WACA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

  MEETING FORREST PARK HQ

6.30pm WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2005

 

MINUTES

 

Chairman:  The President Alan Sands opened the Meeting at 6.35pm

 

Attendees:  Colin Chynoweth, Kay Chynoweth (VP), Brian Hadley (Sec), Brad Maguire (Treasurer),    Connie Shaw

 

Apologies: Dog Hall    By Invite:  Re Handicapping from 7.00pm Patrick Hooker

 

It was resolved that:

 

509 Previous Minutes

the Committee endorse the President’s signature of the minutes of the 19th January 2005 Management Meeting as true and correct.

 

510 Matters Arising

i)          re 502 i) Consideration of DSR Performance Measures,  GLO/Fundraising, Standing Committee Reporting, By Law changes 57 (Handicaps) and 61 (Proxy Voting) the items be deferred.

ii)                   re 502 iii) the WACA report to the ACA prepared by Alan Sands be approved and submitted to the ACA.

iii)                 re 506 vi) minor wording changes to the Selection Policy be approved and the new document be issued by Colin Chynoweth.

iv)                 re 507 that opposing political material circulated by the Choice and Convenience for All Organisation similarly should not be distributed.

 

511 National Handicap System (P Hooker in attendance for this item)

i)                    the Committee endorse the revised draft project plan submitted by Patrick Hooker on behalf of the Handicap Committee targeting January 2006 as the start date for the new system.

ii)                   Approved the target date of March 1 for the re-issue of handicap listings correcting known errors.

 

512 Finance and Committee Reports

the reports be received.

            Matters arising

i)                    Finance – supplier balances at the 16th February listed by the Treasurer be approved for payment.

ii)                   Finance – a Como account for club use be paid, but Standing Committees be reminded of still current previously issued WACA policies.

iii)                 Finance – the suggested player finance arrangements for the Eire Cup be approved.

iv)                 Finance – the Treasurer be congratulated upon the new balance sheet and P&L reports.

v)                  Coaching – the invitation for applications for State Coach be noted.

vi)                 Golf Croquet – 23/24 April at Forrest Park be provisionally selected for the first State Open Championship. Brian Hadley to liaise with the Publicity and Match Committees

vii)               Golf Croquet – the WCF Golf Croquet Association rules issued in January be adopted in WA with immediate effect.

viii)              Golf Croquet - WA retain the existing method for calculating handicaps until the impact of the proposed changes in the Appendix to the Rules is fully assessed

 

WACA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

  MEETING FORREST PARK HQ

6.30pm WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2005

 

 

 

513 Formal Complaint (Minutes 449 and 505 ix)

the Secretary informs those involved of the Management Committee’s unanimous determination that the complaint of Mrs Kay Swan was valid.

 

514 Volunteer Small Equipment Grant

the Secretary be authorised to submit an application for IT equipment for about $3,000 to assist in the Associations computerisation plans.

 

515 Donations to the State Team expense

the Association acknowledge kind donations at the State Team Presentation as follows

 

·        Nedlands Club                         $100

·        Forrest Park Club                     $50

·        Kay and Colin Chynoweth     $100

·        Floreat Club                             $100

·        Leederville Club                     $100

 

516 Publication of Minutes and Reports on the Web

the Committee express sympathy with the concerns expressed by Trevor Ashby of the Bayswater Club regarding the public having access to the Croquet West web page, but instructed that Trevor be informed that currently it was thought that the benefits outweighed the confidentiality issue and that some form of password for registered players would be implemented when resource became available.

 

517 Duty of Care Hot Weather

hot weather procedures should be considered in depth by the Tournament Regulations Working Party and in the meantime Tournament Managers should be reminded of increasing pressures from funding bodies to strictly exercise this duty of care.

 

518 Office Painting and Major Association Office Tidy Up

the Committee express their gratitude for the achievements of Kay Chynoweth

 

519 Foreshadowed Motions

foreshadowed Motions and discussion points regarding Tournament Regulations, 2007 Eire Cup Co-ordination, Country v Metro as part of Country Week and World Rankings be noted by the Secretary and be included in future agendas.

 

Meeting Closed 10.45pm  

        

Next Meeting 6.30 pm Wednesday 16th March 2005

 

 

Signed as true and correct……………………......... Alan Sands -President ………March 2005

 

 

 

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