2010 Club AGM - 8th December

[Grahame]

Thanks to all those who bothered to attend the AGM. Especially for putting up with the cold and my bumbling efforts to chair the meeting. Sorry to all those whose names my brain stubbornly refuses to remember.

[Snoop Doug]

AGM Feedback

For those who didn’t go – here are my thoughts from last night. Warning – this is personal.

It was flippin freezing in that hall. Still – it kept everyone awake.

Monty is now a life member of the club. I wasn’t previously aware but the last life membership was conferred back in 1993. Rare. Well deserved and well done.

We have some more rules. And I think they are real clunkers. As a loather of bureaucracy I worry that clubs tie themselves up in unnecessary provisions for what might happen. I voted against one of the amends and abstained on another. For me – less is more. Really high performing organisations operate with the minimum of rules and procedure. If we had burned the rulebook we could have kept warm last night – just a thought.

I enjoyed listening to some of the reports, especially Paul Tunnell’s – useful reminders us of the diversity and range of what we do. And Phil’s run through of the accounts shows we’re in good shape. Good work.

Jon Camden is the new club run captain. Well done Jon. I think there were 36 folk at the AGM last night (good turn out) and Jon received 20 votes. I stood and received 8 votes so using my admittedly poor maths there were around 8 abstentions. My reasons for standing? I think it was healthy for the club to have a choice and though I felt a little awkward I’m glad I stood to offer an alternative. Earlier in the process I wrote:

[quote]In simple terms I think the club would benefit from more encouragement. For example, the CR is fine, and so are the alternative rides others choose to organise. It's not one or the other it's what folk want to support and organise together and do. Let's just encourage people to participate in cycling, and to participate in making the ACC club runs enjoyable and optional.

I think communications matters. I would bring back the lanterne rouge (or similar) and just try to weave that together with forum and web and other web sites and local paper too. I think that would encourage more involvement in and with the club.

A little more focus on racing, or competing generally could be fun and useful too. And I think learning from other clubs could be really interesting too. Not only on the competing side, more generally as well.

I'm motivated to help make ACC as good, as inclusive and as encouraging as it would like to be. I have experience of this kind of thing from my world of work, I enjoy this kind of challenge, and working with people and helping them get the best from folks genuinely motivates and excites me

[Ben]

Keith raised the issue of yourself, Snoop, being voted on/ back on to the committee ? , something that you said you would think about ?

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Ben"]Keith raised the issue of yourself, Snoop, being voted on/ back on to the committee ? , something that you said you would think about ?

[Tim Coales]

A VOTE OF THANKS

Thanks to Grahame for chairing, Paul for all his work with the many jobs, Phil for managing the accounts and membership, and Joyce for all her continued active support of ACC, both at events and by making it out to talk to the riders on the club run each week.

Thanks to eveyone who came along to participate in the AGM especially in such cold conditions. It was good to see you all, and fitting to have a good crowd to acknowledge Monty's leadership over the last ten years and support the motion that he be made a life member. Great that you were there to witness it Monty.

I guess the major point of interest for many were the nominations and subsequent election of a new club run captain. This was understandable as it is where a lot of those present are most active. Both Doug and Jon presented good presentations of their vision for the development of the club runs (and more). It was obvious that these ideas were not incompatible and hopefully elements of both will be carried through, if we the members continue to be supportive and agreeable! Thanks Doug and Jon for all you have both done already and for stepping forward to offer leadership. Congratulations, Jon.

[Snoop Doug]

Nice one Tim - a very generous post

[Amy]

I for one, hope you will be a VC again, Snoop. I think we're entering a more positive era with greater encouragement for alternative rides - there's many more roads out there than the now normal cr route.

Cobham, Saturday, anyone?

[RachelB]

[quote]
I'd be absolutely honoured to serve this brilliant cycling club as CR captain if voted in by the members.
Jon

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

[quote="Jon Hemming"]Congratulations to our new clubrun gaffer Jon Camden.

[Marcus]

Congratulations to JC on taking on the roll of CR Captain. It is a huge job that requires commitment and sacrifice and i'm in no doubt that JC is the person to not only carry on the good work which Monty has done over the many years he held the post, but also to move the club forward and bring along new and fresh ideas and women (it would be nice to have some more in the club)

For many who attended the AGM it was difficult to choose between Snoop and JC, as their views on where the club should go henceforth seemed diametrically different. In fact the major points of there manifestos where the same. For this reason I feel Snoop has something that the club will surely benefit from. Don't take too long to decide Snoop.

Thanks to the ougoing CR Captain Monty for his contribution to the club over the past decade.

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

[quote="Marcus"]Congratulations to JC on taking on the roll of CR Captain. It is a huge job that requires commitment and sacrifice and i'm in no doubt that JC is the person to not only carry on the good work which Monty has done over the many years he held the post, but also to move the club forward and bring along new and fresh ideas and women (it would be nice to have some more in the club)

For many who attended the AGM it was difficult to choose between Snoop and JC, as their views on where the club should go henceforth seemed diametrically different. In fact the major points of there manifestos where the same. For this reason I feel Snoop has something that the club will surely benefit from. Don't take too long to decide Snoop.

Thanks to the ougoing CR Captain Monty for his contribution to the club over the past decade.

[RachelB]

Thanks I'm really humbled - and I'm being serious!

Cheers

Jon (the new CR gaffer!!)

And ? And ? - What else Sir??

[Paul H]

what are the new rules?

[Phil H]

[quote="Paul H"]what are the new rules?

[quote="Phil Hawkes"][quote="Paul H"]what are the new rules?