November 20, 2009

Election results from the Oakville Hornets Annual General Meeting on November 19, 2009:

Officers

President

• Mike Turczyniak (acclaimed – 2 years, effectively 19 months)

Vice-President (H/L)

• Rob Raponi (acclaimed – 2 years, effectively 19 months)

Vice-President (Rep)

• Mark McMahon (acclaimed 1 year, effectively 7 months)

Vice-President (Coaching & Player Development)

• Will Stenason (acclaimed – 2 years, effectively 19 months)

Vice- President (Operations)

• Greg Lahn (acclaimed – 1 year, effectively 7 months)

Treasurer

• Janet Schwichtenberg (acclaimed – 2 years, effectively 19 months)

Secretary

• Patrick O’Kelly (acclaimed – 1 year, effectively 7 months)

Directors

Elected for 2 years (effectively 19 months) in alphabetical order:

• Foster, Michael (Rep)
• Landry, Steven (H/L)
• Merrick, Lou (Rep)
• Rodriguez, Ray (H/L)

Elected for 1 year (effectively 7 months) in alphabetical order:

• Corcoran, Peter (Rep)
• Flynn Post, Cathal (H/L)
• Lawson, Bob (H/L)
• Maher, Norene (H/L)

Ombudsman

Elected for 1 year (effectively 7 months)

• Anthony Booth

November 17, 2009

Ombudsman Position: For statements received from the nominees, please click here.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

November 14, 2009

For updated information regarding the Annual General Meeting on November 19, 2009,
please click here.

For statements received from the nominees, please click here.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

November 10, 2009

On October 29, 2009, we published information about the upcoming Annual General Meeting which failed to include the Ombudsman as one of the elected positions. The Ombudsman is a new position under By-Law No.1 as approved by the membership at the September 16, 2009 General Meeting.

As such, a Nomination Form has been added to the website specifically for the Ombudsman position (click here).

The deadline for nominations for the Ombudsman position only is Sunday, November 15, 2009. For the other 15 elected position, the deadline remains November 10, 2009.

We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

October 29, 2009

The Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for:

Date: Thursday November 19, 2009
Time: 7:30 – 8:00 PM registration
8:00 PM meeting starts
Location: Oakville Arena, The Pine Room

Purpose of Meeting

The order of business of the Annual General Meeting shall be:

1. presentation of annual reports, including the audited financial statements and the auditor’s report thereon;
2. vote on amendments to By-laws, Rules, Regulations or Policies;
3. other special business;
4. elections; and
5. new business

Amendments

At the September 16, 2009 General Meeting, a new Constitution/By-Law No.1 was adopted (click here to download). Any member who would like to propose an amendment to the By-Law No.1, must do so by forwarding their proposal to the Hornets office by no later than November 10, 2009 . A minimum of 62 members eligible to vote at the AGM must agree with any amendments being proposed. As such, each proposed amendment must include a list, printed names and original signatures, of those members supporting such amendment.

Nominations

There are 15 positions to be elected

Seven (7) Officers
President;
Vice-President (House League);
Vice-President (Rep);
Vice-President (Coaching and Player Development);
Vice-President (Operations);
Treasurer; and
Secretary

Eight (8) Directors

It is the responsibility of the nominator and the member to properly complete the nomination form and ensure it is received by the OHGHA on or before November 10, 2009. To download and print off the Nomination Form, click here.

Proxy votes

If you wish to give your vote by proxy to someone else, print off the form (click here to download). The member must complete the form and the person who the proxy has been assigned to must bring the form with them to the meeting.

Who can vote

Regarding who can vote at the AGM, one change brought in with By-Law No.1 is one player now equals one vote. As of the meeting date of November 19, 2009, if the registered member is at least 18 years of age, she will be entitled to vote. If the member is less than 18 years of age as of the meeting date, one of her parents may vote on her behalf.

Nominating Committee

Andrew Werbowski
Ed Karthaus
Peter Thorn
Bryan McGuire


Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

October 9, 2009

On September 16, 2009, a General Meeting took place and a new Constitution/By-Law No.1 was adopted. Click here to download.

