Manitoba Barrel Racing Association

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1.  Motion proposed by the MBRA Executive:

 Current  Bylaw: Memberships will be valid from July 15th to October 4th of each  season year. ( example: July 15  2014 - October 4 2015) No membership  can be purchased after July 15th to qualify for upcoming finals in that  finals year.  

Proposed Motion: Memberships will be valid from January 1st to December  31st  of each season year. 

 Members  renewing their MBRA membership can submit renewals any time from the current years finals until December 31st for any jackpots attended after the finals cutoff date to count towards the next season.

All motions for the AGM must be submitted to the MBRA office in writing and be signed by the motion giver by Saturday, September 10, 2022.

*All motions submitted for the AGM will be reviewed by the MBRA board for final approval.
*Any motion brought forth by an MBRA member must be seconded by another MBRA member before it can be discussed at the AGM.
*The  board may determine an appropriate length of time to discuss each   motion to ensure that the meeting is completed within a reasonable   length of time.
**  The board is responsible for finals planning, thus motions pertaining   to finals planning (format, date, location, prizes, personnel,   scheduling, monies, payout format, cut-off dates) will not be accepted.

The board would like to thank Dawn Vandersteen for taking over the role of Secretary/Treasurer this past year and a half. Dawn's term will be up at the end of the 2022 Finals so it will be open for application as she has other commitments. 

The successful applicant will: 

· have strong organizational, decision making and problem-solving skills. 

· have the ability to work in a team environment and independently as required to carry out motions / directions from the Board of Directors and Association President. 

· have an understanding of the rules of the MBRA and the ability to enforce association rules. 

· be able to conduct themselves in a professional manner when speaking with membership and outside agencies while representing the MBRA. 

· have experience planning events, ideally experience with organizing / hosting jackpots of a larger entry size. 

· have experience with bookkeeping for an association. 

· have strong computer skills specifically Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook. 

Responsibilities / Duties will include: 

· work closely with the president of the association to carry out the daily business of the association and motions / direction from the Board of Directors. 

· process Season memberships. 

· attend board meetings and take minutes at the meetings for distribution to the directors. 

· intake Sanction requests for jackpots and track receipt of jackpot results, prize funds and sanction fees. 

· intake season jackpots and process qualifying attendance. 

· check the MBRA e-mail daily. 

· be available to answer membership questions. 

· track association income and expenses prepare monthly financial statements. 

· take entries for fundraising jackpots and regular board hosted jackpots. 

· responsible for the intake of finals entries and check in contestants during the finals. 

· assist with the planning and execution of the Season finals. 

The successful candidate will be asked to obtain a Criminal Record Check 

This position requires a high time commitment during peak times of June – September with processing memberships and finals entries. 

These are a broad list of duties that the association Secretary / Treasurer is responsible if you would like more detail about what the position involves, please contact Charmaine Grad President at 1-306-527-7723 or e-mail mbravp@outlook.com 

If you are interested, please e-mail your application to mbravp@outlook.com provide your contact information and a paragraph as to how you are qualified for the position. 

Applications for the position will close October 10, 2022.