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AGM December 4th 2016

Deadline for FC United Board nominations and Resolutions is Thursday 20th October 2016

The AGM will take place on Sunday 4th December 2016, at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester, M17 1AB at 12.00pm. Registration opens at 11am.

At the AGM, four current board members (Paul Butcher, Peter Cranmer, Lawrence Gill and George Baker) are standing down as required. Adrian Seddon has voluntarily stepped down and Michelle Noonan has resigned creating six vacancies at the forthcoming election.

All members will receive full formal notification of the meeting no later than 21 days before the meeting.

Stand for the Board
Any member wishing to stand as a candidate should submit a written nomination to the club secretary who will confirm receipt.
The nomination should:
a. be endorsed by not fewer than five other members who, in granting their endorsement, state that to the best of their knowledge the member seeking election to the club board fulfils the criteria set out in these rules.
b. clearly state that the member wishes to stand for election to the club board at the forthcoming AGM
c. declare eligibility to be a member of the club board
d. be written in clear English and be clear to read.
e. clearly state the name and membership number of the prospective candidate
f. be received no later than noon 45 days before the scheduled date of the AGM (Thursday 20 October 2016).
All candidates may also submit a statement in support of their candidacy of no more than 400 words and a passport style photograph.
If possible supply the statement to the club secretary in a common digital text format (e.g. “.doc???, “.odt???, “.rtf???, “.txt???).
Any members intending to stand for the board are urged to read Rules 61 to 71 of the club’s constitution.
Notifications of members standing for election to the board, containing the information requested above, should be posted to the club’s registered office at:
FC United of Manchester, Broadhurst Park, 310 Lightbowne Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0FJ.
or sent by e-mail to: vivware@fc-utd.co.uk to arrive by no later than noon Thursday 20 October 2016, being 45 days before the date of the AGM.

How to submit a resolution
If you wish to submit a resolution for consideration at the AGM, Rule 29 of the club’s constitution provides that notice of that resolution must be given in writing to the club no later than noon 45 days before the date of the meeting, therefore by no later than 12pm on Thursday, October 20 2016.
Rule 29 also provides that the member giving notice of the proposed resolution must also give the club his or her justification for that proposed resolution, as well as its form and content, and that the notice of the resolution must be signed by the proposer as well as five other members.
Any members intending to submit proposed resolutions are strongly urged to read Rule 29 of the club’s constitution.
If any member is considering putting forward a resolution but requires assistance please contact the club secretary, Viv Ware by e-mail to vivware@fc-utd.co.uk prior to the cut-off date.

Kind regards
Viv Ware
Secretary
FC United of Manchester


First Posted ~ 11:16 Thu 13 Oct 2016
News ID ~ 7086
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021