Notes from the Desk of the President
September 21, 2008
Dear ARC Membership,
First, let me say thank you for sharing your concerns with the ARC Board
on various topics in recent weeks. In regard to questions about motions
this Board has consulted with AKC specifically concerning the By-Law,
Article III, Section 4, Paragraph 2 in relation to the ARC Treasurer
position.
The ARC Board has asked for input on the validity of motions prior
to voting , from the ARC Parliamentarian.
Both the AKC Club Relations and ARC Parliamentarian have been supportive
in the ARC Board's methodologies, motions and By-Law interpretations
and have not found fault in the actions or results of motions made by
the ARC Board.
With any issue, emotions and alliances will be tested. The Board has
never forgotten our primary goal of protecting our Rottweiler. (Article
I, Section 2, a – h.) In order to give our full attention to making
our breed safe, healthy, and sustainable, we need to have a fully dedicated
Board to operate and succeed in this goal.
Difference will always be a part of any organization small or large;
however, participation, contribution, dedication and willingness to
work within the parameters of club rules, are what make up for any dissimilarity
of ideology.
Information is placed onto the ARC website for all members to read
and follow up with questions, as needed. The ARC Board welcomes the
ability to further communicate with those members. All internal Board
discussions should be considered confidential per our By-Laws and Standing
Rules and are not to be disseminated for general membership use. The
reason for this is to allow for earnest dialog among Board members.
This is nothing new for the ARC Board . Past officers and directors
have operated under these same guidelines . All motions have been given
serious thought, healthy discussion with pro and con views. Each vote
is important to the inviolability of the club. Participation is a requirement
of every Board member. Without these two primary duties of each Board
member, business can not be conducted.
In conclusion, I do want to reassure you that the ARC Board has been
working on many issues. We have activated the ARC Disaster Committee
due to the recent Hurricanes, have formed new working committees for
SAR, Finance, and have conducted day to day business of approvals for
show, new Judges applications, new member applications, events, and
member requests and committee requests.
Speaking of the Disaster Relief Committee, some members have raised
questions concerning the status of the Katrina Fund. There are no and
never have been outstanding issues on this fund. Every penny of donated
money was accounted for and reported in the ARK. Even after the reports,
the ARC Board and Treasurer had access to every deposit statement and
check for payment. The Katrina Disaster Fund was accurately accounted
and was one of the most successful rescue operations ever conducted
by the ARC........one for which ARC can be proud as a Club.
The Legislative Committee has been reformed and is working to recreate
deleted data from the Paws4Laws website to make this once again a useful
site for anyone needing help with legislative issues affecting our wonderful
dogs.
Please feel free to contact us should you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Gwen
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