By Laws, Article 1, Section 2--section rewritten to read as follows, “Types ofMembership. There shall be three types of membership open to persons over 18

years of age: individual membership (single vote), household membership (two votes) and associate membership (non-voting, not eligible for office holding). In addition, junior membership shall be offered to individuals from 9 to 18 years ofage (non-voting member).” Section 3: amended to read “...Membership dues as

established by the Board shall not exceed $50 per year....” Section 4 amended as as follows--paragraph 1: requirement to attend a meeting deleted. Paragraph 2 amendedas follows: “All applications are to be filed with the Secretary and each application is to bepublished on the e-mail list for review for 30 days by the membership. Anycomments from members shall be communicated to the Board. The Board will then vote to admit the applicant (simple majority). read at the first meeting of theclub following its receipt. At the next club meeting the application will be voted upon andaffirmative votes of 2/3 of the members present and voting by secret ballot at that meetingshall be required to elect the applicant.” Section 5, part (b), 90 days grace allowed beforemembership lapses from unpaid dues, with up to 90 days additional grace granted by theBoard in meritorious cases.

Article 2: in all sections, meeting location set as within the greater Charlotte, NC area,or within the local area of the club (200 mile radius of Charlotte, NC). Also, language addedto include e-mail notification for meeting notices.

Article 3, Section 1 amended to read as follows: “The Board shall be comprised ofthe officers President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer and 3 other persons, all ofwhom shall be members in good standing. and all of whom shall be elected for two yearterms The four officers shall be elected to one-year terms at the club's annual meeting asprovided in Article IV and shall serve until their successors are elected. The three Board members shall be elected to three year terms, in a manner that one board member isreplaced every year. General management of the club's affairs shall be entrusted to theboard of directors.” Section 2, part (f), AKC delegate language deleted.

Article IV. After some discussion, the group decided to change the month of theannual meeting to November and plan to have it consistently in conjunction with the GMKCshow, especially since this location falls well within the greater Charlotte, NC, location for theclub (Section 2). As a result, the timing for nominations and elections shall be as follows:Section 4, nominating committee to be selected in August, nominating committee to meetby September 15, report to be communicated to the Secretary so that the membershipmay be notified at least 2 weeks prior to the October meeting. Additional nominations maybe made at the October meeting (with prior written consent of the nominee if that person isnot at the meeting). (Election then to follow at the annual meeting in November.) Languageregarding AKC delegate deleted.Cass Fisher moved that the proposed changes to the Constitution and By Laws beaccepted, seconded by Lisa Schermerhorn, approved unanimously.

Mary Fluke presented a renewal form with an authorization to be signed by the membersagreeing to electronic notice as the preferred communication method for the club. The renewal form also includes the new associate member category with dues set at $10. Lisa Schemerhorn moved to approve the e-mail authorization and dues level for associatemembers, seconded by Lisa Bruzzone, approved unanimously.

New Business:Mary Fluke reported that Pat Hodges asked that we remind the members about thesupported entry at the Louisville, WV show, April 24-28, 2008. She will be solicitingtrophy donations for this show.

Paul Urban has worked up an idea for a club logo--he was not aware that we had alreadyapproved a logo prior to this. His idea turns out to be very similar to the one that LynnRowell designed previously. The group decided that it might be good to use the newwebsite to have the membership revisit the options in the form of a contest. We’ll start when the website goes up and continue for 3 months. Proposed by Mary Fluke,seconded by Lisa Schemerhorn, approved unanimously.

There was discussion of a meeting schedule for the upcoming year. Our next meeting willbe held in Winston Salem (Forsyth Kennel Club Show) on Saturday night, December 8,2007. We’ll see if we can arrange to meet at a restaurant after showing is over for the day.The time and location will be announced as soon as they are available. In 2008 we will plan to meet in February at the Hunt Test in Concord, at the Mid Atlantic Hound Show inRaleigh in May, at the PBGV Fun Day in June, at the Labor Day circuit in Raleigh inSeptember, the Hunt Test in Concord in October, at the Greater Monroe Kennel Clubshow in November, and in Winston Salem in December. All meetings held in conjunction atdog shows will take place on Saturday after showing is complete (with a pot luck dinnerwhenever possible!) The Hunt Test meetings will be held on the field at noon time onSaturday. We are hoping that by establishing this protocol and announcing it far in advancewe will make it easier for members to accomodate their own schedules so that more people can attend the meetings.

Lisa Bruzzone asked that we plan to have a better boundary marking for the designated
grooming area at the GMKC show next year so that people with other breeds don’t
unwittingly set up in the space. Bobbe Jackson and Lynn Rowell will implement this since
they are actively involved in set up for this show.

Ralph Hattox moved for adjournment, seconded by Susan Hattox, approved
unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 6:38 pm.

Minutes submitted by Mary Fluke, 11/17/07.