MINUTES: AGM July 2014 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE

Jul 3, 2014 | Minutes

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HAA Admin

By: HAA Admin

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HILLINGDON ARTS ASSOCIATION HELD ON THE 3rd July 2014 AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX.

PRESENT:

President Cllr. Catherine Dann The Worshipful The Mayor of Hillingdon,

Vice President Cllr. Michael Markham

Trustee Sylvia Taylor Argosy Players

Arts Awards Manager Jenny Thorne Nth Mdsx Fed of Townswomen’s Guilds

Trustee Cllr. Judy Kelly Ruislip Dramatic Scty & Stars at Knight

Trustee Fred Davis Visual Arts Group of Societies.

Ron Brooks Eastcote Art Society

Jonathan Hutchins Harrow Art Society

Trustee Barry Moore Hillingdon Artists

Lydia Holland Trustee

Hazel Kelly Ickenham Arts & Arbutus

Alan Woods Ickenham Arts

Pamela Szmigen Hillingdon Choral

Jonathan Hutchins Harrow Arts

Roger Hughes Ruislip Gramophone

Maggie Warren Pastiche Musical Theatre

Peter Iggulden Ruislip Dramatic 

David Iggulden Hillingdon Philharmonic

Rosemary Markham Ruislip Lions Club

APOLOGIES:

R & G Webb Voices in Accord

Mary Adams

Carina Cross Associate Member

Trustee Sheila Leach

Leslie Crowcroft Eastcote Mag.

  1. 1.Sylvia Taylor welcomed all those attending, and in particular the Mayor of the London Borough of Hillingdon, and our President, Councillor Catherine Dann. Also welcomed Councillor Judy Kelly and Councillor Michael Markham.
  2. 2.The Mayor thanked Sylvia for her welcome.  In accordance with the Constitution of the HAA, all Officers and Trustees retire. The Mayor, as President of the Association agreed to Chair the meeting.
  3. 3.Minutes. The combined minutes of the Annual General Meeting and the Quarterly General Meeting, having been circulated to all members.  The meeting AGREED to adopt the minutes as a true record of the proceedings.
  4. 4.Accounts.  The Accounts for the year from 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 were presented to the meeting.  The Meeting AGREED to adopt the accounts.
  5. 5.Election and Re-election of Officers and Trustees.
    1. 5.1.Officers not offering themselves for re-election.  Sylvia Taylor as Chair, but offers to remain as a Trustee.  
    2. 5.2.The meeting AGREED the re-election of all remaining Officers and Trustees.
  1. 5.3. Election of new Trustees to the Executive Committee.   Proposals are:

Cllr. Michael Markham,

Cllr. Judy Kelly

Mr. Barry Moore.

In introducing the above to the meeting, Sylvia Taylor said that Michael was already familiar to most, being made a vice President of the Association. He was a keen supporter of this Charity and of Art in the Borough.

Likewise Judy Kelly has often attended General Meetings as representing  ‘Stars at Knight’.   More recently as a Councillor ‘Champion of the Arts’. She has been most helpful with various projects and with problems of Member Societies of the HAA,

Barry Moore may not be so well known, but has been very active as a member of Hillingdon Artists.  He has been trying to find additional exhibition space for members of the Visual Art Societies. 

Sylvia had no hesitation in commending the above as Trustees to the Meeting.  

 The proposal was AGREED, and the above were duly elected as Trustees.

  1. 5.4.Election of a new Chairman.  Cllr. Michael Markham was proposed by Cllr. Judy Kelly and seconded by Alan Golding.  The proposal was AGREED unanimously.
  2. 5.5.Cllr. Michael Markham in accepting, thanked everyone, and was deeply honoured to be invited to be chairman.  He said he has been a long supporter of this association as well as the Arts in Hillingdon’  
  3. 5.6.Michael proposed a deep vote of thanks to Sylvia for all the many years she has been chairman, and for her wisdom, hard work, energy and enthusiasm, and her leadership over the many, sometimes difficult, years.  On behalf of everybody involved in the arts, and 280,000 residents “Thank you so much for what you have done for the Arts”.  The proposed Vote of Thanks was AGREED unanimously.
  4. 5.7.The Mayor, Cllr. Catherine Dann added her thanks to those already expressed.  Having been a Councillor for some 24 years, the name of Sylvia Taylor has always been synonymous with the Hillingdon Arts Association.
  5. 6.Appointment of Scrutineer of the Accounts.  Proposal was for the re-appointment of Sheila  Brown as Scrutineer.  Proposed by Jenny Thorne, Seconded by Michael Markham, and was AGREED unanimously.
  6. 7.Report by the outgoing Chairman, Sylvia Taylor.   Sylvia’s written report is included in the Annual Report folder available to all.

  Signed as a true copy

                                                                                        Chair

Secretary