Referendum |
Terminating the 2000 PEO-OSPE Agreement PEO sought member approval to terminate PEO’s legal agreement with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. Click here to read background information and here for a copy of the Agreement. The referendum package was mailed to members on November 1. It contained detailed instructions on how to vote electronically and by mail and provided each member with a confidential unique identity code to which only PEO’s referendum agent had access. This confidential unique identity code was needed in order to vote via internet or telephone. Members who didn't receive their package by November 10 were to contact: Allison Elliot at aelliot@peo.on.ca to receive a replacement. PEO Council approves meetings with OSPE (January 17, 2012) As a result of the November 2011 member referendum to terminate the PEO-OSPE Agreement, PEO council at its December meeting approved holding meetings with the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) on the relationship between the organizations and what’s good for the profession. Councillor David Euler, P.Eng., FEC, was also appointed as an additional PEO member to the PEO-OSPE Joint Relations Committee, a committee comprising representation from PEO and OSPE meant to facilitate co-operation and communication between the organizations in areas of mutual interest and concern. Following the results of the referendum on December 2, OSPE filed a Motion in Court for an injunction saying that 50 per cent of PEO’s total membership must vote to terminate the agreement. It also sought an order to prevent PEO from publicly expressing its views as to the meaning of the vote. On December 14, OSPE President and Chair Alourdes Sully, P.Eng., wrote to PEO President Dave Adams, P.Eng., FEC, to notify him that OSPE would be withdrawing its application for an injunction. On December 22, OSPE’s legal counsel served PEO’s legal counsel with the Notice of Abandonment filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that day. Council’s motion specified that discussion between PEO and OSPE be carried on “without prejudice,” as OSPE has indicated it is reserving the right to challenge the meaning of the PEO member vote at a later date. Background Information Telephone Voting If members wish to vote by telephone, keep in mind the following:
Additional Information
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