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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1 Number of Directors

The Akwesasne Communications Society (ACS) Board of Directors shall be elected by the members of the Society at the annual general meeting and shall consist of two (2) community members from each of the four districts and an Honorary Chairperson, for a total of eight (8) Board of Directors.

2 Terms of Office

Terms of Office will be on a staggered basis and to begin; Each of the four district shall elect two (2) community member for a total of eight; four(4) who shall serve a term of four (4) years and four (4) who shall serve a term of two (2) year. After two years each district will elect one person sit on the board for a term of four(4) years.

3 Quorum

Five (5) of the Board members plus the Honorary chairperson shall constitute a quorum for transacting business of the Society. Questions arising at any meeting of the Directors shall be decided by a majority vote of those present.

4 Voting

Any questions submitted to any meeting of the members may be decided either by a show of hands or by poll. If at any such meeting, a poll is taken, it shall be taken in such a manner and either at once or after adjournment, as the meeting directs. The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was taken, whether or not a vote on a show of hands shall previously have been taken on the same question.

The Chairperson of any meeting of members shall, in the event of any equality of vote, have, both on a show of hands and a poll, a casting vote, in addition to any other vote to which he may otherwise be entitled to at such a meeting.

5 Resignation of Directors

A Director may resign from his office upon giving notice in writing to the Board as a whole, of his intention to do so, and unless a later date is stipulated in such notice, the resignation shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, or upon its earlier acceptance.

6Vacation of Office

The office of a Director shall automatically be vacated if he resigns his office, at the time when such resignation becomes effective or ceases to be a member of the Society.

7 Filling the Vacancy

In the case of any vacancy occurring in the Board, the Directors then in office, by the affirmative vote of a quorum of such remaining Directors as may be present at the time of the meeting, shall appoint any other qualified member as a Director, and any Director so appointed, shall be from that district and hold office until the election of his successor.

8 General Powers of Directors

The Directors may manage and administer the affairs of the Society and may make or cause to be made for the Society, any description of contract, that first meets with the express approval of the members of the Society at a general or special meeting . Any meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be competent to exercise all or any of the authorities, powers and discretions by or under the by-laws of the Society for the time being vested in or exercisable by the Directors generally. Questions arising at any meeting of the Directors shall be decided by a majority vote of those present.

9 Banking Powers

A bank or trust account may be opened at any chartered bank or trust company chosen by the Board upon approval by resolution of the Board. Withdrawals and other transactions involving the Society’s bank or trust account in reference to CKON and requiring signatures, must have two signatures and as many persons with signing authority as needed. In the event any or all Board members fail to comply to the authority of the constitution of ACS they shall cease to exist.

10 Executive Powers

In addition to the powers mentioned in Article 8, the Board may draft by-laws to regulate the conduct of the affairs of the Society. Every such by-law, unless in the meantime confirmed by the members at a special general meeting, duly called for that purpose, shall have force only until the next annual general meeting of the members, and in default of confirmation thereat, shall at, and from that time, cease to have force until confirmed at a general meeting. Directors must comply with constitution.

11 Ownership

The ownership of all equipment, function, good-will, records and other tangible and intangible properties of the Society shall be invested in the ACS as a whole, and its use and disposition will be governed by the Board and with the approval of the ACS members.

12 Honorarium

The board shall receive an honorarium of fifty ($50.00) dollars and twenty five ($25.00) for special meetings

13 Amendments

•A special meeting will be called by the chairperson for any amendments to this constitution will be presented at a special meeting and shell be either accepted or rejected by the ACS.

Notice to the community: As one of the mandates of the interim board of CKON we present a draft constitution to be proposed to the community for consideration. Please review the proposed document as we are looking for your opinion and approval. Please bring your suggestions to our next community meeting being held at Generations Park Pavilion in Hogansburg on Saturday July 14th 2012 at 3:00 pm. The agenda for this will be extension for interim board term, review constitution, updates. Please check out our Facebook page “2012 CKON working group” for update and an opportunity to voice your opinion.