Minutes of the 2007 WACA Annual General Meeting

Held Saturday the 22nd September 2007 at the Forrest Park HQ

President:

The President Doug Hall opened the meeting at 9.30am.

Present:

Representing all Clubs, Management Committee and all Standing Committees:

D Hall, J White, B Hadley, P Kerrison, D Cook, H Thurston, P Zuvela, D Giudici, V Eyre, D Stafford, M Barber, B Crutchett, J Hawker, G Bloomfield, B Scarf, J Newcombe, B Roy, S Stevenson, M Clarke, J Speers, K Chynoweth, B Maguire, C Chynoweth, C Shaw, I Tarling.

Registered Players:

B Wilson, T Speers, P Abbott, C Eagle, C Perrin

Apologies:

T Ashby, H Eagle, E Roberts (Management – Voting Council Member).

Previous Minutes:

Moved D Stafford and seconded J Speers the minutes for the 2006 AGM were approved.

Presidents Report:

The written report of Doug Hall highlighting WA’s success in hosting the National Association Croquet Championships, the emergence of golf croquet as a legitimate competitive form of the game, the achievement of the State Golf team in being runners up at the Golf National Championships, acknowledging volunteers, constitutional reform and concern regarding the future sustainability of several clubs was received.

Treasurers Report:

Due to the non availability of a Treasurer for the majority of the period, unaudited financial accounts indicating an operational loss of $3,058 were received on the basis that the Auditors Certificate and any Report will be circulated to clubs as soon as they become available.

Auditor Appointment:

Resolved that H E Wynne be re-appointed. Alternatively if unavailable the Management Committee make an appointment of an accounting qualified auditor.

Standing Committee Reports:

Coaching, Match, Refereeing received.

Coaching: The Council resolved that following her recent resignation that the Minutes acknowledge and thank Merle Barber of the Halls Head club for her outstanding contribution to Coaching during the past few years.

Sub Committee Reports:

Golf, Handicapping, IT and Selection received

By-Law Ratification:

Motion 1(a) “that the Bylaws be amended to delete clauses 57.1 Coaching and this Standing Committee be replaced with a Management Committee appointed Coaching Sub Committee” Carried.

Motion 1(b) “that the Bylaws be amended to delete clauses 57.3 Match and this Standing Committee be replaced with a Management Committee appointed Match Sub Committee Carried.

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Motion 1(c) “that the Bylaws be amended to delete clauses 57.4 Refereeing and this Standing Committee be replaced with a Management Committee appointed Refereeing Sub Committee. Carried

Election Results and subsequent appointments 2007/8:

President                                 Doug Hall                               Bayswater

VP                                           Kay Chynoweth                      Forrest Park

Secretary                                 Brian Hadley                           Cambridge

Management Member             Colin Chynoweth                    Forrest Park

Management Member             Ian Tarling                               Bassendean

Management Member             Connie Shaw                           Forrest Park

Treasurer                                 Brad Maguire                          Forrest Park

Management Member             Eleanor Roberts                      Cambridge

Affiliation Fees:

Resolved - “For the full Financial Year 2007/2008 the WACA Club Affiliation Fee will be $60 per Registered Player with 25% quarterly reductions for late joining new players after the quarter ends  in September 2007 , December 2007 and March 2008.”

Golf Croquet:

Motion on Notice: Jennie Burns (Club Secretary) on behalf of the Como Club.

 “that the WACA should form a Standing Committee to oversee and represent  Golf Croquet.”

An amendment proposed by Helene Thurston (Como) to alter the wording of the motion to delete Standing Committee and replace it with the wording Sub-Committee was as the President stated he had previously foreshadowed ruled “out of order” .

The motion was put as above and was defeated.

Close:

The President closed the Meeting at 12.06pm