Bob Armstrong
08-25-2009, 02:42 AM
The CFC Constitutional Coalition is a group of about 40 ordinary CFC members and some governors, which formed in early 2009, with the goal of upgrading the CFC Constitution/Bylaws to improve the operation of the CFC. Its current membership is:
CFC Constitutional Coalition Members ( 41 to August 25, 2009 )
Armstrong, Bob – CFC & OCA Life member; past chess club executive; CFC Govenor ( Ont. )
Doucette, Patrick – CFC life member
Garel, Rick – CFC member; current chess club executive
Casareno, Erwin – CFC member
Kitich, Jerry – CFC member; chess teacher; past chess club executive
Broughton, Dave – former CFC Governor and Executive Member
McDonald, Patrick – CFC Life Member; former CFC Junior Coordinator, OCA
Executive; IA, TD and chess organizer; chess club executive; CFC Governor ( Ont. )
Dattani, Dinesh – CFC member
Moysoski, Randy – CFC member; chess club executive; chess organizer
Perez, Michael – CFC member; chess club executive; organizer
Maguire, Jack – CFC member
Deslauriers, Brian – CFC past member
Ritchie, Gordon – CFC member; past CFC Governor
Tim Knechtel – CFC member
Bellomo, Joe – CFC member
Lawless, David – CFC member, former chess club executive, chess teacher, organizer and TD.
Peristy, Luke – CFC member
Villalobos, Oscar – CFC member
Azmitia, Gabriel – CFC member
Verde, Pino – CFC member
Bossy, John – CFC member
Hall, John – CFC member
Brodie, Hugh – CFC member; maintainer of Canadian Games Database
Beal, Greg – CFC member
Kurkowski, Ken – CFC member
Henry, Liam – CFC member, organizer/TD, chess teacher
Posylek, Caesar – CFC member, former CFC Governor, chess club executive
Rutherdale, Will – CFC member
Stein, Mickey – CFC member
Jackiw, Mark – CFC member
Frilles, Ruperto – CFC member
Marilla, James - CFC Member
De la Rama, Leward - CFC Member
Mehramooz, Mani - CFC Member
Perez, Matthew – CFC Member
Ayres, Joey – CFC Member
De Guzman, Xavier – CFC Member
Ershandi, Kasra – CFC Member
Leblanc, Paul– CFC Member, CFC Governor ( B.C, )
Gillanders, Bob – CFC member; former CFC Executive Director; chess club executive; former CFC Executive
Lohner, Jason – CFC member, CFC Governor ( B.C, )
From our numerous posts this year, and from the GL's, you know of our activities:
1. We brought a motion 2009-14 to the July 2009 CFC AGM in Montreal to reduce the number of provincial representation governors - it got defeated because it did not get the 2/3 vote needed for a " constitutional " amendment;
2. We have brought in 2010 GL # 1, motion 2010-03, which seeks to eliminate CFC Life Governors:
Governors-at-Large – Past CFC Presidents:
Section 6 of By-law # 2 is amended by deleting
“ the past Presidents of the Federation who have served as President for at least two full terms. A term is that period between one annual meeting and the next.”
and deleting
“ the past Presidents who have been granted the life title of Governor at Large as at September 1994. “
There shall be added after the words “ five years “ in the remaining section, the sentence “ A term is that period between one annual meeting and the next.”
3. We have brought in 2010 GL # 1, motion 2010-04, which makes the eliminated Life Governors non-voting Governors at large:
There shall be added to Bylaw 2, if Motion # 2 [ now motion 2010-03 ] ( already filed on behalf of the Coalition ) is passed, the following new Section 6A:
“ 6A. NON-VOTING GOVERNORS AT LARGE
The following shall be known as non-voting Governors at large:
the past Presidents of the Federation who have served as President for at least two full terms prior to July 1, 2009. A term is that period between one annual meeting and the next.
And
the past Presidents who have been granted the life title of Governor at Large as at September 1994.
They shall have all governor rights, except the right to vote. They shall cease being governors on July 1, 2019. “
4. We are now circulating for comment our Motion # 1 which seeks to impose a " Governor Activity Rule " :
There shall be added to CFC By-law # 2, a new section 23 as follows:
“ 23. Governor Inactivity Rule
Any governor, no matter whether provincial representative governor, or governor at large, including the Executive, appointees, etc., who does not vote, move/second a motion, or make a comment ( on a motion or generally ), in two consecutive Governors’ Letters, shall be removed from office, and their position shall no longer be part of a quorum until their replacement, if any. Should it happen that in a GL there are no motions for either discussion or vote, then that GL shall not be counted for the purposes of this section. Once removed, the Governor and his provincial body/appointing body shall be notified. A request that a by-election be held to fill the vacancy shall also be made to the provincial/territorial organization or that the appointing body appoint a replacement, for the balance of the removed governor’s term. "
We intend to continue to review the operation of the CFC to seek other constitutional/bylaw improvements in future.
If you would like to help in this task, you would be most welcome. The Coalition is now seeking new members, to broaden its base across the country. The more voices we represent, the more influence we will have with the Governors/Executive when we bring motions.
If you would like to join, and be added to the mailing list of members, it is simple - just e-mail me, Bob Armstrong, at bobarm@sympatico.ca .
