Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Wednesday, 2nd September 2009 at 8.00 pm. at the Clarion Suites hotel (former Ryan hotel), Ennis Road
Present were
Michael Meaney (Chairman), Phillip Foenander (Secretary), Stephen Cowpar (Treasurer), John Alfred (PRO officer),
Ray O’Brien, Tim Dineen, Laurent Talazac, Gabriel Mirza, Darragh Griffin, Conor Griffin, Kieran Young and Christopher Young.
Absent (with apologies): Pat Hayes, John Cassidy
The meeting was declared open by the Chairman.
Minutes of the previous AGM were read out by the Chairman.
The Secretary’s Report including a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2008-09 was presented
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then presented.
The PRO officer and A team captain then read out his report and recommendations.
The Secretary then called for motions to be discussed by members present.
Motions
- 1) There was a debate on the advantages of the present club venue, such as hire cost, parking facilities and other factors being discussed. Alternative cheaper venues such as the Shannon Boat Club and the Absolute hotel were approached by the club PRO in August with no final conclusion. Although a vote was not taken, most members expressed a wish to remain at the popular Clarion Suites hotel, which will remain as our club venue for the time being
- 2) Another motion discussed was whether we should field one team or two in the Munster League to cut expenditure. It was agreed to defer this decision to see if club membership reaches a sufficient figure in the coming weeks
- 3) There was a discussion on unpaid fees by some members as reported by the Treasurer. John Alfred suggested a membership officer to collect fees although our constitution states that it is the duty of the Treasurer to collect subscriptions, as pointed out by the Chairman. Members are not eligible to participate in club competitions unless they are fully paid-up
- 4) Members then decided on a motion to abolish the Tom White O-1200 club tournament which was not completed in the last two seasons. The Tom White Cup U-1200 competition will continue to be run.
- 5) John Alfred raised some interesting points about encouraging beginners to join and absence of female members. Our club policy is that all are welcome to join and our new PRO has agreed to try a news advertisement in the Limerick Leader
- 6) John Alfred also proposed that LCC run a Weekend tournament. There were a few venues proposed and costs mentioned but no agreement was finalised.
Finally the nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Michael Meaney re-elected
Secretary – Phillip Foenander re-elected
Membership Secretary – John Cassidy (replaces Stephen Cowpar)
PRO officer – Gabriel Mirza (replaces John Alfred)
The club would like to thank Stephen Cowpar and John Alfred for their service to the club during the past season and welcome our newly elected committee members, John Cassidy and Gabriel Mirza.
All assistance will be given to them from other members to help run the club’s activities this season.
The meeting was then closed by our Chairman.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.