Meeting:

EGM 25th May 2007 - Change of Banker & Review of Rules

 

Held at:

The Brocklebank, Crewe

Date:

17th May 2007

 

 

Time:

18:00 – 19:20

Prepared by

Dave G

 

Chairperson:

Adrian T

 

Present:

Adrian T

Chris B

Dave G

Kit P

Richard W

Simon B

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies:

None

 

 

Chairman’s Acceptance of Minutes

 


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Signature

Date

 

 

 

PURPOSE OF MEETING

Extraordinary General Meeting to consider the following proposals :-

1      That the club shall formally change its banker from Bank of Scotland to Abbey

2      That Rule 15(a) be amended

3      That Rule 15(b) be amended

4      That the Rules be reviewed in their entirety and amendments identified for future agreement


 

1           CHANGE OF BANKER

The proposal to change banker from Bank of Scotland to Abbey with immediate effect was unanimously agreed.

Chris to progress.

2           CHANGE OF RULE 15(a)

The proposal to change Rule 15(a) from …

“a) The club's bankers/building society shall be determined annually at the annual general meeting but may be changed by agreement of a majority of members at an extraordinary general meeting called in accordance with Rule 3”

...to….

“a) The club's bankers/building society shall be determined annually at the annual general meeting but may be changed by agreement of a majority of members at an extraordinary general meeting called in accordance with Rule 3”

…was unanimously agreed.

Dave to progress.

3           CHANGE OF RULE 15(B)

The proposal to change Rule 15(b) from …

“b)            All cheques drawn on the club's account(s) shall require any two authorised signatures. Where possible one of the signatories of cheques should be the chairperson.  In the event of one authorised signatory being unavailable for an extended period, the officers of the club may authorise a further signatory for the period involved.  All income shall be paid direct in to the club' s bank/building society account(s) except where members have approved an arrangement whereby their stockbroker retains funds from the sale of one or more investments pending the purchase of other investments.”

...to….

“b)            All transactions on the club's account(s) shall be on instructions authorised by any member nominated as an operator of the relevant account.  All income shall be paid direct in to the club's bank / building society / stockbroker account(s). Transactions will normally be conducted by bank transfer or cheque; cash transactions (income or expenditure) will not be authorised on the club’s account(s).”

…was unanimously agreed.

Dave to progress.

4           GENERAL REVIEW OF RULES

The Club Rules were reviewed in their entirety.  A number of amendments were identified and discussed and it was agreed that they should be applied to the document which, on incorporating all identified amendments, should be sent out for review and approval.

Dave to progress.

It was proposed, and agreed, that the Constitution should be reviewed in its entirety at an EGM to follow the June monthly meeting.

All to progress.