The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES June 25, 2010 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, British Columbia The Annual General Meeting of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) was held at the Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 25, 2010. The meeting was called to order by Val Cartmel, Chair at 0900 hours. NOTICE OF MEETING The Chair advised that the Official Notice of the 5 th Annual General Meeting was published in the electronic newsletter distributed to registrants and posted on the College s website. INTRODUCTION OF THE BOARD The Chair introduced the members of the CRNBC Board: Val Cartmel, Chair Pam Ratner, Vice-Chair Carolyn Brown, Terrace, BC Stephanie Buckingham, Nanoose Bay, BC Chilwin Cheng, Vancouver, BC Frank Gillespie, Vancouver, BC Lorraine Grant, Prince George, BC Norma Hawrys, Powell River, BC Gwen Herrington, Dawson Creek, BC Ana-Maria Hobrough, Vancouver, BC Sharry Hodgson, Summerland, BC Christina Hutchinson, Coquitlam, BC Bob Johnstone, Kimberly, BC Pearl Pacheco, Surrey, BC Colleen Regehr, Kamloops, BC Barbara Thompson, Parksville, BC Joel Whittemore, Burnaby, BC INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM The Chair introduced the head table: Pam Ratner, Vice-chair Laurel Brunke, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer Mehb Jessa, Director, Finance and Corporate Services (Timer) Mike Wood, Executive Assistant, Registrar/CEO Office John Noonan, Parliamentarian
CRNBC Annual General Meeting - 2 - June 25, 2010 INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS The Chair named guests who were, or were anticipated to be, in attendance at the Annual General Meeting: Rob Calnan, former RNABC president; Brenda Canitz, Chief Nurse Executive and Executive Director, Ministry of Health Services; Bernice Crockett, Chair, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia; Sherry Hamilton, Chief Nursing and Liaison Officer, Provincial Health Services Authority; Gillian Harwood, Executive Director, Professional Practice and Chief Nursing Officer; Fraser Health; Patricia McDonald, Interim Executive Director, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia; Debra McPherson, President, British Columbia Nurses Union; Susan Wannamaker, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Lead Professional Practice, Vancouver Coastal Health; Rachel Bard, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nurses Association; and June Webber, Director, International Policy & Development/Director, Corporate Strategies, Canadian Nurses Association. The Chair welcomed the following invited guest participating by audio webcast: David Byres, Vice-President, Clinical Programs and Chief of Professional Practice and Nursing INTRODUCTION OF THE SCRUTINEERS COMMITTEE The Chair introduced and thanked the members of the Scrutineers Committee: Jacinta MacKinnon, Professional Conduct Review Consultant and Chair of the Scrutineers Committee Carina Herman, Nursing Practice Consultant David MacDonald, Professional Conduct Review Consultant Wendy Winslow, Nursing Policy Consultant ADOPTION OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING STANDING RULES By general consent, the 2010 Annual General Meeting Standing Rules were adopted as circulated. Moved and seconded to move from a secret ballot to an open voting forum. ADOPTION OF THE 2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA By general consent, the 2010 CRNBC Annual General Meeting agenda was adopted as circulated and with the addition of one late resolution. REGISTRATION INFORMATION The Chair informed the meeting participants that 76 in-person registrants and 25 audio webcast registrants in good standing were registered and that there was a quorum for the meeting.
