OPIRG McMaster Board Election

AGM Agenda and Proposed Budget

  • Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
  • Time: 6:00 pm
  • LOCATION: McMaster University, Burke Science Building, BSB 104
  • OPIRG McMaster AGM Agenda (COMING SOON: CLICK LINK HERE FOR AGENDA)
  • Budget 2023-2024 (COMING SOON: CLICK LINK HERE FOR BUDGET)
  • Approval of Previous AGM Minutes (OPIRG McMaster AGM Minutes 2022 (2)

Election Information

Our elections will be taking April 12/23 at our OPIRG McMaster AGM, on April 12 at 6:00 pm at Burke Science Building Room 104.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at board@opirgmcmaster.org!

All full-time undergraduates at McMaster who have not opted out of OPIRG McMaster, and paid community memberships, are eligible to vote.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Chief Returning Officer at cro@opirgmcmaster.org

Important Dates

  • Nomination Period: March 22 to March 29, 2023
  • Voting and Annual General Meeting: April 12, 2023

2023-2024 Board Nominees

Constitutional Amendments

OPIRG MCMASTER CONSTITUTION

Constitutional Amendments

The process to make amendments from OPIRG McMaster's Constitution
21.2 Any proposed amendment to the Constitution must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors present at a meeting duly called to consider such amendment. Once so passed, the amendment shall be submitted for inspection to the Board of Directors of Ontario PIRG and then if approved, submitted to the members of OPIRG McMaster. The amendment shall be approved by a two-thirds majority present at General Meeting for which two weeks notice has been given. The members of such a meeting may approved or reject but may not propose additional amendments not previously passed by the Board of Directors in the above-mentioned fashion.
OPIRG MCMASTER CONSTITUTION

OPIRG McMaster Proposed Amendments

Constitutional Amendments to Approve or Reject

Changes Not Approved at Provincial PIRG

Changing “may” to “will” reinforces the requirement to replace vacancies on the board

Article 4.3

4.3     Vacancies on the Board of Directors, however caused, may [will] so long as a quorum of Directors remain in office, be filled from among the members of OPIRG McMaster. Such appointed Directors shall hold office until the end of the term of the replaced Director, and shall have the same rights and responsibilities as duly elected Directors. 

Changing “may” to “will” here, consistent with the change in Article 4.3.

Article 4.4

4.4     Directors may receive, at the discretion of the Board, up to four consecutive months leave of absence from the Board. A Director may not receive leave for consecutive terms, and may not receive more than one leave in a one year term. The Board may [will] appoint interim Directors in order to fill vacancies made by Director’s leaves.

Need to capture correct language to bring this in line with legal definition (i.e. 2/5ths of the board): Proposal: removing mention of a specific number and adding that two-fifths of the board must remain after a meeting starts with a quorum.

5.4 In the event that a Board meeting begins with quorum, and because of the departure of one or more of the Directors quorum is lost, the Directors who remain, provided they are not less than two-fifths of the board of directors, may continue to transact the business of the meeting.

Article 5.4

5.4 In the event that a Board meeting begins with quorum, and because of the departure of one or more of the Directors quorum is lost, the Directors who remain, provided they number at least three, provided they are not less than two-fifths of the board of directors, may continue to transact the business of the meeting.