MINUTES OF THE 8th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HELD ON FEBRUARY 20TH AT 08h00 AT
THE WOODPECKERS INN, RICHARDS BAY

PRESENT

COMMITTEE:

• DEZRAY NAIDOO
• CHANTAL MCNALLY
• KAREN SCLANDERS
• SONIA BAUMANN
• NATASHA SINGH
• VASIE MOODLEY

SCRIBE:

• SHERRY LEE BEVAN

MEMBERS:

As per Attendance Register

WELCOME

The Chairperson, Dezray Naidoo welcomed members, guests and guest speaker Chichi Maponya, to the 8th Annual General Meeting of the Zululand branch.

NOTICE OF MEETING AND QUORUM

Notice of the Annual General Meeting having been given to all members and the requisite quorum of members being present, the Chairperson declared the meeting to be properly constituted.

APOLOGIES

Apologies were noted.  

CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES

The minutes of the AGM held on the 28th February 2008 were taken note of and no objections or changes were necessary.  The Chairperson asked for any queries or comments from the members. No comments were made.  The minutes were proposed by Chantal McNally and seconded by Silvie Naidoo.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

The Chairperson reflected on a number of matters pertaining to year 2008, as per attached Chairperson’s Report.

FINANCIAL REPORT

Provisional financial statements were not available for inspection due to the fact that they were not yet audited.  The financial standing of the branch was commented on by Karen Sclanders, treasurer of the Zululand Branch.  It was noted that, if any members wished to view the audited financials, they should contact the office at a later stage.

ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS

The chairperson thanked the 2008 committee members on behalf of the branch, for their time and effort given to BWA.

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Nomination for new committee members received:

• Ingrid Osborne
• Juanita Woodhouse
• Zama Luthuli
• Simphiwe Zwane
• Monica Naidoo (received from the floor)
• Rekha Naidoo (co-opted from the floor)
• Tania Holgate (co-opted from the floor)

The chairperson invited the potential committee members present to introduce themselves.  The chairperson asked for any objections in terms of the new nominations.  There were no objections. No voting took place as there were enough vacancies in the committee.

The chairperson informed those present that in terms of the constitution the committee will nominate and appoint the new committee to their roles at their 1st committee meeting.

CONCLUSION

There being no further business, the chairperson thanked those present for their attendance and declared the meeting closed at 09:43.