Animal Management Plan #13

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The community has asked the Board to approve uncontroversial Animal Management Plans directly, but to bring any controversial ones to a General Meeting for a vote. The attached AMP from Mark Green (photos of Mark Green’s original form, and a Board-typed copy) asks for approval to have introduced species not permanently contained by fencing, but just discouraged from wandering onto community land. Approval of this AMP could require Bylaw 8 to be amended, and will create a precedent for any other member to have uncontained animals wandering beyond the boundary of their own lot. This would be a significant enough change to warrant a vote by the whole community, so please read the attached AMP before the August AGM when it will be discussed and voted on. (The Board)

Mark Green Animal Management Plan July 2023

Mark Green AMP original

Board Responsibilities & Participation

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As background for those considering nominating for director, and others, it might be useful to read the Director and Office Holders – Duties Role Responsibilities document available under Policies in the drop menu above here.

Goolawah Cooperative Rule 32 below reflects Cooperative National Law (Chapter 3 – Management and operation of cooperatives):

“The business of the co-operative is to be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors, and for that purpose the board has and may exercise all the powers of the co-operative that are not required to be exercised by the co-operative in a general meeting.”

To dispel any misconceptions about Board participation over the years, this record of members who have occupied Director positions over the last 11 years may be useful. With seven directors that makes 77 terms of office, which have been filled by 39 individuals:

Director terms of office 2012 to 2022