Regulations of the Three Cities Iranian Cultural Association (TCICS)

Part A – Commentary

1 (1) in this regulation, unless the circumstances require otherwise:

a) Managers are the managers of the association for the time being.

(b) “Community Law” means the Community Law of British Columbia as in force from time to time and all amendments thereto.

c) “Registered Address” of a Member means the address of the Member as recorded in the Register of Members.

(2) The definitions contained in the association law shall apply to this bylaw on the effective date of this bylaw.

2 The words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and the words importing the male person include the female person and joint stock company.

Section B – Membership

3 The members of the association are the applicants for the establishment of the association and the people who subsequently become members of this regulation and who have not been removed from the membership in both cases.

4 people can apply for membership in the forum from the administrators and become a member with the approval of the administrators.

5. Every member must support the constitution and follow this regulation.

6 (1) The amount of the first annual membership fee shall be determined by the directors and thereafter the annual membership fee shall be determined at the annual general meeting of the society.

(2) The annual membership fee for 2015-2016 is $10.00. The fee is paid after submitting the membership application form and includes one year of membership from the date of submission.

7 people are no longer members of the forum:

a) By submitting your resignation in writing to the secretary of the association or sending it by mail or delivering it to the address of the association.

(b) in case of his death or in the case of a joint stock company in case of liquidation,

c) when fired, or

(d) of a membership that has not been in good standing for 12 consecutive months.

8 (1) A member may be expelled by a special resolution of the members passed in a general meeting.

(2) The notice of the special resolution of dismissal must be accompanied by a brief statement of the reasons for the proposed dismissal.

(3) Before the voting of the special resolution, the person who is the subject of the proposed resolution of expulsion should be given an opportunity to be heard in the general assembly.

9. All members are in good standing except a member who is in arrears of his or her current annual membership fee or any other dues or debts owed by the member to the Association until such time as the member is not in good standing. The debt remains unpaid

Section C – Meetings of members

10- The general meetings of the society must be held at the time and place according to the law of the society, which the directors decide.

11. Every general meeting other than the annual general meeting is an extraordinary general meeting.

12. Managers can convene an extraordinary general assembly if they wish.

13 (1) The notice of the general assembly must specify the place, day and time of the meeting and, in case of special business, the general nature of that business.

(2) Accidental deletion of the notice of the meeting to any member who has the right to receive the notice or failure to receive the notice of that meeting does not invalidate it.

14. The first annual general meeting of the association shall be held not later than 15 months after the date of formation and thereafter at least once in each calendar year and not later than 15 months after the regular annual general meeting. Last previous Annual General Meeting

Part D – Meetings of General Assemblies

15 is a special business

(a) All matters relating to an extraordinary general meeting except the adoption of rules of order, and

b) All the work done in the annual general assembly, except for the following:

(i) adoption of rules of order;

(ii) consideration of financial statements;

(iii) directors’ reports;

(iv) auditor’s report, if any;

(v) election of directors;

(vi) Appointment of auditor, if necessary.

(vii) other business required to be transacted at the annual general meeting under these by-laws, or business to be considered by the directors’ report issued together with the notice convening the meeting.

16 (1) Business, other than the election of a chairman and the adjournment or adjournment of a meeting, shall not be transacted at a general meeting when a quorum is not present.

(2) If at any time during a general meeting there is not a quorum, the business in progress shall be suspended until a quorum is present or until the meeting is adjourned or adjourned.

(3) The quorum of the general meetings is 10% or more of the total active members or at least 10 members each.

(4) The quorum for an election meeting (AGM) is 25% or more of the total active members.

(5) To be eligible to vote at a general meeting, new members must obtain their membership at the general meeting before the general meeting.

(6) Existing members who renew their membership at the General Assembly are eligible to vote as members.

17- If the quorum is not reached within 30 minutes of the time set for the general meeting, the meeting must be terminated if it was convened at the request of the members, and in any case, it must be postponed to the same day in the regular general meeting. Next week at the same time and place and if the quorum is not reached within 30 minutes of the scheduled meeting time, the present members will form the quorum.

18. In accordance with the bylaws 19, the president of the association, the vice president, or in the absence of both, one of the directors present, must preside as the president of the general assembly.

19. If the chairman, vice-chairman or other director is not present in the general meeting within 15 minutes after the time set for the meeting, or if the chairman and other directors are not present as chairman, the members present must be one of their members. to be elected as the president.

20 (1) A general meeting may be adjourned from time to time and from place to place, but shall not transact at any adjourned meeting except the business left unfinished at the meeting from which it was adjourned.

