
A)
to
standing
committees
and
departments
of
NPGA.
In
addition,
these
changes
implement
a
formal
“chain
of
command”
for
all
positions,
which
the
Board
has
implemented
(either
by
employment,
appointment,
or
contract).
In
addition
to
the
following
changes
to
the
Rules
and
Regulations,
we
have
also
completed
updates
to
the
Job
Descriptions.
We
request
that
the
Board
implement
these
changes
now,
and
then
the
person
that
each
position
reports
to
work
with
the
head
of
each
committee/department
and
the
coordinators
to
define
goals
and
verify
that
the
job
descriptions
are
as
accurate
as
possible
prior
to
the
January
2005
Board
Meeting.
Motion
#
2004
–
16
Passed
Proposed
By
Seiler/Hubbard
The
Organization
Study
Committee
report
be
adopted,
including
the
Mission
Statement,
Organization
Objectives,
Committees
(deleting
Section
H
regarding
the
Certification
Committee
and
renumbering
the
subsequent
item)
Coordinators
and
Departments.
The
recommendations
regarding
the
judges
replaces
Sections
8
with
the
exception
that
Section
A
3
be
changed
to
reflect
that
the
written
test
need
not
be
repeated
for
two
additional
JTS’s
held
at
regularly
scheduled
Conventions.
The
fees
for
the
written
test
are
increased
to
$25.
The
Arbitration
Committee
will
be
made
up
of
a
Committee
Chairperson
and
three
members
of
the
Board.
All
Rules
and
Regulations
and
Show
Rules
changes
be
amended
to
reflect
the
changes
proposed
by
the
Organization
Study
Report.
Yes:
Adkins,
Gredin,
Guenther,
Henwood,
Hoyt,
Hubbard,
Mertens,
Murray,
Nash,
Noffsinger,
Rogers
and
Seiler.
No:
None
Absent:
Granger,
Hepner
and
McPhedran.
Champion
Challenge
Report
The
committee
worked
to
develop
a
Champion
Challenge
class,
which
would
have
given
wethers
with
12
“Best
Wether”
awards
an
alternative
in
which
to
show
instead
of
continuing
to
show
in
their
regular
part
of
the
shows.
The
Board
had
no
appetite
to
pursue
this
at
this
time.
The
following
motion
was
made
instead.
Motion
#
2004
–
15
Passed
Proposed
By
Gredin/Henwood
Modify
Show
Rule
D
7
to
read:
After
receiving
12
“Best
Wether”
recordings
a
wether
is
no
longer
eligible
to
compete
for
“Best
Wether”.
Effective
January
1st
2005
Yes:
Adkins,
Gredin,
Henwood,
Hoyt,
Hubbard,
Mertens,
Murray,
Noffsinger
and
Seiler.
No:
Guenther,
Nash
and
Rogers.
Absent:
Granger,
Hepner
and
McPhedran.
Affiliated
Clubs
Report
Affiliated
Clubs
report
was
approved.
Arbitration
Committee
Report
Vice-President
Hoyt
advised
that
there
is
one
arbitration
case
pending.
The
report
was
approved.
Breed
Standard
Committee
Report
•
The
committee
finished
the
changes
to
the
Breed
Standard
as
well
as
updating
the
Guidelines
for
Judging
Pygmy
Goats.
•
There
have
been
no
inquiries
from
members
so
far
this
year.
President
Esterline
will
inform
the
Chair
that
the
color
chart
needs
to
be
done
by
January
2005.
The
report
was
accepted.
Certification
Committee
Report
No
animals
have
been
reviewed
this
period.
Progeny
Division:
We
have
received
eleven
new
progeny
applications
since
January
1st,
2004.
This
brings
the
current
total
of
applications
to
197
since
June
1990.
This
is
a
significant
increase
over
last
year
when
we
had
11
applicants
for
the
entire
year.
We
have
had
one
goat
complete
the
process
and
have
been
approved
this
year.
The
report
was
accepted.
H.E.R.
Committee
Report
The
Board
acknowledged
receipt
of
the
report.
Judges
Training
Committee
Report
•
The
Showmanship
Manual
has
been
approved
and
is
now
available.
•
I
worked
with
the
Webmaster
to
set
up
and
maintain
an
online
“portal”
for
judges.
Each
judge
has
a
unique
user
name
and
password
to
logon
to
the
portal
and
has
been
it
is
his/her
responsibility
to
regularly
check
the
portal.
