2. Annual General Meeting

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Take notice that the Annual General Meeting of Bicycling Western Australia (Inc) will be held at 65 Hay Street, Subiaco at 6.00pm on Monday 4 April 2011.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

If there are any notices of motion requiring an amendment or alteration to the Constitution, notice to that effect must be provided by no later than the close of business on Monday 21 March 2011.

Any other item of general business not requiring an alteration to the Constitution must be provided by no later than the close of business on Monday 28 March 2011.

The business of the meeting will include

a) the election of three members of the Management Committee; and

b) consideration of the following motions namely:

       i)  The name of the Association changed from 'Cyclo Sportif Club of
            Australia (Inc).' to 'Bicycling Western Australia (Inc)', subject to the
            provisions of section 18 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987.

      ii)  The Constitution be amended as follows:

          A)  Clause 1 to be deleted and replaced with the following:

                "1.      Name

                           The name of the Club is "Bicycling Western Australia Inc",
                            referred to in this Constitution as "the Club"."

          B)  Clause 10(c) be deleted and replaced with the following:

                "(c)     No person will be eligible to be a member of the Management
                           Committee for more than four consecutive terms."

          C)  Clause 13(b)(iii) of the Constitution be deleted and replaced with
                 the following:

                 "(iii)    A General Meeting may be called by resolution of the
                            Management Committee or upon a requisition by not less
                            than a number of members equal to five percent (5%) of
                            the members of the Club at that time. A requisition by
                            members shall be in writing and provided to the Secretary".

 These motions are proposed by the Management Committee.

For the purposes of clarification:

            a)  existing clause 10(c) provides:

                  "No person will be eligible to be a member of the Management
                   Committee for more than three consecutive terms", and

            b)  existing clause 13(b)(iii) provides:

                  "A General Meeting may be called by resolution of the
                   Management Committee or upon a requisition by not less
                   than ten (10) members. A requisition by members shall
                   be in writing and provided to the Secretary".

Any person wishing to nominate for election to the Management Committee is requested to do so in writing addressed to:

               The Secretary
               Cyclo Sportif Club of Australia (Inc)
               65 Hay Street
               SUBIACO  WA  6008

by no later than Monday 21 March 2011.

An agenda, including an notices of motion for a special resolution and other general business, will be circulated prior to the meeting.

The provision of this notice is in accordance with the requirements of clause 13(a)(ii) of the Constitution.

Proxy votes may be utilised for the purposes of the meeting. All voting at a meeting is to be in person or by proxy provided that a proxy must be evidenced in writing and received by the Secretary prior to the time set for commencement of the meeting.

A proxy should indicate:

              (a)  The name of the member giving the proxy and be signed by him
                     or her
              (b)  The name of the proxy holder (who must be a member). If no
                      proxy holder is nominated, the proxy will be held by the chair
                      and exercised by the Chair of the meeting
              (c)  How the proxy is to be exercised in relation to any business
                     before the meeting. If no indication is made on the face of the
                     proxy as to the way in which the proxy is to be exercised, the
                     holder of the proxy may exercise the proxy in the proxy holder’s
                     absolute discretion.

Michael Hardy
Secretary

23 February 2011
 

Annual General Meeting of Bicycling Western Australia (Inc).

Monday 4 April 2010, 6.00pm
at 65 Hay St, Subiaco

Nominations must be addressed to:
The Secretary
Cyclo Sportif Club of Australia (Inc)
65 Hay Street
SUBIACO  WA  6008

By no later than close of business on Monday 21 March 2011.

You must be a financial member of Cyclo Sportif Club of Australia (Inc.), which includes membership described as “Bicycling Western Australia” or “BWA”, to nominate or have a vote.