The committee would like to let you all have a feel for what formal discussion / polls are planned in the next month or so, so here is a list:

1) discussion on a new constitution / standing orders (start Fri 6th Feb)

2) vote on above (Fri 13th to 20th Feb)

3) call for nominations for post of Chairman (end feb)

4) vote for chairman (7 days later)

5) discussion on membership types (eg voting / non-voting) and eligibility (may take several weeks)

6) modify the constitution etc to reflect that discussion


A few notes on the above

1) & 2) the electorate for this will be as for the guidelines: members who have joined before the discussion starts will be allowed to vote.

3) please start thinking now if you would like to stand for the post of chairman. Please don't be put off by someone else standing. The post of chairman is in many ways rather undefined, and much of the "job" would be what you wish to make of it.

(If one of the current committee should stand & win, then there would obviously be a vote at some point to fill THAT vacancy)

5) There will be a LOT to discuss on this: please hold off until the other items are "out of the way" before starting on this one...
(For this reason the planned constitution / standing orders will NOT define what a "voting member" will be, but we will formally change those documents after the discussion has finished)

We feel that defining membership is very important, so we want the discussion to take as long as it takes, and then when there seems to be a consensus, we'll run a poll. If you still don't like it, then we'll just have to discuss more & run another poll!!

Paul Blitz
GAGB Committee