•
I
have
notified
all
judges
that
communications
will
normally
be
sent
via
email,
with
important
items
also
posted
on
and
accessible
from
the
judge’s
portal.
Judges
have
been
advised
in
a
timely
manner
of
Board
actions.
•
I’ve
started
writing
procedures
for
JTC
activities,
including
written
tests
and
Judges
Training
Seminar
(JTS).
The
procedures
will
include
basic
requirements
but
also
be
flexible
for
conditions,
especially
at
the
JTS.
This
working
guideline
for
the
JTC
Chairperson
and
JTC
members
should
make
future
transitions
much
smoother.
My
goal
is
to
have
that
manual
completed
by
the
end
of
this
year.
•
All
judges
were
provided
a
list
of
suggested
questions
and
requested
to
submit
a
personal
information
article
to
MEMO
•
The
JTC
is
reviewing
and
updating
the
Judges
Training
Handbook.
When
we
are
done
we
will
send
the
handbook
to
all
judges
for
comments
before
submitting
the
handbook
to
the
Publications
Committee
for
review.
The
goal
is
to
have
a
revised
handbook
ready
for
Board
approval
at
the
January
Board
Meeting.
•
Once
the
handbook
has
been
updated,
the
written
test
will
be
revised
to
reflect
the
updated
information
as
well
as
the
Show
Rules
and
Breed
Standard
changes
made
in
the
past
several
years.
The
revised
written
test
will
be
used
for
the
2005
candidates
for
judges
license
(See
Motion
2004-17).
•
The
Champion
measurements
(height/cannon)
were
added
to
the
Report
of
Awards
in
1992
to
help
with
a
HER
Committee
study
to
verify
that
our
Breed
Standard
measurements
were
accurate
and
still
appropriate
for
our
breed.
That
study
is
long
completed
and
there
is
no
current
use
for
those
measurements.
Pursuant
to
faults
in
the
Guidelines
for
Judging
Pygmy
Goats,
judges
will
continue
to
take
measurements
in
the
age
class
if
an
individual
goat
appears
too
tall/short
or
its
cannon
appears
too
long/short
for
its
age
and
disqualify
goats
as
applicable
from
their
age
classes.
Therefore,
we
are
proposing
that
the
current
requirement
to
measure
the
Grand
Champion
and
Reserve
Grand
Champion
be
discontinued
and
the
Report
of
Awards
revised
accordingly.
•
There
have
been
rules
made
over
the
years
by
the
JTC
and/or
Board
that
apply
to
judges
and
candidates.
Unfortunately,
these
rules
are
not
compiled
together
in
one
place
that
is
readily
available
to
judges,
candidates,
and
the
Board.
Since
the
R&R
are
included
in
the
annual
Membership
Roster
and
available
on
the
NPGA
website,
all
rules
for
judges
and
candidates
should
be
combined
and
included
in
one
section
of
the
R&R.
Closed
Session:
Linda
Carpenter
was
appointed
as
the
new
JTC
Chair.
The
Board
has
directed
that
all
judges
will
get
one
new
Showmanship
Manual
free;
each
additional
Manual
will
be
$10.00.
Motion
#
2004-17
Passed
Proposed
By
Adkins/Mertens
Judge
no
longer
measure
the
wither
height
and
cannon
bone
length
of
Champion
animals.
Effective
June
10th
2004.
B.2.d.
be
modified
to
remove
“and
the
wither
height
and
cannon
length
measurement
are
taken”
B.2.e.
be
modified
to
remove
“and
/or
taking
measurements”
Yes:
Adkins,
Gredin,
Guenther,
Henwood,
Hoyt,
Hubbard,
Mertens,
Murray,
Nash,
Noffsinger,
Rogers
and
Seiler.
No:
None
Absent:
Granger,
Hepner,
and
McPhedran.
Nominations
Committee
Report
•
An
accept/decline
letter
has
been
mailed
to
the
six
automatic
nomination
candidates
to
ascertain
whether
they
intend
to
run
for
the
next
election.
•
A
form
will
be
placed
in
MEMO
for
members
to
nominate
people
from
their
Region.
Report
accepted.
Public
Relations
Committee
Report
•
Our
committee
has
been
working
on
getting
camera-ready
ads
in
place
for
our
advertising
campaign
to
begin.
We
will
have
three
different
ad
layouts
to
work
with,
and
will
be
made
available
in
color
and
black
&white
formats.
