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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Official name of the Society is: EDMONTON BICYCLE COMMUTERS' SOCIETY. | The Official name of the Society is: EDMONTON BICYCLE COMMUTERS' SOCIETY. | ||
==Membership== | ==Membership== | ||
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== | ==Duties of the Officers of the Board== | ||
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<li>The President shall act as the executive head of the Society and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.</li> | <li>The President shall act as the executive head of the Society and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.</li> | ||
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<li>Board members who miss three consecutive board meetings without adequate notice or excuse (based on a hearing of the board), will be considered as having resigned from the board. This decision may be appealed by the member by following the procedure set out in section 3b. | <li>Board members who miss three consecutive board meetings without adequate notice or excuse (based on a hearing of the board), will be considered as having resigned from the board. This decision may be appealed by the member by following the procedure set out in section 3b. | ||
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==Election of the Board of Directors== | ==Election of the Board of Directors== | ||
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<li>Candidates for election to the board must satisfy the minimum legal requirements to serve on the board.</li> | <li>Candidates for election to the board must satisfy the minimum legal requirements to serve on the board.</li> | ||
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==Meetings of the Board of Directors== | |||
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<li>'''Board Meetings'''<br /> | <li>'''Board Meetings'''<br /> | ||
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<li>No member shall receive any remuneration for services to the Society unless under a contract approved by the Board.</li> | <li>No member shall receive any remuneration for services to the Society unless under a contract approved by the Board.</li> | ||
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==Finances== | |||
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<li>All funds of the Society shall be deposited in a Chartered Bank, Trust Company, or Credit Union.</li> | <li>All funds of the Society shall be deposited in a Chartered Bank, Trust Company, or Credit Union.</li> | ||
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<li>The books of the society will be audited once a year.</li> | <li>The books of the society will be audited once a year.</li> | ||
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==<li>Borrowing Powers</li>== | ==<li>Borrowing Powers</li>== | ||
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==Custody and Use of the Seal== | ==Custody and Use of the Seal== | ||
The Secretary of the Society shall have charge of the seal of the Society, should the Society require a seal. The signature of the Secretary shall be used to authenticate the seal. | The Secretary of the Society shall have charge of the seal of the Society, should the Society require a seal. The signature of the Secretary shall be used to authenticate the seal. | ||
==Changes in Bylaws== | ==Changes in Bylaws== | ||
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<li>The "Special Resolution" may be passed by a vote of not less than three quarters of the voting members of the Society attending any General Meeting.</li> | <li>The "Special Resolution" may be passed by a vote of not less than three quarters of the voting members of the Society attending any General Meeting.</li> | ||
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==Director and Officer Indemnification== | ==Director and Officer Indemnification== | ||
The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society Shall indemnify its directors and officers and to an extent former directors and officers and their heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by them, in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which they are made parties by reason of being directors or officers of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society, including an action by or on behalf of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society, if: | The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society Shall indemnify its directors and officers and to an extent former directors and officers and their heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by them, in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which they are made parties by reason of being directors or officers of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society, including an action by or on behalf of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society, if: | ||