Board Meeting Agenda September 18, 2014 - 8:00 PM (EDT)

Centre For Inquiry Canada Annual General Meeting Agenda
Date of Issue: July 8, 2014
Revision Date: Sept 18, 2014
Issued/Developed By: Genessa Radke, Board Secretary
Board of Directors Approval
Affirming Signature:
Date:
Board Meeting Agenda
September 18, 2014 - 8:00 PM (EDT) - Via: Skype
Board Membership:
Item #
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Kevin Smith
Gary Fitzgibbon
Genessa Radke
Pat O’Brien
Veronica Abbass
Mike Gray
Dorothy Hays
Eric Adriaans – NED (Ex Officio)
Detail
Welcome
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Prior Minutes
Governance/Policy Matters
4.1 Transition Election
4.2 March 2015 AGM
4.3 Auditor Appointment
4.4 Draft Policy Re Advisory Fellowship
Committee Reports
5.1 Finance and Administration Reports
5.2 Committee Report: CAHEE, CASS, CAHR
5.3 NED Reports
Other Business
6.1 Partnerships with External Agencies
Next Meeting Date
In Camera – Update from Prior Meeting
8.1 Branch Personnel
Lead
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Time
8:00
8:05
8:10
8:15
Treasurer
Chairs
NED
8:45
8:55
9:00
Note: The CFI Canada Board meets in camera each session to discuss any
confidential matters relating to the NED and operational management of the
organization. These sessions are not recorded in the minutes with any
requisite communication being directed to the NED by the Chair of the Board.
9.
Adjournment
9:15
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in the application of skeptical, secular, rational and humanistic enquiry through
conferences, symposia, lectures, published works and the maintenance of a library
Board Meeting Minutes
Sept 18, 2014 - 8:00 PM (EDT) - Via: Skype
Board Membership:
Item #
1.
2.
Kevin Smith
Gary Fitzgibbon
Genessa Radke
Pat O’Brien
Veronica Abbass
Mike Gray
Dorothy Hays
Eric Adriaans – NED (Ex Officio)
Detail
Welcome
Approval of Agenda
Minutes and Motions
Moved that the Agenda be accepted with edits
as follows:
Moved By: Genessa Radke
Seconded: Veronica Abbass
3.
Approval of Prior Minutes
Motion Passed
Moved that the passing of the Minutes for
August 14, 2014 be deferred to the next
meeting.
Moved By: Veronica Abbass
Seconded: Pat O’Brien
4.
4.1 Transition Election
Motion Passed
4.1 The board approved acceptance of a report
by the NED regarding the results of the 2014
Council Transition Election.
Moved By: Veronica Abbass
Seconded By: Dorothy Hays
Passed
4.2 March 2015 AGM
4.2 The Board ratifies the CFI Canada AGM to
be held at the Toronto office of CFI Canada on
March 28, 2014.
Moved By: Gary Fitzgibbon
Seconded By: Veronica Abbass
Passed
4.3 Auditor Appointment
4.3 Moved that the NED finalize procurement
of auditors Welch LLP.
Moved By: Gary Fitzgibbon
Seconded By: Genessa Radke
Passed
4.4 Draft Policy Re Advisory 4.4 Following a detailed review of the draft
Fellowship
document, moved that the NED would pursue
a clean sheet mandate and respond to editorial
recommendations as provided by members of
the board with a final version to be submitted
for the November 2014 meeting of the board.
Moved by: Pat O’Brien
Seconded by: Genessa Radke
Passed
5.
Committee Reports
5.1 Gary Fitzgibbon advised the board of the
5.1 Finance and Administration submission of the fiscal report containing the
Reports
first three quarters of the current fiscal year.
The NED commented regarding transactions to
be verified regarding major gift income that
may not be reflected in the report.
5.2 Committee Report: CAHEE, 5.2 Written report from CAHE submitted;
CASS, CAHR
CAHR verbal report by Veronica Abbass
included notes regarding Montreal Pride
activities, books campaigns (prison system),
new volunteers, film project contacts and
Catholic School board projects by Richard
Thain (a private initiative of a Councillor and
not the work of CFI Canada).
5.3 NED Reports
5.3 Written reports submitted by NED
supplemented with verbal report of activities
including: fundraising activities, project
management software testing, implementation
of new database, e-newsletters, public
relations meeting Saturday Sept 6th, library relaunch, Jerry Coyne talk, Clergy project,
Humanist Association of Canada contact,
Secular Seminars Series.
6.
Other Business
Pat O’Brien noted a prospective volunteer that
may be interested to offer legal services to CFI
Canada; to be followed-up by NED.
7.
8.
Next Meeting Date
In Camera
Next meeting to be Oct 23, 2014.
In Camera Session not recorded in minutes –
feedback provided to NED.
Note: The CFI Canada Board meets in camera
each session to discuss any confidential matters
relating to the NED and operational
management of the organization.
These
sessions are not recorded in the minutes with
any requisite communication being directed to
the NED by the Chair of the Board.
9.
Adjournment
8.1 Branch Personnel
Moved By: Gary Fitzgibbon
Seconded: Veronica Abbass
Centre for Inquiry Canada Mission: To educate and provide training to the public in
the application of skeptical, secular, rational and humanistic enquiry through
conferences, symposia, lectures, published works and the maintenance of a library.

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