General Meeting - October 12, 2009

Attending: Connie Holthaus, Beth Murray, Claire Evans, Susan Bulyar, Barb Clemons, Judy Hyslop, Anita Beasley, Eileen Carney, Lynn Hagarty, Deena Roe, Carol McAllister, Brittanie Johnson, Marcia Hartley, Tami White, Rebbeca Lageschult, and Marge Sullivan

President Eileen Carney called the meeting to order at 6 p.m..

The minutes were read by Connie Holthaus. They were approved as read.

Treasurer¹s Report - Operating (S1) expenses were $741.56; Building (S2) were $2,522.20; and Spay/Neuter & Veterinarians (S2.1) was $1,658.13. A motion was made to pay the bills by Judy Hyslop, seconded by Tami White, voted on and passed.

Correspondence: We received information from Sands Memorial Foundation asking us to submit a request again. Eileen will take care of this.

We received a check for $24.40 from Van¹s in Missoula as part of a customer rebate designated by Jamie Brebner.

Shelter Report: For the month of September we adopted out 27 pets and took in 34. Total adoptions in 2009 through the end of September were 49 cats, 39 kittens, 34 dogs and 7 puppies. Our cumulative total as of the end of September for adoptions is 1407. We have 10 dogs in foster care. Some of these are awaiting spay or neuter so that adoption papers can be finalized. It has been difficult to find a veterinarian available to do the spay/neuters. Judy is talking to three different vets hoping to make arrangements. We also have a list of community members asking for assistance with spay/neuter. Our spay and neuter total for 2009 as of the end of August is 272.

Shelter volunteers are getting settled in with the new Shelter. Tami White reported that we still need volunteers for weekday shifts. Hours Monday through Friday are 9:30 to noon. If you know of anyone or would like to volunteer please let Tami know, Weekends we are open 10 to 2 on Saturday and Sunday. A room has been dedicated to kittens only and has gotten many good comments. Vaccinations are up to date and we are medicating animals as needed and trying to stay on top of any problems.

Fund Raising: People are still dropping off cans at the old Shelter in Troy. Eileen will check on it as the Troy Schools were going to take over the recycling job.

Banks around Libby and Troy - Libby received $150.50 and Troy $16.45.

Bow Wow Bash: Comments from the Bash were favorable for food and auctioneers. Connie will have totals when available.

Tiles: The tiles were installed on the wall before the open house. We are still taking orders. If any questions please contact Marge Sullivan

Drawing for our raffle was held at the Bash. Chris Burke won the Leather Beaded Bag donated by Cody Andrews, Debbie Byrd won the cord of wood donated by Northfork Forestry, Tom Horelick and Loree Hood won the dinner for two donated by Venture Inn Restaurant. Carol is starting to gather items for the next raffle. We have a doggy quilt and a bronze beveled mirror as donations at this time.

Eileen reported she had talked to the Judge to find out if we would get any restitution from the case of the two men who shot the feral cats at the old Shelter in Troy. One served his time and did community service and the second will be going to trial the end of October. Eileen will check again to find out what happens.

New Shelter: A roof is needed for the outside cat area. Judy reported that Alex of AZ Drywall has submitted a plan and gotten an okay from the Inspector. The total would be $4,000 for labor and materials. Claire Evans made a motion to go ahead with cat roof, seconded by Carol McAllister. It was voted on and passed.

Insurance - Eileen has been checking with insurance agencies about Shelter insurance. She will talk to Kevin Peck and State Farm again trying to get a policy.

Judy reported that the client from the Child Development Center has been coming to the Shelter for a supervised visit each week and it is going very well. She also reported the Senior Citizens Wednesday Club also visited.

New Business - Judy has talked to the Fire Department about fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. Bill Watts will come and inspect the building and give advise as to what we need.

Troy City Council voted for County to take over Animal Control in Troy. The County has no contract with Troy yet. Our original contract with the County did not cover Troy We will ask for $50 for any animals brought in from Troy up to a maximum of $200 per month.

We have been behind on our animals listed on the web. Lynn will get together with Linda Lampton, Jacob Lageschult and see if we can resolve this problem. Judy reported Jacob has been working on statistics on the Shelter computer and we are getting some useful reports and statistics.

The dog Ringo was discussed. He has been taken by three different families and returned. He was accessed by animal accessor who came to the conclusion he is not vicious but he is very dominant and would require special care. She said to never grab Ringo and that he needs to be worked with a choke chain and if he doesn¹t behave get him back into the kennel without a treat. Make him sit before he doesn anything. He has no testicles so was never neutered. They may be inverted. We will try to get an appointment with the veterinarian in Kila for a check up and see what she recomments. Lynn will make an appointment.

