Onoway Music Parents Association

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 Article I.          The name of the organization is the Onoway Music Parent’s Association

Article II.        The objects of the organization are:

1. To promote and maintain the enthusiastic interest in the programs offered by the Music Department of Onoway Junior/Senior High School

2. To lend all possible support, both moral and financial, to the music programs in the school, and to provide social events, scholarships/awards and fundraising initiatives that will help facilitate excellent outcomes for music students and the music program of Onoway Junior/Senior High School

3. To cooperate with the Director of Music Programs at the school, school administration, staff, volunteers and the school board, in order to help further build and maintain excellent music programs.

Article III.       Membership:

1. Parents or guardians with a child enrolled in the music program will automatically be members of the Association.

2. There are no membership fees

3. Any member can withdraw from the Association by informing the Secretary in writing, or by email

Article IV.       Officers:

1. The  officers  of  the  organization  shall  be  the  President,  Vice  President,  Secretary,

Treasurer, Past President, Director of Music, and up to three Members at Large – and will constitute the ‘Board of Directors’ and/or the ‘Executive of the Board’, and/or Executive Committee.

Article V.        Duties of Officers:

1. The Board of Directors, subject to the Society’s bylaws, shall be responsible to manage the affairs of the Society.

2. The Board of Directors shall serve to obtain the priorities of the music program as determined by the Director of Music Programs

3. President: Shall be ex-officio on all committees. He or she will preside over all meetings of the Society and the Board. The President shall ensure that all filings and reports are done in accordance with Corporate Registries at Service Alberta. And that the Association will perform its duties in accordance with the bylaws and objects of the Associatio

1. Elected officers can stand for one, two-year term in office.

Article VII.     Removal of Officers:

1. Elected officers can be removed if it is determined they are not performing their duties and responsibilities. In such a case, a special meeting be called and a resolution be passed by the members present and that a two- thirds majority is needed to remove said officer from the Board.

1. Annual General Meeting:
2. The annual general meeting must be held within 60 days of the Society’s fiscal year

end. The Society year ends August 31.

1. A quorum at the annual general meeting shall be at least 8 members.

1. At the annual general meeting, the members will appoint the Director of Music Programs to the Board, and elect a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and up to 3 members at large. The officers and directors so elected, the Director of Music Programs, and the Past President shall constitute the board and shall serve until their successors are elected and installed. A vacancy can be filled at the next regular meeting by a member in good standing.

2. Regular Board Meetings can be held as often as necessary, and will be called by the President. A quorum for such meetings will be 5 members of the Executive (or Board of Directors)

3. General meetings, other than the Annual General Meeting, shall be held bi-annually

with at least 3 weeks’ notice sent via email. A quorum shall be 8 members.

Article IX.       Elections:

1. A Nominations Committee made up of at least one member of the Board and 1 other member of the Society shall be appointed by the President at the final regular meeting of the fiscal year. The committee will prepare a report and present slate of officers to be considered for election at the Annual General Meeting.

2. Nominations from the floor at the annual general meeting are acceptable, after the report from the nominations committee is presented.
3. If not elected by acclimation, the election of any officer shall be by ballot. Article X.       Auditing:
4. The books, accounts, and records of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be audited once

each year by a duly qualified accountant, or by two members of the Society for presentation at the Annual General Meeting. A complete and proper statement of the standing of the books for the previous year shall be submitted by such and at the annual general meeting of the Society. The fiscal year of the Society shall be August

31st.

2. The books and records of the Society may be inspected by any member of the Society at the annual general meeting, or at any time giving reasonable notice. Each member of the Board shall at all times have access to such books and records.

3. Signing authority will be held by the President, Vice President, and Treasurer. All cheques require two signatures.

1. Any member who has not withdrawn from membership nor has been suspended or expelled as herein provided shall have the right to vote at any meeting. Such votes are to be made in person, not by proxy.

2. Voting via email:  The  board of directors can hold a vote  via email in the  case  of emergent circumstances, or matters of business that are time sensitive and cannot wait for the next board or regular meeting.

Article X111.   Remuneration:

1. There will be no remuneration given to elected officers or members of the Society for their services.

Article XIV.    Borrowing Powers:

1. The Society will not borrow monies or enter into debentures

Article XV.      Bylaws:

1. The Society can rescind, alter, or add a by-law by a Special Resolution at the Annual

General Meeting.

Article XV.      Dissolution:

1. Should the Society dissolve, after paying all debts and liabilities, any assets remaining will be given to the Music Department of Onoway Junior/Senior High School.