Proposed changes to the WLUG Incorporated Charter:

1. Rule 2a be renamed Rule 2b, and all references to Rule 2a be updated to refer to Rule 2b

2. Rule 2 be renamed Rule 2a, and all references to Rule 2 be updated to refer to Rule 2a.

Membership

3. Membership of the LUG is formalised by completing a membership form. Payment of the yearly fees must be received within 3 months of this, or the membership is deemed void. (Rule 3)

4. Membership is for the period between AGMs. -- Do we need to consider pro-rata fees ? If someone wants to join halfway through the year, should we require only 50% of the fee? (Rule 3)

Committee

5. The size of the committee be amended so that there are the 4 executive members (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and 5 (five) others. (Rule 7)

6. The position of List Maintainer be clarified (Rule 7)

7. Commitee meetings - currently the Charter states that the committee will hold a meeting at the same time as the regular meeting. This needs to be amended or removed

Quora ('I want discussion on the values - is 50%/15 people ok?)

8. At a committee meeting, a quorum shall be 50% of the committee ('do we mean 4 or 5 people, if we have a 9 person committee?'). (Rule 6)

8. At a SGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 15 people, whichever is smaller. (Rule 5,6)

10. At an AGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 15 people, who were fully paid up members in the previous year and who have expressed intent to continue. ('This means, new members dont get a say, people who dont want to carry on dont get a say').

11. Any other minor typos as we find them (I noticed a few spelling mistakes)