NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of the SportAbility /Cerebral Palsy Sports Association of British Columbia will be held on:
December 12, 2023 at 6:30pm
Virtually via Zoom

Please RSVP to Ross MacDonald (rossm@sportabilitybc.ca) by email to register for the AGM. Instructions for the Zoom call will be sent the week of the AGM, via email to those that RSVP’d.

It is important that as many members as possible attend so they can hear about past year successes and plans for the next year.

CALL FOR SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS (TO AMEND THE BY LAWS)

Proposals for special resolutions to amend the bylaws should be completed on the attached forms and returned to SportAbility at the above address. Proposals for special resolutions are reviewed by the board to ensure they fall within our mandate and are allowed under the Society’s Act of B.C. prior to presentation at the AGM.

The deadline is November 28, 2023 5:00pm (PST)

The special resolutions will be shared prior to the AGM.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are keeping the nominations open until:

November 28, 2023 5:00pm (PST)

Positions open for election for two year terms:

Vice – President
Secretary
Director
Director

ROLES AND TIME COMMITMENT INVOLVED
The Board of Directors meets six times per year virtually or face to face (Board member location permitting).

VICE PRESIDENT (Two year term)
The Vice President shall generally assist the President and shall, in the event of absence or inability of the President, perform his/her duties and possess his/her authority.
The Vice-President shall also have such other powers and duties as may be assigned to that office by the Executive Committee.

SECRETARY (Two year term)
The Secretary shall keep the records of the Association and shall perform such duties as may be delegated by the Board of Directors.
The Secretary shall be responsible for the recording and dissemination of all minutes pertinent to the functioning of the Association.

DIRECTOR (Two year term)
These individuals may be assigned specific duties by the Board such as Sports committee chair or representatives to outside groups, Canadian CP Sports Rep and BC Sports and Fitness Council Rep. They are responsible for reporting back to the board.

TIME COMMITMENT
Attend all meetings of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and Annual General Meeting.

It is preferred all submissions be sent by email to Ross MacDonald, Executive Director at rossm@sportabilitybc.ca. If you would like to mail it in it must be received by the dates above.

If you have any questions, please contact Ross at rossm@sportabilitybc.ca.

FORMS:

• Nomination Acceptance Form
• Proposal for a Special Resolution to Amend the Bylaws
• SportAbility / CP Sports Association of BC Bylaws