Richmond Hill K9 Klub
 
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2010
Notice is hereby given that the 
 
Annual General Meeting of the
 
RICHMOND HILL K9 KLUB
 
will be held at:
 
M.L. McConaghy Seniors' Centre
10100 Yonge Street, Rm 101
Richmond Hill, ON
 
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 at 8:00pm
 
 
For the following purposes:
 
  1. To receive and consider the annual report and financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010.
  2. To elect directors for the ensuing year.
  3. To consider, and if deemed desirable, ratify the acts of the directors and Officers during the past year.
  4. To approve amendments to the by-laws of the club.
  5. To transact such further and other business as may be properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
 
Phil Cyr & David Walker
Co-Chairs
 
Dated at Richmond Hill this 22nd day of February 2010
 
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In item 4 of the agenda of the Notice of Annual General Meeting we are seeking amendments to the by-laws of the Club. Proposed wording follows.

Proposed Amendments

February 3,2009

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4.1. COMPOSITION
The affairs of the RHK9K shall be managed by the Board of Directors which shall consist
of :
A maximum of twelve (12) elected directors
- Co-Chair (2)
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Directors (maximum of 8)
 
April 13, 2010               STATUS:  CHANGED             
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4.1. COMPOSITION
The affairs of the RHK9K shall be managed by the Board of Directors which shall consist
of :
A maximum of ten (10) elected directors
- Co-Chair (2)
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Directors (maximum of 6)
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The Constitution and By-Laws can be found here: RHK9KLUB Constitution
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REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
APRIL 2010

The Directors whose term of office automatically expired this year (under By-Law  4.3.4b) are:
 
Kirby Chan     Renee McFarland     Adrian Ali     Theresa Kafarowski
 
The Directors whose term of office does not expire until next year,
but who are retiring at this annual general meeting are:
 
Helane Fischburg
 
The Directors appointed (under By-Law 4.3.4a) to the board this year and to be re-affirmed by vote at the annual general meeting are:
 
Shelley Shane
 
The Director Nominees received by the nominating committee prior to this notice of annual general meeting and subject to vote are:
 
Bev O'Donohue     Colette Tanel
 
The remaining Directors whose term of office does not expire until next
year are:
 
Phil Cyr     David Walker     Christina Cyr     Wendy Walker     Neal Nicholls
Sid Fischburg     Shelley Paterson
 
 
The Board of Directors for 2010-2011 is projected to be:
 
Co-Chair: Phil Cyr
Co-Chair: David Walker
Secretary: Christina Cyr
Treasurer: Wendy Walker
Director of Park Maintenance: Neal Nicholls
Director of Media Relations: Sid Fischburg
Director: Shelley Paterson
Director: Shelley Shane
Director: Bev O'Donohue
Director: Colette Tanel
 
Any two or more members entitled to vote at the annual general meeting
desiring to put other names in nomination shall submit such names to the chair
of the nominating committee, accompanied by the written consent of their
nominees, preferably not less than fifteen days before the date of the annual general
meeting, but may be accepted anytime prior to the AGM as well as from the floor of the AGM. (By-Law 4.4.1)
 
Respectfully Submitted on behalf of the Nominating Committee:
David Walker (Chair), Wendy Walker, Christina Cyr
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Voting Eligibility
 
Only paid members in good standing of the Richmond Hill K9 Klub are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting.  The registration fee is nominal, but important, not only for our future projects but for our ongoing drive to ensure the leash free park pilot project becomes permanent in the Richmond Hill Park System.
 
To register, please visit our membership page for information and sign up.  Memberships will also be accepted at the Annual General Meeting. 
 
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If you would like to present any motions, discussion items, information or other presentations, please send us an email with details prior to March 12, 2010 for inclusion in the Annual General Meeting Agenda.
  
Remember,
 
It's All About The Dogs!
 
Sincerely,
 
Mayor Dave Barrow - Ribbon Cutting
David Walker
Co-chair 

Richmond Hill K9 Klub