The Board of Directors of BMHA are dedicated to those ideals expressed in our mission statement. Board Members serve 3 year terms and can serve up to 6 consecutive years.
One of the boards main functions is fund raising, and board members are actively involved in various fund raising events. Some of the boards’ other responsibilities include setting policy for the animal shelter, working to increase BMHA’s membership, grant writing, developing the animal shelter’s annual budget and many other duties.
Board meetings are held once a month. Members spend an average of 5 hours a month fulfilling board duties, including the monthly meetings. Board members are encouraged to visit the animal shelter and get to know the staff and see how the shelter works. However, it is understood that some people may not be comfortable going to the shelter. Serving on the board of directors is a great way to contribute to the shelter without having to spend time at the shelter itself.
If serving on the Board sounds like something you might be interested in you can fill out an application or if you have questions contact one of the board members for more information.
2012 Board of Directors
President Scott Hays , Vice President Gail Hescock, Nicki Cribbs, Cameron Brinlle, Mike Cribbs, Jan Petersen, Cindy Foster & Tammy Gilstrap
BMHA Board Meeting 04/27/2012
Held at 8:00 p.m. at La Grande, Oregon
In attendance: Board Members: John Brinlee, Nicki Cribbs, Cameron Brinlee, Scott Hayes, Gail Hescock, and Wendy Case Members: Sian Case Guest: Lisa HayesLeannamsue
The meeting was called to order by President John Brinlee at 8:00 pm by President John Brinlee
Scott Hayes requested this meeting to discuss a perceived conflict of interest between board members also being contractors with BMHA. John agreed to resign his position on the board at the end of this meeting and remain working as the shelter director. Wendy Case agreed to resign her position on the board at the end of this meeting with her family company still contracting with BMHA. It was also discussed that Cameron Brinlee would
have to recuse himself from voting in matters pertaining to the shelter director to avoid any perceived conflict of interest.
Scott Hayes read the by-laws regarding board vacancies during terms and the procedure to fill the president and secretary positions. Vice-President Gail Hescock is to appoint a nominating committee to nominate the new president. There were discussions about whether a past president would be willing to step in as an Interim President. It was discussed contacting Cathy Falck, Jerry Gildemeister, Malia McCoy, Terry McCoy, Jeff Henry or Mike Cribbs. Scott Hayes was then nominated as the new president. Hayes agreed to be president for the remainder of the year. It was discussed how many members are on the board and how many positions to fill. It was said that 8 or 9 is a good working number. It was discussed that two board members would need to replace the ones resigning. Nicki Cribbs expressed that she is resigning as Treasurer but will stay on until someone else agreed to take the position but wants to stay on the board. Hayes asked what is the difference between the Treasurer and the Bookkeeper. Both jobs were explained and it was determined that the Bookkeeper does the duties that the by-laws
assign to the Treasurer. It was further determined and agreed that there will no longer be a Treasurer and that the Bookkeeper would not be a board member but would be asked to attend the board meetings to give the monthly financial report.
Discussions ensued about euthanasia and the effects on the shelter and on the community.
It was discussed about the education position still being open and that to date dogs are still not able to attend schools/hospitals until a handler and dog have been through Delta Training. Talked about asking some of the volunteers to enter schools. It was said that a lot of children gain dog education through volunteer training at the shelter.
The position of the director was also discussed and that the current position description does not reflect the needs of the shelter. It was determined that a new position description will be drawn up. It was also discussed that Pampered Paws had been hired as a contractor for the shelter and that a contract has not been done to date. A contract will be drafted and presented to the board at the next meeting.
It was proposed that prospective board members would be contacted and voted for at the next meeting.
It was determined that board meeting minutes will be posted on the BMHA website for the public to view. It was also discussed that all board meetings will be open to the public and will be on a set day every month and posted on the website. It was determined that in light of the recent resignations and changes a working board meeting will be scheduled
for May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Denny’s. *** Denny’s isn’t available on May 1st so the board meeting will be held in the party room at Bear Mountain Pizza.
