Regular Meeting Motions and Voting Records

Starting August 25, 2021 the SSSC Board passed a motion with the new Transparency Policy to publish Regular Meeting motions and voting records. Below you will find all Regular Meeting Motions and their voting records starting from that date.

January 6, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting

Motion 1: RESOLVED that the items on this Consent Agenda have been approved.

• Approval of 3HO Board of Director Applicant Simran Randeep Singh for the term of two years, effective immediately.
• Resolution honoring SS Guruka Kaur Khalsa for her years of service to the Office of Ethics and Professional Standards:

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SIRI SINGH SAHIB CORPORATION IN RECOGNITION AND PROFOUND APPRECIATION OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE BY SS GURUKA KAUR KHALSA
WHEREAS SS Guruka Kaur Khalsa has worked tirelessly to advance the mission of the SSSC around the globe, and
WHEREAS SS Guruka Kaur Khalsa has provided outstanding leadership and guidance in the creation, growth and strengthening of the Office of Ethics and Professional Standards, and
WHEREAS SS Guruka Kaur Khalsa faithfully and with honor and grace, integrity and great distinction served as Executive Director of the Office of Ethics and Professional Standards for 23 years, it is therefore
RESOLVED that the SSSC Board of Trustees formally acknowledges and extends its profound gratitude and appreciation to SS Guruka Kaur Khalsa for her many years of service to our mission.

Motion 2: The composition of JPRC to include current OPA lead and successor when selected, Sahaj for SSSC, Pritpal Kaur for 3HO, Amrit Singh for KRI, Gurujot Kaur for SDI, Satwant Singh (SSSC Staff representative) and Siri Sant Kaur for 3HO Europe. KIIT will have the option to provide a representative.

January 26, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting

Motion 1: RESOLVED that the items on this Consent Agenda have been approved.
Approval of Minutes:

• October 6, 2021 – SSSC Regular Meeting
• November 3, 2021 – SSSC Regular Meeting
• November 10, 2021 – SSSC Regular Meeting
• December 15, 2021 – SSSC Regular Meeting
• January 6, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting
• January 13, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting

February 2, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting

Motion 1 RESOLVED that the items on this Consent Agenda have been approved.

Motion 2: The Board supports continued work on the reorganization plan. It requests a business plan and transition plan from the Executive Director taking into account the concerns raised by the board members.

February 15, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting

Motion 1: . . . NOW THEREFORE, in recognition of the equality of all before God and Guru which is central to the Sikh Dharma, the Siri Singh Sahib Corporation Board of Trustees hereby resolves:
​[In solidarity with our LGBTQ community members and all community members committed to equality for all] it is the SSSC’s recommendation that no marriages be performed in any Gurdwara affiliated with the 3HO/Sikh Dharma International community until the SDI board of directors (the Khalsa Council Adh Kari) decides that marriage ceremonies for all couples regardless of sexual orientation can take place in these Gurdwaras.
It is further resolved that:

​This motion will be shared with the Sikh Dharma International Board of Directors. The SSSC Board requests that within ten business days of receipt of this motion that the SDI Board review, ratify, adopt, and publish this policy.

March 16, 2022 – SSSC Regular Meeting

​Motion 1…RESOLVED, that the SSSC Board of Trustees hereby authorizes European 3HO Foundation and Stichting 3HO Foundation, acting as shareholder of the French SCI Anandpour, to enter and execute the sale of its subsidiary’s property Domaine de Puygirault a.k.a “Chateau Anand” at 86260 St. Pierre de Maille, at a selling price of 1.000.000 Euros or above. Motion 3… The SSSC approves an emergency grant for 2022 for Kundalini Research Institute (KRI) in the amount of $75,000 from the KITT Donor advised fund. Motion 4…The SSSC approves an expansion grant for 2022-2023 to KRI for the yoga research project in the Montgomery County Maryland School District in the amount of $250,000 to be distributed $125,000 in 2022 and $125,000 in 2023 from the KIIT Donor Advised Fund.