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iGRF
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Topic: RYA New Articles of Association - ?significant ? Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 4:26pm |
Dougal on facebook suggests that Article five thing was there to prevent a repeat of the 1980 boycot of the Russian games where 'they' forced the boycot through. I was around at the time but can't exactly remember what happened, I was in the frame for the next lot in Atlanta and I remember being really peeved off at what was going on.
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davidyacht
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 4:20pm |
Does Len McCluskey get a block vote?
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 3:48pm |
The Board has taken the opportunity to update the provisions relating to the number of members required to convene a general meeting and to simplify the voting process so that each individual Member will have one vote and each organisation Member will have one vote per £100 of affiliation fee.
So a organisation member who invests £1,000,000 gets a nice chunk of votes, unless I am reading it wrong ?
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 3:31pm |
How is Alcoholics Anonymous these days? ;-)
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davidyacht
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 2:37pm |
Guess it will be less of a members organisation and more like the AA
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 11:55am |
I think there are a couple of points that are a little disquieting.
Article 5 changes from: Members may direct the Board to take, or refrain from taking, specified action to: Members may not direct the Board to take, or refrain from taking, specified action. And Article 20: Threshold for Members request for general meeting is 50 individual Members or 10 organisation Members. Changes to Threshold for Members request for general meeting is 1,000* individual Members or 100 organisation Members. * <1% of current individual membership I can't quite see how that entirely sits with What won’t change: • The RYA’s status as a membership organisation to protect and promote boating • An Association that combines a small, professional staff team with a large number of active volunteers • The ability of all members to influence policy and to engage with the RYA in a way that is relevant and tailored to them It seems to be to be getting a lot less democratic rather than more so, then hardly surprising the way things are these days. Edited by iGRF - 23 Oct 17 at 11:58am |
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Chris 249
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 17 at 11:38am |
Yes, but the idea of people selecting "independents" is rather amusing.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 17 at 1:23pm |
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Chair 2 * Execs ch exec + finance 3 NEDs appointed by board / RYA 3 NEDs appointed by the membership not quite the horror presented by some Edited by zippyRN - 20 Oct 17 at 1:25pm |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 17 at 1:12pm |
I'm sure this is significant; it is just we cant tell yet and it is too late anyway ...
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zippyRN
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 17 at 1:03pm |
and the NEDs on company boards are appointed by the boards , although usually with some semblance of shareholder oversight |
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