
RNARS AGM Highlights - 25th October 2008

Full Minutes of the
recent AGM will be published in the Winter Newsletter and on the website, but
here are a few of the main points:
Twenty four members
attended the AGM held at HMS Collingwood. In order to boost participation in
future years, the committee are to discuss ways of making it simpler for members
to send in items for the agenda, pre-publishing the agenda and permitting proxy
voting.
Retiring Treasurer John
Patrick G3TWG was presented with the Merit Award for long and excellent service,
and certificates went to Dave Lacey G4JBE retiring Area Rep Coordinator, Mike
Rutland G0VIX, Dave Butler G4ZMP for their service as committee members.
| The
Committee for 2008/9 is: |
| Chairman |
Mick
Puttick G3LIK |
| Vice
Chairman |
position
vacant |
| Secretary |
Robin
Bellerby GM3ZYE |
| Treasurer |
position
vacant - G3TWG pro tem |
| Membership
Secretary |
Doug
Bowen G0MIU |
| Ex-officio |
Lt
Ralph Hart RN |
| Serving
member |
position
vacant |
| Shack
Manager |
Tony
Mori M1AFM |
| Scribe |
position
vacant - M3UWR pro tem |
| Area
Rep Coordinator |
Wally
Walker G4DIU |
| UK
QSL Manager |
Marc
Litchman G0TOC |
|
Keith
Ray G1GXB |
|
Mac
McGhinness G0RPK |
|
Wally
Blythe G0PPH |
|
Doug
Hotchkiss G4BEQ |
|
Ray
Ezra G3KOJ |
|
Joe
Kirk G3ZDF |
The
Society urgently needs a volunteer as Treasurer and a new Secretary - someone
living closer to HQ to keep down travel expenses!
It was
decided that the Membership Secretary Doug, be authorised to write to all
members who had not paid subs in full to say that unless arrears are paid within
one month they will cease to be members. Over 200 have not paid full sums and a
further 132 have paid nothing.
Plaques
were presented to the winners of the 2008 Activity Year:
MM0WPM, G3OZY and G0TBD
PayPal
will be offered next year as an alternative means of paying subs.
Seagoing
crew members of the RNLI will in future be eligible for RNARS membership.
The Winter
Newsletter is in the process of being put together - final copy/images to GM3ZYE
asap, please.
73, Robin
GM3ZYE
RNARS Secretary & Newletter Editor
robin@glenamour.com