Just a friendly reminder - what is being discussed is ONLY until the next AGM. Historically when we've had this situation the President has always taken the advice of the Board Members but as you see that's customary not mandatory.
On the other hand, the Handbook ALSO says in Article 10 also of Bylaw 2 that
10. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Assembly and shall be constituted by seven persons, namely, the President, Vice-President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, FIDE Representative and Youth Coordinator unless these titles are changed by ordinary resolution of the Assembly pursuant to section 8(f) at the annual meeting. The position of Past President shall not be elected but shall be occupied by the immediate Past President unless he resigns or the Assembly, by ordinary resolution, at the Annual Meeting specifically decides to elect another person in place of the Past President. Upon election at an Annual Meeting the Board of Directors shall serve as Directors until the next Annual Meeting of the Assembly or until the Director(s) resign(s) or their successors are elected or appointed in their stead unless replaced by a vote of the Assembly prior to that time.
with the change from Past President to Member at Large being made due to conflicts with the 2014 NFP act which forbids "ex officio" officers - which excludes past presidents as board members. In short, the new NFP Act
ONLY changes our rules when they are actually in conflict with our bylaws - and not if it says "could" or "should"
Lastly I do not see the reason for discussion of point 4 on the president's agenda in light of the following paragraph:
20. OFFICERS ARE GOVERNORS
With the exception of the Executive Directors those Officers who are not members of the incoming Assembly of Governors shall:
enjoy the same rights as the members of the incoming Assembly during their term of office and they shall be regarded as Governors at large not representing any particular province,
unless otherwise provided hold office until the next annual meeting of the Assembly or until their successors are elected or appointed in their stead.
with the bottom line being that what the Handbook calls 'officers' are what is now called variously "executive members", "national executive" and related terms and are the 7 with the term "officers" in current use being used for CFC Officers who are not members of the executive - such as the Ratings Auditor, Publicity Officer or Womens' Coordinator.