(2) When a meeting is adjourned for 10 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as for the original meeting.

(3) به جز مواردی که در این آئین نامه مقرر شده است، اطلاعیه تعویق یا انجام امور تجاری در مجمع عمومی معوق ضروری نیست.

21(1) A resolution proposed at a meeting need not be sent and the chairman of the meeting may decide or propose it.

(2) In case of a tie, the chairman does not have a casting or second vote in addition to the vote he may be entitled to as a member, and the proposed resolution is not approved.

22 (1) A member in good standing to attend a meeting of members shall be entitled to one vote.

(2) Voting is by raising hands.

(3) Voting by proxy is not permitted.

23. A member of the company may vote by his authorized representative who shall have the right to speak and vote and otherwise exercise the rights of a member and such representative shall be considered as a member for all purposes in relation to the meeting of the assembly. Society.

بخش E – مدیران و افسران

2 (1) The directors may exercise all powers and do all acts and things which the society may exercise and do, which are not directed or required to be exercised or done by the society by these by-laws or by-laws or by law. . In a general assembly, but nevertheless, to

a) All laws that affect society,

b) This regulation and

c) Laws that are enacted from time to time by the society in the general assembly that do not conflict with this regulation.

(2) The rule established by the association in the general meeting does not invalidate the previous action of the directors, which would have been correct if it had not been implemented.

25 (1) The president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and one or more other persons are the directors of the association.

(2) The number of directors shall be 5 or more as determined from time to time in a general meeting.

26 (1) The directors shall retire from office at each annual general meeting by electing their successors.

(2) Separate elections shall be held to fill each office.

(3) Election may be by acclamation. Otherwise, it should be by voting.

(4) If no successor is elected, the person previously elected or appointed shall continue in office.

27 (1) The directors may at any time and from time to time appoint a member as a director to fill a vacancy in the office of directors.

(2) A director so appointed shall hold office only until the end of the next annual general meeting of the Society, but shall be eligible for re-election at the meeting.

28 (1) If a director resigns or otherwise ceases to be in office, the remaining directors may appoint from among three alternate directors in place of the former director.

(2) The director-elect shall be the alternate director who has obtained the highest number of votes from the general meeting/election.

(3) The action or proceedings of the directors are not invalid simply because there are less than the prescribed number of directors.

29 (1) The members may by resolution remove a manager before the expiry of his term of office and may elect a successor to complete the term of management.

(2) Directors may remove a member of the Board of Directors for reasons such as failure to comply with the TCICS Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct. For such an action, the majority of directors can suspend the membership of the director in question until the decision of the members with a special decision in the extraordinary general meeting.

30 The director should not receive a fee for his presence or activity in the director’s position, but all the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the director while working on the affairs of the society should be compensated.

Section F – Collection of Articles by Managers

31 (1) The directors may meet at such places as they think fit for the transaction of business, adjourn and regulate their meetings and proceedings in such manner as they think fit.

(2) The directors may from time to time determine a quorum necessary for the transaction of business, and unless such quorum is determined, a majority of the directors then in office.

(3) The quorum of the board of directors for holding an official meeting is the presence of 5 out of 7 directors or alternate directors. It is community based which operates on 7 full boards. The president of the association is responsible for monitoring the compliance of board members with attendance at meetings to ensure that a quorum is reached.

(4) Three members of the board of directors and two alternate members present constitute the quorum

(5) The chairman is in charge of all the meetings of the directors, but in case the president is not present in the meeting within 30 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, the vice president must be the chairman of all the meetings of the directors, but in the event that none of them is present. The managers present can choose one of their numbers as the chairman of that meeting.

(6) A director may at any time, and the secretary shall, at the request of a director, call a meeting of the directors.

32 (1) The directors may delegate any, but not all, of their powers to committees consisting of the director or directors at their discretion.

(2) A committee constituted in the exercise of the powers so delegated shall conform to such rules as the directors may impose on it, and shall report any action taken in the exercise of those powers to the first meeting of the directors held. After this law or after it is held to report. Something has been done

33 The committee must choose the chairperson of its meetings, but if the chairperson is not selected or does not attend the meeting within 30 minutes of the time set for the meeting, the present managers who are members of the committee must choose one of their number as the chairperson of the meeting. Select.

34 The members of a committee may hold a meeting and adjourn as they see fit.

35 for the first meeting of directors held immediately after the appointment or election of a director or directors at an annual general meeting or of other members, or for a meeting of directors at which a director is appointed to fill a vacancy of directors. In order to hold a meeting in the presence of the quorum of directors, it is not necessary to notify the elected or appointed director or directors of the meeting.

