NORTHERN FRINGE PROTECTION GROUP
Safeguarding the Character of Ipswich
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday 5 April 2016 at 7:30pm
The Ascension Hall
MINUTES
Attendance
The meeting was attended by the following committee members plus 14 paid-up members of the Group:
Rod Brooks- Chairman
Rob Ellis- Treasurer
John Ames- Joint Secretary
Janet Johnson- Joint Secretary
Paul Pettit- Ordinary Member
Brian Samuel- Ordinary Member
Apologies were received from:
Stewart Quantrill- Vice Chairman
Jim McDonald- Ordinary Committee Member
Mr & Mrs C Girling
1)Chairman’s welcome
The meeting opened at 19:30hrs and Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and gave the necessary safety briefing.
2)Minutes of AGM held on 25 March 2015, and matters arising
Minutes of the previous meeting were made available to the meeting. There were no matters arising; adoption was proposed by Mrs E Brooks and seconded by Mr P Petit and the Chairman signed a copy as a true and accurate record.
3)Chairman’s Report
The Chairman summarised his review of the year (attached) highlighting the key issues that NFPG has dealt with during the year.
4)Treasurer’s report & appointment of auditor
The Treasurer presented the audited accounts for the year 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016 (copy attached). The signed copy of the accounts is held with the master copy of the minutes by the Secretary.
The Treasurer noted that the reference to Britannia Building Society had not been changed to CoOperative and asked that the accounts be read bearing this in mind.
Mr P Pettit proposed and Mr S Down seconded that the accounts be adopted and this was agreed by a unanimous show of hands.
5)Election of committee officers and members for 2012
All current members are willing to stand for re-election and have been nominated by the Committee. The Chairman announced that no further nominations for committee positions had been received and asked if there were any nominations from the floor. There being no further nominations Mrs R Zuberi proposed and Mr K Zuberi seconded that the nominees should be elected and this was agreed by a unanimous show of hands.
The Committee is now made up as follows:
Chairman:Mr R Brooks
Vice Chairman:Mr S Quantrill
Treasurer:Mr Rob Ellis
Secretary 1:Mrs J Johnson
Secretary 2:Mr J Ames
Ordinary Members:Mr J McDonald
Mr P Pettit
Mr B Samuel
6)Resolutions
No resolutions had been received prior to the meeting and none were proposed from the floor.
7)Appointment of Auditor
The Treasurer announced that Mr S Ball has agreed to act as auditor for the year 2016; this appointment was proposed by Mr B Samuel and seconded by Mrs E Brooks and agreed by a unanimous show of hands.
8)Closure of formal AGM
The Chairman thanked all for attending and declared the meeting closed at 20:00hrs. A question and answer session followed.
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