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Edmonton Area Council Annual General Meeting Minutes – March 13, 2023
In attendance:
- Executive: Darlene Lewis, Sabino Spagnuolo,Caitlin Fortier,
- PSAC Regional Rep: Oneil Carter,
- Prairies Geo Rep: Stasi L’HIrondelle
- Other members present: Emily Archer, Cathy Kohar, Sanjay Ramtale, Madeline Lee, Heather Rawlins
- Meeting called to order at 5:38pm
- Reading of land acknowledgement 5:39
- Darlene Lewis
- Reading of statement on harassment 5:40
- Stasi L’Hirondelle
- Reading of land acknowledgement 5:39
- Round table introductions 5:45 – 5:50
- Adoption of agenda: 5:52
- Review of previous minutes 6:00-6:05:
- October minutes tabled due to absence of sufficient members present at that one
- January minutes approved
- Treasurer’s Report/Financial Statement/Budget discussion 6:06-6:6:40:
- Darlene Lewis leading committee through spreadsheet and proposed budget
- Proposed Budget 2023:
- Darlene Lewis
- minor change: changing “plant gating” in strike prep budget line to more general “strike preparedness” will allow more flexibility in planning/organizing
- change proposed by Darlene, seconded by Heather
- budget carries (none opposed)
- change proposed by Darlene, seconded by Heather
- President’s Report:
- Darlene Lewis
- Election of EAC officers: 6:40-6:49
- President:
- Darlene Lewis, by acclamation
- Secretary (fill-in for year 2 of a 2-year term):
- Stasi L’Hirondelle nominated by Darlene, seconded by Heather
- No other volunteers. Stasi L’Hirondelle is Secretary, by acclamation
- Stasi L’Hirondelle nominated by Darlene, seconded by Heather
- Treasurer:
- Emily nominated by Heather but declined.
- Heather volunteers Nominated by Sanjay, seconded by Emily
- Heather becomes Treasurer by acclamation
- Member-at-large:
- Caitlin nominated by Darlene, seconded by Sanjay
- Caitlin Member-at-large by acclamation
- Caitlin nominated by Darlene, seconded by Sanjay
- Election for Delegate to PSAC Prairies Convention:
- Caitlin nominated to PSAC Prairies by Darlene Lewis
- Seconded by Stasi L’Hirondelle
- Sanjay nominated as Alternate to PSAC Prairies Convention by Darlene Lewis
- Seconded by Stasi L’Hirondelle
- Caitlin nominated to PSAC Prairies by Darlene Lewis
- President:
- Swearing-in on new executive: 6:52
- 7:00 final round table
- Meeting adjourned at 7:10
Bank Signing Authority:
We request effectively as of March 13, 2023 and authorize the bank to remove the current name, who held signing authority in 2022. Signer to be removed: Patience Terpker as Treasurer. We request and authorize the bank to add the following name, who has been elected and approved by this committee, to hold signing authority. The newly elected Treasurer is Heather Rawlins. Both names, Darlene Lewis re-elected as President, and no change, for Vice President, Spagnuolo