Attention all ATAA members:
With your membership in the Alberta Target Archers Association you are automatically a member of the Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association. The Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association is the only Provincial Sport Organization recognized by the Alberta Government. Under the ABAA umbrella has historically been both the Alberta Bowhunters Association and the ATAA. Due to long standing operational problems, the current Executive of the ABAA has developed the attached motion for consideration and a vote by ATAA members at the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the ATAA at 7:00pm on March 24, 2012 in Calgary at the Calgary Archery Center. On March 31, 2012 the ABA members will vote at their AGM in Calgary on this exact motion as well. The combined total of each Associations vote will determine the outcome of this motion. The ABAA Executive wishes to encourage your participation in this significant vote and decision. In term questions may be referred to either of the ATAA or ABA Presidents. Thank-you.
Rene Schaub,
ATAA President
February 20/2012
ABAA Executive Meeting via Conference Call 2030 hours
Present: Rene Schaub ATAA, David Middlebrough ATAA, Myles Sheridan ATAA, Mardere Birkhill ATAA, Brent Watson ABA, Stan Schamuhn ABA, John Biskup ABA, Lance Neilson ABA
Absent: Sandy Hrycyk ABA
Motion by: Lance Neilson, Treasurer ABAA and ABA
Motion that the ABA removes itself from the ABAA (Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association).
Further, the child Association known as the ATAA (Alberta Target Archers Association) may use the name and entitlements of the ABAA (Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association ) for two (2) years after acceptance at the latest held AGM of either current child associations (ABA or ATAA). The ATAA will attempt immediately upon acceptance to change the name of the Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association to whatever name they see fit.
After such a period of time, the Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association name or entitlements may not be used again ever unless re-applied for and accepted by the government of Alberta as a not for profit organization with a constitution and bank account acceptable by said government.
The current records of the ABAA (Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association) after acceptance at the final AGM, if accepted by the membership, shall be set to the custody of the current secretary treasurer of the ABAA (Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association) for a period of seven years and available on request at his or her convenience to either the Government of Alberta or any member of either the ABA (Alberta Bowhunters Association) or the ATAA (Alberta Target Archers Association)..
The balance of the 2011 grant shall be split 60/40 (as per past agreement) between the ABA (Alberta Bowhunters Association) and the ATAA (Alberta Target Archers Association).60% ATAA and 40% ABA. Any monies remaining after that shall be deemed to be the monetary value of the ATAA (Alberta Target Archers Association) in the ABAA.
Both 2012 membership groups will be notified by each sub association’s membership chairs (to the best of their ability) 30 days prior to the 2012 AGM of each sub association.
Member numbers at AGM and vote count will be provided to the current ABAA (Alberta Bowhunters and Archers Association) executive within 14 days of the last ABA/ATAA AGMs (held chronologically) whereby the current ABAA executive will deem these results to be true and accurate and act accordingly.
Seconded: David Middlebrough
Vote: 7 yay 1 nay, Carried.
