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   BY-ELECTION

 SECRETARY TREASURER

 Next General Membership Meeting on September 26th

 6.5     THE SECRETARY-TREASURER

  1. Shall be an elected part-time officer and voting member of the Executive Committee, working for the Local as required and working in their substantive position with the Corporation for at least ten (10) days per calendar month.
  2. B. Shall be responsible for all official documents of the Local.
  3. Shall be responsible to sufficiently train the Organization Director/Tyler to enable this officer to act as a designated replacement or to assist the Secretary-Treasurer as required.
  4. Shall be responsible for all the Local’s correspondence and shall convey it to the Executive Committee and the General Membership Meetings.
  5. Shall prepare notices of all General Membership Meetings and Special meetings and arrange to distribute and post such notices at least (10) ten days prior to such meetings.
  6. Shall be entrusted with the funds of the Local, approve all cheques to be signed for expenses authorized under the National Constitution, or by resolutions passed at meetings, deposit immediately all monies she/he receives on behalf of the Local and sign cheques along with the President, or in her/his absence, the First Vice-President or the Second Vice-President.
  7. Shall be responsible for bookkeeping records of the Local and keep them ready for submission to the Local’s Trustees.
  8.  Shall prepare a financial statement annually and present such statement at the   Annual General Meeting of the Local. Copies of such statement shall be distributed to all members present at these meetings.
  9. Shall not issue any cheques in payment of any account not provided for in the budget or authorized by the Bylaws or the National Constitution, unless approved by the majority of the Executive Committee. Such payment shall be subject to ratification at the next General Meeting of the membership of the Local.
  10. Shall not pay any money without a bill or signed voucher.
  11. Shall present a report on the state of the Local’s finances to General Membership Meetings.
  12. Shall submit, every two months, a financial report to her/his National Director, showing the credit balance at the beginning of the period, and the general fund credit balance at the end of the period.
  13. Shall be responsible for submitting the Local’s financial report to the National and Regional Offices, as per the requirements of the National Constitution.
  14. Shall ensure that an up-to-date mailing list of the membership is maintained.
  15. Shall establish and maintain an efficient system for the secretariat and treasury.
  16. Shall establish and maintain an efficient system for the membership control and monitor the check-off.
  17. Shall be responsible for per capita tax on all members in good standing, including those members not on check-off who pay dues locally.

9.7   BY-ELECTIONS

 A FULL-TIME AND PART TIME OFFICERS, TABLE OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE STEWARDS

  1. If a vacancy occurs a notice shall be posted immediately.
  2. Nominations and acceptances in writing shall be received up to and including the day of election.
  3. The notice of vacancy and call for nominations must be posted for a minimum of 20 days before an election can be held.
  4. An election to cover the interim period of time until the next Annual Election shall take place at the next General Membership Meeting subject to 9.7 A (3) and shall be voted on by all members in attendance at the meeting.
  5. An election to cover the remainder of the term of office shall take place as part of the next Annual Elections, if applicable.

** Note: You must be a member in good standing to vote. ** 

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President                                                                 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Vancouver Local 846                                                                                                                                                                               lb/CUPE-3338