2012

Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on 15 September 2012

 

Directors in Attendance:

 

Dinah McDonald                     Chair

Pearl Brown                            Treasurer

David McKenzie                      Secretary

David Eaglesham                   

Victor Sandall

 

Members in Attendance:

 

Teresa Lenton

Ann Campbell

Michael McDonald

 

Apologies

 

Evelyn Boyd

Billy King

Jim Aitchison

Jean Maskell

Councillor Bruce Marshall                  Argyll & Bute Council

 

Minutes of last AGM

 

The minutes of the last AGM held on 3 September 2011 were proposed by David McKenzie, seconded by Dinah McDonald and adopted.

 

Chair Report

 

Dinah McDonald reported on the activities of the Trust since last AGM.

 

The major activities of the Trust during 2011 were:

 

Expanding the Paths group. A grant was applied for and awarded from FCS for guided walks and dry stone wall repairs. This funding was not received until 2012.

 

A very successful walks programme led to the formation of a walking group.

 

Members attended training on paths maintenance, and became part of the Paths in the Park initiative.

 

Contribution to the ongoing costs of the community newsletter Lochs 'n Glens.

 

Ongoing support for the tubs of flowers - Village in Bloom Initiative

 

Ongoing support for maintenance of Graham's Point.

 

Representation on other community groups by members of the Trust - e.g. Kilmun Community Council, Argyll Mausoleum Ltd, Board of LLTNP.

 

Represented on the steering group for a new action plan for the area. Seeking to obtain funding for this.

 

Involvement in the consultation for the new LLTNP plan

 

Continued guidance to Argyll Mausoleum Limited.

 

Treasurer’s Report 

 

Pearl Brown presented the report of the Trust finances through end of December 2011.

 

David McKenzie proposed the adoption of the Treasurer’s report; this was seconded by David Eaglesham and adopted.

 

Appointment of Directors  

 

The Constitution of the Trust requires that one third of directors retire annually, although they can stand for re-election. The following Directors retired as per the Trust Memorandum & Articles of Association:

 

Pearl Brown

David McKenzie

Dinah McDonald

Victor Sandall

 

All of the retiring Directors indicated that they would be prepared to stand for re-election. Teresa Lenton proposed that the following members be elected as Directors:

 

Pearl Brown

David McKenzie

Dinah McDonald

Victor Sandall

 

The motion was seconded by David Eaglesham and approved unanimously.

 

Next AGM     

 

The next AGM will be held on Saturday 7 September 2013.