Proposed Bylaw and Constitution Changes
The following two resolutions will be voted on at the AGM
Special Resolution #1:
RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION that the existing Squamish Access Society’s Constitution, which reads:
1. The name of the society is the Squamish Access Society.
2. The purposes of the society are to:
a. Protect access to climbing areas in and around Squamish;
b. Engage as responsible stewards of the climbing environment; and
c. To advocate for access to quality self-propelled recreation.
be deleted and replaced with:
The name of the society is the Squamish Access Society.
The purposes of the society are to:
a. advocate for the protection of, and access to, the climbing areas in and around Squamish, BC (from Deeks Creek to Cal Chek),
b. engage in the responsible stewardship and the enhancement of the climbing resources of Squamish,
c. liaise with other organisations.
Note: the yellow sections of text are the proposed changes.
Special Resolution #2
RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION that Part 4, of the existing Squamish Access Society’s Bylaws, which reads:
Part 4 — Directors
4.1 The Society must have at least 3 and no more than 11 directors.
4.2 A majority of the directors must be residents of Squamish.
4.3 At each annual general meeting, the voting members entitled to vote for the election or appointment of directors must elect or appoint the Board.
4.4 The Board may, at any time, appoint a member as a director to fill a vacancy that arises on the Board as a result of the resignation, death or incapacity of a director during the director's term of office.
4.5 A director appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy ceases to be a director at the end of the unexpired portion of the term of office of the individual whose departure from office created the vacancy.]
be deleted and replaced it with:
Part 4 — Directors
4.1 The Society must have at least 3 and no more than 11 directors.
4.2 A majority of the directors must be residents of the District of Squamish.
4.3 At each annual general meeting, the voting members entitled to vote for the election or appointment of directors must elect or appoint the Board.
4.4 The term of office of a Director will be two years, to expire at the conclusion of the second annual general meeting following election, or, if no successor is elected at the annual general meeting, to expire when a successor is elected. In order to maintain staggered terms of office, the Directors may by resolution determine that some or all vacant Directors’ offices will have a different term, provided that a term cannot extend beyond two years, to expire at the conclusion of the second annual general meeting following election.
4.5 The Board may, at any time, appoint a member as a director to fill a vacancy that arises on the Board as a result of the resignation, death or incapacity of a director during the director's term of office.
4.6 A director appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy ceases to be a director at the end of the unexpired portion of the term of office of the individual whose departure from office created the vacancy.
Note: the yellow sections of text are the proposed changes.