8:30am–12:30pm – Coach Development Workshop
1:30 – 2:30 pm – Safesport Presentation by subject expert, Karen Bellehumeur
2:30 – 3:00pm OVA Presentations
3:00 - 3:30 pm - Annual General Meeting
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
875 Morningside Rd, Toronto ON, M1C 0C7
Leadership Room
The purpose of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) is to inform the members and to deal with the usual business of the OVA, such as Report of Auditors and Elections. Prior to the AGM, coaching symposium, safesport presentation and OVA presentations along with a question and answer period will occur.
The coaching presentation will provide participants Professional Development Points for their National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and is complimentary for all delegates and members. All meeting participants will be provided parking passes at check-in. Check-in desk will be set-up in the Leadership Room.
Please review the following information in preparation for Ontario Volleyball’s 2018 Annual General Meeting:
See Appendix A for the Annual General Meeting Agenda.
Time | Presentation | Location |
---|---|---|
8:00-8:30am | Breakfast | Leadership Room |
8:30-11:15am |
Coaching Symposium |
Leadership Room |
11:20am-12:30pm |
Coaching Symposium Ontario’s Athlete Development Framework by LP Mainville, OVA’s High Performance Director Topic: Ontario’s Athlete Development Summit continued - discussing Club/OVA alignment |
Leadership Room |
12:20-1:30pm | Lunch | VIP Boardroom |
1:30-2:30pm |
Presentation to Members |
Leadership Room |
2:30-3:00pm | OVA Presentation | Leadership Room |
3:00-3:30pm | Annual General Meeting | Leadership Room |
As per bylaw 3.9, members will have the following voting rights at all meetings of Members:
Regional Members will be entitled to elect one Delegate for every two hundred (200) Individual Members registered in their geographical area and each Delegate may attend and participate in meetings and is entitled to one (1) vote. For example:
i. 0-200 Individual Registered Members – 1 Delegate.
ii. 201-400 Individual Registered Members – 2 Delegates.
iii. 401-600 Individual Registered Members – 3 Delegates.
Regional Delegate lists must be sent to the OVA by the Regional Presidents, including alternates by Friday November 23, 2018. Although your identified delegates need not be present to participate in the Regional AGM, it is important to note that only those names that are on the list that is submitted to the OVA will be declared eligible to vote at the OVA AGM.
Each region is eligible to send the noted number of delegates to the OVA AGM on December 2, 2018:
Enclosed is a New Business Form (please see Appendix B). As per bylaw 3.6 of the Constitution, any Member who wishes to have new business placed on the agenda of a meeting will provide written notice to the Association at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting date or upon the sole discretion of the President or designate. The procedures are:
As per bylaw 3.7, fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of the voting Regional Members will constitute a quorum at the OVA AGM.
The Voting Members of Ontario Volleyball have the right to approve the Association’s auditors for the following year. The OVA has decided to put forth the following firm for consideration as the Association’s auditors for the Fiscal 2019 year:
MacNeill Edmundson Professional Corporation
82 Wellington Street
London, ON N6P 1C9
This firm completed the Fiscal 2018 audit.
Any delegates planning to attend the AGM need to confirm their accommodation requirements with the staff of Ontario Volleyball by Monday, November 12, 2018. Please contact Chery Bennett, cbennett@ontariovolleyball.org.
See Appendix C for board member criteria and job descriptions. At the 2018 AGM, there are three Director Positions up for election:
As per bylaw 4.10 of the OVA Constitution, any nomination of an individual for election will include the written consent of the nominee by signed signature; a cover letter, resume and three references and a letter of support from a voting Regional Member or Director. Please submit to Nominations Committee nominations@ontariovolleyball.org by November 25, 2018.
As per bylaw 4.11 of the Constitution, nominations from the floor for election as the President, Vice President(s), or Directors at Large(s) may be accepted upon the approval of twenty-five (25%) percent of the voting Members in attendance at the meeting and must include the written consent of the nominee.
Decision – Elections will be decided by the voting Members in accordance with the following:
Annual General Meeting Agenda
Sunday December 2, 2018 - 3:00 pm
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
875 Morningside Ave, Toronto ON, M1C 0C7
Leadership Room
AGM Agenda
Adjournment
As per bylaw 3.6 of the Constitution, any Member who wishes to have new business placed on the agenda of a meeting will give written notice to the Association at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting date or upon the sole discretion of the President or designate. New Business requests must be received in the Ontario Volleyball Office no later than midnight on Wednesday November 21, 2018.
Excerpt from OVA Governing Policies & Procedures Manual (GPPM). To view the GPPM, please click here.
3.4 Board member criteria
In nominating members for the board, the Nominations Committee shall be guided by the profiles that are incorporated by reference to this GPPM and respective job descriptions. Potential Directors should have one or more of the following skills:
These criteria are a guide to allow the Nominations Committee to consider diverse skills and experiences that will add value to the Board of Directors and the Association as a whole, when appointing Directors.
3.4.1 President will assist with the strategic leadership of the Association and will be responsible for the general supervision of the affairs and operations of the Association, will chair the Annual and General Meetings of the Association and at meetings of the Board, will be the official spokesperson of the Association, and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.
Candidates for President should possess some or all of the following characteristics:
3.4.2 Immediate Past President is appointed for only one term immediately following their term as President and will assist with the strategic leadership of the Association by helping the President to transition to their new role and help facilitate other transitions. The past President will also play a leadership role on the Board providing advice, guidance and assistance by encouraging cooperation and teamwork. They use their experience as the previous President to help move Board deliberations along constructive and productive lines as needed. This position will remain vacant until the current President retires.
Responsibilities may include:
3.4.3 Vice-President Finance/Treasurer will assist with the strategic leadership of the Association and will provide leadership in the financial direction of the Association through the formulation and oversight of proper accounting processes and procedures.
This position requires the following:
3.4.4 Vice-President Admin/Secretary will assist with the strategic leadership of the Association and be responsible for ensuring that the Association meets all legal requirements for record keeping by ensuring that all official documents and records of the Association are properly kept, ensure records of minutes of all meetings of Members, Board of Directors and Committees of the Association are properly kept and will perform such other duties as may from time to time be established by the Board.
This position requires the following:
3.4.5 Regional Council Director will assist with the strategic leadership of the Association and ensure integration of and collaboration with regions. Although selected by the Regional Council s/he is bound by a fiduciary duty to make decisions and to act in the best interests of the Association. In other words, directors must not engage in transactions or conduct that creates a conflict between their duty to act in the best interests of the Association and the interests of the Regional Council to which they may also owe a fiduciary duty.
3.4.6 Directors At Large (Appointed or Elected) will assist with the strategic leadership of the Association, will possess the skills as outlined in section 3.4 or such other skills which complement the Board composition and will be assigned a specific portfolio as needed.