2012 AGM Minutes - Community Transport Association

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Gordon Lewis CTA Trustee Alistair Howie CTA Trustee Merton Community Transport and CTA Fitzroy Dawson Trustee Gareth Blackett Third Sector Services and CTA Trustee Peter Maggs wmsnt and CTA Trustee 29 proxy voting forms were received prior to the meeting In attendance: Name Keith Halstead (Chief Executive) Ewan Jones (Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Operations) Katherine Moulder (Director of Finance) Nicky Stevenson (Coordinator) Tomi Jones (Director for Wales) Kellie Armstrong (Director for Northern Ireland) John MacDonald (Director for Scotland) Barry Connor Mark Saunders Joella Whelan John Bright Shannon McCartney Sue Thomas CTA UK CTA UK Organisation CTA UK Norfolk Community Transport Association CTA UK CTA UK CTA UK CTA UK Royal Bank of Scotland – Non Member Royal Bank of Scotland – Non Member Royal Bank of Scotland – Non Member Royal Bank of Scotland – Non Member CTA Governance Committee External Member 1 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION The Chair of CTA UK, Stephen Hickey, welcomed everyone to the 2012 Annual General Meeting. 2 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Ian Lucraft (Pitsmoor and Shiregreen Community Transport and CTA Trustee) Tina McMillan (Lagan Valley Rural Transport and CTA Trustee) Michael Gibson (The John Lyon School) Wendy Field (Slough CT) Richard Healy (Barnet CT) Dee Jackson (West Norfolk CT) 3 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING (01.12.2011) Ordinary Resolution 1: To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 1 December 2011. Proposed by: Peter Maggs of wmsnt Seconded by: Yvonne Chappell of Brentwood CT Page 2 of 6
A vote was taken and the Minutes were agreed unanimously as a true record of the meeting. There were no matters arising. 4 REVIEW OF 2011/12 BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE The Chief Executive of the CTA, Keith Halstead (KPH) provided a review of the Association’s activities during 2011/12, under the strategic directions contained in the CTA’s Strategic Plan: Support and work with our members; Provide a national voice; Connect locally; Promote high standards; and Ensure an effective UK-wide Association. Specific achievements under each of these five strategic directions were: Support and work with our members During 2011/12 the CTA: Reviewed our communications with members; Developed a new three-year contract with Hampshire County Council for the MiDAS scheme; supported and promoted the ABI Insurance website for volunteer drivers; developed a new Volunteering Strategy in Northern Ireland; and secured funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for CT On-line. Provide a national voice During 2011/12 the CTA: Contributed to new DfT guidance to local authorities on community transport in England; launched State of the Sector for Scotland Report in the Scottish Parliament; presented to the Regional Development Committee in Northern Ireland; and established a Cross-Party Group on CT in Wales. Connect locally During 2011/12 the CTA: Provided events across the UK attended by 750 delegates; delivered 20 consultancy projects; managed the Northern Ireland Road Safety Grant programme; engaged with 76 local authorities in England; developed 4 pilot projects for deep rural localities in Wales; and supported Section 22 provision across England, Scotland and Wales. Promote high standards During 2011/12 the CTA: Achieved Charity Commission and VOSA endorsement of the CTA Quality Mark; engaged with traffic commissioners and VOSA; supported members through our work with local authorities in England; and supported nonemergency patient transport projects in Wales. Ensure an effective UK-wide Association During 2011/12 the CTA: Elected 4 new trustees to the Board; invested in communications/IT; developed a new Governance Handbook; and implemented improved financial reporting systems. Page 3 of 6
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