Annual General Meeting

Meeting to be held at 18.00 on Sunday Sunday 24th July 2011  
at Bala Catamaran Club, Llangower, North Wales

  The 2011 Catapult Class Association AGM will be held at 6.00pm at Bala Catamaran Club on Sunday 24th July to coincide with our Bala Gala and  The provisional agenda is attached below

If members wish to put forward resolutions to be voted upon, or topics for discussion, they should reach our Secretary, John Peperell, by Friday 30 July, please. They can be submitted by e-mail, provided a written version signed by the proposer and seconder is presented at the meeting. John's contact details are:

John Peperell,   CCA Hon Secretary
23 Heatham Park Twickenham  TW2 7SF    020 8892 4909
john.catapultcats@dsl.pipex.com

 Nominations for officerships and positions on the committee should be proposed and seconded and approved by the person nominated. These can be accepted up to and including the day of the meeting, though prior notification would be helpful.
I hope you are able to attend.

Best wishes
Stuart

Stuart Ede   Chairman
Riverbank Cottage  Moor Monkton York  YO26 8JA
tel 01904 738158  mobile 07575 059339

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence
2. Approval of the minutes of the 2009 Annual General Meeting
3. Annual reports
a. Chairman
b. Secretary
c. Treasurer
4. Membership fee for 2011
5. Election of Committee members and appointment of officers

The following posts are to be filled:
Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer

At least two and no more than 12 other committee members including the roles of:
Membership Secretary
Minutes Secretary
Measurement Officer
Newsletter Editor
Programme Planner
Results Officer
Sailing Secretary
Trophies Officer
Webmaster

6. Resolutions

• Constitutional amendment proposed by the Committee (see below.)
• Resolutions submitted by members
7. Items for discussion
• Sailing programme for 2011

Official business closes at this point. However, if time permits, there will be an opportunity to raise any matters arising from the minutes not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
SJE
09/07/2010

    Proposed constitutional amendment, recommended by the Committee
To amend paragraph 3(a) Membership to read:
The following membership shall be recognised:
i) Full Member. Open to any Catapult owner upon payment of the prescribed subscription. In the case of joint ownership, membership may be granted to any nominated one of them. In the case of corporation or association owned Catapults, membership may be granted to a nominated representative of that organisation.
ii) Associate member. Open, upon payment of the prescribed subscription, to any person having an interest in the Catapult Class who is proposed by a full member.
iii) Honorary Life Member. Open to any person who is proposed by a full member and elected by the Committee.
In the case of Full and Associate members acceptance of a person into membership will be subject to approval by the Association Committee. The Committee may choose from time to time to delegate its powers to the Membership Secretary to accept members. The Association or its officers shall not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. The Membership Secretary will not have the power to refuse an applicant, but may refer applications to the Committee whose decision will be final.

 

Current Committee members and officers

The following members were confirmed in the Association posts at the 2009 AGM.

Chairman, and Sailing Programme Officer         Stuart Ede

Secretary, and Results Officer                      John Peperall

Treasurer and Membership Sec.                     Paul Ellis

Social Sailing and Sailing Programme               Nigel Harrison

Minutes Secretary and Website                     Alastair Forrest

Committee Members                                    Dave Jennings