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About two dozen members attended the annual general meeting of The Friends of Fort York on June 19 in Blockhouse Number One. The first item up was to approve the minutes from the 2012 AGM. That was followed by co-chair Stephen Otto outlining the dual challenges of renewing the board in readiness for the post-Bicentennial era when the new Visitor Centre is open, and of investing our cash surplus to support the Fort York Guard & Drums now that we may no longer rely upon our parking operations to produce a sufficient income. The Treasurer Joe Gill then tabled for acceptance the organization’s statements at 31 December 2012, showing its financial health to be in the best shape ever. He was followed by Geordie Beal proposing on behalf of the Nominating 4 The Fife and Drum
Committee the re-election of twenty of the current directors, which carried. Only Rob Zeidler (who was thanked for his service) chose not to seek re-election, although several other places are expected to open up in the next two years. The Committee is taking suggestions for filling these as they occur, in light of the skills needed by The Friends to continue to function without staff as a hundred-percent volunteer organization. Finally, Joe Gill took those present though changes to the organization’s by-laws drafted by our lawyers, some that are required to comply with the Federal Non-profit Corporations Act, and others, that if approved by the government, will simplify its governance. The meeting concluded at 9 pm.
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