12/ DECEMBER 2013 THE RIDER
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Ontario Reining Horse Association 2013 Board of Directors
Treasurer Michelle Mahabir
President Mike Munroe
Past President - Carol Ivey
Recording Secretary Patti Spedaler
1st Vice-President John Purdie
2nd Vice-President Tom Cudahy
Youth President Cassie Apolloni
Membership Secretary Anne Pearse
Blair Spedaler Joanne Milton John Purdie Art Roberts
2013 Directors
Ron Legere Becky Ros Laura Henderson
O.R.H.A. Annual General Meeting Report of the Nominations Committee For 2014 Election of the Board of Directors
January 26, 2014, 1 p.m.
AGENDA Introduction and welcome President’s Message Minutes of Last Meeting Business arising from the minutes Treasurer’s Report for 2013 ( Michelle Mahabir )
Holiday Inn, Scottsdale Drive, Guelph The election of officers and directors shall be held at the Annual General Meeting of the
Association at the Holiday Inn, Guelph on Sunday January 26, 2014 at 1 p.m., as designated by the Board of Directors. So as to have continuity in the Officers of the Association:
• The First Vice-President and two (2) Directors shall be elected for a two (2) year term; • The President, Second Vice-President and two (2) Directors shall be elected for a two (2) year term. Excerpted from Article 7 of the ORHA Rule Book The business of the Association shall be managed by its Board of Directors. The Board
Members’ Ratification Resolved that all acts and proceedings of the Directors and Officers of the Corporation since the date of the last annual meeting of the Members of the Corporation, as such acts and proceedings are set out or referred to in the minute book are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
Appointment of Auditors: Motion to appoint auditors for 2013: Miller Bernstein and Partners are hereby appointed Accountants of the Association until the next annual general election, or, until their successor is appointed, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors, the Board of Directors being hereby authorized and empowered to fix such remuneration. Whereas the membership may consent to exempt the Association from the audit requirements of the Corporations Act, be it resolved that the membership do hereby consent to exempt the association from the audit requirements of the Corporations Act for the fiscal period January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Ontario Equestrian Federation (Tom Cudahy) Reining Canada Report
New Business: - Election of 2013 Board of Directors, by acclamation First Vice President
Directors
Next Meeting: January 25, 2015 Adjournment
Committee Reports: Banquet (Dan Fletcher) Fundraising, Promotion, Education ( Art Roberts / Bair Spedaler ) Rules (John Purdie) Rule changes for CRA Disciplinary (John Purdie) Shows (Joanne Milton) Youth (Cassandra Apolloni)
- Joanne Milton For 2 year term - Blair Spedaler For 2 year term
** NB Discussion of each topic will be limited to 10 minutes
October/November edition, ORHA Page, OBBO Show article: The results for the 3 Year Old Open Futurity were mistakenly posted as 1st and 2nd place when it was in fact a ties for 1st.
CORRECTION:
Co-champions of OBBO 3-YR OLD FUTURITY, OPEN LEVEL 4, CATEGORY 6 were Hickory Smoked Wimp, Bill Rinzema, owned by Bill Rinzema & Chrome Satin Skirt, Harvey Stevens, owned by John Balko.
- John Purdie For 2 year term
of Directors shall be comprised of the President, Past President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, four (4) elected Directors, and up to a maximum of four (4) Directors appoint- ed by the Officers. The appointed Directors shall hold office for a period of (1) year.
Current ORHA Directors: Position/Name/Status President
Past-President First Vice-President
Director /Treasurer Director/Secretary
Recording Secretary
Mike Munroe Carol Ivey John Purdie
Second Vice-President Tom Cudahy Director Director
Membership Secretary Gail Gimpelj Director Director
Joanne Miton Art Roberts
Finishing first year of two year term Completing second year of two year term
Completing first year of two year term Completing second year of two year term Completing first year of two year term
Michelle Mahabir Completing first year of two year term Blair Spedaler
Laura Henderson Appointed Becky Ros
Appointed Patti Spedaler Appointed – not a Director
Election Procedure: An election will take place for the Officers, followed by election of the Directors.
Please note that the following positions will be voted on January 26, 2014: First Vice-President
Director
Two Year Term Two Year Term
John Purdie
Joanne Milton Blair Spedaler
The Board of Directors is responsible for the daily operation of the association, and
works to ensure its continuity and growth. Our Association needs interested and energetic members to volunteer and take a leadership role. If you are interested in participating at the Board level, please contact Mike Munroe at
president@orha.on.ca.
Upcoming Events
Jan 25 - Guelph, ON ORHA 2013 Year- End Awards Banquet At Holiday Inn (601 Scottsdale Dr. Guelph ON) Tickets are $40.00 and children under 12 are $25.00 FMI: Dan or Berenice Fletcher at 519 443 5700
Jan 26 - Guelph, ON Annual General Meeting At Holiday Inn (601 Scottsdale Dr. Guelph ON) FMI: Mike Munroe 519-938-0620 or
mmunroe@rjburnside.com
Completing second year of two year term Appointed – not a Director
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