AGM - 7th May 1998
Meeting opened at 7:10pm
Wade Demmer opened the Inaugural Annual General Meeting.
Election of Chairperson
Motion: To elect a chair for the meeting
Moved: James Yeates Second: Sturt Wilson
Elected: Wade Demmer (27 for – 1 against – 1 abstentions)
Election of Secretary
Motion: To elect a secretary for the meeting
Moved: Sturt Wilson Second: James Yeates
Elected: Andrew Olennick (27-0-1)
Apologies
Apologies had been received from:
Aaron Harley
Brian Powell
Frank Hall
Motion: That the apologies be accepted
Moved: Andrew Olennick Second: Jonathan Holmes
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Acceptance of the Constitution
The proposed constitution was made available and discussed.
Motion: That the proposed constitution be accepted as the club’s constitution
Moved: John Coole Second: Ian Lang
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Election of Executive Committee
The chairperson noted that all the executive were required to read the Clubs and Societies Guide and the Clubs and Societies Rules and Regulations. Nominations were received and a ballot held.
Only one nomination was received for the position of President.
Motion: For a white ballot for the position of President
Moved: Trudi-Anne Wilson Second: Ian Lang
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
The following people were elected to the 1998-99 executive by a majority vote:
President: Jonathan Holmes
Vice-President: James Yeates
Secretary: Trudi-Anne Wilson
Treasurer: Andrew Olennick
Clubs and Societies Delegate: Richard Reeves
Motion: To ratify the results of the election of Executive Committee officers
Moved: James Yeates Second: Richard Reeves
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Affiliation
Motion: To request affiliation with the Sports Union
Moved: Ian Lang Second: Peter Fawcett
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
A copy of the Clubs and Societies Rules and Regulations was made available for inspection. The following clauses were read out be the Chair: 2.1, 5.2.6, 5.2.7, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8.3, 6.9.1, 6.10, 7.1. The meeting was informed of the responsibility of being involved in a club or Society. The Chair made certain everyone present understood the rules and regulations.
Motion: To accept the NUSA rules of affiliation
Moved: Trudi-Anne Wilson Second: Matthew Kelly
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Motion: To request affiliation with NUSA
Moved: Richard Reeves Second: Daniel Kirby
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Motion: To request affiliation with the University Union
Moved: Daniel Kirby Second: Peter Fawcett
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
1998 Budget
A proposed budget was issued to all members in attendance and discussed.
Motion: To accept the 1998 Budget
Moved: Matthew Kelly Second: James Yeates
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Guest Speaker – Chris Tola from the Sports Union
Chris Tola from the Sport Union was the special guest. He congratulated the group on forming the club. The club was requested to make a web page (Responsible: James Yeates and Andrew Olennick), and write an article for the next edition of Backpage. Chris also spoke about the exhibition game on Monday 11th May. It will be catered and follow a meeting discussing uniforms for all sports clubs (Richard Reeves to attend). Chris expects a good turnout for the game.
General Business
A proposed list of club names was read out and further suggestions taken from the floor. A series of votes were performed to select a club name.
Motion: To accept "NU Discs" as the club nickname
Motion Carried by vote (Unanimous)
The club logo was discussed and proposed to consist of a man and woman holding frisbees. Phillip Prior and Amy Taylor are to make some sketches.
The tournament on Sunday the 10th was discussed. We will be sending a team of 12 (plus 2 club representatives to act as scouts / observers / assistants as required) to the tournament at Sydney University on Sunday. We will be playing an exhibition match on Monday, possibly against players from Sydney.
Training scheduling was discussed, along with Chris Tola, with the following times & locations proposed:
Sunday 11am-1pm Oval 4
Monday 8pm-10pm Oval 2
Wednesday 7pm-9pm Oval 1
The subcommittees were discussed. This will be dealt with by the Executive at a later date.
The long term goal of competing in the ECG was also raised.
The University Ultimate Frisbee Tournament was mentioned.
Motions of thanks
Motions of Thanks:
Chris Tola Moved: Ian Lang Second: Trudi-Anne Wilson
Brian (from NUSA Printery) Moved: Jonathan Holmes Second: Peter Fawcett
Sports Union Moved: Samantha Barrett Second: Ian Lang
NUSA Moved: Jonathan Holmes Second: Catherine Leys
University Union Moved: Phillip Prior Second: Adam Lawrence
Wade Demmer Moved: Jonathan Holmes Second: Andrew Olennick
Sarah Faulkner Moved: Jonathan Holmes Second: Andrew Olennick
Motions Carried (Unanimously)
Motion: To close the meeting
Moved: James Yeates Second: Richard Reeves
Motion Carried (Unanimous)
Meeting Closed at 8:40pm