We
currently
have
two
ad
exchange
offers
in
the
works.
One
with
Kim
Dewitt
with
Goat
Magazine,
and
another
with
the
Pygora
Breeders
Association.
With
the
final
changes
being
made
to
our
ads
everything
will
be
in
place
by
5-12-04.
I
have
been
working
with
the
ad
people
with
Hobby
Farms
magazine,
working
out
details
in
getting
our
ads
in
their
publications.
Our
committee
will
be
in
contact
with
other
publications
to
further
pursue
our
advertising
campaign.
•
Our
committee
will
be
in
contact
with
the
Shreveport
Convention
and
Visitors
Bureau
to
help
promote
our
convention
in
June.
•
We
would
like
to
join
with
the
Affiliated
Clubs
committee
in
searching
for
local
clubs
who
have
the
financial
means
to
join
together
in
supplying
the
newly
revised
Showmanship
Manual
to
local
4-H
and
FFA
clubs.
This
will
better
prepare
the
children
involved
in
these
organizations
for
the
local
fairs
and
increase
their
knowledge
of
the
Pygmy
Goat.
It
was
suggested
that
the
tri-fold
information
sheet
be
added
to
the
website.
The
Report
was
approved.
Publications
Committee
Report
•
As
directed
by
the
Board,
the
committee
has
continued
to
review
articles
prior
to
publication
in
MEMO.
•
We
have
continued
to
review
the
goat
pictures
before
they
are
added
to
the
banner
on
the
website.
•
We
reviewed
the
Showmanship
Manual
after
the
judges’
review
and
prior
to
the
manual
being
sent
to
the
Board
for
final
approval.
The
report
was
approved.
Show
Committee
Report
•
Show
listings
are
being
sent
to
the
MEMO,
United
Caprine
News
(that
is
a
monthly
newspaper)
and
to
the
Goat
Magazine
(which
is
a
bi-monthly
magazine).
•
6
wethers
have
earned
the
Platinum
Certificate,
12
have
earned
the
Silver
and
67
have
earned
the
Bronze
Certificate.
•
The
Chapman’s
will
continue
to
make
our
National
Champion
trophies.
•
The
discrepancies
that
were
noted
in
the
last
report
have
been
corrected.
We
had
three
bucks
that
we
could
not
determine
a
date
or
judge
for
one
of
their
wins
and
have
put
unknown
in
the
records.
There
were
another
38
bucks
with
only
3
wins
because
of
the
requirements
before
1986
and
we
have
noted
the
win
date
to
be
1/1/86
and
in
the
judge
column
it
is
noted
“before
1986”.
Problem
corrected.
Jewel
Floch
resigned
as
Show
Committee
Chair.
Karen
Lynch
has
been
appointed
as
interim
Chair.
Report
accepted.
Motion
#
2004-20
Passed
Proposed
By
Hubbard/Nash
Show
Rule
6.
8.
b
read:
The
recorded
Grand
Champion
of
a
restricted
show
shall
record
1/3
credit
toward
a
Grand
Champion
win.
3
credits
shall
equal
a
full
Grand
Champion
win
and
the
animal
is
no
longer
eligible
to
compete
at
a
restricted
show.
Any
junior
animal
receiving
1
full
Grand
Champion
will
not
be
eligible
to
compete
until
age
requirements
are
met.
B.2.f
the
judge
will
also
note
if
the
win
is
at
a
restricted
show.
Yes:
Adkins,
Gredin,
Guenther,
Henwood,
Hoyt,
Hubbard,
Mertens,
Murray,
Nash,
Noffsinger,
Rogers
and
Seiler.
No:
None.
Absent:
Granger,
Hepner
and
McPhedran.
Youth
Committee
Report
•
From
the
Youth
Section
of
MEMO,
the
‘Why
I
Love
Pygmies’
contest
has
completed
and
winning
entries
in
all
ages
are
being
notified
this
week
and
final
results
and
articles
will
be
sent
to
the
MEMO
before
the
June
1,
2004,
deadline
for
the
next
issue.
The
winners
in
each
age
group
will
be
presented
a
gift
certificate
from
NPGA.
•
May
1st,
2004,
was
the
deadline
for
the
youth
scholarship
forms
to
be
postmarked.
I
have
received
four
and
Fran
Bishop
is
sending
me
some
that
came
to
her.
I
am
waiting
a
week
or
so
to
make
sure
all
mail
is
in.
