Note: Elizabeth Shaughnessy joined the meeting while in progress. Frank Brady and Bill Goichberg were on teleconference for a portion of the meeting.

(Board) The Executive Board thanks GM Arnold Denker for his many contributions to chess and for serving as a great role model and ambassador of chess throughout the United States and abroad.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Shutt) At the request of the Chess Trust the Executive Board considered the following motion: Amend FOURTH of the Chess Trust Declaration to delete the following sentence: “The Trustees shall have no power to amend the Trust with respect to procedure of power, to fill vacancies in the Trustees, or to appoint or remove Trustees except with the consent of the Policy Board (or it’s successor) of the United States of America Chess Federation.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Hanke) The USCF profit-sharing plan shall be named “The USCF Profit Sharing Plan” and two signatures shall be required for any checks or requests to the plan administrator, with the official signatories being the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Finance.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Hanke) Moved that temporarily the signatures on the USCF operating account will be Judy Misner, Glenn Petersen and the Chief Financial Officer. Checks will require two Signatures.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Schultz) Resolved: Appendix B of the minutes of the 2003 USCF Delegates Meeting regarding College Chess Eligibility Requirements is hereby corrected to include the words “these titled” before the word “players” in the second line of the second paragraph of Rule 1.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Board) The Executive Board asks the college Chess Committee to take a position on allowing individual titled players to petition for eligibility, as good-faith exceptions to Rule 1 of the College Chess Eligibility Requirements.

PASSED 4-0-1 In Favor: Marinello, Hanke Bauer and Schultz; Shutt Abstaining; Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Board) The USCF will rate the results of USCF members in certain international events starting with events to which USCF sends invited players, and events of FIDE category 4 and higher; with possible future expansion of this list of events; beginning with the August 2005 Rating Supplement.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Bauer/Shutt) The Executive Board requests that the Ethics Committee examine the problems associated with player and spectator conduct during tournaments, including extended absences from the tournament hall and develop guidelines that address these issues.

PASSED 5-0 Shaughnessy and Brady Absent

(Board) The Executive Board appoints the following transition team from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005:
Pat Knight- Crossville Relocation Coordinator, based in Crossville
Judy Misner- Director of Business Operations, based in Crossville
Beatriz Marinello- Volunteer Chief Operating Officer, based in New Windsor
Grant Perks- Acting Chief Financial Officer, based in New Windsor and traveling to Crossville as necessary
Glenn Petersen- Publications Director, based in New Windsor
Mike Nolan- Technical Consultant
Elizabeth Shaughnessy-Board Liaison to Crossville Architect

Passed 4-0-3 In Favor Shutt, Bauer, Hanke and Shaughnessy; Abstaining Marinello, Schultz and Brady. Brady voted via telephone

(Brady/Schultz) Resolved that the Board thanks Executive Director Bill Goichberg for his dedicated service to the USCF and approves a retroactive salary for calendar year 2004 of $25,000.

Passed 7-0 Brady voted via telephone

(Hanke) Based on the advice of legal council, the Executive Board reserves the right to comment in Chess Life on the suitability of a candidate for the Executive Board. Such action would require 2/3 support of the Executive Board and would have to be approved by legal council.

PASSED 7-0 Brady voted via telephone