MINUTES
Regular
Meeting of the BuffaloCAN Board of Directors
Wednesday,
February 1, 2006
In
attendance: Alex Murphy, Carol Tutzauer,
Kathy Billiteri, Rosanne Higgins, Pam Rose, Polla
Milligan, Clara Miller, Henry Sontag, Frank Tutzauer, Donna Martin
1.
Call to order:
7:10pm
2.
Minutes of January 11, 2006: Tabled to next meeting.
3.
Reports:
― Microchip
clinics
― Meals on
Wheels
― Animal
4.
Unfinished Business:
― Bylaws review:
Motion to form a committee to review the bylaws. Charge: The Bylaws Committee
shall review the corporation’s bylaws and propose changes. The Committee shall
submit its report with recommendations to the full Board with intention to
submit changes to membership for vote at annual meeting in Fall.
Motion passed unanimously. (No chair designated, though Clara Miller and
Rosanne Higgins volunteered.)
5.
New Business:
― Domain name
plus trademark protection: Resolution by Alex Murphy (see text below). Motion
to table pending review by an attorney. Motion by Carol Tutzauer to table
passed. In favor: Miller, Rose, Milligan. Opposed: Murphy. Abstain: Higgins,
Sontag.
“Be it resolved that Buffalo CAN is to take steps to protect
Domain Name(s) associated with the organization. In doing so, we resolve to register for
additional ‘dot’ names such as dot-net, dot-info, as well as any others that
can be reasonably assumed to be associated with our web activity. It is resolved that we will take steps to
ensure our organization will receive timely notification of domain ownership
expiration, if our domain registering service does not already provide this
service, we will sign up for a service that does. It is resolved that our domain will be
registered for five-year periods. It is
further resolved that our domain name will be protected by registering it with
the US Patent & Trade Office (USPTO). In addition, it is resolved that
responsibility of our domain is spread between our board to include at least
two board members as Administrator, and that ownership is clearly delineated as
that of the organization and that all newly elected and incumbent/existing
officers sign a waiver stating they will not, after departure from the board,
use the domain name or organization name for any personal reason or for unjust
enrichment, and that they will not purchase or register any domain name that
resembles or includes the name “Buffalo CAN” or “Buffalo Companion Animal
Network,” or “Companion Animal Network,” and that they recognize that the
website and domain name is the direct and equitable property of the
organization. Be it resolved that the VP
of Communications has the responsibility of reviewing the domain’s ‘whois’ record once a month and will make periodic Internet
searches on the domain name to ensure it is not being misused or misappropriated.”
―
― Operational
Executive Committees: Motion by Clara Miller to form several executive
committees to expedite operations (see list below). Passed unanimously.
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Rescue, Foster, & Adoption: Clara Miller, Chair
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Meals on Wheels: Alex Murphy, Chair
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Legislative & Shelter Outreach: Henry Sontag, Chair
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Microchipping: Rosanne Higgins, Chair
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The Angus Fund: Carol Tutzauer, Chair
1.
Adjournment:
8:40pm