[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] FairvoteWRC AGM, 7pm Wed 24 Apr 2019 at Bread & Roses Community Room

Wed Apr 24 16:06:48 EDT 2019

I am very sick and, unfortunately, won't be there tonight.

On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 16:02, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone: Last-minute reminder of tonight's AGM!
>
> I received no nominations or proxy votes, so the election of the
> Executive should be a straightforward matter.
>
> See you all tonight!
>
> --Bob.
>
>
>
> On 2019-04-21 7:22 p.m., Bob Jonkman wrote:
> > Hi everyone: Below is the agenda for this week's FairvoteWRC Annual
> > General Meeting:
> >
> > *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Annual General Meeting
> > *When*: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
> > *Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
> > *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
> > *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
> >
> >
> > But first:
> >
> > == Election of Executive ==
> >
> > We will be electing three to five members to the Executive. If you would
> > like to nominate someone (or yourself) please let me know.
> > Self-nominations will be accepted the meeting, nominations for others
> > will close on Tuesday at noon so I can verify the nominee's interest.
> > You do not have to be at the meeting to stand for nomination. If you
> > can't attend the meeting you can cast a proxy vote; send an e-mail
> > listing your choices to info at fairvotewrc.ca or to another member who
> > will attend. Please print any proxies you bring. Nominees will be
> > announced Tuesday evening.
> >
> > You must be a paid-up Fair Vote Canada member to be nominated or vote;
> > memberships can be renewed on Wednesday for $25; first-time memberships
> > are $10. You can pay at the meeting on Wednesday (cash or cheque), or
> > join online at
> > https://secure.fairvote.ca/en/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=9
> >
> > Cathy Scott will not be continuing in the role of Treasurer, but remains
> > on the Executive Board to complete her two-year term. The other
> > returning Executive member is me, Bob Jonkman, completing the second
> > year of a two-year term as Co-Chair. You can see a list of the current
> > Executive members at http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/executive/
> >
> > We will be electing three to five people for a total of five to seven
> > members on the Executive Board. Once new members have been elected the
> > Board will choose the positions amongst themselves: Co-Chair (two-year
> > term), Secretary (two-year term), one to three Members-At-Large
> > (one-year term), and Treasurer. This year Treasurer will be a one-year
> > term to complete Cathy's vacancy; next year it will be a two-year term
> > position again. Note that the Co-Chair positions must be gender-balanced.
> >
> > If there should be more than five nominees we will elect the Executive
> > Board by Single Transferable Vote.
> >
> >
> > == Agenda ==
> >
> > Please e-mail info at fairvotewrc.ca by noon on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 if
> > you have additional items for this agenda.
> >
> >
> > === Annual General Meeting of the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region
> > Chapter - 24 April 2019 ===
> >
> > 1) Introductions
> >
> > 2) Review minutes from 2018 Annual General Meeting, available at
> > http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/meetings/2018-agm/
> >
> > 3) Report from Co-Chair and Chapter Co-ordinator (Sharon Sommerville)
> >
> > 4) Treasurer’s Report (Cathy Scott)
> >
> > 5) Other Reports
> >          Outreach Committee (David Dirks)
> >          Letter Writing Committee (Donald Fraser)
> >          Digital Committee (Jonathan Cassels)
> >
> > 6) Old Business
> >
> > 7) Election of 2019-2020 Executive
> >
> > 8) New Business
> >          2019 Summer Festival Season
> >
> > 9) Announcements
> >
> > 10) Adjournment
> >
> >
> > This agenda is also available at
> >
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/event/annual-general-meeting-for-fairvotewrc/?instance_id=59048
> >
> >
> >
> > --Bob Jonkman
> > Fair Vote Waterloo Co-Chair and Discussion Night Organizer
> >
> > Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
> > Phone: +1–519–279–2990
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2019-04-08 3:40 a.m., Bob Jonkman wrote:
> >> Hi everyone!  Did you know that this month, April 2019 is the 13th
> >> anniversary of the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter?  Yes,
> >> over a year before the Ontario Electoral Reform referendum we were
> >> already planning the activities for the coming year!
> >>
> >> And our Annual General Meetings have crept up the calendar since then.
> >> While April started as the month for our AGM, the last few years
> >> they've been in June.  This year we have some personnel changes, and
> >> the opportunity for a reset. Our AGM will be held on our Discussion
> >> Night on the last Wednesday of this month:
> >>
> >> *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Annual General Meeting
> >> *When*: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
> >> *Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
> >> *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
> >> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
> >>
> >> Important business will the election of the Executive. Our current
> >> Treasurer, Cathy Scott will be taking over the Chapter Co-ordinator
> >> duties, and so we need to fill the position of Treasurer.  This is the
> >> main reason for calling the AGM now. The Executive positions to be
> >> filled are:
> >>
> >> 1 Co-Chair (two year term)
> >> 1 Secretary (two year term)
> >> 1 Treasurer (one year term)
> >> 1 to 3 Members-At-Large (one year term)
> >>
> >> A full agenda will be sent about a week before the AGM.
> >>
> >> In May we can discuss the outcome of this month's election and PR
> >> referendum in PEI, as well as the by-election outcome in
> >> Nanaimo-Ladysmith.
> >>
> >> If you have any questions, please send them to info at fairvotewrc.ca
> >> where several Exec members can answer them.
> >>
> >> --Bob Jonkman
> >> Fair Vote Waterloo Co-Chair and Discussion Night Organizer
> >>
> >> Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
> >> Phone: +1–519–279–2990
> >
>
> --
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