CONSTITUTION
of the
Alberta Gas and Oil Pipeline Operators Safety Council
(Amended – February 2007)

ARTICLE 1. NAME
The name of this organization is: “The Alberta Gas and Oil Pipeline Operators Safety Council” referred to as ‘The Council.’

ARTICLE 2. OBJECTIVES
With regard to oil & gas pipeline operational issues the committee will:

Promote a greater understanding of and appreciation for, the principles of occupational health and safety.

• Foster, share and encourage the practice of incident prevention and safety procedures in an effort to reduce incidents of loss to workers the public and the environment.
• Liaise with all stakeholders concerned with the promotion of health and safety.
• Encourage other employers to become members of ‘The Council.’
• Annually recognize one (1) member for innovation in Health & Safety.

ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP

• Membership is open to every employer in the oil and gas pipeline industry.
• Each member shall provide a permanent representative and an alternate.
• Each member of ‘The Council’ is entitled to one (1) vote.
• Each member shall pay annual dues of $100.00.
• Representatives from Alberta Workplace Health and Safety and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, shall attend meetings in an advisory capacity.

ARTICLE 4. OFFICERS and ELECTION of OFFICERS

The Officers of ‘The Council’ includes a; Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer. The Officers are elected for a two-year period. The Vice-Chair automatically becomes Chair at the end of the two-year term. The election of officers is to be held at the last regular meeting of each term.

ARTICLE 5. DUTIES OF OFFICERS

The Chair of ‘The Council’ shall preside at all Council meetings and is responsible for efficient operation of ‘The Council. The Chair may not make a motion, nor take part in a vote while in the Chair, unless such vote is a deciding vote. In the event of the Chair’s absence at a meeting, the designate for that meeting are as follows: Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.

The Secretary shall:

• Maintain a record of attendance indicating those present and those absent.
• Record all minutes of all meetings.
• Process all correspondence.
• Maintain an up-to-date membership list.
• Prepare the agenda for each meeting in consultation with Chair.
• Minutes of the Meeting will be issued within one (1) month of the Meeting and Notice of the Meeting and Agenda to be issued within two (2) weeks of the next meeting.

The Treasurer shall:

• Open a bank account in the Council’s name and assume responsibility for Council funds.
• Arrange to have a member act as a co-signor for issuing of any cheques.
• Approve and pay all accounts payable.
• Compile statistical information for annual comparison purposes.
• Collect annual membership dues.

ARTICLE 6. MEETINGS and QUORUM

Meetings are held on the third (3rd) Thursday of February, June and November or dates agreed to by ‘The Council’. The meetings shall be held at rotating locations. Special meetings may be called by the direction of the Chair. One Quarter (1/4) of the membership shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE 7. AMENDMENTS

The Constitution and by-laws of ‘The Council’ should be reviewed periodically and amended when agreed upon by the ‘The Council’. Voting may be either by the regular method or by proxy. Any proxy vote not received by the specified closing date shall be considered as supporting the amendment.

ARTICLE 8. COUNCIL TERMINATION

In the event of a quorum decision to dissolve ‘The Council’, the Council’s net assets shall be awarded evenly between the membership.