These
entries
will
be
sent
to
all
NPGA
Youth
Committee
members
and
2
scholarships
for
$250.00
will
be
given
to
the
most
deserving
entries.
•
Darren
Conerly
has
been
great
working
with
me
to
make
sure
we
have
something
for
the
youth
in
each
issue.
Even
without
a
contest,
by
advertising
for
information,
pictures
and
little
notes
are
starting
to
come
in
from
youth
all
over
the
country.
•
There
was
also
a
‘Name
the
Easter
Kids”
contest
that
came
out
in
the
last
issue
and
I
have
been
receiving
names
in
the
mail
this
last
week.
Those
will
also
go
out
to
the
committee
for
judging
in
the
next
few
weeks.
•
I
have
submitted
an
article
and
pictures
about
some
of
our
new
Alaska
youth
members
that
should
appear
in
the
next
MEMO.
I
would
like
to
do
a
representation
from
each
region
starting
in
next
years
MEMO’s
if
possible.
•
If
we
can
get
some
kind
of
schedule
going
so
people
know
ahead
of
time
what
we
are
putting
in
that
issue,
I
think
we
can
get
them
excited
about
sending
in
information
and
reading
that
section
also.
I
would
like
to
see
many
of
these
articles
and
pictures
appear
in
the
youth
section
of
the
website.
Report
approved.
Memo
Report
•
Show
results
continue
to
be
sent
in
without
being
typed
up
on
the
templates.
There
are
less
than
10%
that
are
actually
typed
up
on
the
proper
templates.
Of
the
ones
that
are
typed-up,
over
half
are
on
the
old
templates
(Jan’s)
or
are
makeshift
templates
meant
to
look
like
the
one
that
is
freely
provided.
I’m
still
getting
a
steady
increase
in
the
number
of
people
submitting
their
photos
on
disc.
It’s
still
not
a
huge
number
but
it
does
help.
(President
Esterline
will
advise
the
MEMO
editor
to
return
Show
results
that
are
not
typed
on
the
proper
template).
•
Advertising
still
remains
hit
or
miss.
It
usually
goes
in
spurts
and
the
cover
ads
are
still
relatively
hard
to
get.
I
have
received
a
list
of
potential
advertisers
from
Ray
Hoyt
to
which
I
have
contacted.
I
received
mixed
responses
mainly
due
to
many
of
the
companies
have
a
set
budget
for
advertising
and
it
would
have
to
wait
until
their
next
fiscal
year
before
they
could
even
consider
it.
On
the
inside,
advertising
has
remained
pretty
consistent
except
for
the
number
of
people
in
the
breeder’s
directory.
•
Articles
have
been
coming
in
small
numbers.
It
has
increased
over
the
same
time
as
last
year
yet
still
lacks
the
volume
needed.
There
have
been
some
very
good
articles
submitted
and
I’m
hoping
people
will
see
the
benefits
of
this
and
start
sending
in
their
own.
Now
that
I’m
receiving
other
goat
publications,
I
will
be
actively
looking
for
articles
that
may
apply
to
our
NPGA
members.
Regional
Reflections
have
been
very
spares
and
usually
come
from
the
same
people.
•
There
are
some
great
new
ideas
being
implemented
into
MEMO
that
will
help
introduce
to
our
members
our
judges.
Linda
Carpenter
has
brought
back
this
idea
so
that
all
of
our
members
can
get
to
know
a
little
more
about
who’s
going
to
be
judging
your
goats.
I
would
still
like
to
do
the
same
thing
with
our
Directors.
Even
though
the
Bios
are
in
MEMO
when
you
are
running
for
election,
it
is
brief
and
doesn’t
cover
a
lot.
I
believe
the
people
would
love
to
know
more
about
their
representatives.
The
Youth
Chair
also
has
many
great
new
ideas
that
are
getting
everything
back
on
track
and
should
spur
a
lot
of
excitement
amongst
the
youth.
The
report
was
approved.
Motion
#
2004
–
18
Passed
Proposed
By
Mertens/Murray
Reduce
the
number
of
issues
of
MEMO
to
4
instead
of
the
6
per
year
that
we
receive
now.
This
will
reduce
cost
significantly.
The
MEMO
will
still
retain
its
color
covers.
Yes:
Adkins,
Gredin,
Guenther,
Henwood,
Hoyt,
Hubbard,
Mertens,
Murray,
Noffsinger,
Rogers
and
Seiler.
No:
Nash.
Absent:
Granger,
Hepner
and
McPhedran.
