{"id":7508,"date":"2014-04-18T18:45:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T17:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=7508"},"modified":"2014-04-18T18:45:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T17:45:32","slug":"ihbc-agm-edinburgh-6-june-elections-and-proxy-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=7508","title":{"rendered":"IHBC AGM, Edinburgh 6 June: Elections and proxy votes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the IHBC will be able to vote by proxy this year as the 2014 AGM sets the basis for our governance to become \u2018digitally compliant\u2019 under new arrangements and constitutional amendments recently approved by the IHBC Council, so if you cannot attend our AGM in Edinburgh you can vote to support the updated Articles of Association and nominations using our new Proxy form.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHBC President Trefor Thorpe, who has been leading the review of our constitutional processes, said: \u2018We are offering a new proxy voting system to ensure that all full members have the opportunity to have their voice heard and their opinions counted, whether or not they attend that epicentre of our governance system, the Annual General Meeting (AGM).\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018It would\u00a0be fantastic, of course, if as many members as possible were able to attend the AGM but in order for us to be properly democratic we have to ensure that our decisions there are based on the majority view of as many of our members as possible. Our recent survey highlighted just how important the AGM is to our members’ sense of participation in the IHBC so it’s hugely appropriate that we should be making these structural and constitutional changes now.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018We are also recommending amendments to our existing constitution to enable online voting for contested executive posts. Those changes won’t come in until we have changed our Articles of Association but, in the meantime, we have agreed an online voting system that we can call on when needed.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018The currently proposed changes put forward for approval at the AGM were necessary to meet our immediate needs and potential challenges but they are a precursor to and underpin the more fundamental overhaul of our constitution and, amongst other things and as appropriate, our governance structure, that we can expect in 2015.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC\u2019s past Chair Jo Evans, who helped oversee the early plans for these changes, said: \u2018I\u2019m delighted that we\u2019re now able to offer our members constitutional arrangements that are fully compliant with the kind of democratic election processes that we expect today.\u00a0 These have taken time to co-ordinate, but it does mean that we are ready now to accommodate any structural changes in the future.\u2019<\/p>\n

Download IHBC President Trefor Thorpe\u2019s introduction to the Council\u2019s recommended revisions to the IHBC\u2018s Articles of Association\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Download your Proxy Form HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Details on election processes are carried in each of our member e-letters, which are posted HERE<\/a>.\u00a0 At present there are no contested posts.<\/p>\n

AGM papers will be arriving in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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