BPWCCUL By-Laws Review 2025 – FINAL VERSION 15 EXISTING BY-LAW PROPOSED CHANGE RATIONALE New By-law 27(3) When notice of a meeting is provided to members in accordance with the By-laws and Act, any resolution passed or action taken at the meeting is valid even if a particular member does not receive notice. By-law 28 A special general meeting may be convened at any time by the Board on receipt of a demand stating the object of the proposed meeting, signed by not less than fifty (50) members of the Society, and it shall be the duty of the Board to convene such meeting within twenty (20) days of the receipt of demand giving not less than ten (10) days’ notice of any such meeting. By-law 28(1) A special general meeting shall be convened by the Board on receipt of a demand stating the object of the proposed meeting and signed by not less than two hundred and fifty (250) members of the membership base of the Society. It shall be the duty of the Board to convene such meeting within two months of the receipt of demand, giving not less than twenty-one (21) days’ notice of any such meeting. New By-law 28(2) When notice of a Special Resolution is provided to members in accordance with these By-laws and the Act: a. the vote on the Special Resolution at a general meeting is valid even if a particular member does not receive notice. b. to ensure orderly discussion and decision making, at the beginning of general meeting members will approve rules for the conduct of the meeting. c. two hundred and fifty (250) members of the membership base is the minimum number of members 1. Changed the minimum requirement for a successful demand from an absolute figure of 50 to a sliding % (currently 0.25%) of the membership base to allow the demand to be a better representation of the entire member base. 2. Increases the number of days’ notice and the period within which to convene the meeting to allow sufficient time for the logistical elements to be taken care. 3. Embeds the use of standing orders into the by-laws to give them legal
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