RYA New Articles of Association - ?significant ?

If it's the same as cycling then they have to make the change to fall into line with tge government code of conduct or have funding cut.

Cycling couldn't afford not to make the change. I didn't know enough about the workings to understand how significant a change it was.

Originally posted by Chris 249 "Three "Independent Directors" will be appointed by the Board". Give them credit, they used quotation marks.

 and the NEDs on  company boards are  appointed by the boards  , although usually with some  semblance of shareholder oversight 

so 

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

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

How is Alcoholics Anonymous these days? ;-)