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Wordperfect Office Document THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION, INC. 2014 Winter Board Meeting January 24-26, 2014 Harlingen, TX Open Session January 24, 2014, Friday, 9:00AM ACTION TIME PAGE Welcome and Call to Order 9:00-9:30AM 1. Roll Call Fisher Verbal.................................. - 2. Welcome Board Fisher Verbal.................................. - 3. Fiduciary Responsibility Adler Verbal .................................. - Consent Agenda 9:30-9:40AM 1. Minutes, Corrections/Additions EO Approve................................. - 2. Follow Up Report EO Approve ................................. 5 Governance 9:40-10:15AM 1. Future Annuals, Semi-Annuals Fisher Approve ................................. 6 Change date of Spring Meeting of Spring Meeting to 5/23-25/14 2. Appointment to the HHP Breed Committee Hogan Approve ................................. 7 3. Amend Governance Policy- Publishing Minutes of the Executive Session Meetings Board Approve................................. 8 4. Online Entry Program Patton Discuss................................ 11 Break – 10:15-10:30AM Fiduciary 10:30 – 11:00AM 1. FY2012 Audit Report EO Accept ................................. 12 2. Budget Report-First Six Months EO Accept ....................... to be furnished 3. Set Winter Meeting BOD Board Approve................................. - Reimbursements 4. Discount for use of TOES Stadter Approve ................................ 27 Lunch: 11:30 - 1:00PM Executive Session 1-5PM - Strategic Business Discussion and Exercise See Executive Agenda January 25, 2014, Saturday, 8:30AM ACTION TIME PAGE Open Session: 8:30-11:30PM PROPOSALS Judging Program 1. Amend 417.3 - Code of Ethics Lopez Approve ................................ 29 2. Amend Judging Contract - Mileage Basquine Approve ................................ 31 Standing Rules 1. Amend 204.3 - Show Fee van den Donations Bunder Approve ................................ 33 2. Amend 209.4.3 - Height of Judging Tables Basquine Approve ................................ 35 3. Amend 2013.1 - Permission to Judge ParkinsonApprove ................................ 36 Break – 10:15-10:30AM Show Rules 1. Amend 22.4 - Publicizing of Shows Stadter Discussion.............................. 37 2. Show week vs Show weekend Rules Discussion.............................. 39 Lunch: 11:30 - 1:00PM 1:00-2:00PM Breed Committee Appointments 1. Turkish Angora Committee a. Machuka EO Approve................................ 43 b. Vega EO Approve................................ 44 Breeds 1. Burmese/Bombay Klamm Approve a. BU/BO Proposal ......................................................... 45 b. Burmese/Bombay- Rules/Genetics Comments .................................................... 58 c. Response to Rules ........................................................ 60 2. Turkish Van Tadajewski Approve a. Turkish Van Standard change ............................................... 62 b. Turkish Van-Rules/Genetics Comments ....................................... 63 3. Scottish Straight- a. Advancement to Championship Hogan Approve ........... 64 b. Standard ............................................................... 67 c. Scottish Straight- Rules/Genetics Comments .................................................... 68 4. Highlander a. Request for Polydactyl Lively Approve ................................ 69 b. Highlander Standard w/polydactyl ............................................ 70 c. Highlander Standard w/o polydactyl ........................................... 72 d. Highlander Standard Change-Rules/Genetics Comments .......................... 74 SUPPLEMENTAL INFO 1. 2013-2014 Show Season Counts ................................................ 75 2. 2013-2014 Show Season Detail Report ............................................ 76 3. 2013-2014 Show Season Regional Detail Report .................................... 79 4. Weekend Catalog List ......................................................... 93 5. Active Regional Clubs ......................................................... 96 No. ITEM LEAD STATUS 1 Program prefixes and genetics into Registration Program EO Pending Show Rule 22.2 Show Formats was sent back to Rules to put a ceiling on Rules W2014 2 number of entries a club can take. 3 Judge cannot judge 3 times in an Alternative format show . Rules 4 Definition of a show week. Rules W2014 5 22.3.1 The maximum number of entries a club may accept is limited as Rules W2014 follows: 22.3.1.1 Alternative Format - 125 entries. (See Show Rule 21.16.) 22.3.1.2 Back-to-Back Format - 250 entries. (See Show Rule 21.14.) 22.3.1.3 Split Format (2-day Show) - 500 250 entries per day. (See Show Rule 21.15 and Show Rule 216.4.) 