Annual General Meeting - 19th December 2002
Present:
D Brown (in the Chair), A Buckley, Cllr I Duckworth, K
Gordon,Cllr F Greenwood, M Holland, M Khan, L Tinker, Cllr B
Todd,Cllr P Roberts (Leader of Rochdale Council)
Officers - P Neate (Managing Director), B Courtney (Operations
Director),G Swarbrick (Business Support Director), G Thurling
(Technical Director),A Harris (Company Secretary), M Shepherd
(Board Support)
Observers - R Thompson (Middleton Area Board), P Renshaw
(Rochdale South Area Board)M Greenwood (Rochdale South Area
Board)
Apologies:
F Blackburn, K Churchman, S McDonnell, Cllr D Murphy
Prior to the official business of the AGM Mr D Brown thanked the
Council, Board Members and staff for their support and effort in
achieving a 2 star rating from the Housing Inspectorate.
D Brown as the Chair then thanked those present for coming to
attend the Annual General Meeting and announced that:
‘The quorum for this Annual General Meeting is one member
entitled to vote and must be present in person. As the Council
member is present, I declare the meeting open’.
‘The notice convening the meeting has been in your hands for the
statutory period and further copies are available here. With your
permission I will take the notice as read’.
Councillor F Greenwood proposed that the following members
retiring and, being eligible, offering themselves for
re-appointment be and are hereby re-appointed a director of the
Company:
Mr Derek Brown
Mr Majid Khan
Ms Meg Holland
Mr Keith Churchman
Ms Lois Tinker
Mr Keith Gordon
Ms Sheena McDonnell
Ms Adele Buckley
Mr Frank Blackburn
Councillor F Greenwood called upon Councillor I Duckworth to
second the resolution. Councillor I Duckworth responded by saying
–
‘I have pleasure in seconding the resolution’.
Mr Brown asked if there were any questions.
Mr D Brown then called upon Councillor P Roberts (Leader of the
Council) to indicate if he was in support of the Resolution.
Councillor P Roberts confirmed his support of the
resolution.
Mr D Brown declared the resolution carried.
Mr D Brown then explained that there were two separate
resolutions.
These were:
1. That the Memorandum of Association of the Company be amended in
the following manner:
a) By deleting in the present clause 3(1) the words ‘to encourage
tenant and community empowerment’
b) To add and adopt as clause 3(11) ‘to promote community cohesion
in the borough’
2. That the Articles of Association of the Company be amended in
the following manner:
a) By deleting the present Article 23 and adopting the following as
the said Article,
‘The Board will establish an Area Board for each of the following
five areas:
Rochdale North
Rochdale South
Heywood
Middleton
Pennines
The Area Board shall have delegated powers and will also have
the power to make recommendations to the Board. The Constitution,
Terms of Reference and Procedural Rules for the Conduct of Meetings
of the Area Boards shall be agreed between the Organisation, the
Council Member and the Tenants’ Federation.’
Councillor F Greenwood proposed the special resolution.
Councillor I Duckworth seconded the special resolution.
Mr D Brown then called upon Councillor P Roberts (Leader of the
Council) to indicate if he was in support of the Resolution.
Councillor P Roberts confirmed his support of the
resolution.
Mr D Brown declared the resolution carried
The Chair asked if there was any other business. As no further
business was received the Chair declared the meeting closed.