AGM minutes

Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on October 18 at Shakespeare’s Head, Brighton.

1 Apologies – Rowan Dore, Claire Rigby, Naomi Marks. Present – Jemima Kiss, Adrian Colley, Fred Pipes, Virginia Bridgewater, Alex Forbes

2 New members – N Freedman, H Davies, M Townsend, J Sykes, L Appleby, T Briggs, H Way, S Underwood

3 September’s minutes were accepted

4 Treasurer Adrian Colley circulated copies of 2004/05 accounts. At the beginning of October 2005, we had £1,536.35 in the branch account.

5 Correspondence – copies of Searchlight and The Zimbabwean were circulated.

6 Election of officers. Jemima Kiss was elected chair (nominated by Virginia Bridgewater, seconded by Adrian Colley); Adrian Colley was elected secretary and treasurer (nominated by Jemima, seconded by Virginia). Virginia Bridgewater was elected as welfare officer.

7 Chapel reports. Virginia Bridgewater said many Argus staff were still keen leave. They included herself – she resigned in September.

8 ADM motions. There were no motions to be put forward for next year’s Annual Delegate Meeting. It was pointed out that the branch might have three delegates for next year’s meeting as numbers have swollen to close to 250 – beat that and the branch is entitled to send three people to the ADM.

9 No nominations to stand for the National Executive Council

10 No nominations for elections to TUC-elected bodies.

11 The branch reaffiliated to the Trade Union Friends of Searchlight at a cost of £50.

12 Christmas party. It was agreed to spend up to £300 on drinks for members attending the event. The Cricketers was viewed as the likeliest venue.