Like most clubs and societies, Open Morris holds a meeting once a year where outgoing officers give\u00a0their report on the previous year’s activities; the accounts are presented for scrutiny; elections are held for\u00a0officers who will run the organisation for the forthcoming year; and plans and policies for the future are\u00a0formulated and agreed.<\/p>\n
Attendance is by no means compulsory, but we hope to see as many teams represented as possible, so that\u00a0decisions are as democratic as possible.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s Minutes<\/a> will give you\u00a0an idea of the sort of things that are discussed.<\/p>\n If you can attend, it is useful if you wear a team sweatshirt or badge as it helps us to put a face to a team\u00a0name.<\/p>\n The AGM is held approximately a year after the previous one, so it usually occurs in November.\u00a0Sometimes it includes a workshop arranged by the host side, either on the same day or the preceding day.<\/p>\n Each Side and each Life Member is entitled to one vote on each issue in the Agenda.\u00a0After 5years of continuous membership, Individual members also have this right.<\/p>\n No.\u00a0As long as your Side has given them the authority, any member can be your Representative. Usually most\u00a0members are only too happy for the Squire to attend!\u00a0Any other team members may attend as Delegates, to keep the Representative company and contribute to\u00a0discussions, but they are not allowed to vote.<\/p>\n Full details are sent to all members prior to the AGM. We also publicise it on the Website, with all the\u00a0information you need.<\/p>\n The usual AGM courtesy is to email secretary@open-morris.org<\/a> to let us know numbers attending.\u00a0It\u2019s not essential, but it helps us with planning and catering.\u00a0It makes sense to discuss and agree in advance how to respond to each of the Agenda items.\u00a0You will need to decide who is to be your Representative, to attend, speak, and vote on your behalf.<\/p>\n Once again, the usual AGM courtesy is to email secretary@open-morris.org<\/a> with your apologies.\u00a0Absentee Voting is available for the Officer elections, so that they are as democratic as possible, and you\u00a0will be told well in advance how to register.<\/p>\nWhen is it?<\/h4>\n
Can we vote?<\/h4>\n
Does the Squire have to attend?<\/h4>\n
How do we find out about it?<\/h4>\n
What should we do if we want to attend ?<\/h4>\n
What if we cannot attend?<\/h4>\n