The Lakeshore Chapter of the Project Management Institute
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MINUTES
John Gaston, Chairperson:
In accordance with the Bylaws of the Chapter I will be presiding as Chairperson over the Annual General Meeting tonight.
We welcome guests to the meeting tonight, but only PMI Lakeshore Members are eligible to take an active part in this meeting.
The voting throughout the meeting will be by a raise of hands.
The current membership of the PMI Lakeshore Chapter is 730 members. The number of members represented tonight is 42 present and 2 by proxy for a total of 44 members. All members represented here tonight have been checked against the current membership list.
Also, in order to be legally constituted proper notice of the meeting must be given. I hereby report/certify that proper notice was given for this general meeting of members.
Quorum is achieved with a minimum of 25 members represented at the meeting. I hereby declare that this meeting has quorum.
The purpose of this meeting tonight is to:
- Accept the minutes from our last AGM, June 16, 2003 and September 8, 2003
- To receive the report of the Board and Management.
- To confirm amendment to Chapter By-Law no. 1 (see resolution no. 1)
- To Elect the 2004 Board of Directors
Note: The Audit Report will not be ready for March 8, 2004, so this meeting will be adjourned and concluded at a Dinner Meeting after the report is made available to the Board by the Auditor
John Gaston, Chairperson:
Do I have a motion to accept the Minutes from June 16, 2003 and September 8, 2003 AGM?
Pappur Shankar, Member in Good Standing:
I move that the minutes from June 16, 2003 and September 8, 2003 AGM be accepted by the membership.
Joseph Zielinski, Member in Good Standing:
I second the motion
John Gaston, Chairperson:
We will now vote on the motion (those in favour, those opposed, those abstaining)
- those in Favour = majority
- those Opposed = none
- those abstaining = none
I declare the motion carried
I would like to move on to the presentation of the Board report outs.
John Gaston, Chairperson:
Do I have a motion to accept the Board Report outs?
John Beamish, Member in Good Standing:
I move that the Board Report outs be accepted by the membership.
Debbie Parker-MacKenzie, Member in Good Standing:
I second the motion
John Gaston, Chairperson:
We will now vote on the motion (those in favour, those opposed, those abstaining)
- those in Favour = majority
- those Opposed = none
- those abstaining = none
I declare the motion carried
I would like to move on to confirm amendment to Chapter By-Law no. 1 (see resolution number 1)
John Tuchtie, Member in Good Standing:
I move that the amendment be reworded as follows:
"This resolution is to amend By-Law No. 1 by suspending until the beginning of the 2005 AGM the second paragraph of section 8 of the By-Law No. 1 concerning term limits."
Peggy Gemert, Member in Good Standing:
I second the motion
John Gaston, Chairperson:
We will now vote on the motion to amend the amendment(those in favour, those opposed, those abstaining)
- those in Favour = majority
- those Opposed = 3
- those abstaining = none
I declare the motion carried
John Gaston, Chairperson:
Do I have a motion to accept the revised amendment?
Angelo Baratta, Member in Good Standing:
I move that the amendment be accepted by the membership.
Ravi Chari, Member in Good Standing:
I second the motion
John Gaston, Chairperson:
We will now vote on the motion (those in favour, those opposed, those abstaining)
- those in Favour = majority
- those Opposed = 2
- those abstaining = 1
I declare the motion carried
I would like to move on to the 2004 Election of the Board of Directors and would ask Pappur Shankar, Past-President to now conduct the nomination and election process
Pappur Shankar, Past-President:
The candidates currently nominated for board positions are (see Presentation):
- Past-President: John Gaston, PEng PMP
- President:
- Secretary-Treasurer: Gillian Prieur, PMP
- Director of Communications: Kiron Bondale, PMP
- Director of Programs:
- Director of Membership: John Beamish, PMP
- Director of Professional Development: Joseph Zielinksi, PMP
- Director At Large: Angelo Baratta, CMC PMP
At this point are there any nominations from the floor?
Pappur Shankar, Past-President:
I nominate David Brady for Director of Programs
Joseph Zielinski, Diretor of Communications:
I second the nomination of David Brady
David Brady, Member in Good Standing:
I accept the nomination for Director of Programs
John Gaston, Chairperson:
I nominate Ram Sriram for President
Ravi Chari, Diretor of Membership:
I second the nomination of Ram Sriram
Ram Sriram, Director at Large:
I accept the nomination for President
Pappur Shankar, Past-President:
As there is only one candidate for each position I hereby declare the positions filled by acclamation
John Gaston, Chairperson:
Is there anymore business from the floor to be conducted tonight?
Peggy Gemert, Member in Good Standing:
I would like to see an email sent to the membership with the next month as a call for volunteers.
John Beamish, Newly Elected Director of Membership:
I will take that as my action item
John Gaston, Chairperson:
This concludes the business for the meeting tonight.
Do I have a motion to adjourn this meeting until the first Dinner Meeting after the audit report has been made available to the Board of Directors by the Auditor?
Gillian Prieur, Member in Good Standing:
I move that the meeting be adjourned.
Joseph Zielinski, Member in Good Standing:
I second the motion
John Gaston, Chairperson:
We will now vote on the motion (those in favour, those opposed, those abstaining)
- those in Favour = majority
- those Opposed = none
- those abstaining = none
I declare the motion carried
The meeting is adjourned until the first Dinner Meeting after the audit report has been made available to the Board of Directors by the Auditor.
