Cheltenham Association Football League

League Competition Rules

6. Annual General Meeting.

(A) The Annual General Meeting shall be held no later than July 1st in each year. At this Meeting the following business shall be transacted provided that at least on third of Members are present and entitled to vote:-
i) To receive and confirm the minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting .
ii) To consider any business arising there from..
iii) To receive and adopt the Annual Reports, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Accounts.
iv) Election of Clubs to fill vacancies (as recommended by the Management Committee).
v) Constitution of the Competition for ensuing season
vi) Election of Officers, Management Committee, GFA Representatives, Life Members and Vice-Presidents.
NOTE: Only Officers of the League shall be eligible for initial appointment as GFA Representatives. Such appointment should normally be terminated if such person ceases to be an Officer of the League.
vii) Appointment of Auditors
viii) Alterations to Rules, if any (of which notice has been given).
ix) Fix the date for the commencement and conclusion of the playing season.
x) Other business of which due notice has been given and accepted as being relevant to an Annual General Meeting.

(B) A copy of the duly audited/verified Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts and Agenda shall be forwarded to each Club at least fourteen days prior to the meeting, and to the Gloucestershire Football Association.

(C) A signed copy of the duly audited Balance Sheet and statement of accounts shall be sent to the Gloucestershire Football Association within fourteen days of its adoption by the Annual General Meeting.

(D) Each full member Club or team shall be empowered to send two delegates to an Annual General Meetings and each delegate shall be entitled to one vote only. Not less than seven days notice shall be given of any meeting.

Associate Member Clubs may be represented at an Annual General Meeting in the proportion of one representative for each six Associate Member Clubs and such representatives shall exercise the powers and rights of Full Members at such meetings

(E) Clubs who have withdrawn their membership of the Competition during the season being concluded or who are not continuing membership shall be entitled to attend, but shall vote only in matters relating to the season being concluded.

(F) All voting shall be conducted by a show of voting cards, unless a ballot is demanded by at least one third of delegates qualified to vote or the Chairman so decides.

(G) No individual shall be entitled to vote on behalf of more than one Full Member Club unless the individual is also appointed to vote as a representative of a group of associate Member Clubs.

(H) Any continuing member Club failing to be represented at the Annual General Meeting without satisfactory reason being given shall be fined the sum of £15.

(I) Officers and Management Committee members shall be entitled to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting


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