The Bylaws of the Texas Society of CPAs (TSCPA) provide that a Special Meeting of the Society may be called at the written request of at least 50 members. TSCPA has recently received such a written request and the Executive Board of TSCPA has scheduled a Special Meeting of the membership to be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. at the Marriott at the Capitol, 701 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas.
The business to be transacted at the meeting as requested by those members filing the written notice is as follows:
- To present the results of a survey regarding non-CPA ownership of CPA firms as conducted by the University of Houston Center for Public Policy.
- To present the results of a survey regarding non-CPA ownership of CPA firms in New York as conducted by the New York State Office of the Professions.
- To receive a report by the Assistant Secretary of the TSCPA on the status of the Member Mail Ballot regarding non-CPA ownership of CPA firms.
- To discuss status, results and ratification of the outcome of the TSCPA Member Mail Ballot regarding non-CPA ownership of CPA firms.
TSCPA members calling the Special Meeting are requesting a vote to amend the June 2000 non-CPA ownership vote. They will ask that the previous vote be brought into conformity with the wishes of a majority of TSCPA members. Wishes of the majority of TSCPA members will be indicated by results of a previously requested member mail ballot. As part of the motion, TSCPA leadership will be asked to pursue, with great vigor, amendments to the Texas Public Accountancy Act consistent with the wishes of a majority of TSCPA members indicated by results of the same previously requested member mail ballot. Alternative motions for TSCPA leadership reaction to the mail ballot results may also be made at the meeting.
TSCPA members who are interested in attending the Special Meeting should register by completing the form below and returning it to TSCPA by FAX. There is no charge for attending this Special Meeting of the membership. Members of the TSCPA Board of Directors who have registered for the Midyear Board Meeting will be considered automatically registered for this Special Meeting.
Members entitled to vote who cannot attend the Special meeting may vote by proxy, as permitted under the TSCPA Bylaws, and can use the below proxy form or obtain a copy of the proxy form at the TSCPA Website – www.tscpa.org
Special Meeting Registration Form
Name TSCPA Member Number
Firm or Company
Phone Email Address
Return this form by faxing it to: Texas Society of CPAs - Fax #: 972-687-8618
TSCPA Bylaws Article X
(5) All members of the Society entitled to vote shall be entitled to vote by proxy at any meeting, but no member may vote more than five such proxies. All proxies must state the name of the member to whom the proxy is given and may not contain a power substitution.
Proxies must be registered on-site and verified before votes occur. Register proxies at the TSCPA registration desk, Marriott at the Capitol, Austin, Texas.
MEMBER’S PROXY
The undersigned member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountant (TSCPA) revokes any previously executed proxies and appoints ______________________________________
Certificate Number___________________________
as the undersigned’s proxy to attend the Special Meeting of Members of the TSCPA to be held on January 21, 2003 (the “Special Meeting”), to vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting in his or her sole judgment and to otherwise act for me in the same manner and with the same effect as if I were personally present at the Special Meeting. Unless earlier revoked by me in writing prior to the Special Meeting, this proxy shall expire on the day following the Special Meeting.
Dated: _______________, 2003
By: ______________________________________
Printed Name: _____________________________
Certificate Number: ________________________
