[Flagdu] please review these flagdu minutes from 2015 annual meeting

Thu Jan 14 03:57:28 UTC 2016

Hi Sherrill and all! This is Helga! How are you al? Thanks so much for sending the last year's meeting minutes! I'm actually going to the convention this weekend!! So I just wanted to ask you, what day adn at what time will be the FLAGDU meeting? I'm just wondering!! I look forward in hearing from you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!!

Helga Schreiber 

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> On Jan 13, 2016, at 1:11 PM, Kathy Davis via Flagdu <flagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Sherrill,
>    Thank you for sending out the minutes. I do believe that the names
> of the officers and board members present for the meeting should be included
> in the minutes. This is always the case. Could Sherri just add this
> information? 
> Thanks and see you soon. Let's plan to have dinner together one Friday or
> Saturday evening. 
> 
> Love,
> 
> Kathy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Flagdu [mailto:flagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherrill
> O'Brien via Flagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:23 AM
> To: flagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sherrill O'Brien
> Subject: [Flagdu] please review these flagdu minutes from 2015 annual
> meeting
> 
> Good morning all,
> 
> Yesterday I sent these minutes out to all who payed their dues to FLAGDU in
> 2015. I wanted to send it to the FLAGDU list as well, as I'm hoping many of
> you will be attending the convention, including our FLAGDU meeting. Please
> take a few moments to look them over. In the interest of time, we will not
> be reading these minutes at the meeting, but will, however, be voting to
> approve them.
> The minutes are pasted below my signature.
> 
> Warm regards
> Sherrill
> 
>                Florida Association of Guide Dog Users
> Annual Meeting Sunday, January 18, 2015 1:00-2:50pm.
> Universal Palms Hotel and Conference Center Fort Lauderdale Cypress Room
> 
> The annual meeting of the Florida Association of Guide Dog Users was called
> to order by President Sherrill O'Brien at 1:05 PM. Sherrill introduced the
> FLAGDU Board. There were four Board members in attendance. Audience members
> then introduced themselves.  There were 24 in attendance. Door prizes were
> drawn throuout the meeting.
> Our present secretary does not choose to continue so Sherri Brun FLAGDU
> member volunteered to take minutes. Minutes from the 2014 FLAGDU meeting
> were read. Merry moved and Sherri seconded that minutes be approved as read.
> The motion carried.
> 
> Treasurer Tom Bellone gave the treasurer's report.  
> The current balance is $434.50.  Merry moved and Doreen seconded that the
> treasurer's report be approved as read.  The motion carried.
> An interim election for the position of secretary was held.  Sherri Brun was
> elected by acclamation.  Regular elections were then held and the following
> officers/board members were reelected by acclamation:
> Merry Schoch, Vice President
> Tom Bellone, Treasurer
> Kathy Davis, Board Member
> 
> Sherrill introduced our speaker, the applicant recruiter from South-eastern
> Guide Dogs Stephanie Cárdenas. Of particular interest and concern to the
> audience was Southeastern's new mandatory retirement policy, with handlers
> being told they should retire their dogs when they reach eleven years old.
> 
> The proposed Florida service animal legislation was discussed. The language
> will bring our access laws into greater compliance with ADA laws,  including
> the definition of service animals narrowly defined as dogs and miniature
> horses. The law makes service animal fraud a second degree misdemeanor, with
> the penalty including thirty hours of community service for an organization
> serving those with disabilities.
> We're questioning   that part of the bill because of difficulty to enforce
> it. However, it should serve as a deterrent.  Calls for a service animal
> registry have also been proposed, which is opposed by both NAGDU and FLAGDU.
> Also mentioned was the Florida tax code that specifies that guide dog
> supplies, food, etc.  can be tax-free.  As of now, DBS ID is required for
> proof to get this exemption.
> 
> Merry Schoch discussed the Natural History Museum of Florida harassment
> incident involving guide dog handler Tiffany Baylor's visit there.    A
> protest was held in Tallahassee.  Ultimately, the protest included 25
> people.  Excellent media coverage.  Others went into the museum with their
> guide dogs and were treated very well by museum employees.  Because of this
> incident, Marion, representing NAGDU, Sherrill and Merry, representing
> FLAGDU, traveled to Tallahassee and met with Florida Secretary of State
> Detzner in in December.  Marion discussed the details of the meeting.
> Secretary Detzner said he will not speak to a group which has no written
> service animal policy.  
> 
> Marion announced that NAGDU has launched its mobile advocacy and education
> app which is available for free from the app store.  It contains all the
> access laws in the U.S. Android version will be coming soon.
> 
> Kathy Davis then facilitated a discussion about retirement of guide dogs.
> 
> Submitted by:
> 
> Sherri Brun
> FLAGDU SECRETARY
> 
> 
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