REVISIONS 2023

BYLAWS OF CARFAC SASK 

									(PC \ADMIN\INCORP\BYLAWS-REV 2018)

As amended by the Board of Directors of CARFAC SASK, and by the Membership on November 17, 2018.

1.	TITLE

These bylaws are the Bylaws of Canadian Artists Representation /Le front des artistes canadiens Saskatchewan (CARFAC SASK).

2.	OBJECTIVES

a).  To promote the well-being of practising visual artists resident in Saskatchewan, and to enhance the development of the visual arts as a profession. 

b).  To function as a body representing artists for the advancement of their common interests, and to assist artists in their negotiations with individuals and institutions.

c).  To support the aims and objectives of CARFAC National.

3.	MEMBERSHIP

a).  Membership is automatic on payment of an annual fee, as established by the Annual General Meeting.

b).  Voting membership in CARFAC SASK is open to practising visual artists holding Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status, and who are resident or normally resident in Saskatchewan.

c).  Associate non-voting membership is open to a student, individual or institution that has an interest in the objectives of CARFAC SASK. Associate members may not vote and may not hold office.

d). The Board of Directors may expel from membership any member who does not meet the qualifications of membership as defined in the CARFAC National constitution.

4.	MEETINGS OF MEMBERS 

a).  An annual meeting of members shall be held between October 1 and December 31 of each year at a time and place to be fixed by the CARFAC SASK Board of Directors.

b).  Other general meetings may be held if deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, or at the request of at least 5% of the voting members.

c).  Notice of the time and place of a meeting of members shall be sent not less than 15 days or more than 50 days before the meeting.  (Act Section 121).

d).  A Quorum of members shall consist of 10 voting members personally present at the start of a meeting.

5.	BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

a).  Directors shall be elected at the first members' meeting after incorporation, and at succeeding meetings as required. Directors shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Membership.

b).  The Board of Directors of CARFAC SASK will consist of five to ten members including the Past President:

				President 
				Vice President 
				Secretary/Treasurer
				Members at Large (1-6)
				Past President (ex-officio)
b. Any and all nominations to the Board of Directors must be submitted to the Chairperson of the Annual General Meeting of the Membership or the Executive Director no less than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled meeting date. 

c).  Terms of office of directors shall be two years, to a maximum of three consecutive terms.
If the director is the president at the end of their term limit, they may be eligible for re-election to a maximum of eight (8) years. (Rev 2018) The Past President shall be an ex-officio position which will run as long as required by the length of service of the President. 
	
d).  The directors shall endeavour to ensure that continuity of directorship is maintained. Their terms of office shall be arranged so that no more than five terms expire each year. Nominations of Directors shall not be accepted from the floor of the Annual General Meeting under any circumstances.

e).  The directors may appoint a member to fill a vacancy created by a resignation on the Board of Directors; this position must be filled by election at the next general meeting. The directors may appoint a member to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors; this position must be filled by nomination and election at the next Annual General Meeting

f).  A Quorum of directors shall consist of 3 directors personally present at the start of a meeting.

g).  The directors may appoint such standing committees and ad-hoc committees as they deem necessary.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT subsection 4.a). be struck, and that subsections 4.b)., 4.c)., and 4.d). be adjusted according to their new position.
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT subsection 5.e). be struck, and that subsections 5.f). and 5.g). be adjusted according to their new position.