The following is the OCA AGM 2008 Agenda.
DATE: Saturday,
7 June 2008 Place: Heart Lake United Church
(Brampton
Chess Club Location)
85 Sandalwood Parkway East, Brampton, Ontario
TIME: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
2008
OCA AGM Agenda:
A. Matters
for the outgoing Board
1) Call to Order
and announcement of Board members present and verification of proxies
2) Reading of the
Minutes of the last Annual Meeting
3) President’s
Report
4)
Vice-President’s Report
5) Secretary’s Report
6) Treasurer’s
Report
7) Youth
Co-ordinator’s Report
8) Special
Officers’ Reports
9) League Reports
10) University
Report
11) Other
business raised by the outgoing Board
12) Ratification
of the new members of the Board
B. Matters for
the incoming Board
13) Election of
Officers and Special Officers
Current Nominations are:
President – Barry Thorvardson
Vice President – Devon Thomas
Youth Co-Ordinater
– Patrick McDonald
Treasurer – Alice Laimer
Communications Director – Nicholas Giurgiu
14) Constitutional
Change
a) To change roles of OCA Governors to be
Chess Ambassadors
b) To change OCA voting rights and number
of OCA Governors elected by League to be :
- 4 OCA Governors for GTCL, SWOCL,
EOCA and 2 for NOCL
- 1 vote per each of the 5 OCA
Executive Officers
- Additional vote to OCA
President, in event of a tie
c) OCA Governors are designated
Ambassadors either for area chess clubs, or area schools, and they must contact
or visit designated groups in their area at least every six months and provide
a written email status report to the OCA by the 1 Oct and 1 April each year
(The OCA may remove any Governors who are not actively and effectively
promoting chess in Ontario and representing the OCA and its programs and
policies.)
d) Future OCA AGM meetings to be held, in
June of each year, at the OCA official office or suitable central meeting
place, with facilities to allow telephone and/or internet conference or
communications capability.
15) Appointment
of Auditor
16) Election or
Appointment of Governors to the
17) Review of
chess activity in
18) Budget
19) New business
a) 2011 Commonwealth Chess Championship Bid preparations
- includes bid preparation for 2010
Canadian Open and CYCC
b) Bids for Ontario Open 2009 and Future
c) Inter-Provincial Internet Events
d) Supporting
School and University Chess
20) Other
business
21) Adjournment