Annual General Meeting

4 January 1971

Annual General Meeting.

The meeting was held at the Clubhouse, Groby Road at 2030 BST on Monday 4th January 1971.

and 12 Senior Members.

1.  The Chairman opened the meeting and asked the Hon. Secretary to read the minutes of the last A.G.M. 
   This was done and the minutes were accepted by the meeting. There were no points arising from the minutes.
   
   
2. The Chairman gave his report, reviewing the past years' activites.
   
   
3. The Secretay gave his report (copy attached)
   
   
4. The Hon. treasurer gave his report upon the clubs' finances.
   It was gratifying to see that the club "Junk Shop" had made a substantial contribution to the income side of the balance sheet, and this is certainly a better way of raising money than auctioning off the goods at nonsense prices. However, it was obvious that the subscriptions were not making much of a contribution towards club funds.
   The adoption of the Hon. Treasurers Report was proposed by Arthur Gray G3LTT, seconded by John Garner G3ZJG and carried.
   
   
5. Election of Officers
   
   • Chairman. Deryk Wills G3XKX was proposed by Jack Hum G5UM, seconded by Jim McAllister.
     Elected without opposition
     
     
   • Hon. Secretary. 
     1. Jim McAllister was proposed by Jack Hum G5UM and seconded by Alan Conway G3WQL.
     2. Trevor Adcock was proposed by Don Johnson G3UQX, and seconded by John Garner G3ZJG
        
        Following a ballow, Trevor Adcock was elected
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   • Hon. Treasurer. Tony Barratt was proposed by Trevor Adcock, seconded by John Garner G3ZJG and re-elected without opposition.
     
     
   • Committee Members Nominations were as follows :-
     

     Warren Smith	G3ZJS		Proposed - Cliff Craythorne	G3PBC
     			Seconded - Trevor Adcock
     Cliff Craythorne	G3PBC		Proposed - Trevor Adcock
     			Seconded - John Garner	G3ZJG
     John Moore			Proposed - David Rawcliffe	G3UGM
     			Seconded - Trevor Adcock
     John Garner	G3ZJG		Proposed - Ted Hall	G3ZFQ
     			Seconded - Trevor Adcock
     David Rawcliffe	G3UGM		Proposed - ?
     			Seconded - ?
     John McAllister			Proposed - Trevor Adcock
     			Seconded - John Lewis	G3MYI

     
     Following a ballot, those elected were :-
     
     David Rawcliffe G3UGM
     John Garner G3ZJG
     Cliff Craythorne G3PBC
     
     
   Special Events Committee
   Members of this committee were elected by general acclaim rather than formal means, and were as follows:
   
   
   • Warren Smith G3ZJS
   • Alan Conway G3WQL
   • Richard Crook
   • Jim McAllister
     
     Dave Adcock was not willing to be on this committee but he undertook to be available whenever this was possible. 
     
     
6. Ammendment to Rules.
   The Hon. Treasurer explained that the effect of this amendment would be to raise the Senior subscription from 30/- for year to £2. This was necessary since the money brought in by subscriptions was barely enough to keep the club solvent, and rising prices would make the situation worse.
   
   The amendment would also clarify the position regarding subscriptions paid by younger members.
   
   Alan Conway G3WQL proposed that a rebate of 5/- should be allowed for early payment of the subscription. This was not supported.
   
   Arthur Gray G3LTT proposed that instead of allowing members to make two half-yearly payments, a single payment should be required, but a period of 3 months should be allowed from the beginning of each year during which the payment must be made. This was defeated by a show of hands.
   
   Ted Hall G3ZFQ said that he considered that all members under 17 years of age or undergoing full-time education should pay half the normal rate whether licenced or not. He proposed that the words "unlicenced and " should be deleted from the proposed amendment to rule 8b. This was seconded by the Hon. Treasurer and passed by 17 votes to nul, having the effect of modifying the proposed amendment to the rules.
   
   A further addition to the proposed amendment was suggested by the Hon. Treasurer. This consisted of the addition of the words "Any member paying a reduced subscription shall have no voting rights." This was seconded by Ted Hall G3ZFQ and passed by 13 votes to nil.
   
   The amendment in its new form was then proposed by Ted Hall G3ZFQ and seconded by John Lewis G3MYI. It was passed by 16 votes to 2.
   
   The wording of the amendment is as follows :-
   
   It is proposed do delete Rule 8 sections a, and b, and insert the following.
   
   Rule 8 a.
   
   The financial year of the Society shall run from January 1st to December 31st.
   
   The membership fee shall be £2 per year, payable either in one lump sum during the month of January or in two instalments of £1 in the month of January, and £1 in the month of July.
   
   Any member of after one written reminder does not pay his fee, shall at the discretion of the committee be removed from the membership list, and deemed to have resigned.
   
   Life Membership shall be granted for a fee of £20.
   
   This rule may be altered by the committee then in office at the annual general meeting providing that the required notice stating their intentions has been sent to all fully paid members.
   
   Rule 8 b.
   
   Members who, at the Annual General Meeting are:
   
   
   1. Under 17 years
   2. Undergoing full time education
      Shall pay one half the current fee as paid under Rule 8 a. above.
      
      Any member paying a reduced subscription shall have no voting rights.
      
      
7. Any other business
   
   1. A vote of thanks to the retiring committee was proposed by Trevor Adcock, seconded by Arthur Gray G3LTT and carried.
      
      
   2. Jack Hum G5UM suggested that an attempt should be made to bring back some of the older amateurs who have left the club. A Newsletter or a circular with a tear-off reply form would be distributed by post.
      
      
   3. Trevor Adcock mentioned the cost of tea after decimalisation. He also asked if the Hon. Secretary should be expected to make the tea. The general opinion was that he should not and Jim McAllister offered to take over Trevor's old job.
      
      
   4. Don Johnson G3UQX said that he didn't think we get enough publicity in the S. W. Magazine & "Radio Communication". The retiring Hon. Secretary explained the difficulty in planning a programme 2 months ahead, which is necessary in order to get details to the Editors in time.
      
      
   5. Alan Conway asked if we might expect increases in rent and rates in the near future.
      
      
      

The meeting closed at 21.50 BST