Actions of the CLEAR Board of Directors During its Regularly Scheduled Meeting September 16, 1998

• Approved the minutes of the January 10, 1998 meeting
• Approved the minutes of the March 10, 1998 meeting
• Approved the minutes of the May 7, 1998 meeting
• Approved the minutes of the June 23, 1998 meeting
• Accepted the report of the Finance Committee

• Accepted the report of the ad hoc Alternative Funding Committee
• Accepted the report of the Nominations and Elections Committee
• Accepted the report of the Membership Committee
• Accepted the report of the Education and Training Committee, including its subcommittees: NCIT, Training and Development and Publications
• Accepted the report of the Site Selection Committee
• 2002 annual conference location - Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2003 annual conference location - Toronto, Ontario

• 2004 annual conference location - Kansas City Missouri
• Accepted the report of the Exam Resources and Advisory Committee
• Accepted the report of the ad hoc Bylaws Committee
• Accepted the report of the ad hoc International Relations Committee
• Accepted the report of the ad hoc CCS Consultant Selection Committee
• Accepted the report of the Program Committee
• Approved report of the Governance Policies Working Group (see CLEAR News insert) including
• duties of the board defined
• job description for board members, president, president-elect, committee chairs
• approval of policies for elections, membership, site selection and finance

• deferral of policy for special awards
• Authorized immediate past president to draft language on campaign guidelines
• Expressed appreciation for the service of board members finishing terms: Connie Lynch, Linda Vaclavik, Amigo Wade, and Jim Zukowski,
• Expressed appreciation for the contribution of former board member Jeni Bosma
• Expressed appreciation for the leadership of outgoing president James Moore