36 (1) Any director who is absent from three consecutive meetings or five meetings in total (counting both general meetings and board meetings) within a financial year may be disqualified from being a director by the other directors.

(2) In such a case, the same procedure as in subsection E 28(1) shall apply to the resignation of a director.

(3) It is within the discretion of the majority of directors to make an exception to Article 36(1) for reasons of illness or emergency.

37 (1) Questions raised in the meeting of directors and committee of directors shall be decided by majority vote.

(2) A majority vote for board meetings is defined as 50% of the votes. For clarity, 4 or more than 7, 3 or more than 6, 3 or more than 5. Meetings with less than 4 members do not constitute a quorum.

(3) In case of a tie, the chairman and in the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman, gets the second vote to break the tie.

38 The resolution that is proposed in the meeting of directors or committees of directors does not need to be revoked and the chairman of the meeting can make a decision or propose.

39 The written resolution that is signed by all the directors and is included with the minutes of the directors’ meeting is as valid and effective as the one approved regularly in the directors’ meeting.

40 (1) A candidate for the role of director must disclose any matter of conflict of interest in his nomination papers or in writing to the election committee.

At the time of election, if a director determines that the subject of discussion is a matter with which he may have a conflict of interest, he shall immediately notify the chairman or, in the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman, and shall refrain from any comment or vote thereon. . The chairman may ask the manager to leave the meeting room during discussion or voting if necessary.

If a director does not believe there is a conflict of interest in an issue, but the majority of the board members, excluding the interested member, vote for the existence/possibility of a conflict of interest, the director is asked to refrain from discussing or voting on the issue.

4 (1) If a director is nominated for a political office with any of the three levels of government (municipal, provincial or federal), he must submit to the board a letter discontinuing service for the previous 2 months. And one month after the election. During the interim period, an alternate director (elected by the board) will fill the vacant position. Upon the director’s return, the director may continue in his previous appointment, unless it was a directorship. This director continues to serve as an ex officio director (ie, president, vice president, treasurer, or secretary).

(2) A new chairman shall be elected by the board for the remainder of the term until the next next election.

Part G – Duties of Officers

42 (1) The president presides over all meetings of the association and directors.

(2) The president is the executive head of the society and must supervise other officers in the performance of their duties.

43 The vice president must perform the duties of the president during the absence of the president.

44 The secretary must do the following:

a) carrying out community correspondence;

b) issues notices of association meetings and managers.

c) Keep the minutes of all meetings of the association and managers.

d) Keep all the documents and documents of the society, except for the documents that must be kept with the treasurer.

(e) To have the custody of the common seal of the society.

(f) maintain the register of members.

45 The treasurer shall

(a) keep financial records, including books of account, as necessary to comply with Community law, and;

(b) If necessary, present the financial statements to the directors, members and others.

46 (1) The secretary and treasurer may be administered by one person known as the secretary-treasurer.

(2) In the case of a Secretary-Treasurer, the total number of directors shall not be less than 5 or more than may be determined under regulation 25(2).

47 If the secretary is not present in the meeting, the directors must appoint another person as the secretary in the meeting.

Part H – Seal

48 Administrators may put a common seal for the community and remove the seal and replace it with a new seal.

49 The joint seal must be affixed only in the case of permission with the approval of the directors and then only in the presence of the persons specified in the approval letter and in the absence of specified persons in the presence of the president and secretary or the president and secretary of the treasury. .

Part I – Borrowing

50. For the purpose of carrying out the objects of the society, the directors may, on behalf of and in the name of the society, pay or repay money in such manner as they may decide, and in particular, but without limiting this power, increase or guarantee. , by issuing bonds.

51 Bonds shall not be issued without the authorization of a special resolution.

52 The members may by special resolution restrict the borrowing powers of the directors, but the restriction imposed shall expire at the next annual general meeting.

Part J – Auditor

53 This section applies only if the association is required or elected to have an auditor.

54 The first auditor shall be appointed by the directors, who shall also fill all vacancies in the auditor’s office.

55 At each annual general meeting, the association shall appoint an auditor to hold office until the re-election of the auditor or the election of a successor at the next annual general meeting.

56 An auditor may be removed by ordinary resolution.

57 The auditor must be immediately informed in writing of the appointment or dismissal of the auditor.

58 The director or employee of the society should not be its auditor.

59 Auditors can participate in public meetings.

Section K – Notices to Members

60 Notice to a member may be given personally or by post to the member at the member’s registered address.

61 A notice sent by post shall be deemed to have been given on the second day after the day on which the notice was given, and to prove that notice was given it is sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and sent in a Canadian. Post office building

62(1) notice of the general meeting shall be given to

(a) any member shown in the list of members on the day on which the notice is given, and;

(b) the auditor, if section 10 applies.

