February 20, 2018 KVMA Executive Board Meeting Minutes KDA Office State Veterinarian – Frankfort, KY


KVMA Executive Board Meeting Minutes tised, second and motion passed.


• Motion was made to adjourn, second and passed.


Present: Doug Peterson (Presiding), Lauren Melzer, Sar- ah Sunday, James Beckman, Iga Stasiak, Jason Rodgers, Debra Shoulders, Jen Quammen, Walter Haines, Barb Lewis, James Weber, Wade King, Brigett Dean-Hines, Lynne Cassone, Bonnie Barr, Robert Stout, Kelly Gies- brecht, and Andy Roberts (Secretary). Louise Cook, Ex- ecutive Director was also present.


• Called to order at 1:04 PM EST • Anti-Trust Statement was signed • Motion to approve minutes from December 8 & 9, 2017 Board Retreat was made, second, & motion passed


• Motion to support “Serving up Solutions” dinner & meeting with Governor Matt Bevins, second & mo- tion passed.


• Constituent Associations reports were presented. • Public Relations Committee report was presented. • Power of Ten Report was presented. • Finance Committee report was presented. • Governmental Relations Committee report was pre- sented.


• Mid-America Veterinary Conference report was pre- sented


• AVMA report was presented • Dr. Gary Brown, AVMA Executive Board Represen- tative for District 5 was seeking support for Presiden- cy, action was tabled.


• Controlled Drug Compliance education update was presented. A motion was made to fund $500.00 per meeting plus mileage for no more that 7 meetings across the state, second & motion passed.


• KVMA Mentorship program was discussed. • A motion was made for financial support for AUCVM & Tuskegee CVM student financial advi- sor at $1,250.00 per quarter for one year, second & motion passed.


• Motion to accept new member application, second, motion passed.


• Motion to support the KY Animal Care and Control Association annual conference at the $250.00 level, second and motion passed.


• Motion was made to continue to pay KY Agriculture Council dues, second and passed.


• Motion was made to solicit a bid for an outside man- agement firm for KVMA, second and motion passed.


• Motion was made to approve a salary package for the Executive Director position that will not be adver-


Respectfully submitted, Dr. Andy Roberts, KVMA Secretary/Treasurer


KVMA Executive Board Treat December 8 & 9, 2017 Pumpkin Creek Lodge - Jamestown, KY


Present: Doug Peterson, presiding, Lynne Cassone, Bruce Burkett, Jennifer Quammen, Alice Mills, Jason Rodgers, Sarah Sunday, Lauren Melzer, Brigette Dean-Hines, James Beckman, Andy Roberts, Secretary/Treasurer. Cook, Executive Director was also present


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• Called to order 1:00 PM CST • Anti-trust statement was signed • Motion to approve minutes from September 28 & 29, 2017 Executive Board meeting, second, unanimous approval


• Motion to approve minutes from September 30, 2017 Annual Business Meeting, second, unanimous ap- proval


• Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report, second, unan- imous approval


• Constituent Association reports were presented • Public Relations Committee report was presented • Power of Ten Leadership Report was presented - 3RD Class started at 2017 Mid-America Veterinary Con- ference


• Finance Committee report was presented • Governmental Relations Committee was presented • 2018 Mid-America Veterinary Conference report was presented


• AVMA report was presented Meeting recessed for dinner at 5:50 CST


Meeting recalled to order on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 9:14 AM CST


Present: Doug Peterson, presiding, Lynne Cassone, Bruce Burkett, Jennifer Quammen, Alice Mills, Jason Rodgers, Sarah Sunday, Lauren Melzer, Bonnie Barr, James Beck- man, Andy Roberts, Secretary/Treasurer. Executive Director was also present


Louise Cook,


• Motion to approve new member application, second and passed unanimously


• Motion to raise KVMA Kentucky Veterinary News advertising rates by 10%, second and passed unani- mously


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