Regarding the announcement of the Annual General Meeting of the Buddhist Society of W.A. (Inc.) and Proxy Form and Candidate’s Letters.
- Geetha Mendis: Please be advised that the correct spelling of the surname for the candidate for Vice President is Geetha Mendis (not Mendes as shown in the Proxy Form and Letters From Candidates documents). These documents have now been updated and posted on the BSWA website. Please use the correct forms for proxy votes.
- Special Resolutions to be voted on at the Annual General Meeting of the Buddhist Society of W.A. (Inc.) are as follows.
RESOLUTION 01 – Increase Annual Membership fee from $50 to $60 pa and for membership paid for life from $990 to $1200.
Extract from Buddhist Society of W.A. Constitution 2019
Division 2 — Membership fees 15. Membership fees (1) The committee must determine the entrance fee (if any) and the annual membership fee (if any) to be paid for membership of the Association.
(2) The fees determined under subrule (1) may be different for different classes of membership.
RESOLUTION 02 – Dennis Sheppard, in recognition of substantial & longstanding services to the BSWA to be awarded Lifetime Honorary Membership of the BSWA.
Extract from Buddhist Society of W.A. Constitution 2019
(4) The classes of membership are defined as follows:
(c) Honorary Membership. Honorary Membership may be conferred at a general meeting of the Association on visiting Buddhist Monks or Nuns or any other persons who have rendered outstanding services to the cause of Buddhism. Honorary Membership may be conferred for life or a limited period of time as decided by the Association.
Please note that there will also be a vote conducted for the positions of Vice President & Treasurer.
- Running for Treasurer- Natalie Mar, and Anthony Hawkins
- Running for Vice President- Geetha Mendis, Kseniya Abusaif, Linda McGuire