Proposed By-Laws - March 2025

Recommendations of the Members By-Laws Review Committee 20 Current By-Laws (January 2023) (A) Board’s Proposed Change (B) Board’s Rationale (C) By-Law Committee’s Recommendation (D) By-Law Committee’s Rationale (E) (b) Meetings of the Board shall be called on the order of the President or a majority of its members. (c) The Board shall meet as often as the business of the Society may require and in any case not less frequent than once per month. (d) Minutes of the meetings of directors shall be recorded by the Secretary in the minute book and shall be signed by the Chairman or the presiding member and the Secretary and shall contain the following particulars: (i) names of members present and the date of the meeting; (ii) the name of the Chairman or the presiding member; and (iii) a short statement of matters discussed and decisions made and a record as to whether each decision was made unanimously or by majority. Minutes of such meetings shall be communicated to the Directors not later than fourteen (14) days after the meeting or at least two (2) days prior to the next meeting. (2) Without prejudice to By-Law 32 (1) (d)(iii) in the case of an extraordinary meeting minutes shall be circulated four (4) days after the date of such meeting. By-law 32(1)(c) (c) The Board shall meet as often as the business of the Society may require and, in any case not less frequently than once per month. By-law 32(1)(c) Accepted as proposed. Agree with recommendation. Reasonable. By-law 32(1)(d) (d) Minutes of the meetings of directors shall be recorded by a Recording Secretary and whether taken by hand or electronic means shall be signed by the Chairman or the presiding member and the Secretary, and shall be stored in a secure digital repository. The minutes shall contain the following particulars: (i) names of members present and the date of the meeting; (ii) the name of the Chairman or the presiding member; and (iii) a short statement of matters discussed and decisions made and a record as to whether each decision was made unanimously or by majority. Minutes of such meetings shall be communicated to the Directors not later than fourteen (14) days after the meeting or at least two (2) days prior to the next meeting. By-law 32(1)(d) Amend. After ‘particulars’ in first sentence add ‘and shall be stored in a secure depository and appropriate copies in a second location’, to read: (d) Minutes of the meetings of directors shall be recorded by a Recording Secretary and whether taken by hand or electronic means shall be signed by the Chairman or the presiding member and the Secretary, and shall be stored in a secure digital repository. The minutes shall contain the following particulars and shall be stored in a secure depository and appropriate copies in a second location’: To ensure that backup copies of the minutes and particulars associated are secured in cases of system malfunction, fraud or hacking.

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