23-10-COUNTY/DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS AND AMALGAMATIONS

Jul 25, 2023

As per the BFO Constitution and By-Laws under the section County or District Branches:

8(1) Members of the Association shall be formed into groups by area known as county or district branches to which members shall belong according to their place of residence except where a member's affiliation is changed by the Board of Directors under s. 3 (4)

8(2) The areas for county or district branches shall conform to the boundaries of counties and territorial districts in Ontario but two or more adjacent counties or districts may be joined to form one branch

8(5) No new branch may be formed nor may any existing branch be extended, consolidated or dissolved without the approval of the Board of Directors of the Association

We have created a process (see PDF response below) for counties or districts to follow should their members decide to amalgamate with one of more neighbouring counties or districts or make the tough decision to dissolve.

Prior to considering either option, a county or district may try a cooperation approach with one or more neighbouring counties or districts to host local events, support a local charity, or hold a joint monthly or annual meeting. This can result in the sharing of resources between the local associations with the end result of saving both time and money for those local associations willing to cooperate with each other.

Source : Ontario Beef

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