Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the PIPSC DND-LSTL NR Sub-group
Lac Leamy Hilton
Date: 25 Jan 2018
In Attendance:
Jennifer Carr President
Lynn Mayes Vice President
Glen Schjerning Treasurer
Karim Bamarr Secretary (regrets)
Rebecca Mardell Member at Large (regrets)
Quentin Qiu Member at Large (regrets)
James Kuang Member at Large
John Eng Guest
Pierre Ouellette Guest Speaker
John Cooper
Jack Logan
Mike Tanguay
Sean DeRasp
Felipe Gonzoles
Kynan Watts
Ben Porter
Norman Bell
John Marczak
Francois-Olivier Gagnon
Asad Aslam
Jason Fox
Tomasz Stroinski
Perry Shen
Chiku Mlonja
Nestor Nunez
Jameel Adam
Stephanie White
Holly Hircock
Deanne Osmond
Noah Church
Joel Carbonneau
Kishor Belkhode
Blake Hodgins
X. Qiu
Jake Bragg
Martin Fuller
Dapo Oyenubi
Jiacheng Zhang
William Francis
Martin Breton
Kinh Pham
Randy Randhawa
Mboza Lukindo
Abdelrahman Hassan
Jemal Khelil
Peter Duffley
Matthew Bullock
Suthakar Pakianathan
Haley Warshaw
Normand Robert
Angelo Guglielmo
Opening Procedures
The Secretary, Glen Schjerning opened the meeting at 12:00.
Personal Introduction.
Glen Schjerning welcomed all to the 2018 LSTL NR Sub-Group AGM. The members of the PIPSC LSTL NR Sub-group Executive were introduced. Glen spoke about the sub group’s activities for the last year, and briefed the AGM that the PIPSC DND NCR Sub Group and PIPSC DND LSTL NR Sub Group would likely be taking place in early 2018.
Approval of Agenda
The advertised agenda was reviewed. Neither concerns nor additional topics were brought forward. James Kuang moved to accept the agenda as prepared. Holly Hircock seconded this motion. A vote was conducted by show of hands. The motion was carried unanimously.
Review of the Last AGM Minutes/Adoption of minutes
The minutes of the previous AGM, were provided to all AGM attendees prior to the AGM for review. No issues were brought up. Jack Hogan moved to accept the agenda as prepared. Angelo Guglielmo seconded this motion. The motion was carried unanimously.
Review of Sub Group Constitution.
The constitution was reviewed by Glen Schjerning. There were no issues.
Financial Report
The Treasure, Glen Schjerning presented the 2017 end year financial report, the 2018 interim financial report and proposed 2019 Budget. The presentations were discussed in detail. Angelo Guglielmo motioned separately that the 2017 and 2018 financial reports ant that the 2019 budget be accepted as presented. Jack Logan seconded both motions. Both motions were carried unanimously.
Branch Presidents Report
Jennifer Carr gave an overview of the sub group’s activities since the previous AGM and she gave a detail presentation of the NR Group Executive activities in the recent past and looking forward. She also discussed the Employee Wellness initiative for which she is the NR Group representative.
Elections
Lynn Mayes was the election committee. Lynn reported that Jennifer Carr (President), Glen Schjerning (Treasurer), James Kuang (Member at Large) and Quentin Qiu (Member at Large) were up for re-election. Nominations were sought for each positon. Glen Schjerning nominated Jennifer Carr for re-election as President. Jennifer accepted the nomination. There were no other nominations. Jennifer was acclaimed for a 2 year term. Jennifer Carr nominated Glen Schjerning for re-election as Treasurer. Glen accepted the nomination. There were no other nominations. Glen was acclaimed for a 2 year term. Jennifer Carr nominated James Kuang for re-election as a Member at Large. James accepted the nomination. Jack Logan nominated Angelo Guglielmo for election as a Member at Large. Angelo accepted the nomination. There were no other nominations. Both James and Angelo were acclaimed. There were no other nominations for Member at Large.
Guest Speaker
Our Pierre Ouellette was our Guest Speaker. Pierre is the PIPSC negotiator for the NR Group. Pierre spoke to the recently completed collective bargaining, and the soon to begin bargaining. He spoke for about half an hour. It was well received by the AGM.
New Business
Nothing was brought forward.
Adjournment
Perry Shen motions and Jack Logan seconded that the AGM for the Sub-Group be adjourned. A vote was conducted by show of hands. The motion was carried unanimously. Glen thanked all for participating. The AGM was adjourned at 13:00h.