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Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws (view source)
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| <strong>Number of directors</strong> | | <strong>Number of directors</strong> | ||
| Society must have at least 3 directors, no maximum. | | Society must have at least 3 directors, no maximum. | ||
| Bylaws may set minimum and maximum number of directors ( | | Bylaws may set minimum and maximum number of directors (can't go below 3 directors, unless a member-funded society, which can have as few as 1 director). | ||
| New model bylaws set minimum number of directors at 3 and maximum at 11. Old Schedule B model bylaws set minimum at 5 directors. A society is <b>not </b>required to set a minimum or maximum number of directors. | | New model bylaws set minimum number of directors at 3 and maximum at 11. Old Schedule B model bylaws set minimum at 5 directors. A society is <b>not </b>required to set a minimum or maximum number of directors. | ||
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| <b>Director's term of office</b> | | <b>Director's term of office</b> | ||
| | | Director's term of office expires at the close of the next AGM after election or appointment. | ||
| Bylaws may provide otherwise. | | Bylaws may provide otherwise. | ||
| Bylaws could set different terms of office, such as two-year terms or staggered terms. If your society uses a board policy to set terms for longer than one year, that provision will need to be added to bylaws. | | Bylaws could set different terms of office, such as two-year terms or staggered terms. If your society uses a board policy to set terms for longer than one year, that provision will need to be added to bylaws. | ||