Meeting
Adjourned
at
5:10
PM.
June
11th
2004
Meeting
called
to
order
by
President
Esterline
at
8:13
AM.
All
the
Directors
were
present
except
Bill
Granger,
Carol
Hepner
and
Theresa
McPhedran.
Convention
Bid
Presentation
The
Keystone
Pygmy
Goat
Club
made
a
presentation
to
host
the
2005
National
Convention.
Closed
Session:
Convention
2005
was
awarded
to
the
Keystone
Pygmy
Goat
Club,
to
be
held
in
Hagerstown
Maryland,
June
16th
–
22nd,
2005.
Webmaster
Report
•
The
breeder
listing
is
updated
in
a
timely
manner
(99
requests
ytd.).
The
information
displayed
on
the
Breeders
List
has
been
updated
as
the
Board
directed
in
January.
•
A
special
section
has
been
created
for
judges,
which
allows
them
to
login
and
see
all
communications
that
have
been
sent.
It
also
has
links
to
helpful
resources
(contracts,
copies
of
report
of
awards,
etc),
and
a
form
to
submit
contact
information
changes
to
the
JTC
Chair,
MEMO
Editor,
Central
Office
and
myself.
•
Section
titled
“In
Remembrance”
was
added
to
the
website.
Three
members
who
have
recently
passed
away
are
listed.
•
Merchandise
and
memberships
continue
to
sell
very
well
on
the
website.
Over
$8000
has
been
collected
through
PayPal
and
85
members
have
joined
since
January
1st.
•
More
people
are
visiting
the
site.
Last
year
the
average
was
+/-
5700
visitors
per
month.
So
far
this
year
the
average
is
+/-
7600
visitors
per
month.
Discussion
of
placing
ads
on
the
website.
Classified
ad’s:
animals
for
sale
need
to
have
a
registration
number
and
the
person
advertising
needs
to
be
a
member
of
NPGA.
Report
accepted.
Merchandise
Report
•
We
started
this
year
with
a
bang!
We
are
over
$2,000.00
better
than
at
this
time
last
year.
I
really
appreciate
your
promoting
our
merchandise.
•
We
have
4
new
items
for
sale:
Windbreakers
in
Forest
Green,
Hooded
Sweatshirts
in
Royal
Blue,
Child
T-Shirt
in
Light
Blue
and
Pocket
Knives.
New
ideas
for
shirts
were
discussed.
The
report
was
accepted.
Old
Business
A.
Examination
of
Bites
at
Shows.
After
some
discussion
this
was
withdrawn.
B.
Establishing
guidelines/video
for
JTS
training.
2-3
hours
of
film
time
would
be
needed
to
edit
down
to
a
quality
30-minute
video.
The
video
should
cover
confirmation
and
training,
it
should
be
edited
and
dubbed
with
a
voice
over
from
a
script
written
by
the
JTC.
Linda
Carpenter,
Judy
Starbuck
and
Mark
Adkins
will
look
into
doing
this.
The
cost
would
be
between
$2-5
thousand.
C.
Adding
a
symbol
for
national
champions
to
the
registration
and
herd
book.
The
symbol
will
be
NATL.
D.
Lowering
the
age
of
Senior
Does
to
18
months.
This
was
a
50-50
issue
with
the
membership.
After
some
discussion
this
was
withdrawn.
E.
Trophy
Top
(Riser).
Discussion
was
about
NPGA
offering
a
trophy
top
for
sale.
Andy
Nash
will
get
more
details
and
price
up
$200
for
a
clay
cast.
New
Business
A.
Reimbursement
of
JTC
travel
expenses.
Discussion
on
how
the
5
JTC
members
are
picked
for
reimbursement
for
attending
the
annual
JTS,
which
resulted
in
motion
#
2004-19.
Motion
#
2004-19
Passed
Proposed
By
Adkins/Noffsinger
Rules
and
Regulations
4.
L.
1b
read
JTC
travel
expense
will
be
handled
as
follows:
Up
to
5
JTC
member’s
and
the
Chairperson
will
be
reimbursed
in
full
for
transportation
to
the
annual
JTC
training
seminars.
JTC
members
will
notify
the
Chairperson
90
days
prior
to
the
annual
JTS
of
their
total
travel
expense.
The
five
members
with
the
lowest
travel
expense
will
be
reimbursed.
