OPERATIONS MANUAL - BCLA

CLA Operations Manual
2.4.2. The President and the five Vice Presidents shall be elected by the members
at the AGM. The Hall of Fame representative shall be appointed by the
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The First Nations Director representative
shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the CLA.
2.4.3. A Director shall be a member of the Association or a representative of a
Member or Associate Member of the Association, and shall be eighteen (18)
or more years of age.
2.4.4. A Director's term of office shall be:
2.4.4.1. For each of those Directors elected by the Member Associations, the
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and the First Nations Director
Representative from the date of the meeting at which they are elected or
appointed until the Annual Meeting next following, and
2.4.4.2. For those who are Directors by virtue of their position on the Executive
Committee, for:
2.4.4.2.1. two years beginning and ending in the odd number years for the
President, Vice President Organizational Development and
Vice President Domestic Competition;
2.4.4.2.2. two years beginning and ending in the even number years for
the Vice President Administration, Vice President Domestic
Development and Vice President International Competition.
2.4.5. The office of Director shall be automatically vacated:
2.4.5.1. if a Director resigns his office by delivering a written resignation to the CLA
Head Office the Association;
2.4.5.2. if a Director is found by a court to be of unsound mind;
2.4.5.3. if at a special general meeting of members a resolution is passed by at
least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members present at the meeting of
which notice specifying the intention to pass such a resolution has been
given, that the Director be removed from office;
2.4.5.4. on death.
2.4.6. The Directors shall serve as such without remuneration, and no Director shall
directly or indirectly receive any profit from his position as such; provided that
a Director shall be paid or reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred by
him in the performance of his duties.
2.4.7. A retiring Director shall remain in office until the dissolution or adjournment of
the meeting at which his retirement is accepted and his successor is elected
or appointed.
2.5. BYLAW 5 - MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2.5.1. Meetings of the Association may be held at either the Head Office, at any
other place within Canada or, by unanimous consent, by teleconference.
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