MINUTES
OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING &
DINNER
OF THE KINGSTON & DISTRICT BRANCH, F.S.N.A.
Tuesday, 6th
November 2007
Banquet Room, Mino’s
Uptown Village Restaurant
2762
Princess Street,
Kingston, ON
1.
Registration and
“Meet & Greet”
The
evening began with a “Meet & Greet” from
5:30 to 6:00 p.m. The business meeting took place before dinner was
served.
2.
Call to Order
and Welcome
The
President called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. and welcomed the
members in attendance.
3.
Introduction of the
Eastern Ontario Regional Director
The
President informed
the meeting that the Eastern Ontario Regional Director, Mr. Bev
Painter, was
unable to attend due to a snowstorm in Peterborough.
4.
Minutes
of the 2005 Annual General
Meeting
There
being no errors, omissions or discussion, it was moved by Donna
Henderson that the Minutes of the 2006 Annual General Meeting be
accepted. Seconded by Bill Wornes. MOTION CARRIED.
5.
Business Arising
from the Minutes
There was no business
arising from the Minutes.
6.
Reports of Officers and Committees:
a)
President’s Report:
The
President
advised those present that the pension index raise will be 1.8%
effective
January 2008.
The
President
reminded everyone to read the Winter issue of ON GUARD as it will
contain
pointers on Income Splitting and other useful information.
The
President
went on to say that there is a shortage of volunteers, e.g., arranging
a few
social events such as Outreach Luncheons, three maybe four times a
year;
distribute Newsletters four times a year; assisting with mailings,
marketing
and various other small tasks that Board members carry out for the
benefit of
all.
b)
Vice-President/ Administration:
Barbara
Fagg
informed the meeting that the Administration of our Association will be
going
through many changes this year, the National By-Laws and Regulations
have been
re-written and have been approved by Industry Canada. This means that the next
while will be a busy
time for the Boards of our local Branches.
Now that the National By-Laws and Regulations have been
approved, local
Branches will also have to review their Administrative Guidelines and
By-Laws.
Barbara
went
on to say that she had been privileged to be one of the delegates from
this
Branch to attend Convention 07 in Ottawa
in August. This was
an experience all
should have an opportunity to enjoy.
In
the past, a Triennial Convention was held every three years and a
President’s Conference
was held every 18 months; however, this was the last Convention as we
know
it. In future there
will be an Annual
Congress and Presidents will be invited to attend.
A yearly Congress has its advantages:
new resolutions will be approved yearly
instead of waiting for these changes to be approved, however, the
experience
for Board members will be a loss; delegates will not have the advantage
of
hearing first-hand the discussions, or of meeting members from other
Branches
across the Country, as well as National staff.
To keep
up-to-date on the changes that will be taking place, you must review
your copy
of ON GUARD when it arrives. This
is
where you will be advised of all changes that will be taking place,
additions
or deletions from the Affinity Program, changes in the Medical or
Dental plans
or any other news that may be beneficial to you, the FSNA member. Also included with the ON
GUARD is the Branch
Report which will
include news from the
local Branch.
Our
Outreach
Luncheons which we hold at different venues around the District are a
great way
to interact with members and the Board of Directors.
We also try to commemorate Remembrance Day at
different locations. Last
year we went
to the Wilton Cenotaph and this year we will observe Remembrance Day
with the
Army/ Navy/Air Force Club on Gore Road
in Kingston. Please feel free to join
us.
The
members of
the Board of Directors are a dedicated group, each using their own
expertise in
working for you and the Branch. If
there
are things about the Branch you would like to see changed, or do not
agree
with, join us and become a member of the Board so that your thoughts
and ideas
will be heard. Come
to the meetings, get
acquainted with us and find your niche in the Branch.
We meet at 10:00 a.m. on the third Thursday
of each month. A
map of the location is available on our
webpage www.kingstonfsna.ca
under
“Bulletin Board”.
c)
Vice-President/Operations:
Ron
Henderson
spoke on the activities which were conducted over the past year and had
been
quite successful. Outreach
Luncheons
were started a few years ago and have grown so that more and more
people are
coming out to them and we plan to continue on into the next year. So far, we have managed to
have one Outreach
Luncheon in the Winter in February, another one in April and a third
Luncheon
in July/August/September which usually is a BBQ.
The fourth activity is the AGM and
dinner. It would be
nice to expand on
this but that, of course, takes volunteers.
Without volunteers, if is going to be difficult to carry
on with what we
have. I hope you
have enjoyed coming to
the Luncheons over the past year and, as I say, we hope to be able to
continue
with this in the future.
The
President
reminded those present that all the arrangements for this dinner and
the
Outreach Luncheons are done by the Directors helping each other.
