MCCU
AGM, 26 June 2010, 2.00pm
At Syston & District
Social Club, Syston, Leics
Agenda
- 1. Apologies
- 2. Minutes of the MCCU
AGM 2009
- 2.1) Accuracy
- 2.2) Matters Arising
- 3. Reports:
- 4) Elections:
- 4.1) President
- 4.2) Chairman
- 4.3) Chief Executive
- 4.4) Secretary
- 4.6) Director for
Junior Chess
- 4.7) Director for
Grading
- 4.8) Director for
Events
- 4.9) Director for
Public Relations
- 4.10) Webmaster
- 4.11) ECF Delegate
- 4.12) Non-executives
(max.2)
- 5) Appointment of the
Auditor
- 6) Levy for 2010/11,
Finance Director
- 7) Constitutional matters
- The submission
of proposals for this AGM has highlighted
the fact that the constitution does not
clearly state who may submit proposals.
In the last few years all proposals have
been discussed on the basis that they were
either submitted by a particular affiliated
body, or were put forward by the CEO on
behalf of an individual on the basis that
they were deemed worthy of discussion.
In previous years there have not been any
proposals that the CEO regarded unworthy
of being put forward, or ran counter to
other proposals that the CEO wished to
put. This is not the position this year.
I am therefore inviting delegates to consider
whether they wish this unclear situation
to continue, or whether they wish to amend
the constitution to be more specific.
I personally have no wish to see discussion
stifled, but as it stands the constitution
does not seem to even prevent someone from
outside the Union making a proposal.
If the meeting decides to make changes,
it is for it to decide when these will
take effect.
- 8) MCCU County Championship Rules
- Various changes
are proposed by different parties. Proposals
are attached & have
already been circulated & published
on the MCCU website. It is for the chairman & the
meeting to decide how to deal with the
fact that there are differing proposals
for the same areas.
- 9) MCCU Events for the Future
- There have been
informal discussions at previous meetings
about whether the Union should hold other
events. At one time there were 2 individual
events, an Open & a
Closed congress. Over the years there
have been different approaches with the
Union running these events themselves,
allowing others to run the event both
with an MCCU representative involved,
and without. In addition some financial
support has been given to others running
the event in some instances.
Both individual events ceased after a succession
of years where losses were incurred through
subsidies &/or the MCCU running the
event, a GM deciding that the drain on
reserves should not continue. Since then
the matter of revival of at least the Open
has been raised informally at a couple
of GMs, but delegates have not expressed
any real desire for this.
Earlier this year the Board were approached
with a view to awarding the rights to run
the MCCU Open. Following discussion a majority
of the Board were happy to grant such rights
for a limited period, but felt that it
should not do so for an extended period
without reference to its’ constituent
bodies, or without advertising the availability
of those rights & inviting applications.
Some interest has previously been expressed
in a club event, but when an attempt was
made to do so that interest did not translate
into entries. The ECF Rapidplay event was
held in the Midlands this season, but very
few MCCU based teams actually entered,
calling into question the viability of
an MCCU event of this type.
The County correspondence event has not
taken place for a few years, the National
equivalent has been shrinking & several
counties have been unable to find a volunteer
to run a team, let alone the players to
participate.
Delegates are invited to provide feedback
on whether there is any genuine demand
for revival of or further MCCU events:
if so on what basis and which?
- 10) Any other business
- 11) Date/place of next meeting