Minutes of a Committee meeting of the Taieri Recreational Tramping Club held on 24 June 2013 at 9.30 a.m. at the home of L & M Smith, 73A Forfar St, Mosgiel.
Present. D Bennett, I Fleming (Sec/Treas), L Gowans, C Hughes, B Harvey (Pres), W McLean, K McVie, L Smith.
Apologies. P Bathgate.
Moved I Fleming, Seconded L Gowans, that the apologies be received. Carried.
Minutes. I Fleming moved that the minutes of the meetings held on 20/3/2013, 15/4/2013 and 15/5/2013 having been circulated, be taken as read and confirmed as true and accurate records of those meetings. Seconded D Bennett. Carried.
Correspondence.
23/4/2012. DCC. Ross Creek alterations. Scan of first page sent to club.
I Fleming moved that the correspondence be received. Seconded C Hughes, Carried.
Treasurer’s Report.
I Fleming presented a report.
Auditing of accounts and the financial statement.
As the treasurer was going to be in Wellington for the critical period immediately following the end of the financial year, he proposed W Bathgate be interim treasurer for the period and outlined arrangements he proposed making for getting the accounts audited and the financial statement printed.
Cheque Ac Balance: $699.64 Petty Cash: $18.60.
Cheques for approval:
18/4/2013. 365924. B Harvey. Photocopying Tramping Programme copies.
I Fleming moved that the report be received and the above cheque be passed for payment. Seconded K McVie, Carried.
A.G.M. agenda.
There was considerable discussion regarding the agenda of the AGM, especially concerning who might be approached as President in the light of Vice President K McVie standing down.
There was thought it needed to be someone with experience.
There was discussion too regarding committee nominations. Several present would make themselves available but were willing to stand down if there were others nominated.
Gifts
L Smith moved that S Fleming, B Harvey, H Lesley, and M Smith be given $25.00 Grocery vouchers. Seconded L Gowans. Carried.
Speaker
B Harvey moved that Judy Knox be invited to be the speaker. Seconded, D Bennett. Carried.
Afternoon tea.
C Hughes offered to bring the tea, coffee, milk and sugar.
Subscriptions. L Gowans and D Bennett offered to collect and receipt payments.
Official photos taken at the 25th Anniversary Dinner.
K McVie had made them digitally available. B Harvey and C Hughes offered to get copies printed, set up a table at the AGM and take orders.
First Wednesday combined tramp.
B Harvey opened the topic of the (recently questioned) practice of Trampers and Hikers being together on the first Wednesday of the month.
There was considerable discussion for and against the practice. The matter of changing attitudes and demographics in society and clubs was discussed. It was agreed this would be a lively subject of debate at the AGM.
President B Harvey declared the meeting closed at 11.00 a.m.