Purpose:
• To establish a Disciplinary Policy for Non-Compliance regarding Annual General Meeting Attendance to deal with items outlined in CMMOTA Bylaws 3.5.1.1.1., 3.5.1.2.1., 3.5.1.6.2.., 3.5.1.7.1., 3.6.2.2., 3.6.2.3., 3.7.1., 3.7.3., and the CMMOTA Fee Schedule, and to outline Membership and Administration Procedure in relation to the Policy.
Policy:
1. The Board of Directors grants its authority to Administration to suspend, and if necessary, cancel an individual’s membership following the steps outlined below regarding non-compliance regarding Annual General Meeting (AGM) attendance.
2. Full Massage Therapist Members, Full Manual Osteopathic Therapist Members, Registered Massage Therapist Members, and Spa Therapist Members are responsible to attend at least one Annual General Meeting (AGM) during every three-year Continuing Education Credit (CEC) cycle. During each CEC Cycle it is the responsibility of each Full Massage Therapist Member, Full Manual Osteopathic Therapist Member, Registered Massage Therapist Member, and Spa Therapist Member to attend a minimum of one (1) AGM, or to pay a fee-in-lieu as prescribed in CMMOTA Bylaw 3.5.1.1.1., 3.5.1.2.1., 3.5.1.6.2., and 3.5.1.7.1., which is specified in the current CMMOTA Fee Schedule. All other classes of Membership are not required to attend an AGM once per three-year CEC cycle.
3. Members who join the Association after the AGM in the second year of the CEC cycle are not required to attend an AGM in that CEC cycle.
4. If a Member has not paid the fee-in-lieu by 11:59 pm MST on December 31 of that year, January 1st or the next business day of the Association if the 1st falls on a nonbusiness day, their Membership will be suspended effective January 1st. The Member will receive a notice of payment past due that day and will have until 11:59 PM MST January 14th to pay the fee in lieu in full. Notification will be sent to their last known email address. Administration shall be responsible to fulfill this policy point.
5. If a Member has not paid the fee-in-lieu on January 15th or on the next business day of the Association if the 15th falls on a nonbusiness day, their Membership shall be cancelled retroactively to January 1st. Notification will be sent by phone, and to their last known email address. Administration shall be responsible to fulfill this policy point.
6. For a person whose membership has been cancelled to be eligible for reinstatement into the Association, all outstanding fees, including the fee-in-lieu must be paid in advance of application for reinstatement in accordance with CMMOTA Bylaw 3.7.1..
Original Date of Policy Adoption: March 30, 2020
Date of Last Policy Revision: September 20 2024
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