As per NLCSA By-Laws, notice is hereby given that the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association (NLCSA) will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 12:00 noon, for the following purposes:

  • To confirm the minutes of the 2022 Annual General Meeting.
  • To receive and approve Annual Reports.
  • To receive the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
  • To appoint Board Members for 2023-2024.
  • To appoint Auditors for the year 2023.

 

In addition, the following amendments to the By-Laws, approved by the NLCSA Board of Directors, will be considered:

Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association By-Laws – Proposed Amendments:

  1. By-Laws updated to reflect gender-neutral language (throughout)
  2. Reference to the Construction Safety Officer updated to reflect National Construction Safety Officer (Part 3, clause 3.01 sub-clause
  3. Include reference to the new National Health and Safety Administrator (Part 3, clause 3.01 sub-clause 2)
  4. Board Composition (Part 5, clause 5.02)
    1. Update language to reflect that the Board will be comprised of no less than 16 and no more than 20 directors.
    2. Update the table to reflect that the number of positions identified for each stakeholder is a maximum.
    3. Update references to reflect current names of stakeholder organizations
  5. Board Vacancies (Part 5, clause 5.06)
    1. Update the provisions to provide the authority to fill any vacancy on the Board, not just those resulting from a resignation
    2. Identify a process to fill a vacancy, depending on which stakeholder group the vacancy is from.
    3. Allow the Board to choose to leave a position vacant provided that the number of directors does not fall below the minimum.
  6. To provide the Board the authority to appoint a Chair of the Nominating Committee, should the Immediate Past Chair be unable to fulfill this duty. (Part 6, clause 6.05)
  7. To update the notice provided to members for any proposed amendments to 30 calendar days, to be consistent throughout the By-Laws. (Part 7, Clause 7.01)

 

The NLCSA is pleased to offer members the option to attend in person or virtually. To RSVP and for meeting details, or to view a copy of the By-Laws with the specific amendments included, please contact selchallah@nlcsa.com .