MINUTES OF CCA AGM 2009
Cedarwood Community Centre Marton, 12th June 2009
Steve Henderson, from the chair, welcomed members to the meeting.
Apologies for Absence:
Andrew Killick, William Metcalfe, Suresh Keswani, Joe Richardson, Peter Archer
Attendance:
John Garnett, Geoff Garnett, Alan Stockley (Elmwood); Philip Mitcheson, Ernie Lazenby, Brian Whitaker, Mike Creaney (Griffin); Steve Henderson (Guisborough); Frank Boagey, Bernie Price, David Smith, Graham Matthews, Keith Smith (Hartlepool); David Smith, Norman Stephenson, Nathan Huntley (Middlesbrough); Ken Boxall, Steve Carter, Colin Smith, Jimmy Simpson, Colin Walton (Peterlee); David Baillie (Redcar); Phil Semp, Peter Ridsdale (Stokesley)
Medals and Trophies:
Bobby Fischer Trophy
Ernie Lazenby explained the origin of this and said it had been well supported, in that a lot of games were submitted. Norman Stephenson did the analysis of games and explained the weighting factors in arriving at his decisions.
3rd prize: John Garnett
2nd prize: Colin Walton
1st prize: Bernie Price
Ernie presented Steve Henderson with the U 140 prize for the best game.
A vote of thanks was offered by the meeting to Norman.
League
‘A’ Division: Middlesbrough ‘A’ + Peterlee (Joint winners)
‘B’ Division: Griffin ‘A’
‘C’ Division: Elmwood ‘B’
KO Cup
Tom Wise Memorial Trophy: Peterlee
Jeremy Burnett Plate: Griffin ‘A’
County Individual
Open: Mike Closs
Minor: Jason Gentle
Minutes of 2008 AGM:
These were accepted as a true record.
Matters Arising:
There was still no progress to report on the matter of changing the legal status of CCA.
Minutes of EGM, 3rd September 2008:
These were accepted as a true record. There were no matters arising.
Resolutions:
Constitutional Change
There was a proposal that the function of Match Organiser between the League and the K/O Cup be split and the appropriate amendments to the Constitution made. As custodian of the Constitution and Rules, Philip Mitcheson responded by saying that the present Constitution reflected the position as it had been for many years. However, it would be relatively simple to divide the Match Organiser’s functions, but clarification was needed as to the role of the subsequent K/O Cup organiser. Was he to have a voice at Executive Committee level (ie be an Officer) or not (ie be a non-executive officer)? Ernie Lazenby commented that he did not think the Constitution needed to be changed. The proposal was prompted by a particular member only being prepared to undertake the role of Match Organiser if his duties were confined to the League. The Constitution already allowed a member to be co-opted to assist any Officer in fulfilling any task. Philip Mitcheson confirmed this. Peter Ridsdale then volunteered to run the K/O Cup and was unanimously appointed by the meeting to carry out this role. The proposed resolution to amend the Constitution was withdrawn without dissent.
Change to CCA Membership
After some discussion, in which consideration was given to membership of the NCCU MO, it was agreed that Cleveland should run its own MO and that any CCA registered player must be either a Direct ECF Member or a member of an MO.
Officers’ Reports:
President’s Report
Presented by Steve Henderson (see link).
Secretary’s Report
Presented by Phil Semp (see link).
Treasurer’s Report
Presented by Peter Ridsdale (see link). He clarified the accounts and said that Ron Stather had audited them.
Match Organiser’s Report
Presented by Brian Whitaker (see link). Delegates who have teams that also play in the Durham League pointed out difficulties with fixture clashes. Brian re-iterated the apology he made to them in the report.
County Individual Organiser’s Report
Presented by David Smith (see link).
County Grader’s Report
Presented by Mike Creaney (see link).
NCCU Delegate’s Report
Steve Henderson reported problems with the NCCU. He was hopeful these would be sorted. He highlighted the distances needing to be travelled for the club competition, rivalries with different associations, and general problems in the running of the organisation. Nevertheless, he still supported the need to belong to it for a number of reasons – e.g. County Championships; Club Championship; promising juniors. The meeting accepted continuing CCA membership of NCCU.
ECF Delegate Report
Presented by Steve Henderson (see link).
Webmaster’s Report
Steve Henderson thanked Bill Wilson. He highlighted the free of charge services for web hosting.
Each officer was given a vote of thanks after their presentation.
Election of Officers:
Chair
Steve Henderson
President
Ernie Lazenby
Secretary
Vacancy
Treasurer
Peter Ridsdale
Match Organiser
Keith Smith
KO Cup Organiser
Peter Ridsdale
County Grader
Mike Creaney
County Individual Organiser
Vacancy
NCCU Delegates
Bill Metcalfe + vacancy
ECF Delegate
Steve Henderson
Junior Organiser
Vacancy
Webmaster
Steve Henderson
A.O.B.