Thanks and we look forward to new members, and increasing support across the country.
Bob Armstrong, CFC Constitutional Coalition Coordinator
CFC Constitutional Coalition Members ( 41 to August 25, 2009 )
Armstrong, Bob – CFC & OCA Life member; past chess club executive; CFC Govenor ( Ont. )
Doucette, Patrick – CFC life member
Garel, Rick – CFC member; current chess club executive
Casareno, Erwin – CFC member
Kitich, Jerry – CFC member; chess teacher; past chess club executive
Broughton, Dave – former CFC Governor and Executive Member
McDonald, Patrick – CFC Life Member; former CFC Junior Coordinator, OCA
Executive; IA, TD and chess organizer; chess club executive; CFC Governor ( Ont. )
Dattani, Dinesh – CFC member
Moysoski, Randy – CFC member; chess club executive; chess organizer
Perez, Michael – CFC member; chess club executive; organizer
Maguire, Jack – CFC member
Deslauriers, Brian – CFC past member
Ritchie, Gordon – CFC member; past CFC Governor
Tim Knechtel – CFC member
Bellomo, Joe – CFC member
Lawless, David – CFC member, former chess club executive, chess teacher, organizer and TD.
Peristy, Luke – CFC member
Villalobos, Oscar – CFC member
Azmitia, Gabriel – CFC member
Verde, Pino – CFC member
Bossy, John – CFC member
Hall, John – CFC member
Brodie, Hugh – CFC member; maintainer of Canadian Games Database
Beal, Greg – CFC member
Kurkowski, Ken – CFC member
Henry, Liam – CFC member, organizer/TD, chess teacher
Posylek, Caesar – CFC member, former CFC Governor, chess club executive
Rutherdale, Will – CFC member
Stein, Mickey – CFC member
Jackiw, Mark – CFC member
Frilles, Ruperto – CFC member
Marilla, James - CFC Member
De la Rama, Leward - CFC Member
Mehramooz, Mani - CFC Member
Perez, Matthew – CFC Member
Ayres, Joey – CFC Member
De Guzman, Xavier – CFC Member
Ershandi, Kasra – CFC Member
Leblanc, Paul– CFC Member, CFC Governor ( B.C, )
Gillanders, Bob – CFC member; former CFC Executive Director; chess club executive; former CFC Executive
Lohner, Jason – CFC member, CFC Governor ( B.C, )
From our numerous posts this year, and from the GL's, you know of our activities:
1. We brought a motion 2009-14 to the July 2009 CFC AGM in Montreal to reduce the number of provincial representation governors - it got defeated because it did not get the 2/3 vote needed for a " constitutional " amendment;
2. We have brought in 2010 GL # 1, motion 2010-03, which seeks to eliminate CFC Life Governors:
Governors-at-Large – Past CFC Presidents:
Section 6 of By-law # 2 is amended by deleting
“ the past Presidents of the Federation who have served as President for at least two full terms. A term is that period between one annual meeting and the next.”
and deleting
“ the past Presidents who have been granted the life title of Governor at Large as at September 1994. “
There shall be added after the words “ five years “ in the remaining section, the sentence “ A term is that period between one annual meeting and the next.”
3. We have brought in 2010 GL # 1, motion 2010-04, which makes the eliminated Life Governors non-voting Governors at large:
There shall be added to Bylaw 2, if Motion # 2 [ now motion 2010-03 ] ( already filed on behalf of the Coalition ) is passed, the following new Section 6A:
“ 6A. NON-VOTING GOVERNORS AT LARGE
The following shall be known as non-voting Governors at large:
the past Presidents of the Federation who have served as President for at least two full terms prior to July 1, 2009. A term is that period between one annual meeting and the next.
And
the past Presidents who have been granted the life title of Governor at Large as at September 1994.
They shall have all governor rights, except the right to vote. They shall cease being governors on July 1, 2019. “
4. We are now circulating for comment our Motion # 1 which seeks to impose a " Governor Activity Rule " :
There shall be added to CFC By-law # 2, a new section 23 as follows:
“ 23. Governor Inactivity Rule
Any governor, no matter whether provincial representative governor, or governor at large, including the Executive, appointees, etc., who does not vote, move/second a motion, or make a comment ( on a motion or generally ), in two consecutive Governors’ Letters, shall be removed from office, and their position shall no longer be part of a quorum until their replacement, if any. Should it happen that in a GL there are no motions for either discussion or vote, then that GL shall not be counted for the purposes of this section. Once removed, the Governor and his provincial body/appointing body shall be notified. A request that a by-election be held to fill the vacancy shall also be made to the provincial/territorial organization or that the appointing body appoint a replacement, for the balance of the removed governor’s term. "
We intend to continue to review the operation of the CFC to seek other constitutional/bylaw improvements in future.
If you would like to help in this task, you would be most welcome. The Coalition is now seeking new members, to broaden its base across the country. The more voices we represent, the more influence we will have with the Governors/Executive when we bring motions.
If you would like to join, and be added to the mailing list of members, it is simple - just e-mail me, Bob Armstrong, at bobarm@sympatico.ca .
Thanks and we look forward to new members, and increasing support across the country.
Bob Armstrong, CFC Constitutional Coalition Coordinator