MASTERS SWIMMING CANADA

MSC Annual General Meeting May 20, 2001

Lindsey Park Sports Complex, Calgary, AB

MINUTES

ATTENDEES

• George Lyle, President & Chair
• Sue Schmidt, V.P./Secretary & SK Delegate
• Charles Nauss, Treasurer & NS delegate
• Juanita Prebble, NB delegate
• Geoff Camp, ON delegate
• Mark Sandilands, AB delegate
• Tony Trubiano, PQ delegate
• Glenn Davis, MB delegate
• Barry Davis, BC Delegate
• Ann Kilby, PEI delegate
• Beth Whittall, Executive Secretary
• Christian Berger, National Recorder

ABSENT

• Mary Lou Monteith, Past President

GUESTS

• Steve Gosse, AB
• Roy Smith, AB
• Paul Guerard, PQ
• Galivan MacDonald,NS

  1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by the chair at 1:55 PM
Motion A1:01:01  Nauss, Prebble to approve Schmidt's attendance by telephone.  Carried unanimously.

  2. INTRODUCTIONS: DECLARATION OF DELEGATES
The chair welcomed and introduced all delegates and guests.

  3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion A1:01.02  Camp, Trubiano to accept the agenda as published.  Carried unanimously.

  4. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Halifax, NS
Motion A1:01.03  Camp, Nauss to accept the minutes of May 13, 2000 as published.  Carried unanimously.

  5. ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL REPORT
Guerard: why membership fees so low?
Nauss: fees outstanding from Ontario
Camp: discrepancies of amount paid & received by Ontario will be looked into.
Guerard: what was the deficit for the 2000 Championship in Halifax
Nauss: $2,900
Guerard: if deficit continues equity will disappear. What is being done?
Nauss: a finance committee has been struck to look into ways of increase revenues and/or decrease
       expenses
Camp: new Marketing Committee already increasing advertising income.
Motion A1:01.04  Nauss, Kilby to accept the Financial Report for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2000
       as prepared by Ash, Casey & Thornton.  Carried unanimously.

  6. ADOPTION OF BUDGET
Motion A1:01.05  Nauss, Sandilands to accept the budget as approved by the Board of Directors.
Carried unanimously.
Camp: Thanks to treasurers Paul Guerard and Charles Nauss on behalf of the members.

  7. RECEIVING OF DIRECTORS' REPORTS
Motion A1:01.06  Camp, Sandilands to dispense with the reading of reports and accept in bulk by the
      membership as published.  Carried unanimously

  8.BY-LAW AMENDMENTS
	(a) Appeals Process
Motion A1:01.07  Schmidt, Prebble that the Appeals Process as published be accepted as an addition
      to the By-Laws.  Carried unanimously.
	(b) Section 8.01
Motion A1:01.08  Schmidt, Prebble that the change to Section 8.01 as published be accepted as an
      amendment to the By-Laws.  Carried unanimously.
            (c) Section 8.03
Motion A1:01.09  Schmidt, Prebble that the change to Section 8.03 as published be accepted as an
      amendment to the By-Laws.  Carried unanimously.

  9. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
Motion A1:01.10  Nauss, Trubiano that appointment of auditor be referred to the finance committee to
       seek competitive bids for the period effective December 31, 2002.  Carried unanimously.
Motion A1:01.11  Nauss, Trubiano that Ash, Casey & Thornton be appointed as auditor for the year
       ending Dec31, 2001.  Carried unanimously.

10. ADJOURNMENT
Motion B4:01.12  Nauss, B. Davis to adjourn the meeting.  Carried unanimously. 
The meeting was adjourned at 2:31 PM