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Proposed 2017 RFC Constitution amendments - New EGM & Life membership criteria
RedanTiger:
--- Quote from: WilliamPowell on November 21, 2017, 01:30:29 PM ---However, last year the debate was heated (Redan Tiger can vouch for it), a vote was taken and as I said it was heavily defeated
Re the life membership one. My understanding it says VFL/AFL because our previous GF wins were in the VFL era and to capture the likes of say Freame, Mount it needs to read VFL as well
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I don't know if I would say "it was heavily defeated".
We were only told by Malcolm Speed, as the acting chair, that Resolution 1 failed.
Do you have other info WP?
I understand the VFL/AFL in that context but it does seem all premiership players will be Life Members.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2017-08-24/life-honour-for-wa-tigers
If we are granting Life Memberships to former VFL premiership players then why have it in the constitution?
Simply cover off the old VFL players as they're doing and write only AFL going forward.
The way this is worded IMO means VFL AND AFL players will get them for premierships going forwards.
The insult (IMO) to Rioli, Free, Richardson, Knights, Deledio etc still holds true with the deletion of the 100 games clause.
IMO this is another example (multiple proxy forms, By-Laws etc) of the sloppiness displayed by senior administration in performing their most important role.
WilliamPowell:
--- Quote from: RedanTiger on November 21, 2017, 01:54:12 PM ---
I don't know if I would say "it was heavily defeated".
We were only told by Malcolm Speed, as the acting chair, that Resolution 1 failed.
Do you have other info WP?
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No other info I thought they read out the numbers???
Though my recollection of the night was there weren't many hands in the air when they said "all those in favour"
But it doesn't really matter; I still think it is poor of them to raise it again 12 months after it got defeated. No need for it
RedanTiger:
Yep.
To quote the Age today this "looks overly opportunistic" when Richmond has won it's first premiership in 37 years.
Suppose it's a regular part of the entire political scene nowadays, worldwide.
Was thinking last night that after following Richmond for over fifty years I had the glorious bliss of enjoying winning the big prize, sitting back basking in the afterglow, and then Broad and the Board just pee all over it.
Jerks.
Diocletian:
Sorry but if either of those things were enough to ruin the flag in your eyes then I can only laugh at you....
one-eyed:
Tigers to sink teeth into constitution changes
afl.com.au
23 November 2017
RICHMOND will seek to remove a clause in its constitution that allows 100 members to call an extraordinary general meeting 12 months after staring down an unsuccessful board challenge.
Members last year voted to maintain their right to call an EGM with only 100 signatures, rejecting a proposed change to increase that number to five per cent of voting members.
The Tigers will put the proposal to members again at the annual general meeting on December 11, which promises to be a more festive event following a remarkable premiership season.
In a letter to members, the board argued 100 signatures was too low a threshold and calling an EGM was an expensive exercise.
"The removal of the 100 member rule does not diminish the existing right of 100 members to raise concerns about the club by requesting that a resolution be placed on the agenda for the club's annual general meeting," the club wrote.
"Five per cent of members will more properly represent a fair cross section of the club's membership and be indicative of the wish of members to have club funds spent in holding and conducting such a meeting.
"As its name suggests, an 'extraordinary' general meeting should be held only when a matter is so 'extraordinary' that it cannot wait until the annual general meeting."
Under the proposed change, more than 3,700 eligible members would have been required to force an EGM, with the Tigers' membership now at a record 75,777.
The board will also propose that all premiership players – regardless of games played with the club – be made life members.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-11-23/tigers-to-sink-teeth-into-constitution-changes
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