Viking Canoe Polo Club’s Annual General Meeting 2024 will be held on Wednesday 27th March at 20:00 PM on Microsoft Teams. It is open to all to attend, please contact us to receive a meeting
Viking Canoe Polo Club’s Annual General Meeting 2024 will be held on Wednesday 27th March at 20:00 PM on Microsoft Teams. It is open to all to attend, please contact us to receive a meeting invitation.
Please see below notice from our Chairman, Peter Montgomery.
Notice is given that the club will be holding their AGM on Wednesday 27th March 2024 at 20:00PM.
As a current club member you are invited to attend the AGM as a ‘Teams meeting’ online.
Apart from it being your chance to have your say and help elect key club officers we ask for your input on how you feel the club should go forward and in particular how you feel we should structure our sessions.
The following is an extract from our constitution that outlines the business of our AGM.
The AGM agenda and a list of committee roles/responsibilities are attached below.
Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings
(a) General Meetings are the means whereby the members of the Club exercise their democratic rights in conducting the Club’s affairs.
(b) The Club shall hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the month of March to:
- Approve the minutes of the previous year’s AGM.
- Receive reports from the Chairman and Secretary.
- Receive a report from the Treasurer and approve the Annual Accounts.
- Receive a report from those responsible for certifying the Club’s accounts.
- Elect the officers on the committee.
- Agree the membership fees for the following year.
- Consider any proposed changes to the Constitution.
- Deal with other relevant business.
(c) Notice of the AGM will be given by the club secretary with at least 14 days’ notice to be given to all current members.
(d) Nominations for officers of the committee can be sent to the secretary prior to the AGM, or received at the meeting.
(e) Proposed changes to the constitution shall be sent to the secretary prior to the AGM, who shall circulate at least 7 days before an AGM.
(f) All members have the right to vote at the AGM.
(g) The quorum for AGMs will be 25% of the current membership.
(h) The Chairman of the Club shall hold a deliberative as well as a casting vote at general and committee meetings.
(i) An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) shall be called by an application in writing to the Secretary supported by at least 10% of the members of the Club. The committee shall also have the power to call an EGM by decision of a simple majority of the committee Members.
(j) All procedures shall follow those outlined above for AGMs
Please email SecretaryViking@gmail.com to receive the meeting invite link.
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