Bylaw Update September 2022

Hello all members,

On September 14, 2022, the CFGPA membership approved a bylaw update. The full updated September 2022 bylaws can be found here:

http://chilliwackfishandgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CFGPA-Bylaws-September-2022.pdf

2.02 Classes of Member: The classes of membership shall be determined by the Board of Directors and approved by 80% vote at the Annual General Meeting. 

1. Regular (Primary) Member, which will consist of the subscribers to the Constitution and Bylaws; each regular member will be: (i) entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all general meetings of the Society, (ii) required to pay any membership fees, dues and assessments prescribed for regular members pursuant to these Bylaws.

1. Family Member, which will consist of the primary member and the primary member’s spouse and an unlimited number of children, aged 18 years and younger. Both adults Only the primary member in a family membership will be entitled to receive notice of attend and vote at all general meetings of the Society. The primary member will be required to pay any membership fees, dues and assessments prescribed for family membership pursuant to these Bylaws.

1. Junior Member, which will consist of any person under the age of nineteen years approved as a junior member by the Directors, and who will be required to pay an annual membership fee determined by the Directors. A junior member will be entitled to receive notice of and attend, but not vote at any general meeting of the Society.

1. Senior Couple Members: a senior couple is defined as the primary member being 65 years of age or greater. The primary member’s spouse may be less than 65 years of age. Both adults Only the primary member will be entitled to receive notice of attend and vote at all general meetings of the Society. The primary member will be required to pay any membership fees, dues and assessments prescribed for senior couple membership pursuant to these Bylaws.

1. Life Member, which will consist of members or former members of the Society recommended as Life Members by the Directors for long service or exemplary behaviour in the activities of the Society and who are thereafter appointed by an 80% vote of the members at a general meeting and who will not be required to pay any membership fees, dues or assessments, and who will be entitled to receive notice of, attend, and vote at all general meetings of the Society.

3.06 Voting: Each regular, primary, senior and life member in good standing is entitled to vote. Each regular, primary, senor and life member will have one vote on each resolution put to a vote at any meeting of the members of the Society.

The following technical change is being proposed to ensure more inclusive language of the bylaws.

3.12 Proxies: Votes at meetings of the members on motions that have been distributed to the membership in writing prior to the meeting may be given either personally or by proxy. At every meeting at which s/he is entitled to vote, every member, or person appointed by proxy who is present in person will have one vote on a show of hands. Upon a poll at which s/he is entitled to vote and subject to the provisions of the Act and the Regulations, every member present in person or represented by a person so authorized shall have one vote and every person appointed by proxy will have one vote for each member who is represented by such proxy.