9 November 2011
Held at Brooklands
Present: President M. Bexon, Chairman D. Hurdwell, Secretary R. Kavanagh, Treasurer K. Mitchell, and delegates from all teams except Fallowfield, Longford Park and Red Lion.
The Chairman opened the meeting at 7.35 and welcomed all delegates. He gave a brief account of how he felt the season had gone and congratulated all winners.
The Chairman then announced the passing of Derek Kirkham of South West Manchester. The meeting stood in silence for a short while as a mark of respect.
The minutes of the last AGM held on 10 November 2010 had been circulated. They were taken as read and agreed by the meeting to be a true record. There were no matters arising.
The secretary reviewed his first season in the job. Levenshulme had won Division 1 again, but Quarry Bank ran them close and their reign may be under threat. In the second division fives competition, Sale Cons had won all the matches in their group, but finished with fewer points than Nursery. The rule passed at last year’s AGM came into play, with Sale Cons going into the final.
The main problem had been teams using unregistered players. There was a committee meeting on the subject, following which three teams had players disqualified. The secretary urged clubs to get lists in in time.
Entries for the Merit and Eric Dale were reasonable.
The secretary thanked Keith Mitchell for his guidance and help, and Keith, Derrick Hurdwell and Maurice Bexon who had taken over the running of the various finals days.
The treasurer reported that we had recorded a deficit of about £160 and he highlighted the main causes. Merit entries were down, as were player registrations. ADM Racing had previously sponsored us for £50, but had now ceased trading, and one vice-president had left the area. On the expenditure side, engraving was a significant cost to be monitored. To maintain the balances, he proposed increasing the flat fee from £35 to £40. This was seconded by Levenshulme and passed unanimously.
Auditor Ken Brenner congratulated Keith on the way in which he had managed the League’s finances over the season and for presenting the documentation in good order.
The officers concerned left the room. In view of the state of our balances, the meeting agreed to maintain the current payments: £100 each to the secretary, fixture secretary and treasurer.
The following were elected by the member teams for Season 2012:
President M Bexon
Chairman D. Hurdwell
Secretary R. Kavanagh
Fixture Secretary R. Kavanagh
League Delegates S. Delaney and G. Tonge
K. Brenner agreed to act as Auditor
The position of Treasurer was not filled at this time. Keith Mitchell agreed to continue for the time being.
There was some doubt expressed as to whether Red Lion (not represented at the meeting) would continue next season. If they resign this would make the second division uncomfortably small, but there would be too many teams to combine the divisions. Perhaps we should canvass other clubs in the hope of strengthening the league. However almost all leagues were in a similar position.
The Chairman then closed the meeting at 8.25 pm