- Upon the receipt of an application for membership to Landlord’s Self-Help Centre, together with the membership fee (either annual or lifetime), the Executive Director shall initiate the membership by:
- Activating online privileges that will
- permit access to the password protected members’ area of the web site; and
- include the member on the mass mail “e-list”
- Creating a record of the member in the membership database thus ensuring inclusion on all membership lists and correspondence.
- Activating online privileges that will
- Upon activation of a membership and where the member has expressed an interest in volunteering to serve on a committee or at the board level, the member must submit his or her resume to the Board of Directors together with two references.
- If the member is volunteering to serve on a committee no further screening action is required.
- If the member is seeking a seat on the board of directors:
- A satisfactory recommendation from two references must be secured.
- Following the receipt of two satisfactory recommendations, the Board of Directors will invite the member candidate to attend two consecutive regularly scheduled monthly meetings.
- During the first meeting attended by the member, the Board will appoint a current Director to mentor the candidate. The role of mention is intended to acquaint and instruct the candidate on Landlord’s Self-Help Centre’s policies, procedure, history and to answer any questions or concerns raised by the candidate.
- The candidate will not be invited to attend the third meeting. This will give the Board an opportunity to review the candidate as a potential director and determine whether a nomination will be made.
- Priority will be given to active board committee members; however, such participation does not guarantee directorship.
- The Executive Director will inform the candidate of the nomination or the decision not to nominate as soon after the meeting as possible.
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