TBU ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019
Notice of Meeting
To: All Members of the Teachers’ Bargaining Unit
Re: Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Date: Monday, May 6, 2019
Time: Social begins at 4:00 pm (cash bar)
Meeting begins at 5:30 pm
Dinner to follow the meeting
Location: Best Western Inn on the Bay, 1800 2ndAve. East, Owen Sound
Cost: No tickets are required to attend the business portion of the AGM.
Dinner tickets cost $5 per person; please see your branch president before April 29, or email bonnielynncameron@hotmail.com by Monday, April 29 at 4 pm.
There will be a cash bar available, although the bar will close during the business portion of the meeting.
Agenda:
1. Welcome
2. Anti-Harassment Statement
3. Pledge
4. Introduction of the Chair
5. Appointment of Steering Committee - PROCEDURE 01
6. Adoption of the Agenda - PROCEDURE 02
7. Procedural Motions - PROCEDURE 03
8. Adoption of the Previous Minutes - PROCEDURE 04
9. Introduction of Head Table and Guests
10. President’s Remarks
11. Greetings from Provincial Office
12. Reports (written reports provided)
13. Election of Officers
i) President
ii) Chief Negotiator
iii) Vice-President
iv) District Councillors
v) TBU Nominee for District Treasurer
Motions for Consideration - Motions will be dealt with during elections as time permits.
Motions with prior notice will be dealt with first.
14. Other Business
15. Motion to Destroy the Ballots - PROCEDURE 05
16. Adjournment - PROCEDURE 06
To: All Members of the Teachers’ Bargaining Unit
Re: Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Date: Monday, May 6, 2019
Time: Social begins at 4:00 pm (cash bar)
Meeting begins at 5:30 pm
Dinner to follow the meeting
Location: Best Western Inn on the Bay, 1800 2ndAve. East, Owen Sound
Cost: No tickets are required to attend the business portion of the AGM.
Dinner tickets cost $5 per person; please see your branch president before April 29, or email bonnielynncameron@hotmail.com by Monday, April 29 at 4 pm.
There will be a cash bar available, although the bar will close during the business portion of the meeting.
Agenda:
1. Welcome
2. Anti-Harassment Statement
3. Pledge
4. Introduction of the Chair
5. Appointment of Steering Committee - PROCEDURE 01
6. Adoption of the Agenda - PROCEDURE 02
7. Procedural Motions - PROCEDURE 03
8. Adoption of the Previous Minutes - PROCEDURE 04
9. Introduction of Head Table and Guests
10. President’s Remarks
11. Greetings from Provincial Office
12. Reports (written reports provided)
13. Election of Officers
i) President
ii) Chief Negotiator
iii) Vice-President
iv) District Councillors
v) TBU Nominee for District Treasurer
Motions for Consideration - Motions will be dealt with during elections as time permits.
Motions with prior notice will be dealt with first.
14. Other Business
15. Motion to Destroy the Ballots - PROCEDURE 05
16. Adjournment - PROCEDURE 06
Elections & Nominations
- Members interested in running for any of the above positions can print out the on-time nomination form. Nominations for all positions, signed by two members, not including the nominee, must be submitted in writing to our District Office Manager, Karen Wilson, by April 22, 2019 (via email to osstfd7@eastlink.ca). All nominations so received will be distributed to all workplaces by April 26, 2019.
- The Chair of the Annual General Meeting will announce the nominees for any given position, along with the two nominators, at the time of the election for that position. If there is but one nominee for a given position, the Chair will declare that nominee acclaimed. If there is more than one nominee, each nominee will be allowed to give a speech of up to three minutes in length, followed by a secret ballot.
- Under our constitution, nominations shall not be accepted from the floor of the Annual General Meeting.
- A list of on-time nominees has been emailed to all members' personal (non-BWDSB) email addresses.
- Members who have resolutions (i.e. amendments to the TBU Constitution) that they wish debated at the meeting are requested to submit them in writing to Bonnie Cameron, TBU Vice-President (via email to (bonnielynncameron@hotmail.com).
- Any member of the Teachers’ Bargaining Unit can move or second a motion (but not both).
- The vote count required to pass resolutions concerning amendments to our constitution, its bylaws, policies and/or procedures depends on when they are submitted.
- A motion that amends an Article in the Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the members qualified to vote, present, and voting, provided that notice of the proposed amendment is given to the Vice-President at least thirty days prior to the general meeting (April 6, 2019). With at least ten days’ notice to the Vice-President (April 26, 2019), but less than thirty days, a three-quarters vote is required. With less than ten days’ notice, a nine-tenths vote is required.
- A motion that amends a Bylaw in the Constitution requires a majority vote provided that notice of the proposed amendment is given to the Vice-President at least thirty days prior to the general meeting (April 6, 2019). With at least ten days’ notice to the Vice-President (April 26, 2019), but less than thirty days, a two-thirds vote is required. With less than ten days’ notice, a three-quarters vote is required.
- Any other miscellaneous action motion requires a simple majority to pass, regardless of previous notice.
- Resolutions have been emailed to all members' personal (non-BWDSB) email addresses.
- Members should consult the TBU Constitution for further details.