1. Attendance
The 12th annual general meeting of ACER-CART was held at the
new Canadian Teachers Federation building in Ottawa, Ontario on June 20-21,
2003. There were twenty-three persons attending, representing retired
teacher associations from all provinces of Canada.
2. Introductions and Greetings
President
Floyd Sweet
welcomed the delegates and observers, CTF Secretary General Dr.
Julius Buski,
former ACER-CART Executive Director
Bob Barker,
and Johnson Inc President
Wayne Russell.
Johnson, Inc. and CTF were thanked for their continued support of ACER-CART.
A minute of silence was observed in remembrance of deceased ACER-CART
officials: Past President Murray Smith and Director Michael LeClerc.
Dr.
Buski brought greetings from the Canadian Teachers Federation.
3. Agenda and Minutes
The agenda was adopted and the minutes of the 11th AGM were
corrected and adopted.
4. Business Arising
The Executive had used the motions of the 2002 AGM to
identify items for action during the year. This action mainly consisted of
letters to be written, and the tasks were completed.
5. President’s Report
The President listed the five objectives recommended
for the constitution; explained that the “Vision Statement” adopted in 2002
would be useful in strategic planning; and commended the Executive Director
(Pierre Drouin) on his contribution.
6. Executive Director’s Report
Pierre Drouin
made recommendations on various approaches to address the income and revenue
dilemma. He reported that he had applied to Canadian Heritage for funding
for translation. He commented on the proposed Executive Committee structure
and stated he was looking at preparing a Directors’ Handbook for 2003/04. He
reported on conversations he had with some Members of Parliament on the most
effective way to influence political action.
7. Constitution, Bylaws &
Regulations
The meeting reviewed the draft changes to the Bylaws, made
several changes, and adopted the final version. One change was to establish
three regional directors (Atlantic, Central, Western) in place of the former
Vice-President and Councillor. The Executive will then choose one of the
Regional Directors to act as Vice-President. A regulation amendment stated
that representatives would be named or elected by their member
organizations.
8. Financial Statement
The 2002/03 financial statement was received.
9. Elections
The following were nominated:
For President:
Terence McKague Saskatchewan
Val Alcock Ontario
Val Alcock was selected
as President
Regional
Director:
Pat Brady Western
George Little
Atlantic
Pat Steele
Central
The Regional Directors were elected by acclamation.
Pat Brady was selected
as Vice-President.
10. Budget and Fee Structure
Pierre Drouin
outlined various scenarios and examples of budgets with different fee
structures to assist Directors in discussing the 2003/04 budget. He stressed
that the budget should be a balanced one, with the reserve fund not
subsidizing the daily operation of the organization. Subsequently, the
budget was approved.
11. Johnson Inc Presentation
Shannon Patershuk
and
Wayne Johnson
of Johnson, Inc. made presentations to the meeting. Among the points made
were:
A. The need to redesign plans to move from convenience to
protection, and to move in the direction of long-term care, critical
illness, and other such needs.
B.
Should surplus funds from retirement plans be considered for use to assist
health plans (pre-tax dollars) rather than pension increases (taxable)?
Wayne suggested a pro-active approach in redesigning pensions now that
retired teacher numbers have increased their influence.
C. Teachers were the first group in Canada to develop group
insurance protection plans, and retired teachers will have to be the
proactive group in redesigning the plans to meet the needs of the new era.
12. Strategic Planning
The meeting established three standing committees to work
throughout the year. Each of the standing committees will be chaired by a
regional director. In order of “priority”, the committees are:
A.
Pensions and Retirement Income Pat Brady
B. Communications Pat Steele
C.
Health Services and Insurance George Little
13. Appointment of Executive
Director
Pierre Drouin
was appointed Executive Director for 2003/04.
14. 2003/04 Budget
The fee structure was discussed. It was agreed to establish
the fee based on the membership in each Retired teacher organization as of
September 30. A membership fee of $0.20
per capita
was approved. It was understood that full participation by all present
members of ACER-CART was welcome, and that this year financial restraints
might limit full payment of fees by some member organizations.
The President was empowered to appoint two RTO/ERO members to
audit the ACER-CART books.
15. Annual Report of Members
Directors reviewed their written reports and shared
information on activities and priorities of their various provincial
organizations.
16. CTF AGM Representation
Director
George Little
was authorized to attend the 2003 CTF AGM in New Brunswick.
17. 2004 ACER-CART AGM
June 11-12, 2004 was scheduled as a tentative date for the
next ACER-CART annual general meeting. (Note: This date has since
been changed to June
4 and June 5, 2004.)
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Previous Annual
General Meeting Reports of ACER-CART. |
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Report of the 12th Annual
General Meeting of ACER-CART
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Report of the 13th Annual
General Meeting of ACER-CART
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Report of the 14th Annual
General Meeting of ACER-CART
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Report of the 15th Annual
General Meeting of ACER-CART
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Report of the 16th Annual
General Meeting of ACER-CART
