SEIMA AGM 2023 Minutes

SEIMA’s Annual General Meeting Minutes Thursday, October 26, 2023 via Zoom 1. Call to Order/Establishment of Quorum • President Allison Bonnet called the meeting to order at 11:31 am • Housekeeping provided. • Land Acknowledgement was provided recognizing all of Saskatchewan. 2. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda as presented: Moved: Jeff Zimmer Second: Spencer Chad Carried. 3. Approval of 2022 Meeting Minutes Motion to approve the 2022 SEIMA Annual General Meeting Minutes as presented. Moved: Caitlin Brown Second: Spencer Chad Carried. 4. President’s Report • Allison acknowledged Board and their hard work. • Acknowledged outgoing directors Jeff Zimmer, Kyle Remus, Dale Kristoff and Lois Miller. • Outlined successes including SustainTech with both record attendance and sponsorship. • LinkedIn and Snapshot emails have increased communication to members and subscribers. • Increased programming includes both networking events and partnering on educational opportunities. • Looking for speakers for a speaker series. • The call for abstracts for SustainTech has gone out for the 2024 event. 5. Receive 2022/2023 Financial Report • Financial statements were included in the meeting notice. • Snapshot provided including: o Statement of Financial Position o Statement of Operations with a 2023 surplus of $42,028 o Statement of Changes in Net Assets Motion to approve the SEIMA Financial Report for the period ending April 30, 2023, as presented. Moved: Brent Zelensky Second: Spencer Chad Carried. 6. Appointment of Review Accountant for 2023/2024 Motion to appoint MNP LLC as the review accountant for the period ending April 30, 2023. Moved: Spencer Chad Second: Jane Skeie Carried. 7. New Business • No new business 8. Election of Board Members • Call for nominations from the floor • Call for nominations from the floor for a second time • The following Director's terms have been completed: Jeff Zimmer, Brett Reynolds, and June Lu. • Brett and June have let their names stand for a second term. • Nominations have been received in advance from: o David Sanscartier from the Saskatchewan Research Council; o Jacqueline Gorman from Trace Associates; and o Jane Skeie from SaskEnergy • There are three (3) spots available for election. • Call for nominations a third and final time • Bio’s from all 5 nominees were read. • Elections were held Motion to cease nominations. Moved: Allison Bonnet Second: Jane Skeie Carried. • Following a brief break to tabulate; Brett Reynolds, Jacqueline Gorman and June Lu have been elected. 9. Closing Remarks/Adjournment • Allison thanked everyone for their time. • Meeting adjourned at 12:03 pm