Dear Members

NOTIFICATION OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

I would like to wish all our Mottram family a Happy New Year.

I write to notify you of an EGM to be held at Mottram CC, 20:00 on Monday 23rd January.

The order of business is as follows:

Resolution 1. A proposed new structure and associated amendments to the club rules.

Resolution 2. Nominations for new roles created within the proposed new structure.

Resolution 3. Nominations for Vice Captaincy Positions.

It is the recommendation of the existing General Committee that the membership base of the club votes to adopt the proposed new structure and associated rules.

This is a really positive and proactive step for our Cricket Club and I am excited for the future, should we as a club elect to proceed down this route.

Lots more information is available on the buttons and wording below. I encourage you all to read it.

Should anyone have any questions or observations, please do email mottramcricket@gmail.com

Regards,

Michael

Michael Beech
Chair
Mottram CC

Resolution 1. A proposed new structure and associated amendments to the club rules.

Resolution 2 - Nominations for newly created positions:

• Vice Chair
• Finance Lead
• Senior Cricket Lead
• Bar & Social Lead
• Grounds & Facilities Lead
• Club Secretary & Media Lead (Single Role)

Anybody wishing to stand for these positions should email the Chair at mottramcricket@gmail.com before 20:00 on Monday 16th January.

Resolution 3 - Nominations for Vice Captaincy Positions:

• 1st XI Vice Captain
• 2nd XI Vice Captain
• 3rd XI Vice Captain

Anybody wishing to stand for these positions should email the Chair at mottramcricket@gmail.com before 20:00 on Monday 16th January.

Housekeeping

Roll Call

All attendees will be asked to confirm their attendance on the night, to the chair or members of the existing general committe, which will be checked against the membership database.

Running order

Resolution 1 - A proposed new structure and associated amendments to the club rules.

For the first resolution, a show of hands will be asked for in support of the motion, followed by a show of hands against the motion. Should this resolution pass, the proposed new rules will be adopted and we will progress to the second resolution.

Should the first resolution not pass, the second order of business will be removed from the agenda and we will proceed to the third resolution.

Resolution 2. Nominations for new roles created within the proposed new structure.

For the second resolution, we will ask for the proposing and seconding of individuals standing unopposed. Where there are multiple individuals standing, we will proceed to secret ballot.

Resolution 3. Nominations for Vice Captaincy Positions.

For the third resolution, we will ask for proposing and seconding of individuals standing unopposed. Where there are multiple individuals standing, we will proceed to secret ballot.

Eligibility

Resolutions 1 & 2 - All current members and Life Members, are eligible to vote. 

Resolution 3 - Existing senior playing members who have played senior cricket in the 2022 season, General Committee Members and Life Members are eligible to vote.

For all voting and to stand for a role, no membership payments must be outstanding.

Junior Members (anyone aged 17 and under) are not eligible to vote.

Members standing for a role, are eligible to vote for that role.

Multiple nominees

Should multiple people stand for any of the roles, the chair will speak to all parties prior to the meeting. Should it be needed, there shall be a secret ballot. Ballot papers will be issued, asking for the choice of nominee as well as the name of the member. Only the Chair will be privy to these ballot papers.

Quorate and Quorums

No resolution passed at an EGM shall be valid unless 15 members shall be present when the vote is taken and unless such resolution shall be passed by at least two thirds of the members present.

Should there be less than 15 members present, the EGM will be cancelled.

Proxy Voting

Sadly, there is no recourse in the club rules to allow for proxy voting. Only members in the room are eligible to vote.