Special General Meeting (SGM) – Wed 7-Sep-2016

This page will be updated progressively as required.

 

Meeting Result — as announced at conclusion of SGM 7-Sep-2016

• Both main motions (Special Resolutions) were carried — in excess of the required 75%

• John Bade is now removed as President and from Committee, effective immediately.

 

Recent Emails to all members & Legal Advice re SGM — 4-Sep-2016 to 7-Sep-2016

• John Bade email to all members — 4-Sep-2016 — download here
  • “BitCoins and Blockchain speakers on Wednesday
  • Why all the fuss about the President’s removal?” –
  • No SGM – not legal
  • Report on CRM4nfp Membership System
• Legal advice to Bade  — 6-Sep-2016 (inc. cover-email) — email to all members 6-Sep-2016 — download here
• Legal advice to Hollow  — 7-Sep-2016 (response to advice to Bade) — download here 

 

Earlier Notices …

The SGM is ON, as advertised — 7:30pm, Wed

• Mr Bade has sent a legal advice letter (around 6pm, Tue 6-Sep).
• The SGM meeting will be held, as planned. It will NOT be cancelled.
• If he wants that advice considered at the SGM, he can move a Motion, and the members vote on it.
  • 50% majority required – proxies will be counted in the total.
• It is up to the members to decide whether the SGM continues (majority vote), not the President unilaterally.

Meeting Details

• When / Where — Wed. 7-Sep-2016, 7:30pm, Moorabbin HQ.
• Purpose: remove John Bade from Presidency &/or Committee
• Note: this meeting is called & convened by a group of members (petitioners), not Committee
• Monthly Meeting & SGM: The regular Monthly Meeting (starting 7pm) will be suspended at 7:30pm. The SGM will then commence in the same main room. When the SGM ends, the regular Monthly Meeting will be resumed.
• Voting: in person at the meeting, OR days earlier in writing by proxy-form (closing date-time several days earlier — see Proxy Form below)
• Bring your membership card to the meeting — it will be required for voting on the Motions.
  • If you cannot find your current card, then an older card, or your membership number &/or photo-ID, will help us check if your membership is current.

 

Notice of Meeting — 16 & 17 Aug.

• Original Notice-v1 — download here — emailed to members very early morning, Tue 16-Aug
• Updated Notice-v2 — download here — published on this webpage Wed 17-Aug

 

Email to all members — 31-Aug — Further SGM Information

• Download here
• Contents
  1. What you are requested to do
  2. Why & How the meeting is called
  3. The case why John Bade should be removed.

 

Voting by Proxy Form: download here — the preferred version of the proxy-form

• Update at 6-Sep-2016: proxy submissions have now closed.

• Proxy forms can be submitted now and need to be sent days earlier than the meeting.
  • Proxies enable you to vote if you cannot attend the SGM by having someone attend the meeting to exercise your vote (according to your directions).
    • You can send a proxy-form and attend SGM in person — recommended.
  • Recommended lower-risk sending of proxy form is to use both methods:
    • scan form and email its image to the Secretary
    • AND
    • deliver the paper (hardcopy) form to MelbPC HQ, Moorabbin (by hand or Australia Post).
      • As at 3-Sep, it is too late to use regular Australia Post.
    • To assist efficiency of our validation process, your email text could state “Also sent as hardcopy”.
  • Obviously, you won’t be voting twice — we remove any/all duplicates.
• Proxies must be RECEIVED before the closing time on Mon 5-Sep:
  • By Email to secretary@melbpc.org.au   Mon 5-Sep, 12:00 noon
  • Paper (hardcopy) delivery: Mon 5-Sep, 3:00pm

 

MelbPC Rules — can be found at About Us