Post by Brad on Aug 19, 2010 22:57:37 GMT 1
Minutes of the Elgin and District Pool League
Annual General Meeting
Held at the Bonnie Earl on 18th August 2010.
Annual General Meeting
Held at the Bonnie Earl on 18th August 2010.
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Committee Present:
Secretary: Brad Wight
Committee Members: Debby Greig, Ian Maclennan, Raymond Mackenzie
Apologies:
Chairman/Treasurer: John Kinnaird
Vice Chairman: Dave Hector
1) Attendance at the meeting was good, although disappointingly not all teams were represented.
2) The meeting was opened with an introduction by the new Secretary and he expressed thanks to the outgoing Secretary, Geordie McPhee, for his hard work.
3) The committee was re-elected. It was agreed by those present to reduce the number of non-executive positions on the committee from six to three.
Committee 2010-11
Chairman John Kinnaird
Treasurer John Kinnaird
Secretary Brad Wight
Vice Chairman Dave Hector
Member Debby Greig
Member Ian Maclennan
Member Raymond Mackenzie
4) The Secretary then ran through a list of decisions made by an EGM on 10th May 2010. These were:
a) The Kingsmill teams will retain their league status should they wish to reform at a new location following the decision to demolish their bar.
b) Score cards will be abolished and the winning captain is responsible for ensuring the score is texted or emailed to the Secretary no later than 24 hours after the match. Failure to do so will result in the game being declared void, no points awarded and no rematch to be played.
c) In accordance with WEPF World Rules, the 60 second shot time limit will apply this season. The rule was fully explained to those present and it has been copied into the constitution.
5) Another decision made by the EGM was to introduce "lagging the ball" to decide the break. The Secretary asked Susan Collins to inform the meeting exactly how this would work. Susan explained that the lag would only be played to decide the first break then each team would alternate the break in further frames.
Adam Macleod proposed lagging for every frame and this was backed by a large number of people.
Put to the vote a majority of 19 to 8 decided to lag for break every single frame.
It was mentioned that this was not in accordance with World Rules but following the meeting the rules were checked and it was found to be acceptable.
6) Changes to the constitution were read out by the Secretary and those present agreed to accept the constitution for 2010-11.
7) The Secretary distributed 25 copies of the Treasurer's Annual Report. No one present had any questions or concerns regarding the financial position of the League so it was not discussed.
8) It was agreed to keep registration fees the same as last season. £35 for existing teams, £40 for new teams.
9) The Secretary set a date of 1st September 2010 as the deadline for registration. All fees and team registration cards, together with each team Captain's contact details, are to be handed in to the Bonnie Earl marked for the attention of Brad Wight, John Kinnaird or the Pool League before the end of 1st Sept. All present were asked to ensure each team left the meeting with a registration card and the Secretary's contact details.
10) 29th September will be the first league game of the season, the fixtures will be generated randomly by the League website and full fixture lists will be delivered to the pubs, along with a set of rules, once registration is complete.
11) It was ascertained that the Kingsmill B team will move to the Caber Feidh, the C team to Flanagans and the Kingsmill A team will be disbanding. The Secretary was informed prior to the AGM that Bowl2000 will not be entering a team this season. Nobody present knew any otherwise so it was agreed to allow extra promotion places to Div 2 (Bonnie Earl B) and Div 3 (Granary, Rising Sun B) to fill the gaps and also to permit 2 new teams entry to the league. These will be the Victoria and Granary B who will start in Division 4.
12) The Secretary spoke about the new web forum, encouraging everyone to register and make use of the facilities and information available.
13) There was only one notice of motion received by the Secretary.
a) Brian Robson of the Bonnie Earl B team proposed adopting alternate shot "Scotch Doubles" for the league. The room was in disagreement so the motion was put to the vote and was defeated 17-10.
b) The Secretary offered a compromise whereby Scotch Doubles would be played in the Divisional Cups only for a season long trial. This was defeated 11-10 in a vote. Therefore doubles will remain in its current format.
14) Nobody present had any other business to discuss.
15) Adam Macleod, the SEPF Region 4 Chairman, gave a short presentation on the Scottish Eightball Pool Federation and what it has to offer. He spoke about the Regional Tour, the Highland Classic, other national open events, the Interleague and the Junior Tour. Following the meeting another dozen players signed up for the Tour.
16) The meeting was closed with a reminder of the 1st Sept registration deadline and thanks for attending.
B.Wight
Secretary
19 August 2010.