Annual General Meeting 2015 Minutes.
24 March 2016THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF EXETER
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
8th April 2015
Apologies were received from: R Price, G Brown, A Jones, M Pyke,
D Clement, J Milne.
NOTICE CONVENING THE MEETING This had been circulated to members prior to the meeting.
MINUTES OF THE 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING These were circulated to all those in attendance and approved as accurate by those present.
3. MATTERS ARISING N. Hook referred to his forward guidance at the 2014 AGM. If approved, his plan is to serve as Secretary and Consultant until the 2017 AGM. This would give ample time for CII & Exeter Institute to find a successor and/or establish an alternative way of administration. This was approved by those present.
- END OF YEAR REPORT FOR 2014/2015. The Report of the Council had been placed on the Local Institute’s Exeter website. In summary, it had been yet another record year for CPD activity and the dinner had had 251 diners, and the honour of the presence of the CII Vice President with special responsibility for local institutes, Grant Scott.
The Exeter Institute had been assessed at over 90% effective by CII, and therefor placed highly amongst local institutes. Ordinary Grant is based on performance assessment, and Exeter will receive a high grant accordingly.
The President and those in attendance approved the report as an accurate account of the year’s activity.
5. PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR 2014
The Hon. Treasurer was not able to be present. He had delivered the accounts and copies were circulated to members at the meeting.
N, Hook, in loco of the Hon Treasurer, observed that the reduction in the balance from 2013 was largely due to the phasing out of the Special Grant, which is CII policy. Despite the lower balance of £7,000, the financial state of the Exeter funds was generally healthy.
- ELECTION OF COUNCIL AND OFFICERS FOR 2014/2015
(a) President
Mr. Mark Fowles accepted the nomination and was elected unanimously.
(b) Deputy President
The President announced the nomination of Matthew Pyke, and this nomination was passed unanimously.
(c) Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents are elected only if they remain in active business life and are resident in the area, together with previously elected Honorary Vice Presidents in recognition of service. The following were re-elected on a proposal from the President and seconded by N. Hook:
Mrs. H Jones, R. Langham, J. Cox, G. Brown, D. Clement,
Mrs. S. Jane, J. Milne, P. Smith, together with Honorary Vice Presidents, M. Coupland, P. Fry and R Lloyd.
(d) Officers
(i) Secretary. N Hook said that he was willing to serve for the coming year. He was proposed by the President and seconded by Mrs S Jane
(ii) Treasurer. G. Brown had indicated his willingness to serve for the coming year and was proposed by J. Cox and seconded by N. Hook.
(iii) Education. Mrs. S. Jane was willing to serve as Education Secretary and was proposed by M. Fowles and seconded by R. Langham.
All the above were voted into office unanimously.
(e) Council
By virtue of there being two immediate past presidents in active business life within the Insurance Institute of Exeter the following were declared Members of Council,
Mrs H. Jones, R. Langham, The Vice Presidents having chosen them from amongst their numbers, the following were declared Members of Council:
J Cox. A. Jones
The following having offered themselves for the remaining posts were declared Members of Council:
D. Clement, G. Vanstone, R. Price. P. Harrison. Miss M Budd.
- ANY OTHER BUSINESS
None.
8. INVESTITURE OF THE PRESIDENT FOR 2013/2014
The President thanked members of Council for their support during her second year of presidency. She was presented with her
Past President’s badge of office by Mr. M. Fowles.
The new president then took the Chair. He looked forward to an active year in office and called for a Council meeting to be held on June 1
The president then closed the meeting.
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