[Bcma-l] Appointees Having A Vote on a Board

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Subject: 	Re: [Bcma-l] Appointees Having A Vote on a Board
From: 	kclausen <kclausen@bcmuseumofmining.org>



Picking up on Colin's point.  Director's need to recognize that they carry responsibilities (ie liabilities) which are normally covered by Director's and Officer's Liability Insurance.  Perhaps the appointee does not want the vote, because to my mind if the vote is accepted as a privilege of being a Board Director (appointed or otherwise), then there is also the reality that it carries the risk and accountability of their decisions.

Good luck.  Kirstin.

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Sent: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:51:03  GMT
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] Appointees Having A Vote on a Board

The simple guideline is that if one is a Board member in good standing,
one has a vote. In over 34 years of museum work I have never before
heard of any disenfranchisement of people who were appointed rather than
elected to a Board.

In the World of politics, Gerald Ford was never elected as US President,
but he ended up with all of the authority of that office when he was
appointed to the position.

In other words, if you hold the position, authority and responsibility,
then you get to vote.

A general rule however for Boards is that staff of the facility (-ies)
governed by the Board are advisors and do not have a vote.

Colin MacGregor Stevens,

Manager,

New Westminster Museum and Archives,

302 Royal Avenue,

New Westminster, BC,

V3L 1H7



Phone Office: 604-527-4639

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E-mail: cstevens@newwestcity.ca

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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:36 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



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