TEMAC 2015 AGM Minutes

[sihinch]

TEMAC 2015 AGM
Colonel Mustard's, 6545 Highway 7, Markham, ON L3P 3B4
Wednesday, December 9, 2015.

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

1.   CALL TO ORDER
19:41- Call to order, Simon Hinchcliffe presiding

2.   QUORUM
Roll Call- 32 members present representing 23% of the membership.  Quorum established.

3.   MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETING
Reading of the Minutes of the preceding meeting- assumed correct.

4.   REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
Written reports were provided in advance of the meeting on December 1, 2015.  No issues or concerns were raised.

Treasurer-Secretary (Andy Hoffer) report- motion to accept by Bill Quantock, 2nd by Don Duthrie, unanimously accepted.

Vice-President (Graham McNicol) report- motion to accept by Frank van Beurden, 2nd by Greg Cadez, unanimously accepted.

President (Simon Hinchcliffe) report- motion to accept by Greg Hazelton, 2nd by Ken Ross, unanimously accepted.

5.   BOARD ELECTION
The 2-year term for the current board expires on December 31, 2015.  Candidates for the 2016 and 2017 calendar years are:
Simon Hinchcliffe
Andy Hoffer
Greg Hazelton
Graham McNicol

Call for any further candidates was opened to the floor with none coming forward.

Motion to accept the four Director candidates by Bruce Weaver, 2nd by Robert Pike, unanimously accepted.  Directors elected by acclamation.

6.   OTHER MATTERS
Bruce Weaver thanked Graham for his pleasure in maintaining the field.


7.   NEWS
TEMAC has been named as a respondent in an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for an age discrimination complaint.  The issue has gone through pre-hearing and mediation without resolution.  TEMAC by-laws have been amended to include an Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy, which is available on the website.  The board is handling this matter on behalf of the club and no individual action by its members should be considered.

Mary Higgins has approached the club proposing to donate some of Jack's flying equipment and material.  She feels that Jack's love for the club was such that he would wish it this way.  An auction is planned for February 2016 with proceeds going to support the club.

Call for any other matters or issues.  None forthcoming.

8.   ADJOURNMENT
19:55 Motion to adjourn by Michael Rogozinsky, 2nd by Oscar Mok, unanimously accepted.


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Minutes recorded by:  Graham McNicol
Minutes accepted by:   Simon Hinchcliffe, President

[retiredVTT]

Hi Guys,
Short and sweet...14 minute meeting..!  No time wasted...eh!

I hope the 32 members that made the effort to attend stayed on for some "social activities" following the business agenda.

Our AGM combines the two elements, business and pleasure, with a break half way through for refreshments, coffee and cake, followed by the election of next year's Board of Directors.

cheers from the Halifax Electric Flyers Association,

Bill Foster,
2015-6 President

[sihinch]

Thanks for posting Bill. 

Our AGM is linked with our Christmas party.  You only have to see the posts and videos (Christmas Party 2015) to see it's not all business!   

[Frank v B]

To Bill Foster,

re: ..hope that the 32 members that made an effort to attend stayed on for some social activities"

You have it all wrong!  We had a terrific Christmas party all evening in the basement of a Markham pub... but we wasted 14 minutes on a business meeting.

Greetings and Merry Christmas to all modelers in Halifax*

Frank

* When I was in corporate life I loved attending business meetings with our Atlantic division sales people and always volunteered to attend the Halifax Meetings every year while others went to boring places like Vancouver.  You guys live right!

[retiredVTT]

That sounds better Frank ....much better..!

Cheers to all..!

Bill