President:
Ed Butler
780.461.0261
Past President:
Joan Harrison,
780.467.3885
Vice-President:
Lyndi Karbonik
780.932.7314
Secretaries:
Janice Aubry
780.868.9269
Marlene Kirwin
780.699.2148
Treasurer:
Bonnie Zack
780.717.8775
Membership Coordinator:
Cam Coville
780.686.5125
Webmaster/Director:
Ray R. Roy,
780.982.6528
Other Board Directors:
Sue Stephenson
780.914.7500
Gail Wozny
780.995.6912
Mary Dunnigan
780.451.0705
Lily Ma
780.438.4032
Cliff Otto
780.476.9264
Carol Williamson
780.9684
Greg Wilson
780.487.5218
Other ERTA Contacts
Phoning Committee Chair,
Pam Roy, 780.473.5598
Second Wind Committee Chairman
Cam Fahlman, 780.434.0494
The 2023 ERTA annual general meeting was held on June 7 in the Grand Ballroom of the Chateau Louis Conference Centre.
7. Second Call for Nominations
Joan asked for nominations from the floor for the individual board positions a second time.None were forthcoming.
8. Treasurer’s Report
Bonnie Zack, ERTA Treasurer, indicated that copies of the audited financial statement were available on each table. Income for the past year was $33,187.91, expenditures amounted to $25,265.14, leaving a year-end balance of $7,922.77. Assets in the form of prepaid membership dues total $7,932.00. Currently, there is $35,476.68 in the branch account. Moved by Bonnie Zack, seconded by Cliff Otto, that the 2022–2023 audited financial statement be adopted as distributed. CARRIED.
9. Appointment of Auditor
Moved by Ray Roy, seconded by Mike Mort, that Brian Jordan be appointed auditor for the 2023–2024 fiscal year. CARRIED.
10. Election of ERTA Board of Directors
Following the third call for nominations from the floor, the proposed slate of nominees was declared elected by acclamation: President—Ed Butler, Vice-President—Lyndi Karbonik, Secretaries (2)—Janice Aubry and Vi Oko, Treasurer—Bonnie Zack, Membership Coordinator—vacant, Directors—Lynn Arnold, Mary Dunnigan, Joyce Liska, Mike Mort, Cliff Otto, Ray Roy, Carol Williamson and Greg Wilson.
11. Appreciation of Retiring Board Members
Ed Butler acknowledged the service of those members leaving the board—Veronica Hellweg (ten years), Nadine Lung (seven years) and Sheila MacKay (nine years) as well as Cliff Otto who is stepping down from his executive position but will remain on the board as a director. The new members were warmly welcomed to the ERTA Board of Directors.
12. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 1:44 p.m.