The next step is to hold our Annual General Meeting. Along with the usual business, we will be electing an Executive Committee and Board of Directors - some of these positions are new to our Association. Please take a moment and read our new By-Law No.1 to understand the structure and what the positions are. The new structure encourages members to volunteer to fill more positions, elected and non-elected, in order to spread the workload, which is what the operation of the Association now demands.

Shortly, each member will receive a notice, by email, with details of the Annual General Meeting including the nomination process for elected positions.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

September 15, 2009

On September 16, 2009, a General Meeting will take place to deal with proposed amendments to the Constitution. The Executive Committee has proposed a new Constitution. Seven proposed amendments have been received from members of the Association - please click here to read.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

General Meeting:
Date: September 16, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Oakville Arena, The Pine Room

August 21, 2009

A General Meeting has been scheduled for:

Date: September 16, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Oakville Arena, The Pine Room

to amend the Association's Constitution. The Executive Committee is proposing a new constitution, (click here to read). Any member who would like to propose an amendment to the current constitution must do so by September 2, 2009 by forwarding their proposal to the Secretary by email at secretary@oakvillehornets.org or by letter to the office.

Proxy votes will be allowed. Our current constitution does not permit proxy voting but the corporations act, which overrides our constitution, requires proxy voting be allowed. If you wish to give your vote by proxy to someone else, print off the form (click here to download). The member must complete the form and the person who the proxy has been assigned to must bring the form with them to the meeting.

Regarding who can vote, registered members from last years season 2008-2009 and this year's season 2009-2010 will be eligible to vote. As of the meeting date of September 16, 2009, if the registered member is at least 18 years of age, she will be entitled to vote. If the member is less than 18 years of age as of the meeting date, each of her parents may vote on her behalf. Each parent may only cast one vote no matter how many players are under their care.

The changes being proposed by the Executive Committee in the new Constitution include new definitions of members and who can vote. The association relies on the information members supply us at the time of registration. If you wish to confirm the information you supplied us or wish to change the information, please contact the office to make the changes.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

 

August 19, 2009

Notice has now been mailed out to all members regarding the September 16, 2009 General Meeting. On Friday August 21st, this page will display what amendments your Executive Committee is proposing to the Constitution. Information on how members may submit proposed amendments and proxy forms will also be displayed.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org

July 28, 2009

For the last seven weeks, the Constitutional Committee has met to discuss many issues and has now prepared a new draft Constitution (By-Law No.1, click here to read). The Constitutional Committee members include the current Executive Committee comprising of Bryan McGuire, President, John Burgess, Past President, Andrew Werbowski, Secretary, Janet Schwichtenberg, Treasurer, Ron Bidulka, VP Rep, Mike Turczyniak, VP House League, Stephen Abrahams, VP Scheduling, Cathy Collier, VP. Also on the Committee are Pat O'Kelly, Bob Aziz, Mark McMahon, Will Stenason, Lou Merrick, Anythony Booth.

This new draft not only updates the way the Association will conducts its business but it also will comply with current Provincial Legislation, something our current Constitution, and many other Associations like ours, have not done over the years. Not being compliant with current Provincial Legislation is one of the main reasons the AGM was postponed.

On Thursday, August 13th at 7:30pm at Town Hall, the Constitutional Committee will be available to receive comments and answer questions on the new draft Constitution. With input from the membership on August 13th, the Executive Committee will then put forth a proposed amendment to the current Constitution. Comments on the draft can also be emailed to president@oakvillehornets.org

A tentative date of Wednesday, September 16th has been scheduled for a General Meeting at which time a Constitution will be voted on by the membership. Notice for the September 16th General Meeting will be given in the required form to all members. Votes by proxy for the September 16th General Meeting and all future General Meetings will be allowed.

Once a new Constitution has been adopted, the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was postponed in May, will take place in October. The purpose of this AGM is to elect Officers/Board of Directors.

Although our AGM has been delayed this year, I'm glad to see so many members take interest in making our Association even better than what it currently is. Without volunteer members stepping forward in any capacity, we would not be able to provide the programs for females who wish to play the great game of hockey in Oakville. Keep up the great work.

Bryan McGuire, President
Oakville Hornets Girls Hockey Association
president@oakvillehornets.org