Article 4: Board of Trustees
1.
The Board of Trustees shall consist of:
a)
b)
c)
2.
Ordinary Trustees are those persons who have voting rights on the Board of Trustees.
Ordinary Trustees shall have one equal vote and may not abstain. They may recuse
themselves with the agreement of the remaining Trustees if there is a conflict of interest.
Inaugural Ordinary Trustees;
Ordinary Trustees; and
Trustees Emeritus.
3.
Emeritus Trustees are those persons who have previously served two terms on the Board
of Trustees and who formally accept the open invite that exists by virtue of this Charter
to sit on an Emeritus Council. The Emeritus Council will expand over time to become a
body of experiential wisdom gained by those who have served as Ordinary Trustees – a
body of wisdom from which the Ordinary Trustees can draw in the execution of their
functions.
4.
Emeritus Members shall hold no direct voting power but shall receive invites to the Board
of Trustees meetings, receive the same reports and other information as the Trustees
themselves, and may issue formal advisory opinions, collectively or individually, to the
sitting Board of Trustees regarding any matter which has the potential to affect the
integrity and/or independence of the Tribunal.
5.
Trustees shall be appointed to office in accordance with Articles 5 and 7. Trustees may be
removed from office in accordance with Article 5.
6.
Just causes for the removal of a Trustee from office include but are not limited to:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
7.
In the event that a Trustee is removed from office or resigns their position, the remaining
Trustees shall be responsible for appointing their replacement, who will serve out the
Unethical behaviour;
Breach of oath;
Mental or physical incapacity;
Failure to attend without just cause more than 2 consecutive Trustee meetings; and
Failure to attend without just cause more than 5 meetings in a given term.