CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 3/4, 2020 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) APPROVE ORDERS OF THE DAY. .................................................................................3 (2) SECRETARY’S REPORT. .................................................................................................5 (3) JUDGING PROGRAM. ......................................................................................................6 (4) TREASURER’S REPORT. ...............................................................................................36 (5) BUDGET COMMITTEE...................................................................................................40 (6) DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE. ............................................................42 (7) FINANCE COMMITTEE. ................................................................................................47 (8) IT REPORT. ......................................................................................................................49 (9) CENTRAL OFFICE REPORT. .........................................................................................52 (10) INTERNATIONAL SHOW UPDATE..............................................................................56 (11) YEARBOOK/PUBLICATIONS. ......................................................................................59 (12) MARKETING....................................................................................................................61 (13) LEGAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ...............................................................................73 (14) LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE/GROUP. .........................................................................79 (15) WINN FELINE FOUNDATION. ......................................................................................87 (16) CLUB MEMBERSHIP/NEW CLUB APPLICATIONS...................................................94 (17) INTERNATIONAL DIVISION. .....................................................................................100 (18) MILLENNIAL OUTREACH COMMITTEE. ................................................................107 (19) COMPANION CAT WORLD. ........................................................................................110 (20) MENTOR-NEWBEE REPORT. .....................................................................................112 (21) SHOW RULES. ...............................................................................................................114 (22) REGIONAL AWARDS FOR 2020-2021 SHOW SEASON. .........................................142 (23) EMS CONVERSION.......................................................................................................165 (24) BOARD MEMBERS’ GUIDEBOOK. ............................................................................169 (25) CFA MODERNIZATION STEERING COMMITTEE. .................................................170 (26) UNFINISHED BUSINESS. .............................................................................................181 (27) OTHER COMMITTEES. ................................................................................................189 (28) NEW BUSINESS.............................................................................................................190 (29) PROTEST COMMITTEE REPORT. ..............................................................................191 (30) DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS AND SUSPENSIONS. ..................................................193 Secretary’s Note: For the ease of the reader, some items were discussed at different times but were included with their particular agenda item. Secretary’s Note: The Officers and Board of Directors of the Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. met on Saturday, October 3, 2020, via Zoom teleconference. President Darrell Newkirk called the regular meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A roll call by Secretary Rachel Anger found the following members found to be present: Mr. Darrell Newkirk (President) Mr. Richard Mastin (Vice President) Ms. Rachel Anger (Secretary) Ms. Kathy Calhoun (Treasurer) Ms. Sharon Roy (NAR Director) Mrs. Pam Moser (NWR Director) Steve McCullough, D.C. (GSR Director) Mr. John Colilla (GLR Director) Mrs. Cathy Dunham (MWR Director) Mr. Kenny Currle (SOR Director) Ms. Yukiko Hayata (Japan Regional Director) Ms. Pam DelaBar (Europe Regional Director) Ms. Cyndy Byrd (Director-at-Large) George Eigenhauser, Esq. (Director-at-Large) Mrs. Carol Krzanowski (Director-at-Large) Ms. Melanie Morgan (Director-at-Large) Mr. Brian Moser (Director-at-Large) Also