1 The by‑laws of the Alberta Podiatry
Association registered as Alberta Regulations 390/57 are hereby rescinded and
the following substituted.
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2 By‑laws of the Alberta
Podiatry Association:
I Purpose:
The purpose of this
Association shall be in accordance with the Podiatry
Act, being chapter 69 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1964, and listed
hereunder:
(a) the
government, discipline and welfare of its members;
(b) the
management of its property;
(c) the
maintenance of the Association by levying contributions or otherwise;
(d) all
such other purposes as may be deemed necessary or convenient for the working or
management of the Association or the advancement of the profession of podiatry;
and
(e) for
the payment of fees by members of the Association.
II Membership:
(a) The
membership of the Association, in accordance with section 6(1) of the Podiatry
Act shall consist of all persons holding certificates of registration as a
podiatrist.
(b) The
membership of the Association shall be subdivided into the following classes:
(i) Active Members:
Podiatrists duly
qualified for admission and registered with the Association, whose dues are
paid to date plus any additional levies or contributions levied upon the
membership, and residing and practising within the province.
These members shall
be the only class of members accorded voting privileges in the Association
concerning the Association’s purposes listed in section 2(I) of the by‑laws.
(ii) Inactive Members:
Podiatrists duly
qualified for admission and registered with the Association, and who have been
former practising members, in good standing with the Association, but not residing
or practising within the province.
(iii) Honorary Members:
Honorary
memberships may be conferred upon distinguished practitioners of any organized
branch of medicine, or any person who has performed a distinguished service to
the profession, at an annual meeting, by two‑thirds vote of the
membership, provided the nomination has been made at a previous annual meeting.
Nothing in this
section shall deprive an active member who is normally a voting member and is
subsequently voted an honorary membership from his rights as a voting member.
(iv) Life Members:
Life membership may
be conferred by the Association on any person retired from active practice who
shall have reached the age of sixty years or who has been a member of the
Association for fifteen years and who through illness or for any other reason
approved by the Council shall be deemed worthy of this consideration.
(v) Temporary Membership:
To any duly
qualified and licensed podiatrist outside the Province of Alberta, who meets
the Association’s standards of admission, in order to permit him to be called
in for consultation with a client, or request, or to conduct a surgical seminar
or other type of clinical seminar which requires the examination and treatment
of a patient.
III Fees and Fiscal Year:
(a) The
following fees may be fixed by the Council:
(i) annual membership fees;
(ii) the fee for issuing a certificate of registration.
(b) The
fee for an interim license or temporary membership for each quarter of the
fiscal year is to be set at 35% of the annual fee set out in clause (a)(i).
(c) Fees
are payable to the secretary‑treasurer of the Association.
(d) The
fiscal year for the Association is January 1 to December 31.
IV Registration
and Certification:
(a) In
accordance with section 6(2) of The Podiatry Act the Registrar of the
Association shall register every candidate qualifying under section 7(5) of The
Podiatry Act:
(i) who produces satisfactory evidence that he is 21 years of age, of
good moral character and that his name is not erased from the register of any
Podiatry Association;
(ii) to whom the Board of Examiners has issued a Certificate of
Competency;
(iii) who pays the prescribed fees;
(iv) all certificates issued by the Registrar shall be numbered and
recorded in a register kept by the Registrar for that purpose and when
requested to do so the Registrar shall provide the Minister with a roll of all
the members.
(v) The Registrar shall transfer to the inactive list any member who
retires from practice or moves out of the province to practise elsewhere.
(vi) A member who has been on the inactive list for 3 years or longer
and applied through reinstatement to the active list shall be obliged to meet
the Board of Examiners demands and inquiries with respect to the applicant’s
qualifications and continuing professional education.
(vii) Upon being approved for reinstatement by the Board of Examiners,
the members shall then be assessed the full current year’s membership fees, and
upon payment, be registered as a member on the active list.
V Code of Ethics:
(a) Members
must govern themselves in accordance with the Code of Conduct of the Alberta
Podiatry Association as approved by the Association on January 20, 2001.
VI Administration:
(a) In
accordance with section 4(1) of The Podiatry Act there shall be a
Council of Management consisting of the following officers elected from the
active members:
(i) a President;
(ii) a Vice‑President;
(iii) a Secretary‑Treasurer (hereinafter referred to as the
Secretary);
(iv) two Councillors.
(b) In
accordance with sections 4(1) and 12(1) of The Podiatry Act the Council
in addition to such other powers as may be conferred upon it by the Association
may discipline the members of the Association and may suspend or expel any member
thereof for professional misconduct or for failure to comply with any by‑law
of the Association imposing suspension or expulsion as a penalty for the breach
thereof.
