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=== Special Resolution (10 min) === | === Special Resolution (10 min) === | ||
<span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To amendment the current EBC Bylaws (2014) as follows: | <span style="background: yellow;">Motion:</span> To amendment the current [http://edmontonbikes.ca/w/Bylaws_(2014) EBC Bylaws (2014)] as follows: | ||
# Strike: <span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> 6(g) No board member who has served four years or more consecutively shall be eligible for re-election.</span> | # Strike: <span style="color: red; text-decoration: line-through;"> 6(g) No board member who has served four years or more consecutively shall be eligible for re-election.</span> | ||
# Renumber 6(h) to be 6(g). | # Renumber 6(h) to be 6(g). | ||
# Amend: 4(a) Duties of the Board of Directors. The Board is required to hold a meeting, which shall be chaired by an Interim Chair who shall be an outgoing Board member or a member at large, within one calendar month of the AGM. The date for this meeting must be set at the AGM. At this meeting, the Board shall elect a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. <span style="color: blue"> No person who has held any combination of these positions during each of the previous four years shall be eligible to hold any of these positions for a fifth consecutive year. </span> The Duties of the Interim Chair shall terminate on completion of the election of officers. | # Amend (add blue section): 4(a) Duties of the Board of Directors. The Board is required to hold a meeting, which shall be chaired by an Interim Chair who shall be an outgoing Board member or a member at large, within one calendar month of the AGM. The date for this meeting must be set at the AGM. At this meeting, the Board shall elect a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. <span style="color: blue"> No person who has held any combination of these positions during each of the previous four years shall be eligible to hold any of these positions for a fifth consecutive year. </span> The Duties of the Interim Chair shall terminate on completion of the election of officers. | ||
*Discussion: | *Discussion: | ||
** Q. | ** Q. Did you consider staggered terms? Jon: Yes, but that can be difficult given the nature of the org. For example, we had 3 resignations this year due to their own personal circumstances. Geoff: We already have somewhat staggered terms due to the nature of our elections of two year term. | ||
** Q. Will this change ability of appointments by board? Nancy: No, there is another section within by bylaws to address this. | ** Q. Will this change ability of appointments by board? Nancy: No, there is another section within by bylaws to address this. | ||
Moved by Derek, seconded by Jasmine. One member stands aside. | Moved by Derek, seconded by Jasmine. One member stands aside. '''Motion Carried.''' | ||
=== Comments from member William (5 min) === | === Comments from member William (5 min) === | ||