PIPSC Fraser Valley Annual General Meeting

December 5 2023
Location: Lou’s Grill, 2852 Gladys Ave, Abbotsford, BC V2S 3Y2

MINUTES

Meeting commenced at 6:15 PM

  1. Roll Call (members of the Branch Executive)
    • No members of the previous executive were present at the meeting
  2. Approval of the Agenda
    • No amendments
    • M/S/C
  3. Adoption of the Minutes of the previous Annual General meeting
    • Adoption of the 2019 AGM minutes was tabled during the 2021 AGM, therefore both minutes needed to be adopted
      • No amendments
      • 2019 AGM minutes – M/S/C
      • 2021 AGM minutes – M/S/C
  4. Business Arising from the Minutes
    • The branch was mostly inactive for 2022 and 2023, therefore there was no new business that arose from minutes
  5. Report of the President
    • No report available as the previous President stepped down from the position
    • 1st call for nominations announced by BC/Y Regional Executive Director Morgan Cranny
  6. Annual Financial Report
    • 2021 and 2022 financial statements presented
      • 2021 financial statement
        • No amendments
        • M/S/C
      • 2022 financial statement
        • No amendments
        • M/S/C

 

 

    • 2023 and 2024 budget presented
      • 2023 budget
        • No amendments
        • M/S/C
      • 2024 financial statement
        • No amendments
        • M/S/C
    • 2nd call for nominations announced by BC/Y Regional Executive Director Morgan Cranny
  1. Report of the Elections Committee
    • Elections were conducted by BC/Y Regional Executive Director Morgan Cranny
      • No members of the previous executive were present at the meeting
      • All positions on the executive either had expired terms and/or were up for elections
    • 3rd and final call for nominations announced by BC/Y Regional Executive Director Morgan Cranny
    • A new executive was elected during this meeting for a 2 year term
      • President – Terri D’Souza, CFIA-S&A (acclaimed)
      • Vice-President – Adam McClean, SH (acclaimed)
      • Secretary – Stephen Deo, SH (acclaimed)
      • Treasurer – Ravipal Kochar, SH (acclaimed)
      • Members-at-Large
  1. Ryan Liden, CS
  2. Danika Overmars, SH
  3. Aliegh LaRose, SH
  4. Christine Kleindienst, SH
  5. Rayna Gunvaldsen, CFIA-VM
  6. Febin Meckkadan Paily, SH
  7. Lauren Brine, SH
  8. New Business, including By-Law Amendments.
    • No new business
    • Bylaws to be reviewed at the Branch Executive meeting
    • BC/Y Regional Executive Director Morgan Cranny thanked everyone for coming, spoke about the 2023 PIPSC national AGM, and encouraged the membership to become stewards and attend union training.
    • BC/Y Regional Executive Dean Corda thanked everyone for coming and spoke about his experience as a steward for two decades, and encouraged the membership to become stewards and connect with your local steward
  9. Adjournment
    • M/S/C

Meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM