CHAIR

• The Chair can be elected for more than one term.
• It is an Annual election.
• The members voted upon to represent the various industry sectors elect the Chair from the Board of Directors.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (5 persons)

• Chair.
• Comprised of two (2) commodity fruit representatives.
• Comprised of two (2) commodity vegetables representatives.
• Elected annually from the Board of Directors by the board members.
• No provision for alternates.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (10 persons)

• Comprised of commodity representatives as follows:

  Apple growers.
  Asparagus Board representative.
  Small fruit/Berry growers.
  Fresh Vegetable – Muck growers.
  Fresh Vegetable – Other fresh.
  Grape growers – Fresh and Processed.
  Ginseng growers
  Greenhouse vegetable growers.
  Potato – Fresh and Processed.
  Tender Fruit.

• Canadian Horticultural Council representative - Ontario (non-voting).
• Directors are elected from their respective commodity sectors. Commodity sectors elect and choose the appropriate director and alternate.
• Representatives should be in a capacity of decision-making authority (director - grower/leader/alternate – secretary manager).
• Attendance limited to the director or alternate (not both unless by special resolution)
• Communications between the director and alternate is their respective responsibility to ensure continuity and information flow between meetings.

SECTION COMMITTEE CHAIRS

• Comprised of chairs for the following committee sections:

  Labour.
  Crop Protection/Environment.
  Research.
  Safety Nets.
  Property.

Attendance by the section chairs is required at each Board of Directors meeting.

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