AWI Council Minutes - January 2001

              Ammendments to May Council Meeting:
1. Item 7. a. 2- Wish to have it recorded as
Maxean Brigley presented six motions to be carried to the convention during the business
meeting. These motions were written based upon the discussions held at a number of
Constituency Conferences attended by the executive. Maxean requested that before these
motions were presented to the membership that Council approved motions to be presented:
Motions were:
a. Motion to undertake restructure process for Alberta Women's Institutes
b. Motion to direct Alberta Women's Institutes Council that the closes Council Member
will attend Constituency events, with the possibility of one of the; executive persons to
attend once in the Triennium.
c. Move to disband District Workshops immediately.
d. Move to direct Alberta Women's Institutes Council to re- allocate the responsibility
of Resolution Chair and five Education Conveners to the current Council members.
e. Move to amend the Alberta Women's Institutes Constitution and Bylaws to read
" elected positions of President and President Elect."
f. Move to elect, in the year preceding the President Elect election, five( 5) members
from the Provincial Membership to serve on the Alberta Women's Institute Council
for a three- year term.
g. Move to direct the Alberta Women's Council to re- structure the province into
Constituencies having four or more branches.
The vote was affirmative to proceed with the presentation of these motions to the convention
membership. Maxean asked if the Council wished to be polled on their responses and Council
declined.
Council decided that one member of council would move the motion requesting a seconder from
the floor to proceed with the approval process. Council agreed.
Document I
Please attach to September's 2000
Council minutes.