The committees of the Trust Board were confirmed at a meeting of the Board on Monday 7 June 2010 and amended at a meeting of the Board on Monday 13 June 2011.
This is an explanation of the Trust Board’s agreement on each committee’s scope, authority and membership, which included:
- A reminder of the undertaking to invite members not on the Board to join appropriate committees.
- An agreement that committee chairs will report as soon as possible after a committee meeting to the full board, by e-mail, on the outcomes that arise from their meeting and that any significant decisions will not be actioned for a minimum of 72 hours. During this period any board member can discuss a proposed action with the committee chair and, if deemed appropriate by a board member the decision can be ‘called in’ for clearance by the full board prior to any action been taken.
- A direction that the Secretary should review all reports from committees to ensure any actions proposed do not bring the Trust into conflict with our rules and policies or IPS regulations.
- An agreement that a committee would be quorate when a minimum of two elected Trust board members are present.
Strategy, Business and Finance
– to assist the Chairman and Secretary in arranging and conducting Annual and Special meetings, advise on Rule changes and plan strategies with regard to relationships with the club and club officials, and government and quasi-government authorities. Also, to provide budgets and cost variances and to advise on funds that can be made available for any suggested projects. The Finance committee will work with all committee chairs to establish, where required, authorised expenditure levels.
Chair: George Lee, elected member
David Beck, elected member;
Mike Thompson, elected member;
John Pearson, Secretary and co-opted member.
Membership, Communication and Marketing
- to grow membership through increased retention rates and active recruitment of new members, to keep the Trust in a favourable light via the Trust website and to arrange electronic and printed communications between the Trust and members.
Chair: Steve Derbyshire, elected member;
Andy Townsend; elected members
Paul Kenton, co-opted elected member;
George Lee, elected member;
Roy Noble, invited member;
John Roddam, invited member;
Rob Bradley, co-opted member.
Note: Media relations are the joint responsibility of the Trust Chair, Vice Chair and Elected Supporter Director.
Events
– to arrange Trust functions, including formal dinners, informal get-togethers and city and area forums
Chair: Chris Ashton, elected member;
Mike Thompson, elected member;
Jean Foster, co-opted member;
Fran Martin, invited member.
Community
– to provide support for community activities associated with Trust initiatives or with initiatives being carried out in association with the Club.
Chair: Kevin Clayton, elected member;
Duncan Bayes, elected member;
Mike Attwood, co-opted member.