Present: Shelly K. Perkins, Attorney at Law, CFA Legal Counsel Allene Tartaglia, Executive Director James Simbro, IT Systems Analyst Eva Chen, ID-China Representative Gavin Cao, China Business Advisor Matthew Wong, ID Representative Absent: Mr. Howard Webster (SWR Director) 2 (1) APPROVE ORDERS OF THE DAY. CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AGENDA October 3-4, 2020 All times are in Eastern Daylight Saving Time SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 11:00 a.m. 1. Approve Orders of the Day Newkirk Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees 11:05 a.m. 2. Secretary’s Report Anger 11:10 a.m. 3. Judging Program Report Anger 12:00 p.m. 4. Treasurer’s Report Calhoun 12:05 p.m. 5. Budget Committee Calhoun 12:10 p.m. 6. Diversity and Inclusion Committee Calhoun 12:20 p.m. 7. Finance Committee Mastin 12:25 p.m. 8. IT Report Simbro 12:45 p.m. 9. Central Office Report Tartaglia 1:00 p.m. LUNCH 2:00 p.m. 10. CFA International Show Tartaglia 2:15 p.m. 11. Yearbook Tartaglia 2:20 p.m. 12. Marketing Bobby 2:35 p.m. 13. Legal Advisory Committee Byrd 2:50 p.m. 14. Legislative Committee/Group Eigenhauser 2:55 p.m. 15. Winn Feline Foundation Eigenhauser 3:00 p.m. BREAK 3:15 p.m. 16. Club Applications Krzanowski 3:45 p.m. 17. International Division Currle 4:00 p.m. 18. Millennial Outreach Committee Anger 4:05 p.m. 19. Companion Cat World Currle 4:07 p.m. 20. Mentor-NewBee Report Krzanowski 4:10 p.m. 21. Show Rules Krzanowski 5:00 p.m. ADJOURN SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 Reports of Special (Select or Ad Hoc) Committees DelaBar and 11:00 a.m. 22. Regional Awards for 2020-2021 Show Season P. Moser 11:30 a.m. 23. EMS Conversion DelaBar 11:35 a.m. 24. Board Members’ Guidebook DelaBar 11:40 a.m. 25. CFA Modernization Steering Committee Newkirk Unfinished Business and General Orders 12:00 p.m. 26. Unfinished Business 12:15 p.m. 27. Other Committees 12:20 p.m. 28. New Business 12:30 p.m. ADJOURN OPEN SESSION Newkirk Newkirk: We do have a quorum, by the Constitution. The first order of business is approval of the Orders of the Day. Everyone see the pre-notice of the Agenda? Are there any additions, corrections or deletions to the pre-noticed Agenda? Madame Secretary, did you 3 receive any requests for changes? Anger: The only one I received, they agreed to go forward with it at the scheduled time so there are no changes. It’s so small though, I can’t read it [on the screen]. What is the final number that is on the one on the screen for New Business? I just want to compare that with my most current version of the Orders of the Day. Newkirk: 28. New Business is listed under Unfinished Business and General Orders. Anger: That’s correct. That matches our most recent version, so thank you. Eigenhauser: Wait a minute. I’m having a problem here. Protest Committee is item 30. I’m trying to see where it is. Tartaglia: You’re using a different agenda. Anger: That is tomorrow’s agenda. Tartaglia: That’s tomorrow. It’s part of the executive session. Eigenhauser: OK. Newkirk: Are you good George? Eigenhauser: I’m good. Newkirk: Is there any objection to making the pre-noticed Agenda our Orders of Business? Hearing no objection, we have our Orders of Business established. The motion is ratified by unanimous consent. 4 (2) SECRETARY’S REPORT. Newkirk: The next item is Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees, #2. Rachel, Secretary’s Report. (a) Additions/Corrections to the Minutes. Anger: The first item under that is Additions and Corrections to the Minutes. I have received no additions or corrections, so unless there is anything else under subparagraph (a), we will move to (b). (b) Ratification of September 1, 2020 Teleconference Minutes. Anger: To ratify those minutes of the September 1, 2020 teleconference. I would like to move for ratification of those minutes. Currle: Kenny seconds. Newkirk: Is there any discussion on approval of the September 1 minutes? I don’t see anybody raising their hands. Is there any objection? Hearing no objection, the minutes from the September 1 meeting are approved. Anger: Thank you. The motion is ratified by unanimous consent. (c) Ratification of Online Motion. Moved/ Motion Vote Seconded 1. Anger Due to government restrictions on public gatherings, allow the Motion Carried. Colilla Hong Kong clubs to reschedule their September 5, 12, 19 and 09.11.2020 26, 2020 shows to a future date, and roll over their existing show licenses to those dates. No discussion. Anger: We have one motion to ratify, as it appears on the screen, which carried unanimously, so I would move that we ratify our online motion. Krzanowski: Carol seconds. Newkirk: Thank you Carol. Is there any discussion on ratification? I’m not seeing this on the screen share. Tartaglia: Is everybody else seeing