GENERAL MEETINGS 1992

Four General Meetings were held in 1992.

The proceedings of the Annual General Meeting conducted on 31st March included:

• Reports from the President, Captain, Treasurer, Course and House were received with some discussion. The Director of course stated that the installation of the mainline reticulation system would cause some disruption.
• A motion that “… fees paid in half yearly moieties will be subject to a surcharge of $20 …” was carried.
• A motion to borrow up to $250,000 to fund the mainline reticulation and control system was carried after discussion.
• A motion to alter the conditions of junior membership requiring them to “ … compete in at least 12 Sunday morning … competitions …” was carried after discussion.
• A motion to adjust the scale of fees for Weekday and Intermediate membership categories to realign them with other categories to correct an earlier error was carried after discussion.
• The appointment of Laurie Palmer as Club Historian was noted.

The minutes file also included statements from the President, Captain, and Finance Director elect on their views for the future.

The Special General Meeting on 31st March was called “To consider the matters raised in the members requisition received and discussed at the members information meeting held on Wednesday 22nd January, 1992.” This meeting followed the Annual General Meeting the same day.

The President commenced by provided an overview of the club and the plans for the near future. He then responded to the matters raised by members in their requisition being the:

• rate of fee increases for 1992: Covered in the previous meeting.
• rental of locker space: The Board will allow members who purchased lockers to retain them
• charge of $20 of moiety payment: Discussed at the previous meeting

The Special General Meeting on 27th May was called to consider the motion “That members approval be sought for expenditure and to borrow funds up to $250,000 for the establishment of a mainline reticulation and control system.”

Although member’s approval was obtained to spend $250,000 at the March 31st Annual General Meeting the tenders submitted for the project exceeded this amount. Under the Constitution, this meeting was therefore necessary to approve the additional expenditure. The motion was carried.

The General Meeting on 24th November was conducted to:

• Conduct elections for Captain (1 year term) Directors of Course and House (2 years each)
• Consider motions by:
• the Director of Finance to impose a levy on membership to maintain the club’s long term “financial health” and was partly related to the financing of the mainline reticulation. After comprehensive explanations by the Finance Director and President followed by debate, the motion was carried.
• M. Homewood to “ … conduct a survey of all members … (on) dress standards …”. The motion was carried.
• S. M. Papa “That a facilities levy of $50 per month per member be introduced starting July 1, 1993.” Ultimately, an amended motion proposed by Laurie Palmer was carried. This placed the responsibility and purpose of any levy with the Board and it should provide that proposal for consideration at the 1993 Annual General Meeting.

The meeting recognised more than seven years of service by retiring Director of Course, Don Stewart, particularly the conversion of fairways to wintergreen couch.

Captain Ron Connors provided a report on member’s handicaps to determine if any were manipulating the system.

Various General Business ensued.

The minutes have been scanned from the hardcopy book covering the period 1986 to 1995 (Item 2023.95).