Feature Committee - Governance Committee

Governance Committee

There are two main responsibilities of this chapter committee. Both of these duties focus on keeping our governing documents in line with the Ontario Condo Act including any other pertinent government legislation. This group of dedicated volunteers also ensures the GHC complies with CCI National directives, and current good operating principles to ensure smooth and efficient operation of the Golden Horseshoe Chapter.

The first function is to review and recommend amendments to the GHC By-laws on a regular basis. Under normal circumstances this review is carried out every five years. However, if and when a more immediate change is warranted, this committee will act accordingly. Following a review, one or more amendments will be presented to the GHC Board of Directors for approval. But in order for amendments to become law, they are presented to the GHC membership at an Annual General Meeting for ratification.

The second function of the Governance Committee is to review the GHC Policies and Procedures. This review normally is carried out every two years, but in similar fashion to the review of by-laws, if a change is needed sooner, it will be made by this committee.

Since CCI chapters are not directly governed by the Ontario Condominium Act, or by a Declaration or other normal condominium restrictions, there needs to be legal documents that fulfil a similar purpose…. hence the development of By-laws and Policies & Procedures. By-laws are the most important and therefore have to pass through a membership ratification process. On the other hand, Policies & Procedures are of less importance and can be put into effect simply by a vote of Directors at a Board meeting.

This committee by its very nature is not as active on a day-to-day basis as many other committees. Never-the-less our small group takes their responsibilities seriously.

Current Governance Committee membership includes: Stephanie Sutherland, Carole Booth, Joe Gaetan and Ed Keenleyside.