Dear Members,
We are pleased to announce that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Irish Ice Hockey Association (IIHA) will now take place on Sunday 30th June 2013 from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm at Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
The change of date for the AGM was at the request of Clubs / Teams.
All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Registration for the AGM will take place from 1:30 pm until 2:15 pm at the venue on the day. Photo identification will be needed for all those wishing to vote and who are entitled to vote. Acceptable forms of identification are Passport, Driving Licence and Garda Age Card. Only members allowed attending. If you have any questions regarding ID, please email office@IrishIceHockeyAssociation.ie before the AGM date.
The Executive Committee and Directors have requested that no alcohol be consumed while the AGM is in progress.
The Agenda for the AGM is below.
The main item on the agenda for the AGM is the election of positions on the Executive Committee and 3 Directors.
Specifically, there are 4 Executive Committee positions.
Elections will be held for the Executive Committee positions outlined below.
Any applications that were sent no later than Monday 13th May 2013 for the original AGM date of Sunday 26th May (which was postponed at clubs/teams request) will be accepted. There is no extension date for applications.
Executive Committee positions available for election are:
Vice-President
Treasurer
General Secretary
Director of Playing Operations
NOTE : The President’s position is not up for election at this AGM.
In accordance with the IIHA Memorandum & Articles of Association, the President’s position is up for election at the 2013 IIHA AGM.
Former IIHA President, Mr William Fay, voluntary resigned from the position on Sunday 26th May 2013. As this was the original date for the AGM, the position was up for election because Mr Fay stated that he would be voluntarily resigning from the position on Sunday 26th May 2013, as he is emigrating from Ireland. Mr Fay was under no obligation to resign. Mr Fay was unable to extend his resignation and due to the AGM being delayed at the IIHA Clubs / Teams request, the President position cannot be left vacant.
Therefore, the IIHA Executive Committee and Directors have co-opted Aaron Guli into the President position. The election for the President position will take place at the 2013 IIHA AGM, which is scheduled to take place at the end of September 2013.
Elections will be held for the Directors positions outlined below.
Director
Director
Director
Any applications that were sent no later than Monday 13th May 2013 for the original AGM date of Sunday 26th May (which was postponed at clubs/teams request) will be accepted. There is no extension date for applications.
Important Notes
To seek election for positions on the Executive Committee a candidate must have been a Full Member of the IIHA for one year prior to the AGM. No Club shall have more than one Member put forward for or elected to the Executive Committee at any one time. In accordance with the M&A, only those who are Full Members are entitled to vote at the AGM. As per the M&A a Full Member means “a person who has been a member for a minimum of 12 months and has applied to become and has been admitted as a Full Member of the Association.”
The following timetable will be strictly adhered to at the AGM:
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm: REGISTRATION
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: AGM
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: COFFEE BREAK
4:15 pm – 6:00 pm: AGM
In addition, the agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Welcome & Introduction
Meeting Rules & Fire Exits
Approval of 2011 AGM Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Guest Speaker
President’s Report
Elections
Date of Next AGM
Closing
Yours Sincerely,
Executive Committee & Directors