U3A Benalla and the Model Rules: How it affects Elected Positions and the Committee at the AGM
Last AGM U3A Benalla changed from having a constitution to using Model Rules for an Incorporated Association as set out by Consumer Affairs Victoria using the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012.
There are 77 Regulations set out in these Model Rules.
In these Model Rules it says that the Composition of the Committee shall consist of a President and a Vice-President and a Secretary and a Treasurer and up to 8 ordinary members of the Committee elected by the Members. In the old Constitution there was a position reserved on the Committee for the immediate Past President. There is no such position on the Committee in the Model Rules.
There are certain members who have undertaken specific roles for the benefit of U3A Benalla, and it is beneficial for U3A Benalla for the people who are undertaking these specific roles to be on the Committee. Examples here are the Publicity Officer, the Membership Secretary, the Newsletter Editor and the Website Manager.
Which leaves us with four elected members on the U3A Benalla Committee. In past years we have seen Committee members who have stayed on the Committee for 5 years or more. But times are changing. U3A Benalla last year had 420 members, and each of these members has the opportunity to nominate for either President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or a committee position if they wish to do so.
If current members of the Committee wish to nominate for the position of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or for the Committee, they have the right to do so. There are provisions if there are more nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or for the Committee than there are positions available that elections can and will be held at the AGM. This is a healthy thing to happen for the benefit of U3A Benalla.
If you wish to discuss any of the above, I can be contacted at 0424 454 313 or by email at [email protected].
Margaret Jenkins
Last AGM U3A Benalla changed from having a constitution to using Model Rules for an Incorporated Association as set out by Consumer Affairs Victoria using the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012.
There are 77 Regulations set out in these Model Rules.
In these Model Rules it says that the Composition of the Committee shall consist of a President and a Vice-President and a Secretary and a Treasurer and up to 8 ordinary members of the Committee elected by the Members. In the old Constitution there was a position reserved on the Committee for the immediate Past President. There is no such position on the Committee in the Model Rules.
There are certain members who have undertaken specific roles for the benefit of U3A Benalla, and it is beneficial for U3A Benalla for the people who are undertaking these specific roles to be on the Committee. Examples here are the Publicity Officer, the Membership Secretary, the Newsletter Editor and the Website Manager.
Which leaves us with four elected members on the U3A Benalla Committee. In past years we have seen Committee members who have stayed on the Committee for 5 years or more. But times are changing. U3A Benalla last year had 420 members, and each of these members has the opportunity to nominate for either President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or a committee position if they wish to do so.
If current members of the Committee wish to nominate for the position of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or for the Committee, they have the right to do so. There are provisions if there are more nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or for the Committee than there are positions available that elections can and will be held at the AGM. This is a healthy thing to happen for the benefit of U3A Benalla.
If you wish to discuss any of the above, I can be contacted at 0424 454 313 or by email at [email protected].
Margaret Jenkins
