HIRRA Motions which were passed at General Meetings
January 2002 - December 2002


January 9, 2002

"That the number of members of all management committees of HIRRA be five, one of whom shall become the Chairperson.
That committee members and chairpersons shall be chosen, from the membership, by election at the AGM, with a secret ballot.
That the five highest-poling candidates shall be appointed as the members of that management committee for a one year term, and the highest-poling candidate be shall be appointed as chair person through to the first business meeting of the committee, which shall take place within one month of the Annual General Meeting.
That, as the first order of business at the first meeting of the committee, the Chairperson of each committee shall either be ratified by the committee or shall stand down in favour of another member of the committee, who has been selected, by majority votes of all the committee members, to be the chairperson of the committee.
That, if the elected chairperson is unable or unwilling to continue at any time during the term, the committee shall elect another chairperson from within its ranks.
That, in the event that a member leaves a committee, the other committee members and the Executive Committee shall work together to find and appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term until the next AGM of the Association.”

March 13, 2002 (Annual General Meeting )

Executive Proposal
"That the bylaw amendment proposed by the executive be approved as circulated."

"That the above motion be amended to state that the number of committee members to be elected be determined by the general membership at the last regular meeting prior to the AGM." (This amendment proposed 3, 5 or 7 elected committee members.)

Larger Committee Structure
“It is recommended that, within the terms of the newly revised bylaw, the executive be encouraged to bring the issue of the larger committee structure to the assembly as soon as possible.”

Election Results of Executive and Committee Members

  Executive

President: Judith Lawrence
Vice President:  Andrew Carmichael
Secretary: Serena Laskin
Treasurer: Paul Clemens

Committee Members

Community Hall Committee:

Moira Armour, Rick Graham, Mathona Thompson, Fred Bradley and Gabriel Jeroschewitz

Recycling Committee:

Andrew Carmichael, Kathi Sauve, Ruth Fortune, Tom Knott and Dennis Zbirun

Privy Council:

Betty Fairbank, Nel Snijders, Shelley Tetz, Raje Harwood and Willy Wilson

Fire Protection/1st Responders Program:

Frank Elkins, Dale Chase, Bob Jeglum, Lynn Nunley and Brian Pannell

Recreation Committee

April Lewis, Joan Brears, Gord Campbell, Cindy Ross and Donna Tuele

Mount Geoffrey Regional and Community Parks Stewardship Committee:

Christine Hunt, Brian Kittleson, Gerhard Kozel, John Mills and Betty Kennedy\

Community Economic Enhancement Committee:

Cat Dextrase, Helen Graham, Sheila McDonnell, Katherine Ronan and Tim Biggins

 

April 10, 2002

Extreme Gratitude
“That we write an expression of extreme gratitude to the volunteer fire fighters who worked so efficiently to contain a fire which destroyed the gas bar building and two gas pumps.”

Storage Complex
“That we proceed with the building of the storage complex, details as presented.”

June 2002

Youth Worker
“That HIRRA provide funding in the amount of $1000 towards the costs of employing a youth worker” (an initiative of the Hornby/Denman Community Health Care Society)

Seismic Evaluation
”That HIRRA approve the expenditure by the Community Hall Committee of $1200 for a seismic evaluation (of the hall complex) to be performed by Ron McMurtrie, a registered engineer.”

New Fire Truck
“That HIRRA accept the Fire Chief's recommendation to proceed with the tendering process (to acquire a) subject to availability of funds and appropriate financing.”

Cemetery Stewardship
“That HIRRA establish an ad hoc committee for cemetery stewardship.”

 

October, 2002

Temporary Appointments to the Community Economic Enhancement Committee“That Jim Traynor and Alan Fletcher be appointed to the Community Economic Enhancement Committee until the next elections at the March 2003 AGM.”

2003 operating budget for CEEC
"
That the 2003 operating budget for CEEC of $22,635. be approved as presented”
(2/3 of this total dependant upon the approval of grant funding from outside agencies.)

November 2002

Local service budgets
"Local service budgets presented as approved."

December 2002  

Operation of the Ford Cove Privies
“That HIRRA support the funding request of the Ford Cove Harbor Authority to the Regional District of Comox Strathcona for the operating of the Ford Cove Privies.”

 

In the event of a conflict between the wording of a motion on this page and the wording of the paper copy kept in the central HIRRA file, the wording of the paper copy shall prevail.

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