AGM

[Ianbrownlee]

 "I also feel voting could be much better organised but that is a subject for another day. How can motions be adequately voted on when the voting is effectively and realistically over before the AGM. On average there are 60 votes cast with only 20 members attending which makes the debates and elections a farce"

Sorry you think that is a topic for another day.  As the constitution is under review, hearing comments on this aspect would be useful.

I too have concerns over votes cast in advance.  However, it is better than the previous system of proxy votes where people harvested others votes in the hope of getting something controversial through.  This usually ended up as effectively two people opposing each other with the winner being the person with the larger number of proxies.  Attendance at the meeting became an irrelevance as the debate didn't matter.

I'm not sure that keeping voting open after the meeting, even if possible, would be a better solution. 
How many would listen to the points made at the meeting?

At least the current system allows everyone to express an opinion if they want.  It is to be hoped that some thought is given before the vote is cast.

well since you asked Alex...

1. You mentioned the ECF in a previous post. I believe Council there has a separate chair who calls council meetings and the AGM. The council in Scotland could benefit from a chair who would be directly responsible for calling meetings in time and therefore avoid the problems that occured this year. I know the CS President should be the chair for Council but I feel this should be dissolved to a council member and also given the responsible of holding independent meetings outwidth Management Board and Exec Committee, Just one of my many thoughts.

2. There seems to be striking successes by many members of the Management Board , examples being the Junior Contingent by Harry and Sherry and the Scottish by Thor and his team. Now this needs to be followed through and developed by financial incentives especially on the Junior side

3. My main bugbear is the fact when voting on motions and elections, there needs to be an election/returning officer, who is not a member of the Management or Exec. Its not the integrity of the voting officer but anyone voting may be be influenced by who sees their vote, and may even attempt to curry favour by voting in a particular way. No one apar from the returning officer should see who voted what before, during and post AGM