6 Newby v Bliss tabled Adler W2014 Genetic tests for Hereditary Defects GCCF is proud of their leadership. Clearinghouse for testing from Leslie Lyons. Ellen will interface with Leslie 7 Lyons and act as a conduit. Crockett W2014 8 Audit report acceptance at the winter meeting. Fisher W2014 9 The President will look into investment opportunities. Fisher W2014 10 Policy statement for the Japan situation for review at the winter meeting Adler W2014 11 Draft for WCC for the President to take to the WCC March meeting Adler W2014 12 Amend Standing Rule 209.1.1.6.1 - strike out Official Entry Form. Rules W2014 13 Amend Standing Rule 209.2 to read:All entries must be on the official TICA Entry Form or an electronic equivalent that includes the same information and includes an agreement to abide by and uphold the Rules of this Association. Rules W2014 14 Pursue possible contract to update the rules of the association. Fisher W2014 15 Define show weekend to define the show week and look at others places within the rules that include the term show weekend Rules W2014 16 Program notice to clients when work is received and in process Hart W2014 5 12/10/13 Future Meetings Year Meeting Club/EO City/State Date of Meeting 2014 Winter EO Harlingen, TX 01/24-26/2014 2014 Spring Electronic 05/23-25/2014* 2014 Annual NE Worcester, MA 08/27-29/2014 2015 Annual Blue Danube CC Salzburg, Austria 09/02-04/2015 2016 Annual SW San Diego, CA 08/31-09/02/2016 109.1 Annual Convention. 109.1.1 Annual Convention. Labor Day weekend each year is reserved for the Annual Convention. No other shows may be held the weekend of the Annual Convention with the following exception. A club may receive permission to hold a show on the Annual weekend upon application to the Board. Application must state specific reasons for the request for exemption and why such a show would have no impact on the Annual. 109.1.1.1 The rotation for the Annual Conventions shall be: Mid Pacific - 2010, Mid Atlantic - 2011, Great Lakes - 2012, Northwest -2013, Northeast - 2014, International - 2015, Southwest - 2016, South Central - 2008, Southeast - 2009. 109.1.1.2 Proposals to host the Annual Convention in the designated region must be received for the Annual Meeting 3 years prior to the proposed convention. 109.1.1.3 In the event no club submits an acceptable proposal, any club in any region may submit a proposal to host the Annual Convention by the agenda deadline for the Semi-Annual Meeting 2½ years prior to the convention and a notice soliciting such proposals shall be published in the TICA TREND. 109.1.1.4 The subsequent designated order of rotation will remain the same. 109.2 Meetings of the Board. 109.2.1 All Board Meetings shall be scheduled for a minimum of 2 days. 109.2.1.1 Meetings of the Board shall be the fourth full weekend in January (Winter Meeting, the third full weekend in May (Spring Meeting) and the week immediately preceding Labor Day weekend (TICA Annual). 109.2.1.2 The Winter Meeting shall be held in Harlingen TX without a show OR at a location outside the United States in conjunction with a show, approved by the Board. 109.2.1.3 The Spring Meeting shall be held in the United States, rotating from Central to West to East, with or without a show. The meeting venue must be at or near a major international airport at a hotel with adequate meeting space, full restaurant service and airport shuttle. 109.2.1.4 The Winter and Spring meeting locations shall be selected by the Board without consideration of accompanying show. 109.2.1.5 Minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors shall be completed within 10 working days following the meeting. 6 Hi Ladies, I’d like to add an item to the Winter BOD Meeting Agenda. I would like us to appoint Caroline Fralia, Beth Edwards and Hellen Pounds to the currently inactive HHP Breed Committee. They all understand that if appointed they will all bring their memberships current to through the end of this term, December 2014. They are also now interested in running for this position in next year’s election and would have before but were not sure how it all worked. Just as a bit of explanation to you…there are 2 HHP Committees in TICA. One is the regular Breed Section/Committee and the second one is an appointed committee. It is the regular elected Breed Committee that is currently inactive and these three ladies are active in showing HHPs and want to serve on this committee. Just so you can see the 2 Committees, here is the link to the Breed Committee http://www.tica.org/public/breeds/hh/committee.php and here is the appointed Committee http://www.tica.org/members/commitees/hhp.php I gathered names from the RDs at the Annual but I thought that was for the appointed HHP Committee but I see now that is not missing any people. I would hate to start appointing people who don’t even know their name is up for service
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