Post by iang on Mar 20, 2011 15:35:39 GMT
Following our EGM held at The Holbrook Club to vote on electing an Honorary President in our Jubilee year.
A unanimous vote went in favor of electing an Honorary President.
Mr Rod Tarratt was proposed by the Committee & again with a unanimous vote he was duly elected.
Please see extract from Minutes.
The Chairman opened the meeting, with a comment on the poor attendance, but welcoming and thanking those present who had taken the time and trouble to attend this Extraordinary General Meeting: Its main purpose was to invite discussion and a vote on a Committee recommendation of the creation of the position of an Honorary President for the League – a post which had existed in the past but which had become discontinued with the passage of time. He would be proposing Mr Rod Tarratt who has strong past and present associations with the League and seemed the ideal candidate. Alternative nominations had been invited by means of an email to all team captains, but none had been received by the specified response date of 10th March 2011.
It was intended that the post would be an Honorary one, with no active demands other than the traditional duties of presenting of the trophies on Finals Night and standing in for the Chairman at the AGM (if only for the election of the Chairman’s position). Attendance of committee meetings would be an entitlement (no vote) but not obligatory.
If passed, the re-creation of this post would be catered for by an addition (part B) to our constitutional rule 4, it being understood that the post would not necessarily have to be filled each year, but tonight’s decision would bind the League until the 2012 AGM – it being too soon to offer the post for re-election in June of this year.
The Secretary was invited to comment on the background of the proposal, and reported that 2010/11 is the HDBBL’s Diamond Jubilee year, and when considering ways and means to celebrate this milestone, the committee felt that it would be a fitting gesture to re-appoint a President, who could then be invited to pick a representative team of past players to take part in a challenge match (- which he would touch on later.) This was especially relevant as the League had been re-visiting its past history and now has a website displaying amongst a lot of other goodies a full list of past winners and runners-up in all competitions as well as old press cuttings.
Comments from the floor were invited, and most seemed happy with what was being proposed as well as with the choice of candidate. Mr Thompson added in support of Rod Tarratt that he was the last Table operator still functioning in the UK, and was based within the Horsham District – a useful man to have aboard! He has also participated in our league as a player, for a number of teams and as recently as this century.
A vote was then taken on the committee’s recommendation of the creation of the post of President and this was passed unanimously.
A further vote was then taken on election of Mr Tarratt into the post, as proposed by the Chairman and seconded by C.Thompson. Again this was passed unanimously.
This concluded the first part of the meeting and the Chairman thanked the meeting, and invited the sub-committee on the Jubilee to give a brief presentation on the plans for a day to celebrate the occasion.
Thanks go to all who attendedd & Tommo for a good job on the Minutes.
IanG
HDBBL
A unanimous vote went in favor of electing an Honorary President.
Mr Rod Tarratt was proposed by the Committee & again with a unanimous vote he was duly elected.
Please see extract from Minutes.
The Chairman opened the meeting, with a comment on the poor attendance, but welcoming and thanking those present who had taken the time and trouble to attend this Extraordinary General Meeting: Its main purpose was to invite discussion and a vote on a Committee recommendation of the creation of the position of an Honorary President for the League – a post which had existed in the past but which had become discontinued with the passage of time. He would be proposing Mr Rod Tarratt who has strong past and present associations with the League and seemed the ideal candidate. Alternative nominations had been invited by means of an email to all team captains, but none had been received by the specified response date of 10th March 2011.
It was intended that the post would be an Honorary one, with no active demands other than the traditional duties of presenting of the trophies on Finals Night and standing in for the Chairman at the AGM (if only for the election of the Chairman’s position). Attendance of committee meetings would be an entitlement (no vote) but not obligatory.
If passed, the re-creation of this post would be catered for by an addition (part B) to our constitutional rule 4, it being understood that the post would not necessarily have to be filled each year, but tonight’s decision would bind the League until the 2012 AGM – it being too soon to offer the post for re-election in June of this year.
The Secretary was invited to comment on the background of the proposal, and reported that 2010/11 is the HDBBL’s Diamond Jubilee year, and when considering ways and means to celebrate this milestone, the committee felt that it would be a fitting gesture to re-appoint a President, who could then be invited to pick a representative team of past players to take part in a challenge match (- which he would touch on later.) This was especially relevant as the League had been re-visiting its past history and now has a website displaying amongst a lot of other goodies a full list of past winners and runners-up in all competitions as well as old press cuttings.
Comments from the floor were invited, and most seemed happy with what was being proposed as well as with the choice of candidate. Mr Thompson added in support of Rod Tarratt that he was the last Table operator still functioning in the UK, and was based within the Horsham District – a useful man to have aboard! He has also participated in our league as a player, for a number of teams and as recently as this century.
A vote was then taken on the committee’s recommendation of the creation of the post of President and this was passed unanimously.
A further vote was then taken on election of Mr Tarratt into the post, as proposed by the Chairman and seconded by C.Thompson. Again this was passed unanimously.
This concluded the first part of the meeting and the Chairman thanked the meeting, and invited the sub-committee on the Jubilee to give a brief presentation on the plans for a day to celebrate the occasion.
Thanks go to all who attendedd & Tommo for a good job on the Minutes.
IanG
HDBBL
