MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE GAUTENG CANOE UNION
HELD AT DABULAMANZI CANOE CLUB
ON MONDAY 18 MARCH 2019
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IN ATTENDANCE:
CHAIRMAN CHAD ANDREWS
ADMINISTRATOR RENE ANDREWS
LOWVELD JC KRIEK – PROXY TO CHAD ANDREWS
EKURHULENI RICHARD TANDY
SCHOOL LEAGUE JODIE DREYER
MARATHONS BRUCE CLARK
CANOE POLO / LIKKEWAAN JAN BEZUIDENHOUT
ACADEMY / SPRINTS PHILLIP VAN TONDER
ACADEMY ESTI VAN TONDER
FLORIDA LAKE DENNIS CARLSE
JOHANNESBURG MIKE ROY
RACE ADMINISTRATOR WAYNE SAUNDERS
VICTORIA LAKE LOVEDAY ZONDI & JOSH LOOTS
NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HENK LOUW – PROXY TO JAN BEZUIDENHOUT
CENTURION RAYMOND RORICH& NADINE NORVAL
DABULAMANZI GRAHAM NEATE & JASON BROWN & CHRISTO HORN
TREASURER BRYAN SLATER
SOWETO NKOSI MZOLO
SPORTS4LIFE PETER ROSSOUW & GERALDINE DENT
APOLOGIES:
SURFSKI PETER O’CONNOR
VICTORIA LAKE JOHAN NEL
LIKKEWAAN HERMAN VOGEL
HANDOUTS:
- Agenda for GCU AGM held at Dabulamanzi Canoe Union on 18 March 2019
- Constitution dated March 2018;
- Establishment of voting rights
- GCU School League annual estimation
- SA Sprints and SA School Sprints kayak championships figures
- 2019/2020 affiliation fees
- Income statement 2018
- Minutes of the GCU AGM held at Dabulamanzi Canoe Club on 26 March 2018.
The Chairman stated that a quorum was present with 8 clubs represented.
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WELCOME
The Chairman called the meeting to order and thank everyone for attending.
The notice of the meeting was sent out on 25 February 2019 and confirmed on 4 March 2019
2. ADOPTION OF THE PREVIOUS AGM MINUTES
Adopted by Jodie Dreyer and seconded by Raymond Rorich.
3.READING AND ADOPTION OF THE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
The chairman read his chairman’s report (copy attached)
- PRESENTATION AND ADOPTION OF REPORTS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES
The chairman thanked all discipline convenors for their discipline reports
- Phillip van Tonder : Sprints
- Jodie Ellinor- Dreyer : School league
- Bruce Clark : Marathons
- Jan Bezuidenhout : Canoe polo
- Peter O’Connor : Surf ski
Copies of the reports attached.
- RATIFICATION OF AFFILIATION FEES 2019/2020
The Chairman referred those present to Handout #3:
The fees were adopted by Raymond Rorich and seconded by Jan Bezuidenhout and Dennis Carlse
- COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
Chairman : Chad Andrews
Vice Chairman : Herman Vogel
Administrator : Rene Andrews
Safety officer : Mike Nicholas
Race administrator : Wayne Saunders
Treasurer : Bryan Slater
Development officer : Janet Simpkins
Bookkeeper : Rene Andrews
Media and Pro : Jennie Dallas
Discipline convenors:
Marathon convenor : Graham Neate
A motion was put forward for a vote for Graham Neate to become Marathon Convenor. Nomination form to be signed by Raymond Rorich
Sprintconvenor : Jodie Dreyer
A nomination for Jodie Dreyer as Sprint convenor were received and Jodie Dreyer accepted.
Polo convenor : Jan Bezuidenhout
Chris de Bree handed over to Jan Bezuidenhout throughout the season. No objections received.
All other Discipline convenors remain unchanged.
- RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
Voted upon changes:
Social members should not be included in the voting rights.
Votes received in favour for this motion: Johannesburg, Centurion, Soweto, North West University, Academy, Victoria Lake, Florida, Ekurhuleni and Watuni
Dabulamanzi abstained from voting
Other suggested changes include:
- The definition for 15.2 should change to FULL MEMBERS – thus excludes social members
- Address – will remain unchanged at 19 5th Street, Albertskroon, Johannesburg, 2195
- GCU colours – Jodie Dreyer will consolidate a GCU colours document for discussion and review
- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Bryan Slater as treasurer gave an update on the Financial Statements.
Currently we are in a healthy financial state.
Clubs will be allowed to submit proposals in order to get financial assistance from GCU. In order to keep the distribution fair, an application for funding will be submitted and approved by the committee. Christo Horn offered to assist in setting up the application form.
MEETING CLOSED