In a message dated 8/7/2010 5:09:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: 1. Petition for a reduction in GSDCA Directors to nine(One per Regions), with all current directors terms ending at the time of election, and replaced by nine newly elected directors, with initial terms of 1, 2 and 3 years respectively and then subsequent three year terms. I am against limiting the numbers since so many want to serve. I am also against limits to regions since we don't have regional problems, and I want the best I can get. If they all come from Virginia, so be it. 2. Petition for the immediate adoption of Video/Teleconferencing as a method for the board to hold all 1/4ly meetings(except the national). I am against this too. As a club one of the fun parts of serving on the board is going to the meetings. We are not a business, and so far we are surviving. If it isn't broken, why fix it? 3. Petition for the increase of meetings to monthly using the above referenced video/teleconferencing No need for this. It is currently hard to justify the time spent in meetings. If you look at what is done, you will realize had it never been brought up, it wouldn't have made a difference. So many of the committees are for the fun of it, and not important. 4. Petition to publish financial statements for all the GSDCA accounts behind the members firewall on the GSDCA website within thirty days of receipt. This should be done without any petition. The city of Bell figured it out, and now all Los Angeles salaries are on the web page. We should be doing this with the finances for the club. However, it won't work if the figures aren't accurate. When I served on the board, we never had a final report. The story was that more information was coming. 5. Petition to publish all GSDCA contracts thirty days prior to the board meeting when they are schedule to be voted upon behind the members firewall on the GSDCA website We should not have to publish them. But, they should be presented to any board members in time for them to get an opinion from the members. If they aren't presented on time, then they should not be considered. 6. Petition to replace the active Lawsuit documents behind the members firewall with a link to the publicly available documents This was suggested by a board member and a member of the audience threatened to sue the club if they did this. That member should never have done that. The lawsuit is public record and available to anyone. And, if anyone wants a copy, just let me know and I will send it. By now, anyone who wants to read it, should have it. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================