2010 Resolutions that passed at AGM in Brandon
Thursday February 11, 2010 at the Victoria Inn
1) Therefore Be It Resolved: That all MCGA directors commencing in 2010 file all their expenses such that this information is available to the entire Board of Directors on a current monthly basis, and also that the individual Board of Directors MCGA expenses be publicized and printed in the annual financial report to foster transparency, accountability and good governance of the MCGA.
2) Therefore be it Resolved: The MCGA in accordance with good governance, commence in 2010 to invite a term of 3 years for the following services, whereby there will be at least a minimum of 3 legal and accounting firms which must bid for the MCGA business activities. The awarding of the legal and accounting services for MCGA activities has not met any ongoing competitive "means" test. This process would ensure competitiveness and accountability in the future.
3) Therefore be it Resolved: That in future MCGA elections, MCGA at conclusion of the election count release the poll by poll results (MNP has referred to this as an audit trail of ballots) to each candidate directly and to MCGA public via the website providing the preference voting results for each individual ballot (poll) in electronic format, namely Excel and CSV format and Therefore be it further Resolved: That for the 2009 election, these results be published on MCGA’s website within the specified formats no later than within a few days of the February 2010 AGM.
4) Be it resolved: That at any MCGA member meeting involving resolutions, MCGA shall distribute copy of the “whereas” section together with the “be it resolved” section in recognition of all the effort put in by MCGA members to provide a context for their resolutions and thereby use up less time during the AGM, and Be it further resolved: That MCGA post all submitted resolutions (the whereas and be it resolved) on the MCGA website within three working days of the deadline to submit resolution or within two weeks of submission, whichever is the earlier.
5) Be it resolved: That effective immediately, MCGA shall post the minutes of any MCGA member meeting on the MCGA website within four weeks of the meeting, notwithstanding the fact that the minutes will not be subject to approval until the next member meeting.
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