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CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING JUNE 17-21, 1998 Index to Minutes CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING JUNE 17-21, 1998 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. (1) CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES. ................................................................................................... 3 (2) TREASURERS REPORT. ........................................................................................................................ 4 (3) CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. .......................................................................... 9 (4) CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS (Domestic). .................................................................. 10 (5) INTERNATIONAL DIVISION............................................................................................................. 13 (6) CFA PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TEAM.......................................................................................... 14 (7) PUBLIC RELATIONS. ........................................................................................................................... 16 (8) INTERNATIONAL SHOW. .................................................................................................................. 18 (9) JUDGING PROGRAM. ........................................................................................................................... 20 (10) JUDGING PROGRAM PROPOSAL TRANSITION COMMITTEE REPORT. .......................... 24 (11) CFA JUDGING ADVANCEMENTS & APPLICANTS..................................................................... 27 (12) PROTEST COMMITTEE. ..................................................................................................................... 28 (13) CENTRAL OFFICE REPORT. ............................................................................................................. 28 (14) CFA CAT BOOK. ..................................................................................................................................... 33 (15) WINN FELINE FOUNDATION REPORT. ....................................................................................... 39 (16) HEALTH COMMITTEE REPORT. .................................................................................................... 40 (17) LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT. .......................................................................................... 42 (18) ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT. ............................................................................... 48 (19) CFA WEB SITE STATUS REPORT. .................................................................................................. 49 (20) CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE. ........................................................................................................... 53 (21) CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF 1997 MINUTES................................................................ 53 (22) SPECIAL RULES OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. ........................................................... 53 (23) TREASURER’s REPORT. ..................................................................................................................... 53 (24) PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TEAM. .................................................................................................. 57 (25) PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. ............................................................................................ 59 (26) INTERNATIONAL SHOW REPORT. ............................................................................................... 61 (27) CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT. ........................................................................................ 62 (28) ELECTION RESULTS. .......................................................................................................................... 63 (29) 1998 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CFA’s CONSTITUTION AND PRE-NOTICED RESOLUTIONS. ............................................................................................. 65 (30) PROPOSED SHOW RULE RESOLUTIONS. ................................................................................... 73 (31) PROPOSED NON SHOW RULE RESOLUTIONS. ......................................................................... 81 (32) CFA YEARBOOK REPORT. ................................................................................................................. 83 (33) LEGISLATION. ....................................................................................................................................... 84 (34) ANIMAL WELFARE. ............................................................................................................................. 85 (35) JUDGING PROGRAM. ........................................................................................................................... 87 (36) CFA JUDGING SCHOOL. ...................................................................................................................... 88 (37) JUDGING PROGRAM TRANSITION COMMITTEE REPORT. .................................................. 89 (38) CLERKING PROGRAM......................................................................................................................... 90 (39) WINN FOUNDATION. ......................................................................................................................... 90 (40) HEALTH COMMITTEE. ....................................................................................................................... 90 (41) INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE REPORT. .................................................................................. 93 (42) CFA FOUNDATION. .............................................................................................................................. 93 (43) BOUNDARIES COMMITTEE. ............................................................................................................ 94 (44) 1999 ANNUAL MEETING. ................................................................................................................. 95 (45) 2003 ANNUAL MEETING. ................................................................................................................. 95 (46) PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS FROM THE FLOOR. ....................................................................... 95 (47) COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. .................................................................................................... 102 (48) CFA PROPOSED BUDGET. ............................................................................................................... 104 (49) MISCELLANEOUS. .............................................................................................................................. 107 (50) DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS & PROTESTS. ................................................................................. 113 2 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Wednesday, June 17, 1998 Secretary’s Note: Two meetings were held on Thursday June 18, 1998. The first meeting was between the CFA Board and the combined CFA Breed Council Secretaries and the second meeting was between the CFA Board and representatives from the International Division. (Minutes from the International meeting, will be prepared by Willa Hawke, approved by Mrs. Edna Field and Mr. Larry Adkison and published at a later time). CFA Board and Staff Present on Wednesday, June 17, 1998 Mrs. Laina Aitken, NAR Director Mr. Stan Barnaby, Director-at-Large Mrs. Linda Berg, MWR Director Ms. Pam DelaBar, Director-at-Large *Mrs. Diana Doernberg, Director-at-Large Mrs. Kim Everett, Vice President Mrs. Donna Fuller, Treasurer Mrs. Jody Garrison, GSR Director Mrs. Willa Hawke, Secretary *Mrs. Becky Jones, GLR Director Mr. Dick Kallmeyer, NWR Director Mr. Phil Lindsley, SWR Director Ms. Joan Miller, Director-at-Large Mr. Craig Rothermel, President Mrs. Yaeko Takano, Japan Regional Director Ms. Donna J. Thompson, Director-at-Large Mr. Wayne Trevathan, SOR Director Mrs. Betty White, Director-at-Large Mr. Donald J. Williams, Director-at-Large Also present were Mr. Tom Dent, CFA Executive Director; Mr. Fred Jacobberger, CFA Legal Counsel; Mrs. Carol Krzanowski, CFA Associate Director; Ms. Allene Tartaglia, Special Projects Director; Mr. Michael Brim, Public Relations Director; Ms. Mirei Tanaka, Japanese Interpreter from San Francisco, CA. *Due to flight problems, Jones and Doernberg were absent until 10:15 a.m. President Rothermel welcomed the board members and guests to the meeting. (1) CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES. President Rothermel as the first order of business recognized Willa Hawke, CFA Secretary, who submitted the following corrections to the February 1998 CFA Board Meeting Minutes (as published in the April 1998 edition of the Cat Fanciers’ Almanac): a. Page 105, Column 3, Strike: Aiken – When they come in for championship, they don’t talk about their hybrids. They are going to pet them out. (Laina says she didn’t make that 3 comment. She never uses the term “pet out” and she finds it objectionable. In reviewing the tape it was unclear who actually made the comment.) b. Miller noted that during the February meeting official action was taken to adopt the Feral Cat Statement which appeared on page 118, Column 2. No report of the action appeared in the minutes of the meeting. Therefore, immediately following the Feral Cat Statement Add – Miller Moved to adopt the Feral Cat Statement.
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