I'm confused. How does your motion offer a choice of options?
Currently the Governance document allows up to 12 Councillors, 9 elected and subject to a selection and nominated process. If the motion was passed 6 additional Councillors, 3 for England and 1 each for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could also be elected and not subject to the selection process for a candidate. It would provide two choices to vote for, a vote for 1 of the 9 and a vote for 1 of 6.
Steady rider wrote:
The CTC is not in debt, has 60000 to 70000 members, good progress is possible without any change to the number of trustees.
gas says
Then why are you proposing a change to the number of Trustees?
The Articles allows up to 26 trustees, the Governance document restricts this to a maximum of 12, possibly not in keeping with the law, it overrides the Articles intentions of allowing up to 26. The extra 6 would help to fulfill the 'objects' that are designed to help cyclists and cycling.
The Governance document states;
5.3 The Size of the Board
The Council of CTC may currently comprise:
· between five and twenty two elected Councillors; and
· up to four co-opted Councillors (who cannot vote).
“The Council shall consist of not more than twenty-two and not fewer than
five members, elected as hereinafter prescribed, together with not more
than four members co-opted by the Council” [Article 5.1]
It is not therefore necessary to amend the articles of association to reduce the
maximum number of Councillors to 12.
I think the legal advice may have been flawed,
If effectively prohibits have 13 to 26 trustees, that the Articles allow for. Governance documents should be in keeping with the Articles and not the other way round.'It is not therefore necessary to amend the articles of association to reduce the
maximum number of Councillors to 12.