Omaha Beach - Classes of Membership

Full Member

Any Property Owner or Resident shall be eligible to become a Full Member of the Society upon completion and submission to the Secretary of a Membership Form and upon payment of the Annual Subscription Fee for the then current Subscription Year. In addition, subject to clause 4.1d of the Constitution, each Property Owner represented by the Corporate Member shall become a Full Member automatically upon the Corporate Member becoming a Member. Each Full Member shall be entitled to 2 votes at any Members' Meeting and shall be entitled to receive Society Information. Only one Full Member is permitted in respect of each Property.

General Member

Any person, whether or not he or she is a Property Owner or the occupier of a Property, shall be eligible to become a General Member of the Society upon completion and submission to the Secretary of a Membership Form and upon payment of the Annual Subscription Fee for the then current Subscription Year. Each General Member shall not be entitled to vote at any Members' Meeting but shall be entitled to receive Society Information.

Life Member

Includes such persons having the status of Life Members as at the date of adoption of the Constitution, as well as any person who:

i. has for at least ten years in aggregate held the position of either or both of Full Member of the Society and "financial member" of the Omaha Beach Ratepayers' and Residents' Association, Incorporated (the predecessor of the Society); and

ii. has been recommended as a candidate for the status of Life Member by a decision of 75% or more of the Committee Members present (either in person or by proxy) and voting on the issue at a Committee Meeting.

Life Members shall not be required to pay any Annual Subscription Fee and shall, subject to clause 6, be entitled to retain the status of Life Member indefinitely. Each Life Member shall be entitled to 2 votes at any Members' Meeting and shall be entitled to receive Society Information.

Corporate Member

The Corporate Member shall be eligible to obtain corporate membership of the Society on behalf of all Property Owners whom it represents, upon completion and submission to the Secretary of a Membership Form and upon payment of the applicable Annual Subscription Fee for the then current Subscription Year. A Corporate Member shall be entitled to two votes at any Members' Meeting and shall be entitled to receive Society Information. Each Property Owner represented by the Corporate Member shall be a Full Member.