Minutes of Western Region Committee Meeting
January 2006
The Mayors Arms, Bristol.

Present:

Stuart, web-site; Ed, NotAvon Rep; Andy M, Communications; Trace, Swindon Rep; Donna, Glos Rep; Robbie, Forest of Dean Rep; Di, Officer without portfolio; George the Troll, MP/MEP & Regional Editor; Paul S, Events and Membershp; Bill Pugsley, Regional Chair; Anne, Admin.

1. Proposal 9 on Regional Agenda

Have we got quotes available? Yes, Paul has some approximate quotes.

2. Anne produced a proposal to NC which required a Seconder. Donna seconded proposal which was worded as follows:

To MAG National Committee
[Background: Some weeks after requesting sight of the 2004 AGC Minutes I was told none existed. Apparently, on the day of AGC some 10 minutes into Conference it was realised there was no Minute Taker. Notes were taken but were later mislaid. In a nutshell no record exists.]
After what occurred at the 2004 Annual Group Conference, which I’m sure the NC cannot condone, can the National Committee give its assurance to the Membership that an Official Minute Taker will be/has been appointed for the 2006 Conference?
[MAG is not now, nor has it been for some years, in the financial position where it cannot afford to record its Minutes appropriately. At the 2003 AGC in Beverley the hosting Region provided two volunteer Minute Takers, however, it is not always that these resources exist in which case adequate provision must be made even if we have to pay for the expertise. Having no record of any National MAG meeting just is not good enough.]

Proposal to February 2006 NC

3. There were two proposals to NC on the December Minutes. The admin officer asked how these were to be brought to the attention of the NC. It was agreed to send them both electronically and in hard copy.

a) Proposal 1
Proposed - Andy M
Seconded - Trace
No votes against.
While Western Region agrees pricing of a magazine is a commercial and therefore a Board issue when did NC approve policy change to make The Road chargeable in the first place?

b) Proposal 2
Question to NC.
Proposed Andy
Seconded Stuart
Vote none against
Under what authority was the RAMS meeting closed down?

It was decided that all 3 proposals would be sent in hard copy (originals of which were all signed by proposer and seconder) and electronically.

[Post meeting note: When Derwen arrived he asked that relevant NC Minutes be checked to ascertain if the 2nd two proposals were OK to send dependent upon the wording/content of relevant NC Minutes]

ACTION: Bill is checking these & will let Anne know if OK to send.

Meeting ended 13.00 hours

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