Kitchener Rangers ratify changes to governance structure

The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club have officially ratified the change to its governance structure.

Members of the Board of Directors ratified the motions of the May 6 board meeting on Monday.

Some of the changes to the structure include:

• The volunteer/working board becomes exclusively a governance/policy based board.
• There is a reduction in the number of directors from 39 to nine.
• A nomination committee will be formed to seek qualified candidates & vet applicants running for election.
• An individual must be a Kitchener Rangers subscriber (season ticket member) to apply for election.
• Subscribers retain the ability to vote individual candidates to the board.
• The previous executive committee will serve a one-year transition term as the board prior to the elections at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
• The new board will consist of nine directors on three-year rolling terms. Three of nine are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
• Directors are limited to serving four consecutive three-year terms up to a total of 12 years.
• Title of president revised to board chair.
• Officer positions become chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer.
• To enhance protection, there is an addition of a statement to the articles of incorporation (letters of patent) declaring that the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club shall operate as a community-owned not-for-profit so long as they exist.

Changes were made to the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act in 2021 and the Rangers had until Oct. 18, 2024 to make these changes.

The organization is now compliant with the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act 2010.

The hockey club outlined that this will enhance the organizations governance that reflects a best practice structure that will protect the Rangers as a community owned Not-for-Profit moving forward.