A further note for all those thinking/planning on attending the AGM, it now
starts at 11:00am as opposed to the original start time of midday!
Regards
Paul
On 10 Mar 2017, 17:05, at 17:05, andrewgms@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Dear All
I expect that you have by now received your copy of this month’s Sprint
magazine which included the AGM voting paper.
Mine arrived today.
Yet another great edition of Sprint.
It is particularly important that we vote this year, as we have a
proposal to amend the Articles of Association so that club officials,
directors, ROs and Deputy ROs have to stand down for at least one year
after only three years in office. There is lots of discussion about the
issues and difficulties this would cause if it was adopted, on the
TVRCC Forum here:
http://www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/forum/proposal-to-agm-3-years-max-term_topic45209.htmlIt
is a long forum thread, so here are some key points for your
consideration:
The proposers would probably have preferred this to apply just to the
Directors and Committee members, but it must apply to any of us
involved in the Club organisation;
It is notoriously difficult to find people willing to stand for these
positions, so replacing so many on such a regular basis will be
problematic to say the least;
All position holders stand down every year in any case and have to seek
re-election;
Despite the best efforts from many people (including myself) the
proposers have not explained why they seek this course of action, or
explained their reasoning in any way;
Although we may have issues, from time to time, with elements of the
Club’s organisation and arrangements, the present position holders have
improved the standing, status and financial viability of the Club,
which continues to win awards for its activities. They have also
responded to calls for greater clarity and information eg. Sprint
article on the Club finances and improved access to Committee minutes.
In addition to this there are the usual nominations for Officer and
Committee posts. Although few positions have more than one nominee,
there is still a need to vote! You should know that Graham Butcher
(National Events Manager nominee) and Paul Gotts (Director and
Secretary nominee) are both leading the proposed change above. You may
feel that because they will not explain their reasoning behind it that
their applications are tainted. Also bear in mind that, in the case of
National Events Manager, if there are more votes ‘against’ than ‘for’
the post will remain unfilled. This need not be a problem as the
Committee can co-opt a person to the role should they believe it to be
necessary. In the case of Director and Secretary we also have Mervyn
Larner nominated – a long-standing efficient and effective Director.
PLEASE take the time to read all the information included with the
voting papers, and make your vote count this year!
This is not advice or direction, but on a personal note Phil and myself
are offering our full support to the current Directors and Committee by
voting as follows:
a. Against the Proposed change to Articles of Resolution. Against the
nomination for National Events Manager.
For all the nominations to other officers.
For Mervyn Larner as Director and Secretary
If it is any help, I will collect voting papers from you at our meeting
this Sunday and post them in a batch down to the office that evening –
in plenty of time for the 22 March deadline.
We will have spares on Sunday if you forget to bring your own.
Thank you for your patience and also in anticipation of you taking the
time to vote.
Phil and Andrew
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