Tami White made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Connie. We adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

Minutes - Marge Sullivan

General Meeting - November 9, 2009

Attending: Vici Silcox, Jenny Johnson, Brittanie Johnson, Claire Evans, Susan Bulyar, Anita Beasley, Linda Newstrom, Connie Holthaus, Cody Sieger, Stephanie Shuey, Jasmine Larsen, Tami White, Judy Hyslop, Lynn Hagarty, Eileen Carney, Linda Lampton, Wilma Dotson and Marge Sullivan.

Meeting called to order by President Eileen at 6 p.m.

Connie Holthaus read the minutes. Approved as read with one correction - the amount for Troy banks was $16.45.

Connie gave the treasurer's report. Our operating expense (S1) were $798.10; building expenses (S2) were $2,447.02 . Our animal care, spay/neuter (S2.1) expense were $1,650.80. Judy made a motion to pay the bills, seconded by Tami. Voted on and passed. We still owe approximately $700 on the Cat Roof.

Correspondence - We received a letter from the Festival of Trees. Connie will organize setting up tree December 10 and taking it down on December 13. Anyone wanting to help please meet at 4:30 at the Memorial Gym on December 10.

Shelter report - For the month of October 23 adopted out 8 cats, 16 kittens, 5 dogs and 3 puppies. We took in 9 cats, 21 kittens, 11 dogs and 1 puppy. Our total adoptions in 2009 through October was 56 cats, 55 kittens, 42 dogs and 10 puppies. Our cumulative total of adoptions since the end of 2005 is 1445. Our cumulative total of spay and neuters for 2009 throught September totaled 305.

Judy said we need to do a cat day again to get all cats records up to date. She said we need barn homes for some of the cats that need to get out of the Shelter before the snow comes. If you know anyone that can take a barn cat please let Judy know. A committee was name to make up criteria about animals accepted from LCAC and their behavior once accepted. The committee members are: Vicky Silcox, Lynn Hagarty, Claire Evans, Tami White, Judy Hyslop, and Susan Bulyar. The committee will meet after the meeting.

Tami White said we are in desperate need of Shelter volunteers and especially with holidays coming up . Also needed are people to man the phones and clean up the outer lobby area when the volunteers are trying to get their work done. A new cleaning product is being used and seems to be very successful. If you have any ideas of other improvements please let Judy know about them.

Judy has been talking to Dr. White and Dr. Disney about getting the medical room ready so that spay/neuters could be done at the Shelter regularly.

The roof over the cat area has been competed and is working well. We still may have to put up some plastic during winter weather but it gives the cats an outdoor area. There is a storage area over the cat room and it was decided old files will be stored there.

Fundraising - A check for $200 needs to be picked up from Kootenai Disposal for recycled items. We received $3.88 from George's Consignment. $24.47 was received the dog & cat banks in Troy.

The BowWow Bash totals were $1510 for meal tickets; cash donations $135; Silent and Live Auction $4832; Raffle $460; 50/50 $182; and Guessing Jar $18. Our expenses were $2,000 for meal and room and $25 for tablecloths. Cash donations while selling tickets at Rosauers totalled $869.68. The raffle for the cord of wood, leather purse and dinner for two took in $460.

Judy will check on options for a bigger refuse container. Our current set up is not large enough.

Eileen Carney talked to the Judge about the animals abuse case but he didn't have details yet. She will followup.

Insurance - Eileen has a quote from Kevin Peck and will check with Connie Woods on what she can provide. A decision will be made as our current insurance expires in November.n.

Fire extinguishers will be put up November 10 by Terry Holthaus. A motion sensor light is being installed at the doorway of the Shelter to provide some light.

Kenni Ann Schauer has said she is willing to volunteer to do some publicity work. Lynn Hagarty and Linda Lampton will talk to Kenni Ann to ask her to work on flyers.

Raffle - Carol McAllister is gather things for another raffle. As things progress tickets will be made and sales begun.

Judy recognized Brittanie, Jenny, Stephanie and Cody as new volunteers and how much their work is appreciated.

We will hold no meeting in December. Our next meeting will be January 11, 2010.

Linda Newstom made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Connie Holthaus. We adjourned at 7 p.m.

Marge Sullivan, Minutes