| The Community Futures Program is a grassroots renewal initiative
created to strengthen rural economies by enabling entrepreneurship
and assisting economic development through Community Futures
Development Corporations. Community Futures Development Corporations
are funded in part by Western Economic Diversification, Government
of Canada, and are non-profit organizations implemented to
deliver community based programs and initiatives that benefit
the area they service.
Community Futures Southwest, originally
called the Southwest Saskatchewan Business Development Centre,
opened its doors in August 1990 in the Town of Gull Lake,
SK. In April 1994, the name was changed to Southwest Community
Futures Development Corporation, its lega name and now operates as Community Futures Southwest and in December 1996, the
organization moved to its present location in Swift Current,
SK.
There are ninety Community Futures Development Corporations
spread throughout Western Canada, with thirteen offices making
their home in the province of Saskatchewan. Community
Futures Southwest is proud to be part of Southwest
Saskatchewan and is a proud promoter of our province and
our people. We understand that it is the people and the communities
that make Southwest Saskatchewan an enjoyable and prosperous
place to live and work.
A volunteer Board of Directors oversees the operation of
Community Futures Southwest. It is
the responsibility of each volunteer board member to protect
the integrity of the organization’s finances and maintain
the innovative initiatives developed by the organization.
Board Members provide governance for the organization,
represent the organization in the community, and ultimately,
accept legal responsibility for it. Board Members act on
behalf of the Community Futures’ constituents – the
citizens of the community. The Board has the responsibility
for carrying out the organization’s mission and strategic
objectives. Board Members accomplish their functions through
attendance at regular meetings as well through participation
on committees and sub-committees.
BYLAW ARTICLE 9.0 DIRECTORS
9.1 The Board shall manage the business and affairs of the Corporation.
The Board shall consist of not fewer than five (5) and not more than fifteen (15) Directors.
Board members shall be representatives of each of the regions as indicated in Section 2.2 and
Directors shall be elected to represent each region; one per region except Region 6 where two directors shall represent the City of Swift Current and one director shall represent the R.M. of Swift Current.
Each member present at the AGM, including each Director, is entitled to cast up to one vote per vacancy and may vote for any or all nominees.
Each Director representing a region should reside or own property in that region. In the event that there is no Director elected who resides or owns property within the boundaries of a vacant region, the Board at their discretion may appoint a Director to represent that region until the following Annual General Meeting.
A Director shall be appointed from the Nekaneet First Nation by the Nekaneet First Nation.
A Director shall be appointed by the Community Futures Southwest Board of Directors as a youth representative under the age of 30 years residing in any region as denoted in Section 2.2 and Schedule A.
A Director shall be appointed by the Community Futures Southwest Board of Directors from the educational community residing in any region as denoted in Section 2.2 and Schedule A.
A Director shall be appointed from the Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. by the Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. Board of Directors. Director shall be appointed from the Cypress Hills Regional Economic Development Authority Co-operative Ltd. by the Cypress Hills Regional Economic Development Authority Co-operative Ltd. Board of Directors
No person shall be qualified for appointment or election as a Director if he/she is less than eighteen (18) years of age; if he/she is of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in Canada or elsewhere; if he/she is not an individual; or if he/she has the status of a bankrupt. All Directors of the Corporation shall be a Canadian resident and citizen of Canada. A Director cannot be an employee of the Corporation. Each Director must reside or own property within the boundaries of Community Futures Southwest .
At any time in between Annual General Meetings, a Director may recommend to the Board a candidate to fill a Director vacancy. Such recommendation must be made to the Board Chair at least 21 days prior to any regularly scheduled meeting, in order to be included on the agenda, to be considered for an interim position.
Directors may be appointed by resolution of the Board at any time in between each AGM. These appointments will be on an interim basis terminating at the next AGM.
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