Staff turnover and dissention among members continue to plague the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan.
Sources, who refused to be named, said the agenda for a special general meeting scheduled to be held after deadlines for this issue included a session on the organization’s structure, as well as a discussion of accountability, responsibility and the authority of board members.
That meeting was to be held April 1 and was open to only APAS representatives and directors.
One source said unhappy representatives had pushed for the special meeting, which is allowed under bylaw provisions.
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Recently, office manager Shelley Dirk and financial administrator Brandi Garrioch resigned, and communications officer Grant Berger was replaced.
They are the latest in a long line of employees who have either left or been fired. As well, a president and a vice-president have resigned during the past year.
When it was formed in 2000, APAS pledged to be Saskatchewan’s general farm organization. However, its membership, based on 296 rural municipalities, has not reached half of the goal and now sits at about 118.
Former staff members have suggested turf wars and meddling by board members have caused most of the problems.
