Dear members,
The Club held an extra General Meeting last night (Tuesday 6 June) to consider the resolution as contained in the Notice of Meeting, (copy attached below).
A copy of the meeting minutes are available below:
The voting outcome as prepared by the Returning Officer on the resolution was as follows:
Total Members eligible to vote: 591
Votes Cast: 347 (342 online, 1 in person, 4 abstained)
Votes supporting (for) the resolution: 171 (49.9%)
Votes against the resolution: 172 (50.1%)
With 172 votes against the resolution, the votes for the resolution were 345 votes short of passing.
With 171 votes for the resolution, 29.1% of eligible voting members voted in favour of the resolution.
The resolution required 75% of votes cast to pass, as such the resolution failed.
D. Constable
GENERAL MANAGER
For and on behalf of the Board
Returning Officers Report EGM 6 June 2023 Richard Evans
PRIOR POST: 29 May 2023
Dear Members,
The Board, under requisition from a group of 7 Day members, has convened a second extraordinary general meeting for Tuesday 6th June 2023 to consider a special resolution to amend the Club’s constitution.
The first general meeting on the matter was aborted and led to a membership review panel being formed. From that panel a trial of playing rights was adopted by the Board and put in place from 1 May 2023 until end of July 2023. The tabled special resolution seeks to take effect from 1 July 2023.
The By-Laws in place for the trial provide:
- A solution to any issues of discrimination
- Minimal adverse effect on the capacity of members to obtain a game*
- Increased available playing times to all categories of members#
- Flexibility to amend the By-Laws if required.
- Retention of the traditional and popular Women’s Tuesday and Men’s Wednesday competitions
- A fair readjustment of fees^ and benefits towards a simpler inclusive category structure
Aside from the noted items above, the resolution if passed will:
- reduce the rights of current and future Boards to manage the affairs of the Club for the benefit of all members
- revive the previous discrimination issue and create a new discrimination issue requiring restructuring of playing rights~
- be a compelling case from voting members for the Board to end gender specific days
- expose the Club to a potential claim of oppression (whereby the rights of one class of member [unable to vote] are adversely affected by the vote of another class of member).
As such, the Board is opposed to the resolution and asks eligible members to support the Board and vote against the resolution.
D. Constable
GENERAL MANAGER
For and on behalf of the Board (29 May 2023)
Notice of General Meeting 6 June 2023
Board Statement RE Forum and EGM 6th June 2023
a) * Information on the progress of the current playing rights trial is available on Members website, Avg 47 free spots over completed Wednesdays 3,10,17,24 May) Wednesday Timesheets May 2023
b) ^ Noted that the trial includes intention for 5 Day subscription to become a minimum 80% of 7 Day subscription, whilst the level of access is retained.
c) # Seasonally avg. 120 additional playing spots available to increased gender neutral times (Mon, Thu, Fri), possible through current equity in rights
d) ~ If resolution adopted, 7 D females will have 7 days comp access v. 6 for male counterpart and 5 D males only 4 days comp access v. 5 for female
