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Agenda (AGM 2010)

  1. Appointment of facilitator
  2. Appointment of secretary
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Go around
  5. Approval of minutes from last AGM & SGM
  6. Motion to extend temporary membership to Local Media Co-op members
  7. Bylaw amendment to include Local Media Co-op members in national Media Co-op
  8. Board elections
  9. Year in Review: Presentation and adoption of Directors Report/Annual Report, including:
  • Launch of the Vancouver and Toronto local media Co-ops
  • Olympics Special Issue & Coverage
  • G8/G20 Special Issue and Coverage
  • Presentation and adoption of Financial Statements 2009/10 Fiscal Year
  • Special resolution to forego auditing
  • Budget/budget process presentation for 2010/11 Fiscal year
  • Other business
  • Adjournment

    • Documents

    • Download Financial Report 2009 (PDF)
    • Download 2010 Annual Report (PDF)
    • Download 2009 AGM minutes (PDF)
    • Download 2010 SGM minutes (PDF)

    Special Resolutions

    Download motions package (PDF). Includes:
    • Motion to forego auditing for 2009
    • Motion to change definition of Contributor Members
    • Motion to change definition of Editor Members

    Proposal for consultative budget process:

    Some considerations:

    a) We want the budget to reflect the consent and meaningful participation of the membership;
    b) Crafting a budget requires analysis of the whole of Media Co-op operations and priorities, which is difficult for full time staff and effectively impossible for casual participants;
    c) We want to facilitate as much meaningful participation in the budget process as possible, and get as many members as possible as close as possible to an accurate understanding of the workings of the organization.

    As such, we propose a three-phase process for our annual budget, with a tentative schedule:

    1. Consultation. Media Co-op staff will explain the considerations that have gone into previous budgets, with an outline of some of the tradeoffs that are possible, what the core costs are, and so on. Staff will set up an area on mediacoop.ca where people can submit questions, assert their priorities, and talk to each other. (August-Sept)

    2. Formulation. After this ferment has some time to bubble and froth, a committee (ideally involving representation from each local, minimally empowered by and in consultation with the locals) is struck to formulate a proposal. (Late Sept)

    3. The proposed budget is submitted to the membership for review and further discussion. If significant concerns arise, revisions can be made. The committee submits its final proposal to the board, which puts it to a vote. (October)

    Ordre du jour (AGA 2010)

    1. Nomination d’un animateur
    2. Nomination d’un secrétaire d’assemblée.
    3. Adoption de l’ordre du jour
    4. Tour de table
    5. Adoption des procès-verbaux de la dernière AGA et Assemblée générale spéciale
    6. Motion pour donner un statut de membres temporaires aux membres des Media Co-op locaux.
    7. Amendement pour inclure les membres des Media Co-op locaux au Media Co-op national.
    8. Élections au conseil d’administration.
    9. La revue de l’année : présentation et adoption du rapport des directeurs / rapport annuel incluant :
      • Lancement des coops locales de Vancouver et de Toronto
      • Numéro spécial sur les Olympiques et couverture
      • Numéro spécial G8/G20 et couverture
    10. Présentation et adoption des états financiers pour l’année fiscale 2009-2010.
    11. Résolution spéciale pour renoncer à la vérification comptable.
    12. Présentations du budget et des prévisions budgétaires pour l’année fiscale 2010-2011.
    13. Autres affaires.
    14. Levée de l’assemblée.

    Documents 
    • Téléchargez le rapport financier 2009 (PDF) (Anglais seulement)
    • Téléchargez le rapport annuel 2010 (PDF) (Anglais seulement)
    • Téléchargez le procès verbal du AGA 2009 (PDF) (Anglais seulement)
    • Téléchargez le procès verbal du AGS 2010 (PDF) (Anglais seulement)

    Résolutions spéciales

    Téléchargez la collection de propositions (PDF). Incluant:
    • Proposition à remporter la vérification comptable pour 2009 (Français)
    • Proposition pour changer la définition de Membre Contributeur (Anglais seulement)
    • Proposition pour changer la définition de Membre Rédacteur (Anglais seulement)

    Proposition pour un processus de buget consultatif:
    (Anglais seulement)

    Some considerations:

    a) We want the budget to reflect the consent and meaningful participation of the membership;
    b) Crafting a budget requires analysis of the whole of Media Co-op operations and priorities, which is difficult for full time staff and effectively impossible for casual participants;
    c) We want to facilitate as much meaningful participation in the budget process as possible, and get as many members as possible as close as possible to an accurate understanding of the workings of the organization.

    As such, we propose a three-phase process for our annual budget, with a tentative schedule:

    1. Consultation. Media Co-op staff will explain the considerations that have gone into previous budgets, with an outline of some of the tradeoffs that are possible, what the core costs are, and so on. Staff will set up an area on mediacoop.ca where people can submit questions, assert their priorities, and talk to each other. (August-Sept)

    2. Formulation. After this ferment has some time to bubble and froth, a committee (ideally involving representation from each local, minimally empowered by and in consultation with the locals) is struck to formulate a proposal. (Late Sept)

    3. The proposed budget is submitted to the membership for review and further discussion. If significant concerns arise, revisions can be made. The committee submits its final proposal to the board, which puts it to a vote. (October)