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| By-Law
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MEMBERSHIP
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a) |
There shall be three classes of membership:
- Individual
- Business
- Honorary
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b) |
Active
members are those persons whose applications for
membership have been accepted by the Board of the
Association. |
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c) |
Membership shall be open to :
- Those who reside and/or
- Own property and/or
- Businesses based within the boundaries of the Association.
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d) |
Membership shall be limited to:
- two persons per dwelling
- one person per business
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e) |
Members must
be in good standing in the Association (see By-Law 3 (i)) |
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f) |
Members
must be 18 years of age or older. |
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g) |
Every
member shall uphold the Constitution and comply with
these By-laws. |
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| By-Law
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HONORARY
MEMBERSHIP |
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a) |
Honorary
members shall be those persons who have been elected as
such at an Annual General Meeting of the Association in
recognition of their valued service on behalf of the
Association. |
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b) |
Honorary
members have no vote in the Association. |
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c) |
Honorary
members are not required to reside within the boundaries
of the Association or own/rent property therein. |
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| By-Law
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A
MEMBER SHALL CEASE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION |
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a) |
By
delivering his/her resignation in writing to the
secretary, or by mailing or delivering it to the address
of the Association. |
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b) |
Upon
his/her death. |
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c) |
Upon
being expelled. |
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d) |
Upon
having been a member not in good standing for twelve (12)
consecutive months. |
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e) |
If,
upon applying for membership, dues are not paid within 90
days. |
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f) |
A
member may be expelled by a special resolution of the
members passed at a general meeting. |
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g) |
The
notice of special resolution for expulsion shall be
accompanied by a brief statement of the reason for the
proposed expulsion. |
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h) |
The
person who is the subject of the proposed resolution for
expulsion shall be given an opportunity to be heard at
the general meeting before the special resolution is put
to a vote. |
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i) |
All
members are in good standing except members who have
failed to pay the current annual membership fee or any
other debt due and owing to the Association and are not
in good standing so long as the debt remains unpaid. |
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| By-Law
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MEETINGS
OF MEMBERS |
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a) |
General
meetings of the Association shall be held at the time and
place, in accordance with the Society Act of B.C., that
the board decides. |
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b) |
Every
general meeting, other than the Annual General Meeting,
is an extraordinary general meeting. |
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c) |
The
Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held
within ninety (90) days following the end of the fiscal
year of the Association at a time, date and place
designated by the Board. |
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d) |
The
board may, when it thinks fit, convene an extraordinary
meeting. |
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e) |
If
the Board receives a written and signed request from ten
(10) percent of the total general membership it shall
convene an extraordinary general meeting within one
month. |
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f) |
Notice
of a general meeting shall specify the place, date and
hour of meeting, and in the case of special business, the
general nature of that business. |
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g) |
The
accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt
of notice by, any of the members entitled to receive
notice shall not invalidate proceedings at that meeting. |
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h) |
The
first Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be
held not more than fifteen (15) months after the date of
incorporation and after that at an Annual General Meeting
shall be held at least once in every calendar year and
not more than fifteen (15) months after the last Annual
General Meeting. |
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i) |
A
quorum shall be twenty (20) percent of the total active
membership but never less than 3 members. |
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| By-Law
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VOTING
RIGHTS OF ACTIVE MEMBERS |
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a) |
Voting
at general meetings shall be a show of hands, except when
ten (10) percent of the members present a request that a
ballot vote be taken, or officers of the Association are
being elected. |
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b) |
Voting
by proxy is not permitted. |
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| By-Law
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ASSOCIATION
FEES |
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a) |
Fees
for the following year shall be established at the Annual
General Meeting of the Association upon advice of the
Board. |
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b) |
Fees
may only be raised or reduced at an Annual General
Meeting. |
Click
here for the full version of Our Constitution
or contact:
Lakeview Heights Community
Association
1206 Trevor Drive
West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1Z 3K7
250-769-3268
Contact LHCA to obtain your membership. |