Member Resolutions

In accordance with The Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act and Assiniboine Credit Union By-laws, members have the right to submit resolutions for consideration by the membership.

Resolutions are part of the rules that guide and govern ACU and reflect the valuable input of the membership. In short, they are part of what makes a co-operative like ACU unique.

A resolution can be on any matter that a member submits for discussion. Under The Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, the Board of ACU may refuse to allow a resolution to be included in the election package under certain circumstances. In such a case, ACU will notify the member within 10 days of receiving the resolution that it has been refused, and will include the reasons for the refusal.

A resolution permits the matter to be considered and voted upon by the members. ACU will provide notice to the membership of resolutions that have been submitted through the election packages delivered to members in March 2012. If the member submitting the resolution requests it, ACU will also include a statement by the member of not more than 200 words in support of the resolution, with the name and address of the proposing member. ACU’s Board may also provide a statement of its position for or against the resolution.

Deadline for Submission of a Resolution

The deadline for submission of a resolution has ended

For further information, contact Jocelyn Peifer Ross, Manager, Corporate Affairs at (1.204) 258.3424 or at jpeiferross@assiniboine.mb.ca.

Voting on a Resolution

In 2012, a properly submitted resolution will be voted on by ballot before the Annual General Meeting.

Resolutions that are not part of the election package (and therefore, members have not received notice) will be ruled out of order if they are raised at the Annual General Meeting. However, a member may propose from the floor at the AGM that “The Board of Directors consider …” a certain course of action and ask that the Board of Directors report back at the next Annual General Meeting. A formal vote on any such proposal, however, will not be permitted.