Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Minutes from January 2014 Meeting

REPORTS

Chairman Leonard made the following reports:

• The Commission Executive Director, through responsibility delegated to him by

the Commission, reviewed and approved the following CY 2014 renewal licenses

for Independent Testing Laboratories:

• BMM North America, Inc. D/B/A BMM Testlabs

• Gaming Laboratories International, LLC

• Nick Farley and Associates D/B/A Eclipse Compliance Testing

• This year’s Legislative Session will convene on Monday, February 3, 2014.

Commission Staff will start reviewing bills related to the industry after the January

16, 2014 deadline for filing and introducing bills. Commissioner Lucas reported

that two bills had been drafted at the Commission’s request to: (1) expand the

Commission Executive Director’s authority to purchase vehicles and law

enforcement equipment and (2) set a deadline of three years for undisbursed

funds of $50.00 or less in the Horsemen’s Funds at a racetrack to be

redistributed to the Fund for use in the current race meeting.

OKLAHOMA HORSE RACING COMMISSION

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING

JANUARY 16, 2014

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Chairman Leonard called the Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Commission to order

at 9:38 a.m. in Track North at Remington Park Racetrack and Casino, Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma.

Commission members answering roll call were Commissioner Bollenbach,

Commissioner Bowers, Commissioner Burton, Commissioner Goumaz, Commissioner

Harrell, Commissioner Kirk, Commissioner Lucas, Commissioner Sanders and

Chairman Leonard. Mr. Neal Leader, Commission Counsel, was present as well as the

following Commission staff members: Mr. Constantin A. Rieger, Mr. Mike Dixon, Ms.

Mary Ann Roberts, Mr. Mike Corey, Ms. Bonnie Morris and Ms. E J Brees.

Approximately fourteen persons attended and signed the registry which is part of the

record.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Commissioner Bowers moved to approve the drafted Minutes from the November 21,

2013 Regularly Scheduled Commission Meeting. Commissioner Goumaz seconded the

motion. The vote was as follows:

Aye: Mr. Bowers, Ms. Goumaz, Mr. Burton, Mr. Harrell, Mr. Lucas,

Mr. Sanders, Mr. Leonard

Abstain: Mr. Bollenbach, Mr. Kirk

The motion passed with 7 ayes and 2 abstentions.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIVE ON COMMISSIONSANCTIONED

THRESHOLDS

 

Background

 

The Ad Hoc Committee on Medications met on September 17, 2013 and December 16,

2013 to discuss possible amendments to the Directive on Commission-Sanctioned