ORMSKIRK RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB
Minutes of 74th Annual General Meeting
Friday 20th June 2008
1. Present
B Stevenson, A Montrose, J Call, P Blackwood, H Leary, D Jones, A Spencer, J Turner,
M Hutchings, A Jones, D Forshaw, C Baxter, P Crosse, R Brennan, P Kearney, D Jonsson,
G Bowling, I Grant, B Boswarva, M Essex, M Johnson, A Wroe, G Dawson, A Povey, M Jackson, S Fogarty, D Sutherland (Part)
2. Apologies
K Sumner, A O’Malley, E Gander, C Sinclair, S Blood, A Molyneux, S Blood, D Valentine, C Kirby, N Gordon, S Botfield, A Dean, J Dobson, D Firth, P Harland, M Baillie
3. Minutes of 73rd AGM (2007)
The minutes, having been circulated, were passed as a true record of events. No matters were arising which were not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda, or addressed in Chairman’s Report and Treasurer’s Report
4. Treasurer’s Report
Report circulated. (Attached as Appendix A). B Stevenson thanked P Williams for his report and made several observations (See Appendix D – Powerpoint Presentation)
5. Appointment of Honorary Solicitors/Auditors
Ian Grant was voted unanimously as Honorary Solicitor. B Stevenson publicly thanked I Grant for all his assistance on various issues last season
No nominations or proposals for Honorary Auditor
6. Election of Officers
Full list of elected Officers attached (Appendix B)
B Stevenson stressed the importance of more people volunteering their services and time – some positions continue to remain unfilled, which puts an extra burden on the few who do help out
7. Life Members No nominations
8. Vice presidents
Five nominations received for Vice Presidents:
I. J Baxter – proposed by D Sutherland/seconded by A Montrose
II. P Blackwood – proposed by R Brennan/seconded by B Stevenson
III. F Wells – proposed by A Spencer/seconded by D Jones
IV. A O’Malley – proposed by A Montrose/seconded by P Kearney
V. R Brennan – proposed by B Stevenson/seconded by G Bowling
The five proposers summarised the reasons for their nominations – all candidates were voted in as Vice-Presidents unanimously. Congratulations to all five people
A Montrose reminded members that the criteria for these honorary positions were on the notice board and posted on the Club’s web-site. A Montrose will collate a list of all VPs and post on notice-board and web-site in near future
9. Club Awards 2007/2008 season
Award winners are summarised in Appendix C (attached)
10. Club Rules - Amendments
B Stevenson took the meeting through the proposed rule changes (see slide in Appendix D). Some useful discussion took place regarding the Club becoming either a CASC or an IPS.
There was much discussion also regarding potential litigation issues surrounding injury to players. A recent example was used to highlight these issues. The new Committee will look into the insurance policies of the Club and ensure we are ‘covered’
11. Club Development Update
B Stevenson outlined developments, detailed in two slides in Appendix D. Some discussion took place about where we are up to and the possible options for the future
P Kearney addressed the meeting and outlined how he hopes to bring all the ideas and options into a viable plan of action. To capitalise on current success on and off the pitch, P Kearney said that the time was right to forge ahead with something concrete to ensure the successful future of our Club. He will liaise with relevant members and outside agencies and report back to the Committee on a regular basis
12. To hear any other relevant matter for the consideration of the AGM and/or the Management Committee during the ensuing year, but on which no voting shall be allowed
I. B Stevenson re-iterated congratulations to Louis Ttofa on his magnificent achievement of being honoured recently with an MBE for services to the community. A well-deserved accolade – well done Louis!
II. A Wroe will organise another Volunteers Day before the start of next season
III. Much discussion took place regarding membership categories and pricing structures. B Stevenson outlined recent discussions held at Committee levels, and summarised proposals from the Mini/Junior section regarding re-categorising members. It was felt that this was a good idea, and the membership gave the Committee the mandate to look at this in more detail and finalise a new set of categories, the responsibilities of those in those categories and a new pricing structure
B Stevenson thanked everyone for their attendance and support
The meeting closed at 10.00 pm
Appendices:
A – Treasurer’s Report
B – List of Elected Officers
C – Club Award Winners
D – AGM Powerpoint presentation
E – Chairman’s Report
F – Mini/Juniors Report
