2026 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Smiths Falls Girls Hockey Association will take place on Wednesday, May 6th in the Community Centre Hall commencing at 6:30 p.m.

Agenda

Election of the 2026-27 Executive will be conducted in accordance with:

Article 6 - Election of Executive 

1. Executive of the Association shall be elected at an AGM and shall hold office for 2-year terms. Starting in 2025, Executive members will be elected under staggered terms. The positions of President, VP of House, Treasurer, Skills & Development, and Ice Convenor will be elected in odd years. The positions of VP Competitive, Secretary, Registrar, and Tournament Convenor will be elected in even years. A member of the executive may be re-elected.
2. A non-member appointed by the current executive will act as scrutinizer of the election.
3. The President shall be elected by the members at the AGM and shall hold office until the adjournment of their term. No person may be nominated for, acclaimed to, or elected to the position of President unless that person is a member of the SFGHA Executive for at least two years. In the absence of a nominee who has been on the SFGHA Executive for two years, a nominee with two years experience volunteering with SFGHA can be elected.
4. Any voting member of the SFGHA may be nominated for any of the remaining vacancies on the Executive.
5. The Vice-Presidents shall be elected by the members at the AGM and shall hold office until the adjournment of the next AGM thereafter.
6. Nominations for the remaining executive will be accepted from the floor at the AGM provided the nominees have stated their willingness, either in writing or in person to the office for which they have been nominated.
7. The Executive will be elected by written ballot by the majority of those present.
8. Vacancies of the Executive, however caused, may be filled by resolution of the Executive as long as a quorum of fifty percent of the Executive remains in office.
9. A person may be appointed by the executive until the adjournment of the next AGM.

Click here for a description of the duties of the Officers. 

Any proposed changes to our SFGHA Constitution, must be submitted to our Secretary Laura Doran-Veevers (lauramoynesdv@gmail.com) by April 6th, 2026 at noon. 

Article 15 - Amendments

1. Amendments to the Constitution may be made at any properly called AGM of the membership.
2. An amendment in writing signed by a mover and a seconder must be given to the Secretary at least 30 days before the AGM is to take place. Both the mover and the seconder must be voting members of the association.
3. An amendment must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the voting members present at the meeting.