TO ALL MEMBERS OF

THE PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC

SERVICE OF CANADA

SHERBROOKE BRANCH

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

October 17, 2018

at 5:00 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to order

Benoit Pelletier greeted the 20 some Sherbrooke Branch members at the meeting. Three members from the Lennoxville Branch had also come to hear Yvon Brodeur and Stéphane Aubry.

The meeting was held at the Salon du Billard, 1239 Denault Street, Sherbrooke, QC  J1H 2P6.

  1. Reading and approval of the agenda

Benoit Pelletier read the agenda.

No amendments were made.

Moved by Mario Roy

Seconded by Nancy Bisson

  1. Reading and approval of the minutes of the previous AGM (May 4, 2017)

The participants unanimously agreed not to have the minutes of the May 4, 2017 meeting read because they had been distributed to the members prior to the AGM.

Moved by Alain Couture

Seconded by Luc Carrière

  1. Business arising from the minutes

None

  1. President’s Report

Benoit Pelletier presented his report. It had been distributed before the AGM as well. No questions were asked.

A copy of the report was submitted to the Secretary.

  1. Financial report

Alain Couture presented the financial report.  As of December 31, 2017, the Sherbrooke Branch’s bank account balance was $308.29.

A copy of the report was submitted to the Secretary.

Moved by Julie Lavallé

Seconded by Christopher Galvin

Alain Couture

  1.  Other business

Presentation by Yvon Brodeur

Mr. Brodeur spoke of the various issues PIPSC dealt with over the past year, as well as the many challenges that will be faced in the coming year.

He responded to a number of questions from members.

Presentation by Stéphane Aubry

Mr. Aubry gave a talk on the Employee Wellness Support Program that could replace our current sick leave plan.

He answered several questions from members. He also handed out some PIPSC items to the members.

  1. Adjournment

Moved by Andrée Courschenes

Seconded by Camillia White