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FMA — Family Maintenance Agency
This chapter comprises BC Attorney General’s Family Maintenance Agency lawyers.
Working out of offices in Burnaby, Kamloops and Victoria, FMA lawyers provide legal services to British Columbians seeking spouses’ compliance with child and spousal support orders.
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FMA Executive
Chair: Brent Hird
Vice-Chair: Kate Lee
Secretary-Treasurer: Jennifer Anderson
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Your Labour Relations Representative is:
Rhiannon Bray, 250-385-8791 ext 204
Your Local Rep is:
Jennifer Anderson, 604-678-5733
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FMA Constitution
ARTICLE I — Name
The name of the organization shall be the Family Maintenance Agency (FMA) Chapter of the Professional Employees Association (PEA).
ARTICLE II — Objectives
Family Maintenance Agency Chapter Objectives are:
- To function as a chapter of the Professional Employees Association.
- To provide a forum for the discussion of employment issues.
- To determine the needs of the FMA members regarding compensation and working conditions and to assist the Professional Employees Association in negotiating collective agreements covering members of the FMA.
- To carry out other functions consistent with the Professional Employees Association Constitution as may be desirable for the welfare of FMA members.
ARTICLE III — Membership
Membership shall be open to all employees who are members of the bargaining unit at the Family Maintenance Agency or its successor for whom the Professional Employees Association is certified.
ARTICLE IV — Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the FMA shall consist of no less than three members, elected annually. The Executive Committee shall appoint from among its members a Chair, a Vice-Chair and a Secretary-Treasurer.
The Chair shall preside over FMA meetings and, in their absence, the Vice-Chair shall preside.
A quorum of the Executive Committee shall be three members and shall have the authority to take such measures in carrying out FMA objectives as are consistent with the Professional Employees Association Constitution.
Should a vacancy occur on the Executive Committee, the remaining members may appoint a replacement from the FMA membership for the remainder of the instant term of office.
Decision of the Executive Committee shall be by majority vote.
The FMA shall rotate its entitlement to appoint an Association Executive member with other Association chapters as determined by the Association Executive, on an annual basis. When it is entitled to do so, the Executive Committee shall appoint by motion an Association Executive member from among the members of the Executive Committee. The term of appointment shall be one year, effective at the start of each calendar year.
ARTICLE V — Executive Elections
The Executive Committee shall request an expression of interest from members who may be interested in joining the FMA Executive Committee no less than 35 day prior to the Annual General Meeting.
Nominations may be put forward to the Executive Committee or to the PEA Office by any member of the FMA Chapter.
The Executive shall put the list of standing candidates to the general membership for their vote at the Annual General Meeting. Voting shall be conducted through the electronic or verbal means. Newly elected members of the Chapter Executive shall assume office at the close of the Annual General Meeting.
ARTICLE VI — Meetings
There shall be an Annual Meeting not later than December 10.
Other general meetings can be called by the Executive Committee, or by written request from at least four members. When a meeting is called by at least four members, it shall take place within one calendar month of the request being received by the Executive.
A quorum in any general meeting, including the Annual Meeting, shall be not less than 33 percent of the membership.
Except as herein provided, FMA meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the current version of Robert’s Rules of Order.
ARTICLE VII — Notice of Meetings
A notice of meeting other than the Annual Meeting shall be delivered to each member via email not less than seven days before the meeting is to be held. Notice of meeting shall state the business to be transacted at the meeting.
ARTICLE VIII — Adoption and Amendment of the Constitution
This Constitution shall come into effect when approved by a membership vote. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority of FMA voting members.
ARTICLE IX — Election of Association Convention Delegates
Expressions of interest for delegates to the PEA Triennial Convention shall be requested by the PEA Office. The PEA Office shall forward the names of the interested members to the FMA Chapter Executive. FMA Delegates shall be selected by the FMA Chapter Executive prior at least 80 days prior to the Association Convention.
Amended December 4, 2025
