All Victorian Fabians members are invited to attend our Annual General Meeting.
It will be followed by a member discussion forum...an opportunity for members to provide feedback on what the Fabians are doing and what you think is most important!
We value the interest and involvement of all our members. Our committee is always looking for new input and would love to have assistance with a broad range of tasks such as social media, communications, arranging events, and various administrative tasks. If you are a member of the Victorian Fabians and would like to consider joining the Executive Committee please follow the nomination instructions below. You can nominate for a named position, or as an ordinary Executive Committee Member.
Should there be a need for an election, this will be run at the AGM.
In order to nominate:
You must be a financial member to be nominated and be over 18 years of age. Executive members must be prepared to take an active role in running the branch, and attend Board and other meetings as required. They must also be prepared to act in the best interests of the organisation without conflict of interest, support the purposes of the association, and comply with the constitution.
To nominate you must complete the nomination form, which includes nomination by two other current Fabians members, and return it to the Returning Officer, Max Dumais, by 5:00pm Thursday 18th May. His contact details are included on the form. If you wish to nominate someone else please make sure the person you are nominating has consented to the nomination.
If you can't come to the AGM but would like to vote, please complete the proxy form and send it to the returning officer prior to 5:00pm on Thursday 18th May. Contact details for the returning officer are on the form.
AGENDA
For a printable version of the Agenda click here. Additional attachments for item 5 are listed under item 5 below.
1. Welcome: Acknowledgement to Country: Chair Jeff McCracken-Hewson
2. Apologies
3. Minutes
3.1. Confirmation of minutes of 2022 Annual General Meeting (click here to download)
Motion: That the 2022 AGM minutes be accepted.
4. Reports
4.1. Chair’s Report, (Including Events, Membership, Publications and Social Media reports)
4.2. Treasurer's report,
Motion: That the Chair's and Treasurer's reports be accepted
5. Election of 2023/24 Victorian Branch Executive
Conducted by the Returning Officer.
5.1. Ratification of election by members
Motion: That the Returning Officer's report be received.
6. Appointment of Returning Officer 2023/24
Motion: That this meeting appoint (name of appointee) to the position of Returning Officer 2022-23
7. Meeting close
After the AGM: Members Discussion Forum - Tell us what you think!
The AGM will be followed by a members' discussion forum - an opportunity for members to provide feedback on what you think the Fabians should be doing and what you think is most important.
