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THE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADABY-LAWSBranch Council may enact By-Laws and pass resolutions, subject to the approval of DivisionCouncil, to:(a)(b)(c)(d)Call meetings of the Branch Council and set the quorums for such meetings;Prescribe the duties and responsibilities of Officers and employees of the Branch;Provide funds to its Division or the National Board of Directors; and,Accomplish such other activities as may be properly dealt with by a Branch Council.6.5 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.01 Unless otherwise approved by the Division Council, every Officer of a Branch musthave served for the imediately past year as an Individual Member prior to being elected asan Officer of a Branch..02 At each Branch Annual General Meeting, the Branch President and a minimum ofthree (3) additional directors shall be elected. The appointment of specific positions shallfollow, subject to the following:a. Each Branch shall maintain an Executive Committee consisting of the President,one or more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer (or a Secretary-Treasurer).b. The interim replacement or reassignment of particular positions may occur at anytime, provided the individual accepting the appointment is an elected director of theBranch.c. Branch Presidents are required to report any changes in their ExecutiveCommittee to their Division..03 At each Branch Annual General Meeting the Branch shall appoint an auditor..04 The Branch Council may appoint assistants to the Officers and employees of theBranch and make such other appointments as may be required from time to time.6.6 BRANCH PRESIDENT.01 The Branch President is elected for a term of one year..02 He or she shall preside, if able, at all meetings of the Branch and the Branch Council..03 If absent from the Branch, or unable to act as chairman of a meeting, he or she maybe replaced at a meeting by a Vice-President, or by a chairman selected by those at themeeting..04 A Branch President may serve for up to three consecutive terms, and a fourth if theBranch resolves that a fourth consecutive term may be served by a Special Resolutionpassed at its Annual General Meeting and approved by the Division Council.NL(18)E – 7 Feb 2012 32
THE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADABY-LAWS.05 A Branch President who has served three or four consecutive terms may be electedPresident again after leaving the office of president for one year or more.6.7 VICE-PRESIDENTBranch Vice-Presidents shall be elected for a term of one year. If there are more than one, thesenior Branch Vice-President shall act or speak for the Branch President in his or her absence.6.8 BRANCH SECRETARYThe Branch Secretary, or Secretary-Treasurer, shall perform the duties assigned to that office bythe Branch Council. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Secretary shall:(a) Attend, act as recording secretary for, and maintain the minutes of, all meetings of theBranch and the Branch Council;(b)(c)Supervise the custody of all Branch records, documents and correspondence; and,Maintain current lists of:(i)All members of the Branch;(ii) All Warranted Navy League Cadet Officers and Cadet Instructors in theBranch and their dates of appointment; and,(iii) All Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Canadian Forces Cadet InstructorCadre) Officers and Civilian Instructors in the Branch.6.9 BRANCH TREASURERThe Branch Treasurer, or Secretary-Treasurer shall perform the duties assigned by the BranchCouncil, including:(a) Take charge of, be accountable for, and generally supervise all funds, books ofaccount, financial records, securities and property of the Branch;(b) Ensure that an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements of Branch funds ismaintained; and,(c) Annually, propose a budget for the following fiscal year, and, upon approval of thebudget, ensure that expenditures are monitored and kept in line with the approved budget.6.10 BRANCH OFFICEThe Branch Council may establish and maintain a Branch office.NL(18)E – 7 Feb 2012 33
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