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INVITATION TO THE 2008 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
You are hereby cordially invited to the 2008 annual general meeting to take place as follows:
Date: Saturday, 25 October 2008
Venue: Banbury Town Hall, Bridge Street, Banbury OX16 5QB
Registration: 1200 Hrs (Meeting starts at 1300 hrs sharp!)
Attached with the agenda is a link to the proposed draft Constitution and Byelaws of the group to be discussed and adopted during the meeting. Please send your comments to our office to the attention of the Secretary General, Mr Mutambiranwa,email info@zimbabweactiongroup.org
DOWNLOAD THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF GROUP HERE
Notwithstanding the proposal dealing with membership subscription on the proposed Constitution, any member who has paid their first subscription shall be eligible to participate in all the activities of the annual general meeting. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Opening and Welcome
Agenda 1 To certify the Minutes of the 2005 Public Meeting of Members held on 4 July 2005.
Management Committee’ Opinion: Members should certify the Minutes of the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Members as detailed in Attachment 1.
Audit Committee Opinion:
Agenda 4 Consideration of resolutions of the Zimbabwe Action Group.
Notice is hereby given that the following resolutions will be presented to the Annual General meeting on Saturday 25th October 2008.
1. It is proposed that the he founding principle of the organisation be adopted as its slogan and or motto.
2. “Article I Name and Objectives” of the draft constitution has a revised and updated list of aims and objectives. It is proposed that this be adopted and will replace forthwith the previous list.
3. At present a single category of membership exists. It is proposed that this be changed to reflect “Article II Membership” of the new constitution which has three distinct categories of membership.
4. Revision of membership dues: The present fee for membership is a one off payment of £10 sterling. It is proposed that this be supplemented with an additional £10 or more per annum together with a new set of obligations for the membership that should be signed by all members to confirm or reaffirm their commitment to safeguarding the constitution of the Zimbabwe Action Group.
5. It is proposed the elective post of Information and Publicity secretary be abolished and replaced with that of an appointed Webmaster
The existing rules of procedure will, if the Annual General Meeting approves the proposed resolutions, be replaced by a completely revised set once the new Management Committee has had a chance to review them.
Agenda 5 To adopt Constitution of the Zimbabwe Action Group.
Constitutional Committee Opinion: Members should adopt the constitution and bylaws, as detailed in Attachment 3, as this will lay a solid foundation for our organisation as we move into a new era in our area of responsibility.
Agenda 6 Discharge of the committee
Agenda 5 Elections
For any questions concerning the above agenda items, the Zimbabwe Action Group welcomes the opportunity to clarify these matters in the meeting. Please forward your questions in advance to info@zimbabweactiongroup.org
RSVP Floyd Mutambiranwa
Office of the Secretary General
Tel: 07949231253
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