The_Rule_Book - Brooklyn Scouts, Wellington

Dated 26 March 2011
4.6 The Chairman shall have a casting as well as a deliberative vote.
4.7 A quorum shall consist of ten members personally present.
5. There shall be held each year an Annual General Meeting of the Council at a date and
place to be fixed in accordance with By-Law 8 hereof with power nevertheless to the
National Executive Committee to alter the place and date so fixed.
6. Subject to limitations of space any member of the Association shall be eligible to
attend and speak but not to vote at the Annual General Meeting of the Council by
notifying the Secretary in writing pursuant to any notice calling the meeting.
7. At least twenty-eight days' notice in writing of any meeting shall be given by the
Secretary to all members of the Council, and, in the case of an Annual General
Meeting, to all Regions and Zones. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting
of the Council to any Council member, Region or Zone shall not invalidate anything
done at such meeting.
8. The business of the Annual General Meeting of the Council shall be: -
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
To receive and adopt the Annual Report of the Association submitted to it by the
Executive.
To receive and adopt the Annual Financial Statements.
To receive from the Secretary the Declaration of the Scrutineers.
To fix the date and place for the following year's Annual General Meeting.
To deal with such other business as notified to members in the notice convening
the meeting.
To consider and, if thought fit, refer to the Executive Committee any other
business of which written notice is given to the Secretary prior to the
commencement of the meeting. The action taken by the Executive shall be
reported to the next meeting of the Council.
9. (a) An ordinary meeting of the Council shall be called at any time by the Secretary
at the written request of the National Chairman, or fifteen members of the
Council, or by resolution of the Executive.
(b)
The business to be to be transacted at an ordinary meeting of the Council shall
be notified to members on the notice convening the meeting at which it is to be
considered.
10. REGION REPRESENTATIVES
10.1 Each Region shall elect five persons to be members of the National Council. Two
persons must be under the age of 26 as at the date of nomination. Three other
persons may be of any age 18 and over as at the date of nomination.
10.2 Any person who has attained the age of 18 years who is a member of a Scout Group,
all persons who hold a current warrant and all persons who are serving as a member
of an established committee or holding a Zone or Region lay appointment prior to the
date of election shall be eligible for election as Region Representatives.
For the purpose of this by-law a Scout Group shall consist of one or more units of
Keas, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers or Rovers as registered at the most recent annual
census.
Employees of the Association are not eligible to vote or to be elected.
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