CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 3/4, 2018 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) MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. .......................................................................................................... 3 (2) ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS; RATIFICATION OF ON-LINE MOTIONS. .............................. 4 (3) JUDGING PROGRAM. .............................................................................................................................. 9 (4) PROTEST COMMITTEE. ..................................................................................................................... 39 (5) REGIONAL TREASURIES AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION. ............................................... 40 (6) IT COMMITTEE. .................................................................................................................................... 41 (7) INTERNATIONAL DIVISION............................................................................................................. 42 (8) APPEALS HEARING. ............................................................................................................................ 61 (9) CENTRAL OFFICE OPERATIONS. ................................................................................................... 62 (10) TREASURER’S REPORT. .................................................................................................................... 65 (11) BUDGET COMMITTEE. ....................................................................................................................... 69 (12) FINANCE COMMITTEE. ..................................................................................................................... 71 (13) SHOW SPONSORSHIP. ........................................................................................................................ 76 (14) 2018 CFA INTERNATIONAL CAT SHOW. ................................................................................... 86 (15) CFA FOUNDATION. .............................................................................................................................. 92 (16) CLERKING PROGRAM......................................................................................................................... 94 (17) CLUB APPLICATIONS. ........................................................................................................................ 95 (18) AMBASSADOR CATS. .......................................................................................................................... 97 (19) BREEDS AND STANDARDS. ........................................................................................................... 101 (20) BREEDS AND STANDARDS – CONTINUED. ............................................................................. 257 (21) SHOW RULES. ...................................................................................................................................... 258 (22) CFA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. .................................................................................................. 289 (23) WINN FOUNDATION. ....................................................................................................................... 297 (24) AMBASSADOR PROGRAM............................................................................................................... 301 (25) AWARDS COMMITTEE. .................................................................................................................... 302 (26) MARKETING. ........................................................................................................................................ 303 (27) 2018 ANNUAL UPDATE. ................................................................................................................. 304 (28) NEWBEE REPORT. ............................................................................................................................. 305 (29) YEARBOOK REPORT. ........................................................................................................................ 308 (30) NEW BUSINESS REPORT. ............................................................................................................... 309 (32) OTHER COMMITTEES. ..................................................................................................................... 315 (33) OLD BUSINESS. ................................................................................................................................... 316 (34) NEW BUSINESS. .................................................................................................................................. 317 (35) DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS AND SUSPENSIONS. .................................................................... 321 1 Secretary’s Note: The Officers and Board of Directors of the Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. met on Saturday, February 3, 2018, in a conference room at the Hampton Inn, Alliance, Ohio. President Mark Hannon called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. EST with the following members present: Mr. Mark Hannon (President) Mr. Richard Kallmeyer (Vice President) Ms. Kathy Calhoun (Treasurer) Ms. Rachel Anger (Secretary) Mr. John Adelhoch (NAR Director) Mrs. Pam Moser (NWR Director) Ms. Kathy Black (GSR Director) Mr. John Colilla (GLR Director) Ms. Lisa Kuta (SWR Director) Ms. Jean Dugger (SOR Director) Mrs. Kayoko Koizumi (Japan Regional Director) Mrs. Pam DelaBar (Europe Regional Director) Carla Bizzell, C.P.A. (Director-at-Large) – present via teleconference George Eigenhauser, Esq. (Director-at-Large) Mrs. Carol Krzanowski (Director-at-Large) Mr. Richard Mastin (Director-at-Large) Mr. Peter Vanwonterghem (Director-at-Large) Also Present: John M. Randolph, Esq., CFA Legal Counsel Teresa Barry, Executive Director Verna Dobbins, Deputy Director Melanie Morgan, Judging Program Chair Shino Wiley, Japanese Interpreter Brian Buetel, Central Office Absent: Ms. Mary Auth (MWR Director) Secretary’s Note: For the ease of the reader, some items were discussed at different times but were included with their particular agenda item. 2 (1) MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. Hannon: It’s 9:00. I’m going to call the meeting to order. I want to welcome everybody to Alliance. We seem to fit reasonably well in the conference room here at the Hampton. As you know, the elevator is not working at the Central Office and will be out of order for a couple months. Is that right, Brian? Buetel: Correct. Hannon: We’re expecting at least one visitor that would have a problem with stairs so we decided to move the meeting here. Actually, with the cold weather and all, it worked out kind of well. We just had to walk down the hall instead of getting in cars and driving across town. I would like to welcome our visitors. I’m going to turn the meeting over to Rachel for some motions. Anger: I would like to continue the format established yesterday with our meeting protocols. We’re going to do that today, as well. Everybody is going to wait until they are called on. If your statement is important, you will wait please; if it’s not important, go ahead and blurt it out. 3 (2) ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS; RATIFICATION OF ON-LINE MOTIONS. RATIFICATION OF ON-LINE MOTIONS Moved/ Motion Vote Seconded 1. Calhoun CFA to earmark $6000 for immediate donation to support cats Motion Carried. Vanwonterghem impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, to be distributed as 10/02/17 follows: $4000 for regional level support; $2000 to the CFA Breeder Assistance & Breed Rescue Program; $2000 to be earmarked for future relief - distribution to be determined as needed (total funds to be distributed $8,000). 2. Anger Grant an exception to Show Rule 3.13 for the UK Cat Fanciers to Motion Carried. Vanwonterghem allow the use of an additional guest judge at its 6-ring, one day Dugger did not 10/11/17 show (225 entry limit) to be held on November 25, 2017, in vote. London, England (Region 9). 3. Anger That an existing guest judge with more than one year of service Motion Failed. Black may be removed from the approved guest judge list upon Calhoun, Mastin, 10/13/17 recommendation by a board member or the Judging Program Adelhoch, Black, Committee Guest Judge Administrator, with a two-thirds (2/3) Koizumi, DelaBar, favorable vote of the Executive Board for removal. Eigenhauser and voting yes. Anger abstained. 4. Eigenhauser Allow Dmitriy Gubenko to continue as a guest judge. Motion Failed. Anger Mastin, DelaBar, 10/18/17 Koizumi, Bizzell, Calhoun, Eigenhauser and Black voting yes. Anger abstained. 5. Anger Allow Dmitriy Gubenko to guest judge the shows that were Motion Carried. Black approved prior to the October board meeting. 10/20/17 6. Anger For their show on November 11/12, 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine Motion Carried. Vanwonterghem (Region 9), grant the Rolandus Cat Club permission to hold an in- Calhoun did not 10/23/17 conjunction show with the World Cat Federation, RUI and FIFe at vote. the Pro-Plan Cup multi-system show on the condition that the club be informed that they should comply with the Guidelines (and enclose a copy with our approval). 7. Anger Grant an exception to Show Rule 4.04 and allow the China Yantze Motion Carried. Vanwonterghem River Cat Fanciers Club permission to change its show license Adelhoch and