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20.
Constituent Bodies, Regional Councils etc.
various
Elections
21.
Election of Officers and National Council Members
21.1.
Secretary -
no nominations received by the deadline (see note 1
)
21.2.
Legal & Insurance Officer
Nomination:
Robert Mehew, proposed by Tim Allen, seconded by Je
nny Potts
21.3.
Conservation & Access Officer
Nomination:
Andrew Hinde, proposed by Les Williams, seconded by
Robert Mehew
21.4.
2 Club Representatives -
no nominations received by the deadline (see note 1
)
21.5.
2 Individual Representatives
Matthew Wire, proposed by Robin Weare, seconded by
James Begley
plus one position with no nomination received by th
e deadline (see note 1)
Other Matters
22.
Members? Proposals
1) ?Proposed additions to the BCA constitution ? ad
d a Section 8.16:
?8.16 An Individual or Honorary member (the 'voter'
) who is eligible to vote at
a General Meeting may choose to appoint a proxy to
speak and vote for them.
This proxy (the 'nominee') must be another Individu
al or Honorary member
who is also eligible to vote. The form of proxy, de
termined by National
Council, will be provided with the notice of the me
eting. The voter must
provide this instrument of proxy to the Secretary a
t least forty eight hours
before the relevant General Meeting. Voters may ind
icate how they wish their
nominee to vote or allow their nominee discretion.
Proposed by Andrew McLeod
2) That the following section of item 4.6 of the C
onstitution ?
That the owners and
tenants of property containing caves have the right
to grant or withhold access.
?
be amended to
?That any rights held by the owners and tenants of
property or
mineral rights to grant or withhold access be respe
cted.?
Proposed by Faye Litherland, seconded by David Cook
e
23.
Appointment of Independent Examiner
24.
Date of Annual General Meeting for 2017
25.
Any other Business notified in advance to the Chair
man
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Notes:
1.
Where nominations for elected posts have been recei
ved by the due date in advance
of the meeting and there is only one nominee identi
fied on the Agenda above, that
person is deemed to be elected unopposed. Nominatio
ns for other posts may be made
from the floor at the meeting. Therefore Robert Me
hew, Andrew Hinde and Matthew
Wire have been elected unopposed. Candidates for Se
cretary, two Club
Representatives and one further Individual Member R
epresentative may stand for
election at the meeting itself.
2.
Paper copies of all documents will be available at
the Annual General Meeting.
Representation and Voting at the BCA AGM 2015
?
Voting is limited to DIMs, CIMs, CIM Plus, Honorary
Members, Clubs and Access
Bodies who have paid their subscriptions for 2016 p
lus Constituent Bodies and
Regional Councils.
?
Voting takes place on each motion twice: firstly al
l Individual Members present vote,
and secondly all Groups (Clubs, Access Controlling
Bodies, Regional Councils &
Constituent Bodies) vote. A majority is required in
both votes for the motion to be
passed.
?
Constituent Bodies, Regional Councils, Access Contr
olling Bodies and Clubs may
each send one voting delegate to the AGM. Other cav
ers are welcome to attend as
observers but may not take part in a formal vote at
the Group stage.
?
No one person may act as a delegate for more than o
ne Group member.
?
Group delegates must present a letter of authorisat
ion signed by the Secretary,
Chairman or Treasurer of the Constituent Body, Regi
onal Council Access Controlling
Body or Club. This should be handed to the appointe
d BCA teller.
?
Individual Members who wish to vote must present th
eir membership card