Canadian Crime Stoppers Association

  

CANADIAN CRIME STOPPERS ASSOCIATION

PROPOSED

 BY-LAW REVISIONS

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO CSI BOARD

CCSA MEMBERS

 

Under the By-laws for Crime Stoppers International Inc. adopted in Melbourne, and the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association by-laws proposed for adoption at the Annual General Meeting of CCSA to be held May 1, 2004 in Kamloops, British Columbia, CCSA is required to conduct the election of a member of CCSA to sit on the CSI board. The election will take place May 1, 2004 at the Kamloops Annual General Meeting.

Candidates for the position must meet the following qualifications:

Must be over the age of 21 years of age, with power under law to contract;

Must be a civilian member in good standing of a Local Crime Stoppers Program which is itself directly or indirectly a member of CCSA;

Must have no existing criminal record.

The director to be elected shall serve on the Board of Directors of CSI Inc. for a term of 2 years commencing January 1st, 2005, although meetings may be held at or immediately following the annual conference in Cincinnati in September 2004.

Candidates are eligible for re-election at the expiry of their term.

Candidates are urged to read carefully the By-laws of CCSA and of Crime Stoppers International Inc.

Nominations for the above position should be submitted in writing, supported by the signatures of 2 persons who meet the above qualifications, in addition to the signature of the nominee. Nominations may be submitted to the Secretary of Canadian Crime Stoppers Association, Alan Hathaway, at 73 Edgeridge Green NW, Calgary AB T3A 6B1, or by fax to: 403-221-5414.

Nominations will be accepted by mail or fax until the close of business on April 23rd, 2004.

Nominations will also be accepted from the floor at the Annual General Meeting in Kamloops, provided that the nominee is in attendance and agrees to let his or her name stand.

 

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EXTRACT FROM SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO BE PROPOSED

AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE

CANADIAN CRIME STOPPERS ASSOCIATION

TO BE HELD IN KAMLOOPS, B.C. MAY 1, 2004

 

Explanatory notes within boxes following each proposed resolution do not form part of the resolutions

 RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION that By-law #14 of the Corporation be amended as follows: 

Each member of the Corporation may appoint one director to the Board of Directors, in accordance with the procedures established by each such member. 

The immediate past Chairperson of the Corporation shall sit as a voting member of the Board of Directors, in any case where he is not a Director by virtue of having been appointed by a member. 

Any Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc. appointed or elected to that position under By-laws 56 through 62, who meets the qualifications in By-law 13, shall sit as a voting member of the Board of Directors.   

Each member may designate a deputy director to represent its director at any meeting where a director is absent, provided that such deputy director may not vote, and his presence shall not be considered in determining the presence of a quorum.

 

Explanatory note: This adds a provision that any member of CCSA who sits on the Board of CSI will also sit on the Board of CCSA.

 RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION that the following By-laws be added to the By-laws of the Corporation:

 

ELECTION/SELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL INC.

 56.       The Board of Directors, at their first meeting following the annual general meeting of the Corporation in 2004, shall appoint one of the voting directors of the Corporation to sit on the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers International Inc. for a 1 year term commencing January 1st, 2005, in accordance with By-laws 16 and 20 of Crime Stoppers International Inc. 

57.       The Board of Directors, at their first meeting following the annual general meeting of the Corporation in each odd-numbered year, shall appoint one of the voting Directors of the Corporation to sit on the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers International Inc. for a 2 year term commencing the following January 1st, in accordance with By-laws 16 and 20 of Crime Stoppers International Inc.

58.       The Board of Directors may at any time appoint one of the voting Directors of the Corporation to fill a vacancy created by the resignation or removal from office of the Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc. it appointed pursuant to By-laws 56 and 57.  A Director so appointed holds office only until the end of the term of the Director he or she replaced, but is eligible for reappointment at that time.

59.       The voting delegates to the annual general meeting of the Corporation in each even-numbered year shall elect, by secret ballet, a person to sit as a Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc.  The person so elected must be eligible to take office as a Director of this Corporation under By-law 13.

60.       The Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc. elected by the voting delegates to the annual general meeting of the Corporation shall serve a term of 2 years from his or her election, with the first such term to commence January 1st, 2005. The incumbent is eligible for re-election at the expiry of his or her term.

61.       The Board of Directors may at any time appoint a person meeting the qualifications in By-law 13 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation or removal from office of the Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc. elected at an annual general meeting of the Corporation.  A Director so appointed holds office only until the expiry of the term of the Director he or she replaced, but is eligible for reelection.

 

Explanatory note: The new by-laws of CSI adopted in October, 2003 in Melbourne require CCSA to designate two of its members as directors of CSI. The above by-law provides that one such CSI director is to be appointed by the CCSA Board, and the other is to be elected by the CCSA members. Both of these CSI directors shall also be CCSA directors by virtue of the proposed amendment to by-law14 above.

 RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION that the following By-law be added to the By-laws of the Corporation:

 

ELECTION OF CANADIAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE OF CRIME STOPPERS INTERNATIONAL INC.

62.       The Corporation shall conduct an election of a Canadian Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc. at large in accordance with the following procedure. 

a)         The Board of Directors will cause a call for nominations to be placed in the Caller newsletter, supplemented by other appropriate means of communication as the Directors may see fit.

 b)         Candidates for election must be active members in good standing of a corporation carrying on a Crime Stoppers program in a Canadian community according to the standards generally set out by Crime Stoppers International Inc., which is a member of Crime Stoppers International Inc. either directly or by virtue of being a member of this Corporation.

c)         Candidates for election must be qualified to sit as a Director of Crime Stoppers International Inc. in accordance with its By-law 15.

d)         The election of the Canadian Director at large shall take place at a Canadian regional meeting called in conjunction with an international training conference of Crime Stoppers International Inc. in any year where a vacancy or upcoming vacancy in the position requires that an election be held.

 e)         Nominations may be made from the floor, provided the nominee meets the above requirements and is present to accept the nomination

f)         Voting shall be by secret ballet, conducted by a returning officer appointed by the Corporation.  Votes may be cast by those Canadians certified by Crime Stoppers International Inc. to vote at the training conference.

g)         The Canadian Director at large so elected shall serve a term of 2 years from his or her election, commencing January 1st, 2005, but is eligible for reelection at the end of his or her term.

 

Explanatory note: The new by-laws of CSI adopted in October, 2003 in Melbourne require CCSA to run the election of a Canadian Director at large. The election to this position is open to all Canadian Crime Stoppers programs, not restricted to CCSA members. Note however that if the successful candidate is also a member of CCSA he or she shall also be a CCSA director by virtue of the proposed amendment to by-law14 above.

The CSI by-laws do not provide for this position to be filled by appointment in the event a vacancy occurs in the middle of the term. By-law 62(d) anticipates that an election may be held more frequently than every other year, so that the vacancy can thereby be filled.

 

 

 

 

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