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CBPOA - November 23, 2022 - Annual General Meeting Minutes

 

Crescent Beach Property Owners’ Association

Annual General Meeting

7:30 pm – November 23, 2022

Camp Alexandra, Alex Hall

Minutes

Directors present: Henri Wendel

75+ members in attendance

1.     Call to order at 7:30 PM.

2.     Correspondence from Alliance Lawyers, dated Nov. 23, 2022, which had been circulated to the members late in the afternoon of the meeting, was read aloud. The letter stated that the President, Vice President, and Acting Secretary/ Treasurer would be resigning as directors of the CBPOA, effective immediately, and would not be in attendance at the meeting.  The letter went on to say that “the Association’s minute-book, general ledger, cheque book, and other financial statements will be stored at Alliance Lawyers Oberoi Haban Malli LLP. Please contact our office once a new executive council is elected and the office will affect the transfer of the materials from our custody to the Association”.

3.     Moved by Jim Glanville, seconded by Sally Stewart, that Derrick Kershaw, former Secretary of the CBPOA, be nominated as interim chairperson of the meeting.  Carried.

4.     Moved by Judy Villeneuve, seconded by Bob Gray, that we accept the resignations of Jim Carter (President), Patricia McEvoy (Vice President) and Tracey Hill (Acting Secretary and Treasurer) as directors of the Crescent Beach Property Owners Association.  Carried.

5.     Moved by Jim Gordon, seconded by Beryl Kirk, that we adopt the agenda as previously circulated. Carried

6.     Moved by Rich Schmid, seconded by Judy Villeneuve, that item 7 on the agenda, Election of Officers, be moved forward.  Carried.

7.     Election of Officers:

o   President: Beryl Kirk

o   Vice-President: Bob Poulton

o   Membership: to be determined

o   Secretary: Liz Bensted

o   Treasurer: Jim Gordon

8.     Moved by Ron Sorensen, seconded by Charles King, that the September 17, 2021 Annual General Meeting Draft Minutes as previously circulated be approved. Carried.

9.     Matters arising from the minutes: None

10.  Correspondence:  A letter was read from Tricia Ewert concerning fires and gatherings on the beach after dusk. Although a discussion ensued, it was suggested that this topic be put forth to the next General Meeting.

11.  Director Reports

­   Membership - Henri Wendel reported 362 members consisting of regular members, associate members and commercial members. Henri acknowledged each of the canvassers, and reviewed some of the changes made in 2022.

­   Treasurer – no report available

12.  Moved by Jim Glanville, seconded by Bruce Friesen, that the AGM be suspended in the absence of a Treasurer’s Report and Annual Financial Statement. Carried

13.  Moved by Rich Schmid, seconded by Bob Gray, that the meeting be adjourned. Carried

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM

Continuation of the 2022 Annual General Meeting (January 18, 2023)

Directors Reports (cont’d)

a.     The Treasurer’s Annual Report ending June 30, 2022 (see attached Financial Summary July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022) was presented by Jim Gordon as follows:

1.     Membership Equity

­   Consists of the total of cash and other expenses

­   Equity improved by $4,500 over year end 2021 due mainly to a return of normal revenue & expenses after the large $15,000 donation to St John Ambulance in 2021 for the 2 defibrillators.

­   The Term Deposit which matured in January 2022 was not re-invested.

­   The Treasurer suggested it would be prudent for us to re-invest an amount sitting in the bank as cash with little return.

­   The Treasurer suggests investing 30% of cash balances, way $13,500 in a 1-year GIC.

­   Moved by David O’Sullivan, seconded by David Grant, that the Treasurer invest as he sees fit, allowing sufficient funding for the CBPOA (the Society) to operate. Carried.

 

2.     Operating Expenses

­   Basic operating expenses were in line with previous years.

­   Actual expenses were almost double the year-end 2021 due to the purchase of a computer ($720) for the Membership Chairman.

 

b.     The Treasurer’s Report regarding a Calendar Year-End Financial Summary from August 1 to date (see attached Addendum to CBPOA Financial Statement/2022-Calendar Year End 2022)

­   The transfer, documentation and bank account access for the new Directors is taking some time.

­   There are some membership dues ready to deposit once the current Directors are able to access the CBPOA bank account.

­   Legal fees ($5, 855.00) were incurred in 2022 by Directors J. Carter, T. McEvoy, T. Hill. This amount absorbed over 1 ½ years of membership dues, and represents over 11% of the year’s membership equity.

­   Moved by Michael Eyre, seconded by David Grant, that we not pursue the matter of the legal fees any further.  Carried.

 

Moved by Ron Sorenson, seconded by Sally Stewart to adjourn the 2022 AGM. Carried.

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