Special General Meeting

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE OLD EDWARDIAN SOCIETY IN THE KING’S TAVERN ON 29 OCTOBER 2018 AT 18H00.

The Executive Committee of the Society hereby wishes to notify all members that the Society, having received a duly signed notice to convene a Special General Meeting, will hold a Special General Meeting on 29 October 2018 at 18h00 in the King's Tavern.

The motion, and signatories thereto, is attached for your attention. As is apparent therefrom the motion calls for the removal of the Society's currently elected executive committee.

In the event that the motion is passed at the SGM the Society will need to elect a new Executive Committee immediately as the Society cannot be without an executive committee.

AGENDA

1. Welcome
2. Present
3. Response to allegations on Accountability
4. Response to allegations on Transparency
5. Vote to remove the existing Executive Committee
6. Should the vote to remove the existing Executive Committee be successful, then the following elections shall take place to elect a new committee.
   
   Nominees:
   
   Neil Darroch (KES Old Boy)
   Raymond Du Bois
   Richard Frank-Hatfield (KES Old Boy)
   Nick Icely
   Thabiso Madiba (KES Old Boy)
   Angus McKenzie (KES Old Boy)
   Claire Morgan
   Gareth Taylor (KES Old Boy)
   Colin Webster
   
   Notes:
   
   Please note that according to Clause 20.1.d of the Constitution six members of the Society may be elected to the Executive Committee of whom at least four shall have been pupils of the Schools.
   
   Each fully paid-up member in good standing present shall be entitled to one vote save that junior members and persons who have been members for less than two years shall not be entitled to vote and provided that in the event of an equality of votes the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
   
   The quorum for a general meeting called by requisition, shall be 20 (twenty) paid up ordinary members in good standing and entitled to vote and Honorary Life Members PROVIDED THAT, should no quorum be present within 20 minutes of the time fixed for the meeting, the meeting shall, in the case of a special general meeting called by requisition of members, be finally resolved.