[Bcma-l] Appointees Having A Vote
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Should have also commented on your point about the director having to be in
good standing, I guess if the municipality did appoint someone, they would
have to become members of your society. Your by-laws could have special
membership category for these types of situations that would waive regular
membership requirements.
Cheers Again,
Lee
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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
Sent: January 24, 2007 4:36 PM
To: BC Museums
Subject: [Bcma-l] Appointees Having A Vote
I have a question from my Board that I am hoping some of you out there could
answer.
Can appointees (from municipal and community councils etc.) have a vote?
Perhaps it is a question that has a simple answer. Currently the Kitimat
Museum has no by-law that states appointees are non-voting, and the B.C.
Society Act states only that all Board members must be in good standing in
order to vote. I could find no statement that an appointee must be
non-voting. The only place is in the municipal council policy where it is
stated that the council rep is non-voting to maintain arms length, avoiding
conflict of interest. However, the Library here is exempt from such a rule
as the Canadian Library Act states the appointee must have a vote.
The answers to this question may be of interest to others on the listserv.
So I leave it up to you whether to reply to me off or on the listserv. Your
thoughts on this topic would be most helpful.
Louise Avery, Curator
Kitimat Centennial Museum
293 City Centre
Kitimat, B. C. V8C 1T6
Tel: (250) 632-8950 or (250) 632-8951
Fax: (250) 632-7429
E-Mail: kitimatmuseum@telus.net
Web Page: www.kitimatmuseum.ca
Visit "Memories of the Project"
www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Should have also commented on your point
about the director having to be in good standing, I guess if the municipality
did appoint someone, they would have to become members of your society. Your
by-laws could have special membership category for these types of situations
that would waive regular membership requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cheers Again,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> January 24, 2007 4:36 PM<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bcma-l] Appointees
Having A Vote</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have a question from my Board that I am hoping some of you
out there could answer.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Can appointees (from municipal and community councils etc.)
have a vote?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Perhaps it is a question that has a simple answer. Currently
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kitimat</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> has no by-law that states
appointees are non-voting, and the B.C. Society Act states only that all
Board members must be in good standing in order to vote. I could find no
statement that an appointee must be non-voting. The only place is in the
municipal council policy where it is stated that the council rep is
non-voting to maintain arms length, avoiding conflict of interest.
However, the Library here is exempt from such a rule as the Canadian Library
Act states the appointee must have a vote.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The answers to this question may be of interest to
others on the listserv. So I leave it up to you whether to
reply to me off or on the listserv. Your thoughts on this topic
would be most helpful.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Louise Avery, Curator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Centennial</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>293
City Centre<br>
Kitimat, B. C. V8C 1T6</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tel: (250) 632-8950 or (250) 632-8951<br>
Fax: (250) 632-7429<br>
E-Mail: <a href="mailto:kitimatmuseum@telus.net">kitimatmuseum@telus.net</a><br>
Web Page: <a href="http://www.kitimatmuseum.ca">www.kitimatmuseum.ca</a><br>
Visit "Memories of the Project" <a
href="http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html">www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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