Regarding Subscription fees:

Rule 3

In order to join the society one must pay the yearly subscription fee to the society. Said fee is determined by the committee of the society and can be changed as the needs of the society changes. Membership is not required: the meetings are open to all and casual requests for assistance or information are allowed. Non-members will not have access to the areas outlined in Rule 2a: above.

This states that the committee shall set the fee at its discretion. We are not currently proposing a change in the fee, however we do wish to formalise the point at which fees are due. Current options for fee dates are :

• One year from payment.
• Financial year (eg, April 2003 -> Mar 2004)
• Temporal year (eg, 2003)
• Between AGMs.

At this stage the last option seems easiest, however if we should move the date of the AGM we will run into problems. We could of course just decide that the date of the next AGM is the date that fees are due, and stick to that even if the AGM moves.

As a discussion point, do we wish to include a family concession, and/or business rate?

DanielLawson

Changes to the charter:

There are a few changes to the charter, regarding the committee membership and so on, that need to be addressed.

I've noticed a few typos as well, and a few formatting issues (eg, Rule 2 should be 2a, The existing 2a should be 2b, etc).

These changes, especially regarding renumbering of rules and any changes to the content, need to be formally ratified at an AGM, signed by a JP, and submitted to the companies office, I think along with a fee.