Up
to
$100
may
be
reimbursed
for
travel
to
and
from
departure
and
destination
airports,
to
include
airport-parking
charges,
utilizing
the
least
expensive
mode
of
transportation
to
be
included
in
the
total
expense
for
attending.
Car
expense
to
be
reimbursed
at
cents
per
mile
pursuant
to
Federal
Mileage
Rate
Reimbursement
Chart,
not
to
exceed
lowest
airfare
verified
from
your
area.
Travel
expense
will
include
airline
tickets
obtained
with
“airline
mileage
award”
credits
with
reimbursement
not
to
exceed
lowest
verified
airfare
from
your
area.
Yes:
Adkins,
Gredin,
Guenther,
Henwood,
Hoyt,
Hubbard,
Mertens,
Murray,
Nash,
Noffsinger,
Rogers
and
Seiler.
No:
None.
Absent:
Granger,
Hepner
and
McPhedran.
B.
Increase
membership
dues
by
$5.00
for
all
categories
except
youth,
senior
and
business.
This
was
withdrawn.
C.
The
illegal
use
of
NPGA’s
logo
was
discussed.
It
is
up
to
the
Directors
and
members
of
NPGA
to
keep
an
eye
out
for
this
illegal
use
of
our
logo
and
to
report
it
to
NPGA’s
President.
Closed
Session:
President
Esterline
brought
up
the
fact
that
in
2006
NPGA
will
celebrate
its
30th
anniversary
and
asked
that
we
all
think
of
ways
to
celebrate
it.
The
meeting
was
adjourned
for
the
day
at
12:49
PM.
Respectfully
Submitted
Mark
Adkins
Secretary
NPGA
Exhibit
A
Organization
Study
Approved
by
the
NPGA
Board
of
Directors
June
2004
Organization
Mission
To
support
the
Pygmy
Goat
in
the
United
States
by
collecting
and
disseminating
information,
protecting
the
breed
standard,
and
recording
their
lineage
through
our
registry.
Organization
Objectives
•
Facilitate
communication
and
cooperation
among
breeders
and
researchers;
•
Encourage
the
breeding
and
registering
of
characteristic
Pygmy
Goats;
•
Establish
regional
affiliate
clubs;
•
Gather
and
disseminate
practical
and
theoretical
knowledge
of
the
Pygmy
Goat;
•
Promote
and
popularize
the
breed
by
exposure
and
through
publications;
and
•
Facilitate
the
registration
of
certified
Pygmy
Goat
seed
stock
and
their
offspring.
Organization
Chart
Committees
/
Departments
/
Coordinators
Several
standing
committees
have
been
removed,
and
instead
the
jobs
will
be
done
by
a
coordinator.
These
committees
are:
Affiliated
Clubs,
Nominations,
and
Shows.
The
Certification/Progeny
committee
is
now
a
task
included
in
the
Business
Manager’s
contract
vs.
a
standing
committee.
The
Webmaster
position
is
a
member
of
the
Publications
committee
with
a
separate
job
description
instead
of
its
own
department.
Details
of
these
changes
can
be
found
in
the
updated
Rules
and
Regulations,
sections
6,
7,
and
8.
Arbitration
/
Compliance
The
Arbitration
Procedure
has
been
overhauled.
Section
9
of
the
updated
Rules
and
Regulations
details
the
process
of
filing
a
complaint
and
how
that
complaint
will
be
handled.
The
arbitration
committee
is
composed
of
a
chairperson
and
three
members
of
the
Board
of
Directors
chosen
by
the
chairperson
each
year.
The
Board
has
also
started
the
process
of
amending
the
By-Laws
to
reflect
the
change
in
the
job
description/title
of
the
Arbitration
Committee.
This
shall
require
By-Laws
section
2.5.c
to
be
changed
as
follows:
“Expulsion:
A
membership
may
be
terminated
by
expulsion.
Expulsion
shall
be
made
when
the
Board
of
Directors
(by
2/3
vote)
determines
that
such
action
is
warranted
by
a
complaint
filed
through
the
Compliance
Procedure.”
At
the
same
time
the
By-Laws
are
updated,
the
words
“Arbitration
Committee”
will
be
replaced
with
“Compliance
Committee”
throughout
the
“COMPLIANCE
PROCEDURE”
section
of
the
Rules
and
Regulations
Judges
The
requirements
for
earning
a
judges
license,
renewing/maintaining
a
license,
and
discipline
of
judges
were
covered
in
more
detail
in
section
10
of
the
updated
Rules
and
Regulations.
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