Bill ID 5258 (Legislature 17, Session 2)

L17 S2 5258

Alberta — Bills

1973 Bill Pro 5 Second Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL Pre 5

An Act to amend The Calgary Foundation Act MR. GRITTER First Reading .............................. . Second Reading .. Third Reading ... t'rinted by QUEEN'S PRINTER for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill Pro 5 Mr. Ghitter BILL Pre 5 1973

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CALGARY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ACT (Assented to , 1973)

Preamble

WHEREAS certain citizens of the City of Calgary have by their Petition prayed for the enactment of

an Act to amend The Calgary Community Foundation Act; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said Petition: THEREFORE, HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1955, c. 81 1. The Calgary Community Foundation Act, being chap- ter 81 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1955, is hereby amended. Amends s. 1

Section 1 is struck out and the following

section is substituted:

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as The Calgary and District Foundation Act. Amends s'. 2

Section 2 is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (a) "Foundation" means the Calgary and District Foundation incorporated by this Act; Amends s. 3

Section 3 is amended by striking out the words "Cal- gary Community Foundation" and by SUbstituting the words "Calgary and District Foundatlon". Amendss.6

Section 6, subsection (1) is amended by striking out clause (d). Amends s. 8

Section 8, subsection (1) is amended by inserting after the words "Chairman of the Board" the words "or the President" .

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will amend

chapter 81 of the Statutes of Mberta, 1955.

Section 1 presently reads: A~i,,~hiS Act may be cited as "The Calgary Community Foundation

Section 2, clause (

a) presently reads: 2. In this Act, (a) "Foundation" means ,the Calgary Community Foundation in corporated by this Act;

Section 3 presently reads in part: 3. J. W. Grant MacEwan, Alderman, VernDn L. Hawkes Realto.r, and Edward M. Bredin, Solicitor, all of the City of Calgary, in the Province o.f ALberta, and such other persons as are fro.m time to time a.PPo.inted members o.f the Bo.ard are hereby constituted and established a body corporate and politic, under the name of the "Calgary Com munity Foundation", and by that name ,shall have perpetual successio.n and a OQ,mmo.o seal with power t,o change, alter, break and renew the same when and so. ()ften as it shall think proper, fo.T and with the fo.llDwing objects, powers and purpo.ses, namely: s.

Section 6(1) (

d) presently reads: 6.

(1) The Board of the FQundatiQn shall be nominated and appointed, in oonformance with the provisiDns of this Act, by a Committee of Nominators, which shall be the perSDns from time to time holding the following offices: (

d) the President 'Of the Council .of Social Agencies of Calgary; and 6.

Section 8(1) presently reads: 8.

(1) The Committee of Nominators' shall meettherearter at least once io each calendar year, Qn the call rot the Chairman of the Board, and during the quarter within which the annivers'ary of their first meet ing shaH fall, for the purpo.se of nominating and appointing such number of persons as are required to fill vacancies and to suceed mem bers whQse terms expire.

Amends s. 9

Section 9, subsection (1) is amended by striking out the word "nine" and by substituting the figure "21". Amends s. 10 8.

Section lOis amended Tenure of office Amends s. 11 Amends s.12 Amends s. 13 Commence ment (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following: 10.

(1) Each member of the Board shall serve as as a member for a term of four years from the date of his or her appointment, except that when a mem ber has been nominated and appointed to complete the unexpired portion of a previously serving mem ber's term, he shall serve only for as many years as are required to C'omplete such term. (

b) by striking out subsection (2), (

c) by striking out subsection (3) and by substituting the following:

(3) Any member of the Board may serve two eonsecutive four-year terms, which having served, he may not be renominated until the expiry of one year from the end of the second consecutive four year term of membership on the Board. (

d) by striking out subsection (4), (

e) as to subsection (5), clause (

b) by striking out the words "ten" and "fifteen" and substihding the words "eight" and "sixteen" respectively, (

f) as to subsection (6) by inserting after the words "Chairman of the Board" the words "or the President" .

Section 11, subsection (2) is amended by striking out the words "unless a maj ority of the Board are present" and by substituting the words "unless a quorum comprising seven members of the Board is present".

Section 12, clause (

a) is amended by inserting after the words "elect its own" the words "Chairman,".

Section 13, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by striking out the words "in each quarter" and "from the preceding quarter", and (

b) by inserting after the word "distribute" the words "before the thirteenth day of June in each year". 12. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

2 7.

Section 9 (1) presently reads: 9.

(1) The Foundation shall, subject to the provisions ()f ,this Act, be managed and adminis-tered by a governing board of not less than five and not mOTe than nine members, nominated and appo'inted by the Committee of Nominators fr,om among men and women who in the opinion of such Nominators have evinced an interest in the welfare of the community, which shall be known as the Board of Directors of the F,o<undation.

Section 100) to (6) presently read: 10.

(1) Each member of the Board shall with the exception of the members of the first board serve for as many years as there are mem bers for the time being of the Board, excep,t -that when a member has been nominated and appointed to complete the unexpired portion of a previ,o<usly serving member's term, he shall serve only for as many years as are required to complete such term.

(2) In the event that the number of members of the Board is in creased or decreased, the te,rms of all continuing serving members of the Board shall ,be increased or de.c.reased by a like number of years, so that at all times the term of at least ()TIe member of the Board shall expire in each year.

(3) No member of the Board shall serve for more than ten continuous years'; but any member who has so served shall be eligible for re nomination and re-appointment after one year's absence from the Board, fo,r a further peri,od of five years.

(4) The term of office of members 'of the Board shaH begin on the first day of May of the year of their appointment, and shall terminate on the last day of April of the year in which their term expires.

(5) The term of ,oUice of any member of the Board shall immediately terminate: (

a) upon his death, res:ignation, or removal from the Calgary dis trict; (

b) upon his having served ten continuous years, or a total of fifteen years as a member of the Board; (

c) in the event of his absence without excuse acceptable to the Board from three consecutive meetings of the Board; or (

d) by resoluU,on of the Board, when in the opinion of the Board, a member is guilty of gl'OSS misconduct; or (

e) by resoIution of the Board, because of incapacity for any caus'e which in the opinion of the Board may prevent him from dis charging his duties for nine months or more.

(6) Upon any vacancy occurring in the Board the Chairman of the Board shall notify the Chairman of the Oommittee of Nominators. 9.

Section 11(2) presently reads:

(2) The Board shall act by a majority of its members present at a meeting, but shall not act unle,ss a majority of the Board are present.

Section 12,(

a) pre,sently reads: 12. The powers of the Foundation are vested in and shall be exercised by the Board, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the Board may: (

a) elect its own President and Vice-President, and appoint a T'reas urer, and a Secretary, or a Secretary-Treasurer, and such other officers and employees .of the Foundation as it deems expedient. and may prescribe their respective duties, powers and authority and may determine the tenure of each such office or the period of employment ,of each such employee; and such officers and employees, other than the President and Vice-President of the Board, need not be members of the Board; 11.

Section 13(1) presently reads: 13.

(1) The Board is empowered subject to thE! provisions of this A<:t, to use and distribute in each quarter SuC? porbo'l1s of the. funds avaIl able to the Foundation from the precedmg quarter, as It may deem proper, to advance the objects of the Foundatio'n. Title: 1973 (17th, 2nd) Bill Pr5,

An Act to amend The Calgary Community Foundation Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S2 5258
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L17 S2 5258
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	91c705ab29dfb1c12541543249e89706411c80a2

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