WHEREAS the President of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association has been a member of the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee since 1999, pursuant to the CBA governance structure adopted by Council at the 1998 Mid-Winter meeting in Victoria;
WHEREAS the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association has considered the duties, responsibilities and time commitment of the President, and the period of orientation for its Executive Committee;
WHEREAS a two-year term gives greater continuity in deliberations of the Finance Committee;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
- article 31(10) of CBA By-law No.1 be repealed and replaced with:
"The Vice President of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association;"
- article 48(f) be repealed and replaced with:
"one member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association elected by them for a two-year term;"
- articles 34(5) and 48 be amended to permit the designation of another member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association to participate and vote when the regular CCCA representative is unable to participate at a given meeting of the Board of Directors or Finance Committee.
Certified true copy of a resolution carried by the Council of the Canadian Bar Association at the Mid-Winter Meeting held in Moncton, N.B., February 16-17, 2002.
John D.V. Hoyles
Executive Director/Directeur exécutif