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  1. Constitution
  2. By-Laws
  3. Membership
  4. Procedings at GM
  5. Procedings for Directors
  6. Duties of Officers
  7. By-Laws Conclusion

Part 4 - Proceedings at General Meeting

13. Special business is all business conducted at an annual general meeting except for:
  • the adoption of rules of order;
  • the consideration of the financial statements;
  • the report of the Directors;
  • the report of the Auditor;
  • the election of Directors;
  • the appointment of the Auditor, if required
14. No business other than the election of a Chair and the adjournment or termination of the meeting shall be conducted at a general meeting at a time when a quorum is not present.
15. A quorum shall be ten percent (10%) of the Membership.
16. If at a general meeting there is no Chair or Vice Chair within 15 minutes of the start time a Director may step in. If the Chair and all the Directors present are unwilling to act as Chair, the Members present shall choose one of the Members to be Chair.
17. Member in good standing present at a meeting of Members is entitled to one vote.
18. A Corporate Member may vote by its authorized representative who is entitled to speak and vote.

Part 5 - Directors and Officers

19. The Directors may exercise all such powers and do all the acts that the Non-Profit Corporation may exercise and do.
  1. Directors shall be elected at the annual general meeting for a three (3) year term.
  2. Directors may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the members convened at an Annual General meeting.
  3. There shall be, at minimum, three (3) Directors.
  4. Officers shall be elected at the annual general meeting for a three (3) year term.
  5. Affiliated Members and Honorary Advisors shall not act or be appointed as a Director.
  6. The Directors may at any time appoint a Director to fill a vacancy.
  7. No Director or Officer shall be remunerated for being or acting as a Director or Officer, but may be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred while engaged in the affairs of the Non-Profit Corporation.