2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

In accordance with the provisions of Article 9.1 of the OSU By Laws, all members of the Ottawa South United Soccer Association are invited to attend the 2011 AGM which will occur on Tuesday, November 29th at the Manotick Arena, 5572 Doctor Leach Dr. The meeting will be called to order at 7:30 P.M.

Business to be conducted includes, but is not limited to, the receipt of reports, appointment of auditors, nomination and election
of Board members.

Questions concerning this announcement may be directed to Andrew Buzza, OSU Club Secretary. Andrew can be reached at sabuzza@rogers.com


Date, Location and Time

The 2011 AGM of the membership of OSU Soccer Association will be held at the Manotick Arena, 5572 Doctor Leach Dr., Manotick ON on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011. The meeting will be called to order at 7:30 P.M.

Code of Conduct of Meetings

OSU supports the EODSA’s Code of Conduct for meetings.

Membership

In accordance with the provisions of Articles 8.1 and 8.7 of the OSU By-Laws, the following persons are considered to be members in good standing and are eligible to participate in the AGM. Members List >>>

8.1 Membership Qualification:

To be a member, a person must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and, unless such person is either a “Life Member” or a “Founding Member” (and in either case has not been deemed not to be a member pursuant to paragraph 8.7 hereof), a person who is currently registered with the corporation in one or more of the following capacities:

1. member of the Board;
2. Club coordinator;
3. Competitive, developmental and recreational team official (up to two for each developmental and recreational team; up to four for each competitive team); and/or
4. other OSU official as may be designated by the Board.

8.7 Conflict of Interest.
No person shall be deemed to be a member who in the opinion of the board is in a conflict of interest. This would include but is not limited to: executive members of other clubs, competitive coaches or technical representatives of other clubs.

No person shall be entitled to hold more than one membership in the Corporation for voting purposes, notwithstanding that he or she qualifies as such under more than one of the categories specified above.

Additions to the Membership List: Any person whose name does not appear on the list, and who wishes to have his or her name added to the list, shall make application to the Secretary in writing no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. Should the Secretary determine that the person does not meet the requirements for the OSU membership as defined Articles 8.1 and 8.7 of the OSU By-Laws, the applicant’s name shall not be added to the membership list.

Proposed Amendments

Copies of any proposed amendments may be picked up at the Ottawa South United Office Located at

1128 Clapp Lane
Box 362
Manotick, Ontario
K4M 1A7

Elections to the Board of Directors

In 2011 the positions of Secretary and selected Directors at Large shall be elected. The Secretary, Andrew Buzza (sabuzza@rogers.com) has identified the following qualified candidates for election or appointment to the offices of the Corporation. They are:

• Andrew Buzza (Secretary)
• Ian Cameron (Director at Large)
• Rene Braendli (Director at Large)

Other interested parties should contact Andrew Buzza at sabuzza@rogers.com