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June 26, 2008

SN 35/07-08

 

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STAFF ASSOCIATION

 
 The Staff Committee is pleased to convene a Special Staff Assembly for July 1st, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Article 9 of the Statutes of the Staff Association, to consider the items listed in the attached Agenda. [ click here]

 

This Special Assembly is convened in response to the petition, copy attached [click here], signed by 111 members of Staff which means that the 10% requirement set out in Article 41 of the said Statutes has been met.

 

In compliance with Article 41 of the said Statutes, the text of the proposed amendment is hereby made available to the Staff for a period of at least four working days before it is submitted to a vote.

 

Since it is expected that a vote is to be taken on the  proposals presented in the petition, the Staff is reminded of the provisions of Article 11 of the said Statutes:

 

            “Article 11 –Quorum

 

            The presence of 25 percent of the members of the Staff Association shall constitute a quorum. Decisions shall be made by a majority of those present at the time of voting. Procedures shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order.”

 

The current Statutes of the Staff Association can be found on the website:

            Statutes in English        [click here]

            Estatutos en Español     [clic aquí]

 

The Department of Human Resources has kindly agreed that Staff will be excused from work in order to attend the Special Assembly.

 

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