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Page 8 of 11 12. Extraordinary general meetings An extraordinary general meeting may be called at any time by the Executive Committee and shall be called within 21 days of receipt by the Honorary Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than ten Members stating the purposes for which the meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. 13. Procedures at the annual and extraordinary general meetings 13.1 The Honorary Secretary shall send to each Member at his last known address written notice of the date of the general meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 21 days before the meeting. In the event of annual general meetings such notification will be made by the Club's flyer and notices at the clubhouse. 13.2 The quorum for the annual and extraordinary general meetings shall be 20 Members or one-tenth of the membership of the Club (whichever is the greater number). 13.3 The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Club but if he is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting or has signified his inability to be present at the meeting, the Members present [and entitled to vote] may choose one of the other members of the Executive Committee present to preside and if no other member of the Executive Committee is present or willing to preside the Members present [and entitled to vote] may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. 13.4 Each Full Member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority of those Members present and voting. In the event of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting or additional vote. 13.5 The Honorary Secretary, or in his absence a member of the Executive Committee, shall take minutes at annual and extraordinary general meetings. 13.7 There shall be no right for a Member to vote by proxy.
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