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1st July 2003

Annual General Meeting

Carshalton Football Club's AGM was held on Tuesday 1st July at the Clubhouse.  Here are the official minutes of the meeting.

Apologies received from Graham Polley and Jake Jacobs.

Minutes of the previous AGM were published on the web site immediately after the AGM, and were taken as agreed.

Chairman's Report
Click here to read Adrian Turner's report.

Adrian Turner was re-elected unopposed as Chairman (proposed by John Thoroughgood and seconded by Ian Wigham).

In his address, Adrian stressed that on field Discipline would remain a top priority for the General Committee this coming season.  Unfortunately our disciplinary record was poor again last season with too many inexcusable bookings for dissent.

The Selection Policy was generally a success story, thanks to its implementation by the Team Secretary, Trevor Boughton.

Financially, the Club can present a strong set of accounts for the season and this is largely due to improved financial controls and collection of annual subs (and of course bar revenue).

 

Treasurer's Report

Annual Subs for 2002/03
Full membership:        £80            (£65 if paid in full by 15 November 2003)
 Concession:                 £40            (£35 if paid in full by 15 November 2003)
(Unemployed or in full time education)
Honorary:                    £35

Family Membership    £50             (Youth Section)

For members joining after 1st January 2003, the annual subscription will be reduced to £40 for full membership and £20 for concessions.  

Questions arising from the Treasurer's Report...
It was questioned whether any provision had been made for the expected ground rent increase.  This was answered in the negative because the Committee believed any increase would be small. 

When asked about the rewiring costs, this was money set aside for work that had not yet been undertaken.

Election of Officers

During the Election of Officers, the Chairman thanked the previous officers for their hard work and dedication to the Club.

 
Position Officer Proposed by Seconded by
President Dennis Philpott Adrian Turner Rod Woolvin
Treasurer Graham Radford Dick Stoker Adrian Turner
Assistant Treasurer Tom Stoker John Thoroughgood Adrian Turner
Web Site Manager George Clark Buzz Geddes Adrian Turner
Bar Manager Rod Woolvin & Dennis Philpott Adrian Turner Graham Radford
Match Secretary Lenny Prince John Thoroughgood Adrian Turner
Team Secretary Trevor Boughton Adrian Turner Matt Huffer
Secretary John Thoroughgood Adrian Turner Dick Stoker
Trustees Dick Stoker & Ian Wigham Dennis Philpott Adrian Turner
Club Captain Andy Cook Adrian Turner Ian Wigham
Youth Section Officer Buzz Geddes Adrian Turner Alan Waight
Youth Section Officer Graham Polley Adrian Turner Rod Woolvin
Committee Member Lee Tupper Adrian Turner Dennis Philpott
Committee Member Andy Walters Adrian Turner Dennis Philpott

At this point, a change to Rule 3 was proposed by Dennis Philpott and seconded by John Thoroughgood - "The President when elected at the AGM shall server for no more than three consecutive years". This rule change was adopted.

The positions of Vice Chairman, Social Secretary and Pavilion Manager have been dropped from the General Committee for this season.  

It was decided at the meeting the the appointment of captains would be left in the hands of the General Committee.

Any Other Business

Dennis Philpott introduced a new Rule 20 which formally incorporated the Youth Section into the main body of the Club.  This was seconded by Rod Woolvin and carried unanimously.  

SAL regionalisation was discussed briefly.

A word of warning regarding the the fate of Brentham FC, who have left the SAL this year.  They had a 57 association with the SAL and it a warning to clubs like ourselves that we need volunteers to keep it going and to preserve our proud history.

Discipline - extra action will be taken for any cautions or sendings off for dissent.  The Committee will be following this up in the coming season.  It was discussed that it requires strong skippers to enforce this and educate the players.  The Committee will look into the suggestion that Committee members could mentor skippers to assist them in this task.

Finally, new President Dennis Philpott stated that, as the Committee was fairly stable over the past 3 seasons, he expected that the focus would remain the same regarding prompt payment of subs and match fees, discipline, and selection policy.  He acknowledged the award of Life Vice President to John Thoroughgood and Buzz Geddes, as well as the Carshalton Mug to Adrian Turner.  He hopes to meet with Beddington CC in the near future to clear up some matters, and he hopes that the Youth Section can be formally welcomed by the new Committee to the Club.

We wish all Club Officials the very best for this season and it is up to the Club members to support those who put their own time into the running of the Club

Buzz