by Jodie Bakewell-White
The 56th Annual General Meeting of Yachting New Zealand will be held on Saturday 2nd October at 1:30pm in Auckland. Venue: Yachting New Zealand, 85 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven, Auckland.
Dates to note:
In accordance with the current Constitutional requirements:
• Notice of any proposed alteration or addition to the Constitution shall be sent to the CEO not later than 90 days before the said meeting. Closing date: 9am Monday 5th July 2010
• Notice of any alteration or addition to the constitution may be proposed by the Board or any voting member of Yachting New Zealand.
• Notice of any resolution and/or nomination to be proposed at the AGM shall be sent to the CEO not later than 50 days before the said meeting. Closing date: 5pm Friday 13th August 2010
• Nominations for the Board of Directors are to be received in writing to the CEO by a member yacht club no later than 5pm Friday 13th August 2010. The positions of two Board members will be elected as per Article 14.3, 14.4 &14.5 of the Yachting New Zealand Constitution; the retiring directors (Jan Dawson and Mike Coupe) may be re-elected.
Committee Selection
The Board Advisory committees (KORC, Olympic, High Performance & Youth, Junior Classes, Sailors with Disabilities and Race Management) positions as per the Constitution will be selected by the Board. Recommendations of suitable individuals should be made in writing to the CEO by 5pm on the 13th August 2010 so the Boards selection process can be completed on a timely basis.
Yachting New Zealand