CONFERENCE CALL MEETING: January 27, 2014, 8:00 pm EST
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rawna Hamann - Chair, Maryan Baker - Secretary,
Kathi McKinney, Eran McCarty and Deb Yeagle
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order at 8:18 pm EST.
committee members Rawna Hamann, Kathi McKinney, Eran
McCarty, Maryan Baker, and Deb Yeagle present.
MINUTES:
Minutes from October 14, 2013, meeting - approved by
email and sent to office for posting.
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. 2014 Fleece committee member
introductions: The returning 2014 Fleece
Committee members are Rawna Hamann, Eran
McCarty, Maryan Baker and Kathi McKinney. Deb Yeagle
was welcomed to the committee as a new member, and
will be completing the term of Judy Ross.
2.
Election of Committee Officers for 2014:
Motion to nominate Rawna Hamann as Chair of the
Committee was made by Maryan Baker. The motion was
seconded by Kathi McKinney. Rawna Hamann was elected
as the Fleece Committee Chair for 2014 with all
fleece committee members in agreement. Rawna will be
representing the committee at the meetings of the
governing board. Rawna asked the committee members
if anyone was interested in serving as committee
secretary. Maryan said she was interested. Motion to
nominate Maryan Baker as secretary was made by Rawna
Hamann. The motion was seconded by Eran Mc Carty.
Maryan Baker was elected as the Fleece Committee
Secretary with all members in agreement.
3.
Fleece Committee Meetings for 2014: During
the meeting it was discussed that having regularly
scheduled bi-monthly meeting would be the best way
to work for positive committee results. The
conference call meeting dates for the committee are:
March 31, 2014, May 19, 2014, July 28, 2014,
September 22, 2014 and November 24, 2014. The
committee has set a goal to have any proposed
changes for the 2015 ILR-SD Guidelines finalized and
to the Governing Board by October 1, 2014.
4. Survey and Continuing Education: Discussion
of the Fleece Survey results. Committee
members were in agreement that more work is needed
to foster greater interest and understanding of the
fleece program. Eran McCarty said she wanted to
initiate a video production demonstrating shearing
and skirting for a show competition fleece and she
believes she could use the venue of a sanctioned
ILR-SD fleece show in her area to accomplish that
task. Eran will work to find someone to film the
purposed production. Committee discussed possibly
involving youth by making a contest for video
production. Committee also continued the
conversation regarding articles for continuing
education of our members written by experts outside
of the fleece committee. Committee members will work
to provide both sides of any controversial fleece
issues so that prior to the next fleece survey the
members will have the pros and cons of issues
involving any changes to the fleece judging
criteria. Committee members to report on fleece
project status at the
March 31,
2014, meeting.
5.
Opening in Fleece Committee: Discussion of
appointing a new member to the committee. Former
committee member Jenni Jimmerson recently resigned
from the committee. Kathi McKinney will check to see
if anyone had expressed interest in joining the
committee. Committee members agreed it would be good
to find someone from a state not currently
represented on the committee. The current committee
is comprised of members from: Indiana, Ohio,
Washington and California.
Next meeting:
March 31, 2014; 8:00 EST
Motion to adjourn
was made by Maryan and seconded by Eran. All ayes,
motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at
8:56 EST
Note: All motions approved by the Fleece Committee
still need to be approved by the Governing Board
before they go into effect.
Minutes submitted by Maryan Baker, ILR Fleece
Committee Secretary.