Essex Rock and Mineral Society

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at HOPWA House, Hornchurch, on Tuesday 13 November 2007.

Present: 15 members.
Apologies for absence: Bill George, Les Lanham, Gerald Lucy.

The meeting commenced at 8.15 p.m. and was opened by the Chairman, Graham Ward.

Minutes of the Last AGM.
The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 14 November 2006 were circulated. They were proposed for adoption by Alistair Rickards, seconded by Bob Williams, and approved unanimously.

Annual Report
Copies of these were circulated by Bob Blackburn. Income was less but expenditure greater than last year, so income from the Annual Show remains vital to maintain financial health. Stuart Adams proposed that they be accepted. John Lacy seconded the proposal, and they were approved unanimously.

Election of Officers
The following were proposed:
Chairman:               Graham Ward. Proposed by Alistair Rickards, seconded by Jim Greenwood.
Vice-chairman:        Chris Swan. Proposed by Bob Blackburn, seconded by Bob Williams.
Secretary:                No nominations.
Treasurer:                Bob Blackburn. Proposed by Alistair Richards, seconded by Ron Flack.
There being no other nominations for the above posts these candidates were declared elected.

Election of Committee Members.

                               Roger Coleman. Proposed by Bob Blackburn, seconded by Ron Flack.
                               Ron Flack. Proposed by David Turner, seconded by Bob Williams.
                               John Lacy. Proposed by Bob Blackburn, seconded by Jim Greenwood.
                               David Turner. Proposed by Stuart Adams, seconded by Jim Greenwood.
                               Doreen White. Proposed by Stuart Adams, seconded by Jim Greenwood.
There being no other nominations, these five candidates were declared elected committee members.

Auditor
Alistair Rickards agreed to audit the accounts for the coming year.

Amendments to the Constitution
There were no proposed amendments to the Constitution.

Any Other Business
Graham Ward thanked the officers and committee members for their work during the past year. It was recommended that Stuart Adams be co-opted at the next committee meeting to organise the Annual Show, as in previous years.

The meeting closed at 8.35 p.m.