electronic Annual General Meeting

CLA has held its first eAGM, with all processes and necessary voting held online. Nearly 60% of members took part to produce an outstanding result, giving people throughout Australia the chance for an equal say in running the organisation. Following the eAGM, the new CLA Board re-elected Dr Kristine Klugman as President.

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Nominations for the Board, and for Notices of Motion, closed on 23 January (see full timetable below). The next phase is for members to consider the documents usually tabled at a ‘physical’ Annual General Meeting – please click on the item to read (or to download a PDF copy):

• Minutes of the 2008 AGM
• President's Report for 2008,
• Treasurer's Report for 2008, and the
• CLA Annual Report for 2008.

As a member, you’re entitled to comment on these documents, just as if you were present at a ‘physical’ AGM. Please follow the prompts if you would like to have your say.

Between Friday 6 March and Friday 27 March, members will be able to vote to signify their approval – or otherwise – of these documents. We will remind members at the time that it is important to vote: we need an email-voting quorum of at least 20% of CLA members to take part in the eAGM

As only 9 people nominated for the CLA Board (maximum 12), the 9 are elected (if they get a seconder from the membership, which is likely). You can second a nominee by clicking on their link and lodging your second. The nominees are:

• Melissa Hinson - seconded;
• Dr Kristine Klugman OAM - seconded;
• Anne Cahill Lambert AM - seconded;
• Jessica Mohr - seconded;
• Kevin Popple - seconded;
• Bill Rowlings - seconded;
• James Staples - seconded;
• Anthony Williamson - seconded;
• Lance Williamson - seconded.

Ms Hinson, if seconded, will be the new member of the Board.

Timetable:
1 Jan:   Nominations/notices of motion open
23 Jan:  Nominations/notices period closes
30 Jan:  Period for consideration/discussion of nominations, notices and eAGM documents opens
27 Feb: Consideration/discussion period closes
1 Mar:   2008 Board finalises documents for member voting
6 Mar:   Voting opens
27 Mar: Voting closes
4 April:  eAGM declaration of results/outcome by Returning Officer

CLA   AGM    Saturday 5 April 2008   Start: 4.00pm

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It was a year of initiatives, consolidation, successes and some failures – all covered in the Annual Report – but overall CLA moved forward positively in terms of both achievements and numbers. It is pleasing that there was a 30% rise in membership, but even more pleasing is the membership quality: the president and board are lucky to be able to call on the wide range of skills and expertise of such committed people.

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