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Any decisions to be made will be made by vote by show of hands, with a simple majority indicating a success.
The president of the club (or acting president if the president is unable to be present) has a casting vote.
-At an AGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 15
people, whichever number is smaller. Only those people who were paid members in the previous financial year and who have signed a membership form for the next financial year will be considered eligible to vote.
+At an AGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 5
people, whichever number is smaller. Only those people who were paid members in the previous financial year and who have signed a membership form for the next financial year will be considered eligible to vote.
Note that this clause does not preclude the guidelines in Rule 5 for changing the rules or charter of the society: decisions which change the rules or charter of the society still require a two-thirds majority.
!Regular Meetings:
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The WLUG Committee shall meet once per month, either at the Regular Meeting for the month, or a separate date, time and location, at the discretion of the committee. Committee meeting details and a tentative agenda will be published to the society mailing list seven days prior to a committee meeting.
The purpose of the Committee Meeting is to discuss matters pertaining to the ongoing running of the society. If a society member wishes to raise an issue at a committee meeting, they can give at least two day's notice to the Secretary, who will then put the item on the agenda and invite the member to the meeting if appropriate. Otherwise, committee meeting attendance is restricted to committee members.
-Only Committee members are allowed to vote at a Committee Meeting. The quorum will be four
members of the committee.
+Only Committee members are allowed to vote at a Committee Meeting. The quorum will be three
members of the committee.
Minutes of committee meetings shall be made available via the society's electronic mailing list as soon as practical after the committee meeting.
!Special Meetings:
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* conducting any urgent financial activity which cannot wait until the next general meeting
* disciplinary action to be taken against a society member
* changes to the charter or rules of the society
-The committee can call a special general meeting by the request of any committee member. A member may call a SGM if backed by at least 10%
of the
society's membership
.
+The committee can call a special general meeting by the request of any committee member. A member may call a SGM if backed by a quorum
of 5
society members
.
-At a SGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 15
people, whichever is smaller.
+At a SGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 5
people, whichever is smaller.
!Electronic Mailing List:
The society will continue in its activities outside of organised meetings, in that its primary form of communication is via an electronic mailing list. This electronic mailing list (referred to as 'electronic mailing list' or 'mailing list' elsewhere in this document) is intended to be used for discussion including but not limited to:
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An "acceptable use" policy is maintained by the committee of the society, and decisions on what are acceptable topics for the mailing list are made by the committee. The List Administrator of the society is responsible for enforcing these decisions.
!!__Rule 7__%%%
-The officers of the society shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. The committee of the society shall include the above named officers, as well as 3 (three) extra members. The electronic mailing list is the primary means of communication and activity within the society. As the mailing list requires some administration, an ex-officio position of 'list administrator' will be appointed by the committee.
+The officers of the society shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. The committee of the society shall include the above named officers, as well as 3 (three) optional
extra members. The electronic mailing list is the primary means of communication and activity within the society. As the mailing list requires some administration, an ex-officio position of 'list administrator' will be appointed by the committee.
The officers and committee members shall be elected at an AGM or at a special meeting called for this purpose.
Temporary replacements can be appointed at the discretion of the committee.
