This year's Club AGM will be held in around 5 weeks on Sunday, the 15th of June at 3 pm. The meeting will be "in-person", at the Club. Voting will be conducted electronically.
For new (and less new) Members of the Club, many elements around the AGM are defined in Article 10 of the Club Statutes, and Section 8 of the Club Rules, which are available at www.saclub.org in the “Members” section. The draft agenda is available here as a docx file.
A few general comments and “deadlines”:
- Our Club is an Association 1901. This is the ultimate governing forum of our Club and the way in which we, as Members, self-govern.
- We often use the analogy of the “shared second home”: we have a home shared between ~1000 of us in the forest just outside Paris.
- This is the meeting where we agree on how much we need to charge ourselves for running and capital costs, decide on the priorities, etc..
- We elect a Management Committee (MC) to propose plans and carry out what we have voted for, giving the MC the discretion to deal with the different unknowns which come up every year, as per our Statutes and Rules. This is also the meeting by which we:
- Make any changes to Statutes and/or Rules
- Have the opportunity to hear from and question the Management Committee and its sub-Committees as well as the various Sections (MC, Padel Sub-Committee and Section reports)
- Vote for Members of the Management Committee for 2025-2026. All MC slots are up for election this year, with the exception of President (3 year term, running from June 2024 to June 2027)
- This provisional Agenda is being provided in advance of the 16th May 2025 due date.
- All relevant financials (accounts for 2024, budgets until 31st August 2026, proposed subscriptions until 31st August 2026) will be shared by 1st June 2025. The proposed subscriptions (a 3% across the board increase) are included with this Newsletter.
- If you have any Motions you would like to see added to the Agenda, please submit them by 15th May to the Management Committee
- We would encourage Members to stand for election. 8 roles will be up for election this time. Candidates may submit their names on the boards which will be placed outside the Bridge Room; candidates must present at least 5 days before the meeting (3 pm on June 10th). If there are insufficient candidates to fill all slots, candidates may present on the day of the AGM. We would encourage you to consult the Rules (Section 4) for information on requirements. You are also most welcome to speak to any Member of the current MC (Gigi, Georgina, Roland T, Gerald, Isabelle, Sarah, Roland D, David, and Rich)
The Management Committee