Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting and election period will commence Jan 1, 2012 until Jan 30, 2012.
Nominations for CAMRA BC Executive will be accepted Dec. 6 – 18, 2011
Should elections be required, voting will take place online during January and at each branch AGM in January.
Notice of branch meetings will be posted as soon as they are set.
Nominations and questions may be submitted to electionscamra.bc@gmail.com
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Nominations are now being accepted until Sunday pm Dec. 18 … we’re seeking nominations for:
President
Vice-president
Treasurer
Secretary
Communications (new position)
Home Brewer Liaison (new position)
Director at Large (two positions)
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Branch president Fraser Valley
Branch president Vancouver
Branch president Victoria
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WHO CAN RUN?
-Any CAMRA member in good standing
WHO CANNOT RUN?
-Branch presidential candidates. Branch presidents are automatically on the CAMRA BC board.
-Corporate members
NOT RECOMMENDED TO RUN
-Anyone running/elected for any role as exec in a branch. It is hard to do the job of one volunteer role, let alone two.
-Anyone not prepared to be proactive and reliable in responding to email
DESCRIPTIONS:
CAMRA BC President (Term = 1 year)
The president presides at all meetings of the society and of the directors.
The president is the chief executive officer of the society and must supervise the other officers in the execution of their duties.
CAMRA BC Vice-president (Term = 1 year)
The vice-president must carry out the duties of the president during the president’s absence.
CAMRA BC Secretary/Membership (Term = 1 year)
The secretary must do the following:
(a) Conduct the correspondence of the society;
(b) Issue notices of meetings of the society and directors;
(c) Keep minutes of all meetings of the society and directors;
(d) Have custody of all records and documents of the society except those required to be kept by the treasurer;
(e) Maintain the register of members.
CAMRA BC Treasurer (Term = 1 year)
The treasurer must
(a) Keep the financial records, including books of account, necessary to comply with the Society Act, and
(b) Render financial statements to the directors, members and others when required.
In the absence of the secretary from a meeting, the directors must appoint another person to act as secretary at the meeting.
Home Brew Liaison (Term = 1 year) NEW POSITION
The HBL is
(a) The liaison between the Executive and the home brewing members, as well as other home brewing organizations from the community.
(b) Organizes/runs all home brewer events including the Annual Home Brew Competition.
Communications (Term = 1 year) NEW POSITION
Communicates the messages of CAMRA BC to the members, media, industry and general public through conduits such as Facebook, web site content, media releases, notifications, etc.