Warwickshire County Association of Cricket Officials
2020 Annual General Meeting Minutes
The meeting was held at Moseley CC on Tuesday, 14th January, 2020 at 7:30pm.
John Jameson chaired the meeting.
1. Attendance & Welcome
There were 41 members in attendance. Ed McCabe, the Warwickshire Cricket Board General Manager, was also in attendance. A minute’s silence was held in memory of Alan Bray, who had died since the 2019 AGM.
2. Apologies
There were 40 apologies for absence.
3. Minutes of the 2019 AGM
The minutes of the 2019 AGM were distributed with the Agenda. Steven Scattergood proposed approving the minutes, and was seconded by David Johnson. The minutes were approved nem con.
4. Matters Arising
There were no matters arising.
5. Chairman’s Report
The Chairman’s Report was distributed with the Agenda. Trevor Brown proposed approving the report, and was seconded by John Bates. The report was approved nem con.
The Brampton Burroughs Trophy was awarded to Keith Boyall.
The WCB OSCA for Outstanding Services to Umpiring was presented to Trevor Brown.
6. Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer’s Report was distributed with the Agenda.
Eddie Boileau proposed approving the Treasurer’s Report and Statement of Accounts, and was seconded by Chris Brown. The proposal was passed nem con.
7. Subscriptions for 2020
The Treasurer proposed subscriptions of:
£20 Employed
£15 Students/Unemployed/Retired
£5 Social Members
There would be a £10 discount for Employed or Students/Unemployed/Retired subscriptions if these were paid by 1st March.
Eddie Boileau seconded the proposal. The proposal was passed nem con.
12. To Consider Any Motions Received
The meeting approved a request by the President to move item 12 to this point of the Agenda.
(a) Renaming the post of Performance Officer to Development Officer
Approving the revised Constitution was approved nem con.
8. Election of Officers
Notification that all incumbents were willing to stand for election was distributed with the Agenda.
The following Officers were elected in turn:
President
John Jameson, proposed by David Bird, seconded by Ken Horden.
There were no other candidates.
John Jameson was elected nem con.
Treasurer
David Paxton, proposed by Keith Boyall, seconded by Ian Harris.
There were no other candidates.
David Paxton was elected nem con.
Education Officer
Rob Evans, proposed by the Committee, seconded by Heather Vernon.
There were no other candidates.
Rob Evans was elected nem con.
Members Representative 2
John Bates, proposed by Eddie Boileau, seconded by Trevor Brown.
Robert Noon was nominated by Rob Evans. Ken Horden seconded Rob Evans.
Robert Noon was elected by 18 votes to 15.
Development Officer
David Johnson, proposed by the Committee, seconded by Rob Evans.
There were no other candidates.
David Johnson was elected nem con.
Scorers Officer
Christine Phillips, proposed by the Committee, seconded by Heather Vernon.
There were no other candidates.
Christine Phillips was elected nem con.
9. Appointment of Independent Examiners
Howard Russell and David Griffith, proposed by Saad Bhatti, seconded by Heather Vernon.
There were no other candidates.
Howard Russell and David Griffith were elected nem con.
10. Nominations for Life Membership
Neil Garland and David Paxton were nominated by the Committee.
There were no other candidates.
Neil Garland and David Paxton approved to Life Membership nem con.
11. Nominations for Vice President
Brian Goodall was nominated by the Committee.
There were no other candidates.
Brian Goodall approved to Vice President nem con.
13. Any Other Business
(a) Neil Davies was thanked for providing several of the raffle prizes.
(b) The President asked the membership if people wanted the AGM papers to be published on the website in future? The meeting was broadly supportive of the idea, but there were some concerns. The meeting agreed that any concerns would be sent to the Secretary before the next Committee meeting on 25th February. The Committee would then make a decision as to the publication of the 2021 Annual General Meeting papers.
(c) The dates for the monthly meetings were confirmed. It was noted that the attendance at the most recent Coventry meetings was poor, and the meeting was asked for its views on future meetings in Coventry.
(d) There was a comment on .docx papers not being openable by some people who did not have access to it.
The meeting closed at 8:22pm.