Minutes of the 116th

Annual General Meeting

 of the North Suburban Sports Club Incorporated,

held in the clubrooms on Tuesday the 25^th of October 2011.

Chair

The Chairman, Mr. N. Anderson occupied the Chair and welcomed members who were in attendance and declared the meeting open at 7pm .

Apologies

J.Venturato, K.& R Truscott, D.Denny, I.& B Graham, P.& J Sheehan, P.Pearson, K.Dann, H.Mair, S.Deed, B.Burns, B.Anderson

Confirmation of minutes

Moved  G.Foster  2^nd D.Walker that the minutes of the 115^th Annual General Meeting

held 26^th October 2010 be confirmed - carried

Annual Report

Moved A.Diggerson  2^nd G.Foster that the Annual Report for 20010/11 be confirmed-

Carried unanimously

Treasurer’s Report

The Treasurer, Mr M. Perrett presented the Financial Statement for the year ended June 2011.

The Treasurer gave an overview of the expenses in particular to :-

Repairs & Maintenance being less than previous year but still high due to the age of the building and building regulations. Members expense ($12,716 above previous year) and Gaming Income 11% down from previous year..

Treasurer also informed members that all other expenses were well controlled by the General Manager. 

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Moved M.Perrett   2^nd G.Foster carried

Election of Office Bearers for 20011/2012

The results are:

Chairman                     -           N.Anderson    unopposed        2 years

Director                       -           K.Stringer       unopposed         2 years

Director                       -           B.Horne          unopposed         2 years

Director                       -           P.Grech           unopposed         2 years

Office bearers are as follows:

Chairman                     Neil Anderson

Vice Chairman             Pat Kirby

Treasurer                     Michael Perrett

Directors                      Peter Grech

                                      Keith Stringer

                                      Godfrey Gilmour

                                      Brian Horne

General Business

 The Chairman gave the Members an overview of what may occur with the introduction of Mandatory Pre-Commitment should the Gillard  Government agree with Independent MP Mr Wilkie. The Chairman explained that it would mean that every person who would like to play a few dollars must be registered.

 A number of options have been mentioned by various Independent Members of Parliament and the Opposition Party.-

      a) Mandatory Pre-Commitment

      b) Voluntary Pre-Commitment

      c) Credit Reduction

      d) Trial Period

Members were also informed that in August 2012 Tatts will no longer be the clubs Gaming Provider. (Mercury will   be the clubs Gaming Provider)

The Chairman thanked Peter Grech (Director) for his continuous involvement in keeping abreast of pre-commitment  and Gaming in General. M.Perrett (Treasurer) and V. Comito (Clubs Accountant) were also thanked for the Clubs       Financial Control.

 Administration Manager Chantal, Duty Managers Mick, Faye & Ann plus our casual staff were also thanked.

 Vice Chairman (P.Kirby) recommended to the members that Bernard O’Connor and Stan Rawlings be offered Life Membership. 

P.Kirby presented a brief history as to why the Board recommended both gentlemen be presented with the honor of becoming Life Members.

Bernard O’Connor was recommended for service rendered in the past in    particular during his term as Clubs President between 1983-1985.

Stan Rawlings was presented with Life Membership for his 50 years continuous membership.   

Meeting closed 7:45pm

The Chairman invited all members to join the Board for drinks and finger food.