Quote Originally Posted by MargC View Post
With regard to the above and the following statement in the FRA General Secretary's "Advance Notice of the AGM" in the Spring Fellrunner:-
"Resolutions to be put to the meeting must be notified to the General Secretary by no later than Wednesday 30 April 2014 to allow these to be considered by the Executive Committee at its meeting on 11 May 2014 "

Please will the FRA Chair or General Secretary clarify whether a resolution would be acceptable on an issue such as this.

Article 16 of the FRA Articles of Association states the following:-
"The business to be transacted at the annual general meeting may include some of all of the following:
(a) consideration and approval of the Chairman's report for the previous year;
(b) consideration and approval of the General Secretary's report for the previous year;
(c) consideration and adoption of the Accounts for the previous year and any report of the auditor;
(d) the election of officers;
(e) the election of an Executive Committee;
(f) the appointment of an auditor;
(g) such other business as may be specified in the notice convening the meeting or received by the General Secretary in accordance with the terms of the notice; and
(h) any proposed amendment to the Articles."

It appears from the above that the only type of acceptable resolution is for a proposed amendment to the Articles themselves. In the past under the old Constitution (pre-incorporation) motions could be put forward on other matters including proposed changes to the Rules for Competition.

What is the situation now? What type of matter can be raised and voted on under item (g) of the above list?
I wish the secretary would read the constitution.
There is no obligation to notify of an intended resolution - other and notice needed other than the general nature of business.

May is the right not the obligation, but there is no phrase "limited to" which would be needed to restrict members only to the items above.

Under section 19 a poll may be demanded by any member unconditionally. And we reserve that right unconditionally.

This is clear filibustering on the part of a committee worried about what might be proposed.