Venue: Nye Bevan Community Hall, Overbury Street E5 0AJ (map)
3pm – arrival, biscuits, tea etc.
3.15 – Start meeting: welcome & introductions
3.30 – Review of the year
3.45 – Treasurer’s report
3.50 – Committee nominations, and election if necessary
4.00 – Casimir Road entrance area,
Play areas north and south.
Where the working groups have got to and a chance to discuss their ideas & research so far. Displays and informal discussion session with more tea & biscuits.
(if an election count is needed it happens during this)
4.45 – (If necessary) Election result
4.50 – Meeting ends
(4.51 – Committee meets briefly to fix first full meeting and nominate temporary officers)
WHAT IS THIS?!
ReplyDeleteAs per belatedly posted Agenda:
3.50 Agenda Item - Committee Nominations and Election "IF NECESSARY". Of course it's necessary both in terms of the Constitution and process agreed at the last MUG meeting of December 7.It is noted this agreed process hasn't been adhered to.
4.45 Agenda Item- Election Result "IF NECESSARY"
Do both of the above imply there will be no election, no options,no new candidates and that the outcome has already been decided?
Surely if the the number of people standing for election and the number necessary for the committee are the same there is no need for an election. In other groups I have been involved with under such circumstances the chair proposes that all candidates are elected as a slate.
DeleteThere are 12 committee seats. If there are more than 12 nominations then an election is required. If not, no election is required. 2011 was the first AGM since 2008 that an election was needed. It is pretty unusual for park user groups (or any voluntary group such as a TRA) to have more committee nominations than seats, so that was a sign of an exceptionally healthy & active group.
ReplyDeleteIt's good manners to identify yourself, by the way.
The election process agreed at the December meeting can be found at the 'Constitution etc' page (link at top right of this page). It says:
Delete"9. If there are more than 12 candidates, an election is held by secret paper ballot"
I hope that's clear now.
Couldn't understand the choice and anonymous was simple. What is name/URL or any of the others? It was on offer.... (I am anonymous 2)
ReplyDeleteSorry, anon2. I hadn't actually seen your comment when I said that. We deliberately set this site up so that you don't have to register etc, but apologies for what's not clear, we do need to work on it more.
DeleteYou can just write your name at the end, like this.
Tim Evans
I refer you all to the MUG blogsite archive: Improving Committee Elections.
DeleteHopefully this will clarify the discussion.
Yes, thanks, anon3(?), I forgot about that. It's dated 2 December,
Deletehttp://millfieldsusers.blogspot.com/2011/12/improving-committee-elections.html
Tim
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWhere can we see a list of the positions and the committee members please?
Sorry, that was posted too late to reply before the meeting, but not to leave it hanging ... Louisa took part in the AGM & got to inspect the committee for herself. And has agreed to convene a working group on dogs. Thanks.
DeleteTim