FCLB Board Minutes
Board
of Directors Meeting
Saturday, May 4, 2002 - Following
Annual Business Meeting
Knickerbocker Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
PRESENT:
OFFICERS:
Wayne C. Wolfson, D.C., President
Richard L. Cole, D.C. Vice President
N. Edwin Weathersby, D.C. Treasurer
David E. Brown, D.C., Immediate Past President
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Patricia G. Conners-Allen, D.C., District I
Director
LeRoy Otto, D.C., District II Director
Daniel Saint-Germain, D.C., District III Director
Oliver "Bud" Smith, Jr., D.C., District
IV Director
Steve Willen, D.C., District V Director
EXECUTIVE FELLOW DIRECTOR:
Kevin Earle, Executive Fellow Director
LEGAL COUNSEL:
Dale Atkinson, J.D., Atkinson & Atkinson
STAFF:
Donna M. Liewer, Executive Director
Bridget Seader, CIN-BAD Administrator
Joan Carl, Bookkeeper and Executive Assistant
Julie Finn, Staff Assistant
1. Call to Order - Dr. Wolfson
called the meeting to order at 1:50 p.m. and welcomed Kevin Earle to the board.
2. Roll Call - Donna Liewer
called the roll - Directors, staff and legal counsel present as listed.
3. Election of Executive Board Chair - Dr.
Willen nominated Dr. Oliver "Bud" Smith. Hearing no other nominations,
the chair declared Dr. Smith as Executive Board Chair for 2002-2003.
4. New Business
A. Approval of Bank Policies and Signators
M/S Brown / Saint-Germain to
reaffirm the FCLB's bank policies and signators without change.
Passed, no opposition
B. Set Regular Meeting Schedule - it was agreed
to plan the next in-person meeting of the board for mid-month in January 2003 in
Denver. Teleconferences will continue to be in the evening of every other month
on the second Tuesday.
By consensus, the board agreed that the Meetings
Chair will continue to be the Executive Board Chair for the next year.
C. Other Board Business - tabled items:
1. Canadian Federation Report - Dr. Saint-Germain
reported the Agreement on Internal Trade is now in force and has had a strong
effect on mobility for doctors of chiropractic in Canada by forcing provinces to
come up with more similar licensing requirements.
Five specialty councils have now secured
recognition by the CFCRB. A new project will be clinical practice guidelines.
The next meeting of the CFCRB will be March 6 - 9, 2003 in Quebec City. Finally,
the CFCRB has been present at the Coroner's Inquest and the resulting legal
battle.
2. Update on Life University - no changes have
taken place in their current probationary status with CCE's Commission on
Accreditation. The next opportunity for reports and/or action will be June 2002.
By consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30
p.m.
Donna M. Liewer
Recording Secretary
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