(2) No other person has the right to receive the notice of the general meeting.

Part L – Regulations

63 Each member has the right to accept membership and the association must give a copy of the association’s constitution and bylaws to the member free of charge.

64 This regulation should not be changed or added except by a special decision.

Part M – Election Regulations

65 It is the responsibility of the TCICS Directors to make necessary arrangements for elections in accordance with the applicable TCICS Regulations in general and the provisions contained in the Election Rules in particular.

66 The directors must prepare a financial report for a given financial year for presentation to the members at the annual general meeting (“GM”).

before election day

67 The candidate for the board of directors (“candidate”) must introduce himself in the prescribed manner.

68 No one can nominate another person as a candidate.

69 Candidates for the upcoming elections of the Board of Directors must present themselves at least one month before the election day.

70. Each candidate must prepare a single statement of not more than five hundred words in support of his candidacy. This statement should contain a biography and programs related to TCICS.

71 The secretary of the outgoing board shall make available to all members of the TCICS the statement of each candidate referred to in clause 68.

Requirements for candidates

72 A candidate must be an active member of TCICS for 2 months immediately preceding the date of election.

73 A candidate must be a resident of the tri-city area or have a business.

74. A candidate must be of legal age (at least nineteen years).

75 (1) A candidate must undergo a criminal record check. For clarity, a person whose criminal background check document has a checked box described is disqualified from becoming a manager.

Records of criminal convictions found in the Identification Database accessible through the Canadian Police Information Center (CPIC) for which a pardon has not been granted.

Records of criminal convictions obtainable through CPIC for which a pardon has not been granted plus records of outstanding criminal charges of which the RCMP is aware or listed in the CPIC Research Data Bank.

Records of criminal convictions and police information summaries (including records of outstanding criminal charges known to the RCMP or listed in CPIC investigative databases) accessible through CPIC for which a pardon has not been granted plus discharge records that It’s not done. According to the law, criminal records were removed from the identification database. This includes all charges regardless of the deposit.

(2) A person who has checked the following box is eligible to remain on the Board.

Police information located in computerized systems (such as the Police Information Retrieval System (PRIS), CPIC, PROS, PRIME, LEIP) and information located through local police index surveys. This includes all information on non-convictions and all charges regardless of circumstances.

(3) All criminal record check documents must be kept confidential and in the possession of the secretary of the association.

76 A candidate must have a history of community volunteer work with TCICS or other Canadian non-profit organizations.

77 A candidate must embrace and promote the mission, vision and goals of TCICS.

78. A candidate must have proper knowledge and familiarity with Iranian culture.

79 A candidate must have agreed to and signed the TCICS Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct Application and Forms.

Number of managers

80 There are seven directors and three alternate directors in the board of directors in case of change in the general meeting.

81 (1) Alternate directors are encouraged to attend board meetings. Substitute managers can participate in the discussion, but they cannot vote on the mentioned matter unless the manager is not present.

(2) The substitute director is given the right to vote in the absence of the director.

(3) An alternate director who loses 6 consecutive board members is automatically disqualified from the role of alternate director.

(4) The board of directors (by a majority vote) may appoint a temporary substitute director from among those who meet the community’s nomination requirements for membership in the board of directors. This appointment is valid only until the date of the next election.

The duration of the directorship

82 Each term of membership in the board of directors is two years.

a) The society will have one election in each calendar year. Elections are held in even years to elect four new directors and in odd years to elect three new directors.

b) The tenure of this position is two years, and each person can hold the position for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

c) A term for an alternate director is two years, and the election of alternate directors may be done in election years when there is a need to fill a vacancy on the list of alternate directors.

(d) At any given time, the Society shall maintain a list of three alternate members of the Board of Directors.

83 If the three previous directors are unwilling or unable to continue as directors for a second term, the members of the general assembly may decide to make an exception to Article 80.

84 No manager should serve more than two consecutive terms on the board of directors.

Election process

85 days of elections by the election committee consisting of:

(a) a director who is not a nominee;

(b) a TCICS member who is not a candidate; And

c) a third party from the three cities region, or a person who is a member of one
Another non-profit organization. or, a second TCICS member who is not engaged

86 The election committee is formed either before the election day by the managers or on the election day.

87. On the election day, the annual report of managers, including its financial report, is presented, discussed and approved.

88 After the managers’ report, the managers resign.

89 Directors will introduce the election committee. After that, the election committee will hold the election according to the election regulations.

