Note: These minutes are considered a draft version until voted on at the next meeting.
Calgary Young Worker’s Committee
Annual General Meeting
February 25, 2025
Hybrid
In attendance (* denotes those w/ voting rights):
*Danny Yee UTE 30024 (Chair)
*Sukhpal Sangha CEIU 30856 (Vice Chair)
*Lovepreet Ghotra UTE 30024 (Treasurer)
*Megan Morrison UNDE 30907 (Secretary)
*David Thibodeau CEIU 30877
*Michael Webb UNDE 30910
Laura Schneider UNDE 30910
Charmine Cortez CEIU 30877
Guests:
Kathy Ajram (PSAC Staff – Calgary RO)
- Call to Order – @ 6:05 PM
- Approval of Agenda – Agenda approved by committee
- Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes – Previous draft minutes approved by committee
- Chair’s Report – Danny reported on the committees activities over the year and the hope for future engagement opportunities with Young Workers across the region with events that will be planned for 2025.
- Treasurer’s Report – Current bank statement at the time of the meeting was reported as $1828.84, with a reminder of the $200 payment that was made to the food bank not yet being reflected in the balance.
- Annual Financial Package – Treasurer shared their screen when presenting the annual financial statement and transaction log. The committee had a discussion as well surrounding the addition of the dividends and shares that are added to the bank account. The committee decided to add in the dividends and shares in the amount of $1.02 to the financials in case they needed to be accounted for. If not needed, the finance committee will adjust as required. Balance available at Dec 31, 2024 is $1629.86 w/ $1.02 inclusion.
The committee voted on the financials that were presented outlining the expenses and transactions that were made in 2024, including the uncashed cheque for the Food Bank, and the committee unanimously voted in favour of the Transaction Log and Financial Statement.
The Committee also discussed the 2025 Budget, and moved the activities that were on the 2024 Budget request to the 2025 budget request. The Committee had already emailed the REVP regarding pushing their activities to 2025, due to some of the unexpected challenges that were posed to the committee throughout the year.
All members voted in favour of the plan including Launchpad for 2025 and a Paint night.
- Elections:
In 2023 when the committee was established, it was decided that positions would run on alternating 2 year terms. This year, elections were to be held for the positions of Chair and Treasurer:
– Chair:
Danny Yee was the only member and was nominated and seconded by Lovepreet Ghotra and Sukhpal Sangha, respectively.
By acclamation, Danny Yee is Chair of the Committee.
– Treasurer:
Lovepreet Ghotra was the only member who was nominated and seconded by Danny Yee and Sukhphal Sangha, respectively.
By acclamation, Lovepreet Ghotra is Treasurer of the Committee.
Oath of Office Administered
Next Meeting: Tentatively scheduled for May 8 (Virtual)
Meeting adjourned approximately @ 6:32 PM