By-Laws
Nova Scotia Federation of Community Networks
Last Updated March 30, 1996
Definitions
In these by-laws, unless something in the subject or context is inconsistent
therewith
- Society means the Nova Scotia Federation of Community Nets.
- Registrar means the Registrant of Joint Stock Compamies appointed under
the Nova Scotia Companies Act.
- Special Resolution means a resolution passed by not less than
three-fourths of such directors entitled to vote as are present in
person or by proxy, where proxies are allowed, at a general meeting of
which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution has been
duly given.
Membership
- The NSFCN is a Federation of duly consitituted community net
organizations in the Province of Nova Scotia
- To be eligible to join the Federation the Community Net organization
must be:
- Incorporated
- Not for profit
- Based on the broad support of the community in which it operates
- Provides support for Public ccess Terminals
- Any community net organization wishing to join the Federation will
apply in writing to the secretary.
- No organization meeting the eligibility criteria shall be exculded from
the Federation.
- Each Organization accepted into the Federation will receive a Charter
in recognition of its membership.
- Each member organization of the Federation will be eligible to designate
two people to represent it and to act on its behalf in carrying out the
business of the Federation. These appointees shall be known as the Directors
of the Federation.
- Membership in the Federation will cease upon written notice from the
member organization or upon the dissolution of the organization or upon
the reneging of the organization on any of the membership criteria.
Fiscal Year
- The fiscal year of the Federation shall be the period January 1 in any
year to January 1 in the following year.
Meetings
- The annual general meeting of the Federation shall be held within four
months after the end of each fiscal year.
- At least three weeks notice of a meeting specifying the place, day,
and hour of the meeting and, in the case of special business, the nature
of such business, shall be given members. Notice shall be in writing.
Notice may be given by:
- Sending it via e-mail on a list to those directors of the Federation
who are able to receive such notices; or
- where a director is not able to receive an electronic message notice
through the List, then the notice shall be sent through the post in a
pre-paid letter addressed to each director at his/her last known address.
- Business to be conducted at the annual general meeting.
- No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quarum of
members is present at the commencement of such business and such quorum
shall consist of representation from 50% of the communities plus one.
(Quorum is based on the number of communities present not the number
of directors).
- Business at the Annual General Meeting.
- Business at the Annual General Meeting.
- Business at the Annual General Meeting.
- Business at the Annual General Meeting.
- The federation shall meet at least two times each year and as
often as determined by the Directors.
- Notice of all meetings shall be that required for the Annual Meeting.
Votes Of Member Organizations
- Every member organization shall have one vote.
Officers
- The officers of the Federation shall be the Chair, Vice-Chair,
Treasurer and secretary. The officers shall be elected by the
Member Organizations from among the directors at the Annual Meeting.
- Duties of Officers
- Duties of Officers
- Duties of Officers
Directors
Each member organization shall be eligible to appoint two directors to
the Federation. The appointment shall be for a term of one year. The
member organization is able to re-appoint Directors for additional terms.
Powers of Directors
- The management of the activities of the Federation shall be vested
in the Directors who, in addition to the powers and authority of these
by-laws or otherwise expressly conferred upon them, may exercise all
such powers and do all such things as may be exercised or done by the
Federation.
In particular, the Directors shall have power to engage employees
and to determine their duties and responsibilities and their remuneration.
The Directors may appoint an executive committee, consisting of the
Officers and such other persons as the Directors decide. The Directors
may delegate any or all of these powers by resolution of the Directors
to such committees of members as the Directors may strike from time
to time.
Audits
Repeal and Amendment of By-Laws
Miscellaneous
- Contracts, deeds, bills of exchange and other instruments and
documents may be executed on behalf of the Federation by the Chair or
Vice-Chair, Treasurer, or Secretary.
- The borrowing powers of the Federation may be exercised by the
Directors.
- Meetings shall follow procedures as prescribed in Roberts Rules
of Order.