HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 Policy Resolutions for the Ontario Public School Boards' Association's Annual General MeetingONTARIO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARDS' ASSOCIATION
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF POLICY RESOLUTIONS
TO THE 2008 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. Policy resolutions should reflect the corporate position of a member school board
and address issues that have provincial implications. Proposals for action by
OPSBA should be clearly identified.
2. Resolution(s) should clearly indicate that they are being submitted for consideration
at the Annual General Meeting (please use a policy resolution form). For clarity, a
written rationale and background material must be submitted with the resolution(s).
3. The deadline for receipt of resolutions is Thursday, April 3, 2008
4. On April 24-25, 2008 the policy resolutions, received by April 3 will be reviewed by
OPSBA's Executive Council (acting as a policy resolutions committee). The
Executive Council may make recommendations to the Annual General Meeting
regarding the disposition of the resolutions. Recommendations from Executive
Council may suggest alternative wording, or that the resolution be referred to an
appropriate work group for further review. If any action of this nature is taken, the
member board submitting the resolution will be notified.
5. Proposed resolutions, together with comments and recommendations from
Executive Council will be forwarded to member boards for their review and
consideration prior to the Annual General Meeting.
6. Resolutions received after April 3 but before April 30 will be numbered and printed in
the annual meeting book.
7. Please note that resolutions received in the OPSBA office after April 30 will not have
arrived in time to be included in the annual report book and must be presented to
the membership following guidelines for late resolutions (see #8 below).
8. In accordance with the OPSBA Constitution (section 16.03) resolutions may also be
presented directly to the Annual General Meeting providing that a two-thirds majority
of voting delegates is in agreement, and sufficient copies of the resolution are
provided in writing for the assembly once agreement is obtained.
9. Policy resolutions referred from the Annual General Meeting to a Work Group:
In accordance with the OPSBA Constitution (Section 16.03) any resolution referred
by the AGM to a work group for study must be reported back to the membership no
later than the next annual general meeting. The member board which originally
proposed the resolution is entitled to have it submitted to a full vote of the
membership at that annual general meeting, notwithstanding any position adopted
on the resolution by the work group. Any resolutions referred from the 2007 AGM
will be reported on to the originating board, and to the membership at the April 2008
Board of Directors meeting.
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED POLICY RESOLUTION
By Member Boards for Consideration at the 2008 OPSBA AGM
• In order to have policy resolutions reviewed by Executive Council (acting as the Policy Resolution
Committee) submissions must be received at the OPSBA office by Thursday, April 3, 2008.
• Resolutions submitted after April 3, but before Wednesday, April 30, 2008 can be included in the AGM
Handbook, but will not have an opportunity to be vetted by Executive Council.
• Resolutions not received by April 30 will need to be presented as Late Resolutions at the AGM in accordance
with Section 16.03 of the OPSBA Constitution and By-Laws. For further details, please refer to the
Guidelines for Submitting Policy Resolutions.
ORIGINATING MEMBER BOARD: _______________________________________________________________________
DATE: __________________ Submitted By: ________________________________ Title_________________________
(A) RATIONALE/BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(In addition to the background/rationale, please be sure to include any proposed action to be taken by OPSBA. You
may also attach additional information as required.)
(B) RESOLUTION:
Be it resolved, that OPSBA
Please send to Florenda Tingle, Executive Coordinator by fax (416) 340-7571 or e-mail fingle@opsba.org
The mailing address is: 439 University Avenue, 18th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8.
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