GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, November 6th
Tupper Secondary Auditorium, 4:00 PM

Agenda

BCTF/BCPSEA Bargaining Update
Constitutional & By-Law Amendments
By-Law
Amendments
1.  QUORUM
THAT By-Law 6.5:
A quorum for all general meetings shall consist of 70 members.  If a meeting is terminated for lack of quorum, another meeting will be held between one and five school days later and those members attending that meeting shall constitute a quorum.
be amended to:
A quorum for all general meetings shall consist of 70 members. If a meeting is terminated for lack of quorum, the meeting shall reconvene after a 10-minute recess.  The members present at the reconvened meeting shall constitute quorum.  When the meeting reconvenes the actual number of members present will be recorded in the minutes.
2.  MEMBER-AT-LARGE – TEACHER OF COLOUR
THAT one Member-at-Large position be replaced and designated for a self-identifying Teacher of Colour. A teacher of colour refers to a person of colour who is non-white in race and colour; commonly referred to as a visible minority other than Aboriginal peoples.  The position will be held and will remain vacant until such time when a qualifying candidate is elected.
3.   MEMBER-AT-LARGE – 2SLGBTQ+
THAT one Member-at-Large position be replaced and designated for a self-identifying 2SLGBTQ+ teacher refers to a person who identifies as Two Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Questioning and + meaning other sexualities such as pansexual, asexual and omnisexual extra.  The position will be held and will remain vacant until such time when a qualifying candidate is elected.

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