BEFORE NOMINATIONS Check the Band Membership List (posted at the Band Office) to see if you are registered to vote. Contact Sandra Charlie, Membership Clerk, at (250) 9498131 with questions about band membership. VOTING April 17, 8am – 8pm at the Wakas Hall • There will be a voting & registration station set up in the hall • Registration: Eligible Band Members will stop at the registration desk to check in with the Electoral Officer. The Electoral Officer will register eligible Band Members by having them sign beside the official Band List. Two (2) Trustees from the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw community will be available to validate to the Electoral Officer any members who don’t have identification. • Voting: The Electoral officer will provide the eligible band member with a ballot to cast their vote at the private polling booth. Band members will vote Yes or No for each funding proposal. A proposal requires 50% + 1 of the eligible voters to vote Yes in order for it to be approved. • The ballot will be collected by the Electoral Officer and placed in the ballot box. The ballot box is kept locked and in the control of the Electoral Officer. At the time the vote is scheduled to close the Electoral Officer will advise Trustees if enough votes have been cast that constitute quorum. As per the Trust Agreement 5e) quorum shall consist of 25% of all Members of the Band eligible to vote. • If quorum was achieved: the ballots will be counted & recorded by the Electoral Officer and 5 Trustees • The Electoral officer will record the vote for each proposal. • The Electoral Officer will conduct an independent second count to ensure accuracy. • The Electoral Officer will provide a written report to the Trust Committee on the results • The Trust Committee will report on the elected Community Trustees to all Band Members. • The Trust Committee will keep the full report of number of votes per individual on record at the Trust Office. • If quorum was not achieved: The ballots will not be counted and will be destroyed by the Electoral Officer. For more information about the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Trust please call Gary Walkus, Trust Chair at (250) 230-2155 Posted on March 13, 2013
NOTICE OF MEETING Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Trust Committee
ALL BAND MEETING on APRIL 17, 2013
On April 17, 2013, the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Trust will hold an All Band Meeting at the Wakas Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to allow Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Band Members to vote Yes or No on using Trust monies for six funding proposals. There will be no presentation made at this meeting, and eligible voters will not have to wait at the hall for quorum. Members of the Trust Committee will have copies of the proposals at the meeting, and will be able to answer questions about them. Voters may simply vote anytime between 8am and 8pm, and in the end, if quorum has been achieved via the overall number of votes, the votes will be counted. A proposal is approved if it receives a 50% + 1 Yes vote, out of all votes cast. The six proposals to be voted on are: 1. BREAKFAST CLUB - $35,000 Funds provided will help support the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw breakfast club, providing food to students 2. COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS - $20,000 Funding will help contribute to Community Christmas events: Christmas dinner, light contest, turkey shoot, kids’ presents, candle light visit, New Years’ Eve (contribution to help with food) 3. CULTURE COMMITTEE - $20,000 For a feast to initiate all masks and regalia, and present them to community; Purchase of last bit of regalia – paddles, hamatsa rings, hamatsa headpieces; Purchase of a couple more bird headpieces. 4. EMERGENCY FUND - $50,000 $40,000 to support Band member emergencies (short term, limited funding for needs when no funds are available from other sources including Bingo, the Band, Health, or Social Assistance) as well as $10,000 for Emergency Preparedness. 5. HOUSING SUBSIDY & RENOVATIONS PROJECT - $200,000 $100,000 for housing subsidies, $100,000 for renovations 6. YOUTH SPORTS & RECREATION - $102,000 + $5,000 INCREASE EACH YEAR AFTERWARDS To fund youth sports and recreation activities; Coordinate funding for registration fees for youth and sports activities; Fund youth sports & recreation coordinator managed by the band; Fund G&N Sports Day; Fund the summer carnival and G&N Sports Day
For more information about the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Trust please call Gary Walkus, Trust Chair at (250) 230-2155 Posted on March 13, 2013