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MINUTES OF THE MONTRÉAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AFS SUB-GROUP MEETING

FIRST MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 23, 2018 (9:30 A.M.) AT 200 RENÉ-LÉVESQUE BOULEVARD, MONTRÉAL

In attendance:

See attached list.

Present

Absent

Name

X

 

René Boudreau

X

 

Denis Gagnon

X

 

Richard Martin

X

 

Gerlando Renna

X

 

Alexandre Thomas

 

1) Agenda

Gerlando Renna called the meeting to order. Opening remarks.

  • Richard Martin moved that the agenda be approved. Seconded by Alexandre Thomas.

2) Proposed name change: Montréal Criminal Investigations AFS Sub-Group / Sous-Groupe VFS des enquêtes criminelles de Montréal

  • René Boudreau moved that the new name be approved. Seconded by Gerlando Renna.

3)  Composition of the first Executive. If there are any Executive members who would prefer to step down, this is the appropriate time.

  • Gerlando Renna, President: 2019 election
  • René Boudreau, Vice-President: 2020 election
  • Richard Martin, Secretary: 2019 election
  • Alexandre Thomas, Treasurer: 2020 election

No changes to the above positions.

4) Recruitment of new Executive members for Member-at-Large positions:

  • Denis Gagnon was nominated by Richard Martin. Seconded by René Boudreau.
  • Sophie Laporte was nominated by Richard Martin. Seconded by René Boudreau.
  • Inga Chiriliuc was nominated by Alexandre Thomas. Seconded by René Boudreau.
  • Luigi Salituri was nominated by Alexandre Thomas. Seconded by René Boudreau.

All new Members-at-Large were approved unanimously.

5) Correction of By-Laws:

  1. 3.2 Retired member removed from By-Laws

Amendment proposed by Richard Martin and seconded by René Boudreau;

  1.  3.1 (Approved as drafted in French and English)

Amendment proposed by Richard Martin, seconded by René Boudreau;

  1. Add 6.3: The term of office shall be two (2) years with the exception of the first election.
  1. Amend 6.3.1: Elections for the President, Secretary and Members-at-Large shall take place in the odd-numbered years, starting in 2019, while elections for the Vice-President shall take place in the even-number years starting in 2020.

N.B.: See Gerlando’s proposed French and English amendments to the By-Laws.

6) Cheque signing:

Complete the bank document so that it can be sent to PIPSC.

  • Gerlando Renna signs in box A
  • Richard Martin signs in box B
  • René Boudreau signs in box C
  • Alexandre Thomas will sign at a later date

7) Date of first Annual General Meeting:

  • AGM: The latest date on which the AGM and election can be held is May 1, 2019, because the Sub-Group was established on February 1, 2018. Under the By-Laws, the AGM and election must take place within 15 months of that date.
  • We plan to hold the AGM around mid-January 2019.
  • Extend an invitation to Steve Parent and Renaud Guiard.

8) Opening of an email account with PIPSC:

9)  Monthly meeting with Pierre Gaboriault :

  • Meeting with President Gerlando Renna. Invitation for June 14, 2018

10)  Sub-Group Executive meeting:

  • As needed

11) Room available for our activities

  • Room 601-07 has been reserved for whenever we need it.
  • A locked filing cabinet has been provided by the employer for our documents. However, Pierre Gaboriault said that we do not have exclusive use of the cabinet.

12) By-Laws book:

  • The By-Laws book can be found in the filing cabinet in Room 601-07. This room is available to us when required.

13) Email to all employees about the new Sub-Group:

  • Email to be sent to all employees as soon as possible to inform them of the new group.

14) Promotional kit:

  • Call Robert Tessier if needed. Gerlando Renna will check as to whether he can get some items.

15) AU-2 (PAREC) employee, 18 months = September 2018

  • Encourage our employer to appoint an interim AU-03 and assign files by September 2018 to PAREC employees

16) Other business

  • René Boudreau:  AU-04s are not appointed on a permanent basis because there are not enough files. However, the employer has agreed to transfer an AU-04 from another region.
  • Gerlando Renna said that the employer confirmed to him that the AU-04 employees would be appointed in the coming months.

17) Roundtable

  • Closing remarks by Gerlando Renna
  • The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
Published on 20 March 2018