CRNBC Annual General Meeting - 3 - June 25, 2010 DISPOSITION OF THE 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES The Chair advised the meeting that the minutes of the 2009 Annual General Meeting held on June 5, 2009 were reviewed and approved by the CRNBC Board at the December 4, 2009 Board meeting. REPORT FROM THE BOARD Val Cartmel, Chair of the Board, presented the report of the Board highlighting key activities from 2009/10. 2009/2010 AUDITOR S REPORT Val Cartmel, Board Chair, introduced Pam Ratner, Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee. Pam Ratner presented the 2009/2010 Auditor s Report. QUESTION PERIOD Questions regarding the auditor s report were received and responded to by Pam Ratner, Chair, Finance and Audit Committee; Laurel Brunke, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer; and Mehb Jessa, Director, Finance and Corporate Services. QUESTION PERIOD Questions regarding the Annual Report and College activities were received and responded to by the Val Cartmel, Board Chair; Pam Ratner, Board Vice-chair; and Laurel Brunke, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer. MOTION TO EXTEND QUESTION PERIOD Moved and seconded to extend the question period on the Annual report and College activities by ten minutes. CRNBC BOARD RESOLUTION The Chair reminded the assembly of the Standing Rules. The Chair advised the assembly that in consideration of fairness to participants on the web and individuals present in person voting on the CRNBC Board resolution would be conducted by secret ballot. Moved and seconded that the following resolution Withdrawal from the Canadian Nurses Association be adopted: WHEREAS the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia inherited its membership in the national association from its predecessor, the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia, which served both a regulatory and membership association role, and WHEREAS the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia has been given a regulatory mandate only under the Health Professions Act (HPA), and WHEREAS the findings of the policy and legal review completed by consultants as part of the College s review of its relationship with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), namely that the CNA function of lobbying government presents a perceived, if not actual, conflict with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia s mandate to protect the public under Section 16 of the HPA;
CRNBC Annual General Meeting - 4 - June 25, 2010 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia is authorized to direct the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer to deliver a written resignation of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia s jurisdictional membership in the Canadian Nurses Association in accordance with Article 2.6(a) of the Canadian Nurses Association Bylaws. METHOD OF VOTING Moved and seconded that voting on the resolution Withdrawal from the Canadian Nurses Association be done through an open vote rather than by secret ballot. MOTION TO EXTEND DEBATE Moved and seconded to extend the debate by 45 minutes on the resolution Withdrawal from the Canadian Nurses Association. VOTING ON RESOLUTION WHEREAS the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia inherited its membership in the national association from its predecessor, the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia, which served both a regulatory and membership association role, and WHEREAS the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia has been given a regulatory mandate only under the Health Professions Act (HPA), and WHEREAS the findings of the policy and legal review completed by consultants as part of the College s review of its relationship with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), namely that the CNA function of lobbying government presents a perceived, if not actual, conflict with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia s mandate to protect the public under Section 16 of the HPA; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia is authorized to direct the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer to deliver a written resignation of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia s jurisdictional membership in the Canadian Nurses Association in accordance with Article 2.6(a) of the Canadian Nurses Association Bylaws. Defeated
CRNBC Annual General Meeting - 5 - June 25, 2010 LATE RESOLUTION Moved and seconded that the following late resolution submitted by Debra McPherson and Melanie Leckovic of the British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) be accepted for debate: That the CRNBC suspend any further participation by the College or its representatives in the National Council State Boards of Nursing or the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators until the CRNBC Board has provided and encouraged an opportunity for interested members to have a full discussion about the need for CRNBC s participation in other international or national nursing organization separate from CNA, the benefits of such participation, the financial implications of such participation and the impact of these two new organizational memberships on the united voice of Canadian nurses nationally and internationally. Moved and seconded that the following late resolution submitted by Debra McPherson and Melanie Leckovic of the British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) be adopted: That the CRNBC suspend any further participation by the College or its representatives in the National Council State Boards of Nursing or the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators until the CRNBC Board has provided and encouraged an opportunity for interested members to have a full discussion about the need for CRNBC s participation in other international or national nursing organization separate from CNA, the benefits of such participation, the financial implications of such participation and the impact of these two new organizational memberships on the united voice of Canadian nurses nationally and internationally. Defeated CLOSING REMARKS Val Cartmel, Chair gave closing remarks. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT The 5 th Annual General Meeting of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia adjourned at 1150 hours. Certified as Approved: Val Cartmel Chair \\fileserver\exec\exec pool\annual meeting\2010\2010 annual general meeting minutes.docx