90 The election committee should consider equal time for each candidate to introduce him to the members and file his candidacy.

91 No candidate should speak negatively about another candidate.

92 A candidate may speak positively of another candidate and support that candidate’s candidacy in the election.

93 After the nomination of the candidates, the election committee distributes the votes and the members cast their votes according to the procedures that the election committee deems appropriate.

94 The election committee counts the votes and announces the number of votes each candidate has won.

95. The number of vacant positions in the electoral rolls of candidates should not exceed the number of new board members to be elected. If this results in insufficient number of votes to elect replacement directors, the election to appoint replacement directors will be held immediately in the same meeting.

96 If a director refuses to be a member of the board of directors immediately after the election, the next candidate who has the most votes will be nominated as the director.

In case of resignation or disqualification of the director after the election day, Article 96 does not apply.

98. Only in extraordinary circumstances, the election committee can postpone the general meeting before the election of directors is finalized.

After the election

99 The elected directors shall hold their first meeting as soon as possible after the election. The elected directors shall elect their own officers: President, Vice-President, Guarantor, Secretary, and three members-at-large.

100 The chairman shall be selected from among three or four directors who have served on the previous board.

101 Every elected director must submit a criminal record check certificate no later than one month after the election day.

Rules of participation in the Nowruz festival of Tri-City Iranian Association:

Greetings and respect

The rules of participation in the Nowruz festival of the Tri-City Iranian Association are presented for your information:

1-Photography and filming will be done by the association during events and different spaces, but the videos and photos prepared are only for the use of the association and the association has no obligation to make videos or photos of the booths or tents of the respected sponsors.

Therefore, it is requested that the respected sponsors take the necessary measures regarding the preparation of videos, photos and appropriate content from the way of presence and their own space.

2- Since each of the respected sponsors has a dedicated parking space, please send your car’s plate number to issue a parking pass no later than March 5th.

3-Maintaining cleanliness and delivering the park as cleanly as possible is the responsibility of the Iranian society, so respected sponsors should deliver the booth completely free of any garbage, cartons, supplies, etc. to the forum at the end of the event.

Nowruz Bazaar:

Nowruz Bazaar address:

2888 Delahaye Dr, Coquitlam

Market time:

Saturday March 9 from 10 am to 7 pm

1- In order to facilitate the work and establish more order in the market and the well-being of the respected sponsors, on March 8, from 15:00 to 19:00, the place of the market will be reserved for delivery to the respected sponsors and the arrangement of booths and equipment will be at the disposal of the respected sponsors. Absence and non-attendance at this time for setting up the booth or table and setting it up will be considered as withdrawal from the event and after that it will not be possible to give the space to the respected sponsor.

2- Since the tables in the Nowruz bazaar event are like showcases and display areas for your products, so please decorate the tables, please use baskets, vases, or decorative elements related to the product or Dear friends, use our services for your work desk to create a suitable space for your products and business.

3- The maximum dimensions of the acceptable banner for Nowruz market are 2.5 feet (width) and 6 feet (height).

4- In Nowruz Bazaar, the allowed number of advertising banners for shared table space will be one for each business, 2 for individual tables, and there will be no limit for booths, provided that there are no advertising banners in the space outside the booth.

Fireworks Wednesday:

Venue:

Coquitlam Town Center Park (Lafarge Lake Park)

Time of holding:

Tuesday, March 12 from 16:00 to 21:00

1- All respected sponsors must be present at the park at 11:00 am on the day of the event to deliver the booths (tents). In case of absence or delay in attendance, all subsequent consequences are the responsibility of the respected sponsor.

2- Sponsors who have prepared advertising space (banners) outside of their booth or tent should hand over their banners to the marketing team and receive a receipt no later than 3 working days before the day of the event. In this case, the responsibility of not showing advertisements is the responsibility of the respected sponsor.

3-Sponsors who have made reservations for the release of promotional teasers must deliver their final teaser to the marketing team and receive a receipt no later than 3 working days before the day of the event, otherwise, the sponsor will be responsible for not releasing the ads. It is respected.

4- Honorable sponsors who have reserved individual tents in the Wednesday Suri event, are free regarding the number and dimensions of the banners placed inside the tents.

5- Honorable sponsors who have booked a shared tent in the Wednesday Suri event, are allowed to place only 2 banners with maximum dimensions of 2.5 feet (width) and 6 feet (height)).

6- Each tent is allowed to place a maximum of 2 standing banners with a maximum dimension of 2.5 feet (width) and 6 feet (height) on both sides of the entrance of its tent and in a way that does not create a disturbance in the way of public transportation and the view of its neighbor. .