Minutes of the May 12, 2008 SSHBEA Board of Directors Meeting

 

            At 7:07PM on May 12, 2008 , Mack Motes called the SSHBEA Board of Directors meeting to order and asked Janice Higgins to call the roll.  All were present except Roy Franklin who had notified the office of his absence and Maude Hopkins who had not.  Janice then read the minutes of the last board meeting and Sis Osborne made the motion to approve them as read, Freda Bullard seconded, motion passed. 

 

            Mack went over the final copy of the penalties presented by the USDA.  He asked everyone to take all this home and read over it. 

 

            Mack then apologized for judging a Columbia TWH show on the Friday night of our Spring Show.  Also he reported on the scene on Saturday night of our Spring Show.  He said on the way into the show, 4 different people had said something to him about Terry Stones judging appearing to show favoritism.  He said something to Phil Dunivan when he came out of the ring on his victory lap about his win being a gift.  He then proceeded to the gate and asked if anyone had seen Jimmy Taylor, no one there had, so Mack went to center ring and said something to Terry Stone about the way he had judged that particular class that Phil had won.  He wants the poor judging to stop-this is the reason he did this.  Mack said Dickie Gardner made the statement to him that he did not think this was the way to handle the situation and Mack said maybe it’s not.  Terry Stone summonsed Bob Wright to center ring and told him what happen.  Bob left the ring and met with 2 other members of the show committee and the judge’s committee chairman and they all agreed that Bob should ask Terry Stone to set out the rest of the show. 

 

            Aaron Crafton presented the financial report.  Bob Wright made the motion to approve it, motion seconded and passed. 

 

            Don Woodson reported the Judges committee had met and request support of the board to give the Spring Show judges, Terry Stone and Grandy Tuck a polygraph test as the contract states we can.  Doug Herring made the motion to approve this, Freda Bullard seconded, motion passed. 

 

            Peggy Moore had called and could not get to the meeting but would send a packet to the board members with 6 different possible annual meeting locations with prices and all info.  She will be at the next meeting.

 

            Gordon Hirschi reported on his Outreach program. We would need to join the organization that you want your points to be accounted for.  Mr. Hirschi presented a list of several organizations our people might be interested in participating in.  SSHBEA will supply the forms and add to the web page.  Sis Osborne made the motion to approve this Outreach program, Freda Bullard seconded, motion passed.  Info on this needs to go in the news-letter and magazine as well as the web page. 

 

            Janice Prince reported the judges committee had recommended the following SSHBEA judges to be approved.  Harold Johnson, Hubert Perry and Patrick Thomas.  Someone mentioned that Harold Johnson has a letter in his judge’s file – we would table him at the present.  Commission judges to be approved are:  Amy Trimble, Phillip Trimble, William Steele, Brian Reese and Rodney Flagel - all were AA judges. Jennifer Broadhurst made the motion to approve these judges, Ronnie Sapp seconded, motion passed.  The Harold Johnson fie letter was read to the board and a roll call vote was called for.  The vote was 6 yes to 10 no and 1 abstention to not approve his judge’s license.  Kim McMahan asked to re-visit   the 5 judges system for the fall show. 

           

            Freda Bullard made the motion adjourn, Sis Osborne seconded, motion passed. 

 

Present for the Meeting                                        Not present-notified office of absence

Mack Motes                                                               Roy Franklin

Bob Wright

Sis Osborne

Janice Higgins                                                          Not present-did not notify office

Aaron Crafton                                                            Maude Hopkins

Cindy Haley

Ronnie Sapp

Michelle Bailey                                                          Guests:

Jennifer Broadhurst                                                  Stephen Haley

Doug Herring                                                             Misty Dunivan

Freda Bullard                                                             Patricia Lance

Gordon Hirschi                                                          John Cabe

Benny Lance

Shane Hartwig

Linda Bedwell

Don Woodson

Dickie Gardner

Kim McMahan