Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 6-9

Thinking of running for the Board?

Here are some things you might want to know.

What exactly does the Board do?

The CHF Canada Board of Directors is responsible for governing the organization between annual meetings. Directors serve a two-year term and can be re-elected for up to three consecutive years. Some of the things the Board does include:

• Electing the president, vice president, treasurer and other executive committee from among the Board members
• Hiring, supervising and evaluating the Executive Director
• Approving personnel policies and staff salary ranges
• Approving quarterly financial statements
• Presenting financial statements to the members at the annual meeting
• Preparing resolutions to put forward at the annual meeting
• Reporting to members on CHF Canada activities
• Bringing the views of members in their region to CHF Canada discussions
• Keeping aware of issues facing housing co ops, in Canada and internationally
• Making sure that CHF Canada acts with integrity and in the best interests of its members
• Working to secure the future of CHF Canada and the co operative housing movement in Canada

What can I expect at Board meetings?

The CHF Canada Board of Directors meets a minimum of four times a year, three times in Ottawa and at the annual meeting. Candidates at the 2012 AGM should be prepared to attend a Board meeting on the morning of Sunday, June 10, the day after the AGM. At other meetings, the Board meets all day Friday and Saturday.

Sunday, June 10, 2012: Post-AGM meeting, Niagara Falls

September 6, 2012: Orientation for new directors and council members, Ottawa

September 7-8, 2012: Annual Planning Session (Board and Council), Ottawa

September 8, 2012: Board of Directors, Ottawa

November 9-10, 2012: Board of Directors, Ottawa

March 2013 (date to be announced): Board of Directors, Ottawa

June 5-8, 2013: AGM, Calgary

Teleconference calls may be scheduled between meetings. Directors may also serve on CHF Canada committees or represent CHF Canada with other organizations. The executive committee is elected at the post-AGM meeting. The executive committee meets monthly by teleconference.

What costs are covered?

• Costs for travel and hotel for the Board meetings and annual meetings are covered
• Directors are given a per diem to cover meals and other expenses
• You can be reimbursed for childcare, care of other dependants, and some lost wages.

Interested in Running?

If you want to put your name forward, download the candidate declaration form and the confirmation of good standing and fax them to 613-230-2231 or e-mail them to CHF Canada’s Corporate Secretary Nick Sidor.

Positions up for election in 2012

• Regional Directors (Board of Directors, two-year terms)
  • British Columbia/Yukon
  • Manitoba
  • Ontario
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland/Labrador

Co‑ops will elect their regional director at a meeting held in their region and by using an electronic voting system, and will be contacted separately about how to vote.

• Director representing the aboriginal community (Board of Directors)
  The Aboriginal director is elected before the AGM by member co‑ops that are eligible to vote for the Aboriginal director.
  
  
• At-large directors (Board of Directors)
  Two (2) at-large positions *
  * elected at the AGM in Niagara Falls
  
  
• Finance and Audit Committee
  One (1) two-year position*
  * elected at the AGM in Niagara Falls
  
  
• Ontario Council
  Council member representing Northern Ontario*
  * Co‑ops will elect the Northern Ontario council member at a meeting held in their region and by using an electronic voting system and will be contacted separately about how to vote.
  
  
• Council member representing Staff Associations*
  * elected at the Ontario Members Meeting in Niagara Falls

For more information, read Call for Candidates. You can also contact Linda Stephenson at the CHF Canada office at 1-800-465-2752 (613-230-2201 in Ottawa), ext. 234, or the members of the 2011 nominations committee:

• Glen Armstrong (Director-at-Large)
• Deryl Thompson (Regional Director, Alberta/Northwest Territories)
• Patrick Newman (Regional Director, Ontario)
• Judith Collins (Ontario Council member)

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