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6.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
6.1
The Committee must hold at least two meetings each year - preferably one in
early June
and another in
mid-December
of each year.
6.2
A
quorum
at the
meeting
is
five members
.
6.3
A Committee meeting may be held either in person or through electronic
means agreed by the Committee in which all participants may communicate with
all other participants.
6.4
The precedence of chairing the meeting will be in the order: Chairman, Vice-
Chairman, General Secretary, Treasurer, PR Officer, Assistant General Secretary
and Assistant Treasurer.
6.5
Every issue may be determined by a simple majority of the votes cast at a
Committee meeting but a resolution which is in writing and signed by all members
of the Committee is also as valid as a resolution passed at a meeting; and for this
purpose the resolution may be contained in more than one document and will be
treated as passed on the date of the last signature.
6.6
Except for the Chairman of the meeting, who has a second or casting vote,
every Committee member has one vote on each issue.
7.
POWERS OF COMMITTEE
7.1
The Committee has the following powers in the administration of the
Association:
(a)
To identify, approach and appoint all Honorary as well as Associate
members.
(b)
To delegate any of their functions to branch sub-committees consisting of
two or more members appointed by them (but at least one member of every
sub-committee must be a committee member) and all proceedings of sub-
committees must be reported to the Committee.
(c)
To make Standing Orders consistent with this Constitution to govern
proceedings at general meetings.
(d)
To make rules consistent with this Constitution about the Committee and
sub-committees.