(c) The
Council shall cause minutes of its meetings to be made in a book for that purpose.
(d) A
resolution signed by all the members of the Council shall have the force and
effect as though passed at a regular meeting of the Council.
(e) The
Secretary shall receive such compensation for his services as the Council may
determine.
(f) The
Council shall cause true accounts to be kept at the head office of the
Association which shall be the office of the Secretary.
(g) The
President may appoint and direct any committee as he deems necessary. Any such committee shall have a chairman
appointed by the President and such chairman shall make a report verbally or in
writing, as the President directs at the next general meeting.
(h) For
purposes of convenience, where the Council so directs, the Secretary may also
serve and act as the Registrar of the Association.
VII Seal:
(a) The
Seal of the Association shall read “The Alberta Podiatry Association”.
(b) The
seal is to be used only on authority of the Council and at all times must be
accompanied by the personal signature of the President and/or the Secretary (or
Registrar).
(c) The
seal is to be kept in the custody of the Secretary.
VIII Meetings:
(a) The
annual general meeting of the Association must be held not later than twelve
months following the previous general meeting.
(b) The
date, time and place of the meeting is to be set by the Council.
(c) Special
general meetings may be called at the discretion of the Council or in special
circumstances by the President.
(d) All
members are to be notified of any general meeting of the Association at least
15 days prior to the date of such meeting.
(e) For
purposes of notification of a general meeting the Secretary shall direct such
notices to the members’ office or usual place of business as filed with the
post office and the Association.
(f) All
meetings shall be conducted according to parliamentary procedure and Robert’s
Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings.
(g) The
President shall call a meeting of the Council at the request of two members of
the Council.
(h) The
President shall call a meeting of the Association at the written request of
three members of the Association.
IX Quorum:
(a) At
any meeting of the Council, the majority, or in case of an even number, one‑half
of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum.
(b) At
any general meeting of the Association, the majority, or in case of an even
number, one‑half of the membership shall constitute a quorum for all
business other than that of a financial nature.
(c) For
any business of a financial nature at least two‑thirds of the active
members must be present to constitute a quorum.
(d) Any
active member who is absent for either a general or financial meeting by virtue
of being ill, or for any other justifiable cause, may exercise his franchise by
executing a formal proxy and coding this proxy to some other active member to
vote on his behalf.
X Duties of
the Officers of the Council:
(a) The
President:
(i) Shall preside at all meetings, attest all minutes of the meeting,
jointly sign all cheques with the Secretary, appoint all committees and do such
other things as usually devolve upon a President.
(ii) May approve expenditures in excess of $25.00 (twenty‑five
dollars) but not exceeding $50.00 (fifty dollars).
(b) The
Vice‑President, in the absence of the President, shall perform all his
duties and assume such tasks as the President may assign to him.
(c) The
Secretary:
(i) Shall keep a record of all proceedings of the Association and
Council, conduct all correspondence, send out notices of meetings and reports
received, receive all moneys due to the Association and deposit them in a
chartered bank to the credit of the Association, sign all cheques jointly with
the President.
(ii) Shall make a detailed report of property and finances at the
annual general meeting and perform such other duties as devolve upon a
Secretary. The Secretary may approve the
expenditure of any sum up to but not exceeding $25.00 (twenty‑five
dollars).
(iii) Where the Secretary has been appointed to act as Registrar of the
Association he shall examine and notify the Council of all applications
received for registration, together with the applicant’s qualifications, and
upon direction of the Council shall inscribe in the Association’s Register the
names of all approved Podiatrists and when such names have been directed to be
suspended or expunged shall so indicate in the said Register together with the
cause and date of the order of the Council.
The Secretary when
acting as the Registrar, or the Registrar if it be some other person, shall notify
the Minister of all persons registered.
In the event of suspension or expulsion of a member, the Registrar shall
briefly advise the Minister the reason for such action of the Council.
(iv) The Secretary when acting as the registrar or the registrar if it
be some other person, shall prescribe all forms and procedures to be followed
by applicants for registration and shall be responsible for directing all
applicants for registration upon the proper procedures to be followed by the
applicant.
XI Publication:
The Secretary shall
forward to the Minister a copy of these by‑laws and any subsequent
amendments in order that they may be published in the Alberta Gazette.
XII Amendments:
These by‑laws
may be altered or amended at any general meeting of the Association by an
affirmative vote to two‑thirds of the membership present at a meeting
provided that the notice of motion of the proposed alteration has been given
with the notice calling the meeting.
XIII Adoption:
