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The CBL & SOP Committee recommends the following text be included as section 8 of Article 3 to the
International Constitution.

“Article 3 - ELECTION, TERMS AND OFFICES
Section 8. Removal of Board and Committee Members
Any member appointed to a committee or officer position by the President, that did not require the
approval of the Board, may be removed from that position by the President, if after consultation with the
Vice Presidents and at least one of the Association’s legal advisers, it is considered the member has:
• acted in a way detrimental to the Association or its reputation;
• repeatedly failed to perform duties as directed,
• repeatedly failed to respond to communications, or
• has suffered any medical condition that impacts their ability to adequately perform their duties
during the majority of the remaining term of their appointment.

Upon receipt of a valid petition, any Board member, Executive Director, Treasurer or Chapter/Branch
Board Member who is considered to have:
• acted in a way detrimental to the Association or its reputation;
• repeatedly failed to perform duties as directed,
• repeatedly failed to respond to communications,
• lost the confidence of the international board, or
• has suffered any medical condition that impacts their ability to adequately perform their duties
during the majority of the remaining term of their appointment.

may be removed from their respective Board and office by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Board called
at a special meeting.

To qualify as a valid petition calling for the removal of the board member or officer, the petition must:
• be signed by at least 5 Board members,

• detail the reasons justifying the motion to remove the member from the board and/or their office,
and
• forwarded to the President and Executive Director.

Once a valid petition has been received, the Executive Director must provide the member named in the
petition, a copy of the petition at least 14 days prior to the date of the Special Board Meeting, and allow
them to present a defence to the petition at that meeting.”

Recommendation 3: Membership Fees – Branch Transfer Arrangements

Currently Branches are required to transfer the international component of the membership fees to
International upon processing of a new membership or a membership renewal. The international transfer
of such funds can incur considerable costs and bank transfer fees for both the branch and International. It
is therefore proposed that the Constitution be amended to allow membership benefits to commence as
soon as the payment has been received by the branch and the member’s details and recorded on the
International Membership database by the branch, if the branch has negotiated an approved payment
agreement with the Executive Committee. Requests by Branches for such a payment schedule should be
initially directed to the finance committee outlining the frequency and timing of any transfer payments.

To accommodate these types of payment agreements with any branches, the CBL &SOP Committee has
recommended the inclusion of an addition paragraph to Article 6 Section 1 of our constitution as outlined
below:

“Article 6 - FINANCE
Section 1. Fees and Dues

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