d. In the event of the death
or resignation of an elected member, the vacancy shall be filled by a Senior
Member co-opted by the Committee but such co-opted Member shall retire at the
next Annual General Meeting.
e. Management Committee Meetings:
x. The Committee shall meet
as often as necessary and not less than six times in a year.
xi. Not less than half the
Committee including at least 1office bearers shall comprise a quorum.
xii. The Committee shall
have power to appoint sub-committees who shall report to the
Committee
6. MEETINGS
a. The Chairman shall hold
in November of each year an Annual General Meeting at which Senior Members shall
approve the Minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting, receive Reports
from the Office Bearers, approve the Accounts for the preceding year, fix the
Annual and weekly Subscriptions for the succeeding year, where appropriate elect
the Committee, elect an Independent Examiner of the accounts for the succeding
year and conduct all other relevant business.
b. The Committee may call
Special General Meetings and on request of not less than 10 senior members of
the League shall call a Special General Meeting within 2 months.
c. The quorum for all full
Meetings of the League shall be 15 Senior Members. Each Senior Member of the
League shall have one vote (for the avoidance of doubt Junior Members shall
have no vote in any meetings of the League). All questions arising at annual,
special or committee Meetings shall be determined by a simple majority of the
Senior Members present. The Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
d. All annual, special or
committee Meetings shall be chaired by the Chairman or in his or her absence,
a Senior Member appointed by those Senior Members present, who will maintain
order. The Chairman of a meeting shall regulate procedure at that meeting and
have power inter alia
to impose time limits and to expel persons present.
e. A Minute book shall be
maintained by the Secretary containing an accurate account of all meetings
f. The Notice and Agenda
for the Annual General Meeting and for any Special General
Meeting shall be displayed
on the clubhouse noticeboard for at least 14 days before the date of the meeting
and a notice of said meeting placed in the Dunoon Observer or other appropriate
newspaper at least 14 days before the date of the Meeting.
7. FINANCE
a. All moneys raised, contributed
or collected by or on behalf of the League shall be applied for the furtherance
of the objects of the League and for no other purpose whatsoever.
b. A bank account shall be
maintained by the Treasurer through which all receipts and
Payments shall be channeled
and payments will be effected on the signature of a minimum of
two of the office bearers.
c. The Treasurer shall maintain
proper and detailed accounts of the finances of the League.
d. The financial year of
the League shall end on 31 July in each year.
e. The accounts shall be
submitted for certification as being a true and accurate record of the
Financial affairs of the
League, to a capable and Iindependent Examiner appointed at the Annual
General Meeting.
f. A statement of the accounts
examined as aforesaid for the preceding financial year shall be
Submitted for approval at
the annual general meeting.
g. No remuneration shall
be paid to office bearers, members, or others associated with the running of
the League, save only:-
reimbursement of reasonable
and necessary expenses incurred on League business.
ii. Reasonable remuneration
for services rendered, and,
iii. Reasonable interest
on sums loaned to the League.
h. The Treasurer shall
recommend to the Annual General Meeting such annual and weekly subscription
fee or fees as shall be reasonably required to defray the administration and
other costs incurred by the League, which fees shall be fixed by the Annual
General Meeting.
8. PROPERTY
All property
and other assets of the League shall be held and vested in the name of the Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer as office bearers and their respective successors in
office, as Trustees for and on behalf of the League.