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1 CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 1/2, 2014 Index CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 1/2, 2014 Index to Minutes Secretary’s note: This index is provided only as a courtesy to the readers and is not an official part of the CFA minutes. The numbers shown for each item in the index are keyed to similar numbers shown in the body of the minutes. Ambassador Program................................................................................................................................(27) Animal Welfare/Breed Rescue..................................................................................................................(29) Annual Meeting – 2014 ............................................................................................................................(15) Audit Committee.........................................................................................................................................(7) Awards Review.........................................................................................................................................(19) Breeds and Standards................................................................................................................................(17) Budget Committee ......................................................................................................................................(6) Business Development Committee ...........................................................................................................(26) Business Management ..............................................................................................................................(21) Cat Talk.....................................................................................................................................................(24) Cat Writers’ Association Sponsorship ......................................................................................................(28) Central Office Operations...........................................................................................................................(4) Club Marketing .........................................................................................................................................(10) Community Outreach/Education...............................................................................................................(31) Disciplinary Hearings and Results............................................................................................................(33) Discussion of Policy Regarding Wild Hybrid Cats ..................................................................................(18) Finance Committee .....................................................................................................................................(8) IT Report...................................................................................................................................................(20) Judging Program .........................................................................................................................................(2) Legislation.................................................................................................................................................(13) Mentor/Newbee Program..........................................................................................................................(30) New Business............................................................................................................................................(32) Protest Committee.......................................................................................................................................(3) Ratification of On-Line Motions.................................................................................................................(1) Scientific Advisory Committee.................................................................................................................(16) Show Rules – Review Proposed 2014-2015 Rules...................................................................................(11) Show Rules – Discuss Rule 11.24c re: DQ Biting Cats............................................................................(12) Treasurer’s Report ......................................................................................................................................(5) Web Oversight ..........................................................................................................................................(21) Winn Foundation ......................................................................................................................................(14) World Show 2013 Financial Wrap-Up .......................................................................................................(9) World Show 2014 .....................................................................................................................................(23) Yearbook Update ......................................................................................................................................(25) Secretary’s Note: The Officers and Board of Directors of the Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. met on Saturday, February 1, 2014, in the courtroom of the Honorable Robert G. Lavery, Alliance Municipal Court House, 470 East Market Street, Alliance, Ohio. President Jerold Hamza called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with the following members present: 1 Mr. Jerold Hamza (President) Mr. Mark Hannon (Vice-President) Ms. Rachel Anger (Secretary) Carla Bizzell, C.P.A. (Treasurer) Ginger Meeker, Ph.D. (NWR Director) Ms. Carissa Altschul (GSR Director) Mrs. Loretta Baugh (GLR Director) Mr. Michael Shelton (SWR Director) Ms. Kathy Calhoun (MWR Director) Mrs. Tracy Petty (SOR Director) Mrs. Kayoko Koizumi (Japan Regional Director) Roger Brown, DVM (Director-at-Large) George Eigenhauser (Director-at-Large) Dennis Ganoe (Director-at-Large) Richard Kallmeyer (Director-at-Large) Carol Krzanowski (Director-at-Large) Richard Mastin (Director-at-Large) Annette Wilson (Director-at-Large) Present by Teleconference: Sharon Roy (NAR Director) Mr. Pauli Huhtaniemi (Europe Regional Director) Also Present: Edward L. Raymond, Jr., Esq., CFA Legal Counsel James Simbro, Director of Operations Donna Jean Thompson, Immediate Past Director of Operations Jodell Raymond, Assistant to the President Verna Dobbins, Business Development Liaison Shino Wiley, Japanese Interpreter Secretary’s Note: For the ease of the reader, some items were discussed at different times but were included with their particular agenda. (1) ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS; RATIFICATION OF ON-LINE MOTIONS. RATIFICATION OF ON-LINE MOTIONS Moved/ Motion Vote Seconded 1. Anger Grant an exception to Show Rules 1.08 and 15.08n and Motion Carried. Roy allow the New Hampshire Feline Fanciers (Region 1) to Hannon did not vote. use one ring for judging a shorthair single specialty in the morning and a longhair single specialty in the afternoon (two different judges/one ring) at its January 25/26, 2014 8 ring back-to-back show in Dover, New Hampshire. 2 Moved/ Motion Vote Seconded 2. Anger Due to an emergency situation, for its show to be held in Motion Carried. Baugh (via Moscow, Russia on October 27, 2013, grant the Chatte Executive Noir Club an exception to (i) Show Rule 25.13 to allow Committee the use of an additional guest judge (Nadezhda Motion) Rumyantzeva) at its 6-ring show, and (ii) to Show Rule 25.02.d to allow Nadezhda Rumyantzeva to judge a sixth guest judging assignment for the show season. 3. Hannon That CFA score the Agility Ring at the March, 2014, Motion Carried. Meeker WCC/TICA event for CFA titles and CFA end-of-season awards. Only those cats normally eligible will be scored for CFA (i.e., any wildcat hybrids would be scored for that event’s awards but not for CFA awards). 4. Anger Grant a show format change request to the Shenyang Cat Motion Carried. Wilson Lover Club for its November 16/17, 2013 show in Sheneng City, China to change from a 7 AB to 6 AB/1 SP format. 5. Huhtaniemi Allow Edelweiss Club to have conjunctioned show with Motion Carried. Anger Russian Felinological Association on February 16, 2014 at Moscow, Russia. 6. Hannon That the 2013 World Show be permitted to schedule a Motion Carried. Altschul maximum of 7 rings on Saturday. 7. Anger Grant an exception to Show Rule 12.04 and allow the Motion Carried. Calhoun Miami Florida Cat Fanciers to change their show license to add Junior Showmanship at its February 1, 2014 show in Lakeland, Florida (Region 7). RATIFICATION OF TELECONFERENCE MOTIONS Moved/ Motion Vote Seconded • From November 12, 2013 Teleconference • 1. Baugh Advance Li Ling (Chloe) Chung to 2nd Specialty Motion Carried. Anger Approved Longhair, Approval Pending Allbreed status. 2. Baugh Advance Tomoko Kitao to 1st Specialty Approved Motion Carried. Anger Shorthair status. 3. Brown Accept Bob Bryan’s request for one more year’s Motion Carried. Meeker medical leave extension. 3 Moved/ Motion Vote Seconded 4. Executive Reaffirm that the previously granted guest judge Motion Carried. Session permission will stand. [vote sealed] 5. Executive 13-028 CFA v. Hoskinson, Richard GUILTY (vote Session sealed). Sentence of Violation of CFA Constitution, Article XV, $500 fine and letter of Section 4g (conduct detrimental) reprimand. Violation of Show Rule 11.27 6. Eigenhauser Grant the Cat Fanciers
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