2016 AGM Minutes
Held: 2016-08-10 19:30 to -21:00 at Ignite Sports in Lower Hutt
Present : Anna, Fuzzy, Guy, Walter, Rob, Kim, Gavin, Arvid, Simon
Apologies : Barry, Pru, Sue, Nicole, Jay, Anne
Officer reports
- Meeting minutes AGM 2015 read and and seconded by Walter, only open point was Gareth mentioned gear unfit for use clarification Arvid will follow up on this
- President's report read by Arvid and seconded by Rob
- Librarian's report read by Arvid
- Treasurer's report read by Anna and seconded by Simon
- SumpThink editor: ok flow of SumpShink every 2 months but reminder that it depends on articles of people on trip, Fuzzy will nominate a number from last year for entry at NZSS AGM club magazine prize in Cct
- Webmaster: only minor additions to the webpage last year no problems
- Safety officer: no major issues but good attendance at different courses, SAREX, also reminder to do some practice with our rescue gear this year
- Gear officer, secretary: no report
Election of officers
- Simon propose Arvid as President unanimously elected
- Kim happy to be Secretary, unanimously elected
- Arvid proposed Anna as Treasurer unanimously elected
- Arvid as Gear officer nominated by Gav, unanimously elected
- Arvid happy to run Library, unanimously elected
- Guis nominated Simon as webmaster unanimously elected
- Arvid nominated Gavin as Safety coordinator, unanimously elected
- Walter, Rob, Guy happy to be committee members unanimously elected
- Barry proposed to keep subs the same, seconded by Simon
Other business:
- Discussion that a new projector and small sound system would be good for club nights, Guis and Arvid will look for options and report to comitte
- Grandparent scheme to be discussed at committee meeting after Justin not being in Wellington again
Club night topics :
- Kieran movie about Mt Owen expedition Sept Arvid
- Guy about caving in Switzerland - Oct
- Rescue rigging night if weather is good in park otherwise might switch with Jan Gavin, Barry Nov
- Movie about Romanian cave which was sealed Million years ago - Jan Arvid and Guis
- Mina Blasta geology Gavin , late 2017
Trips :
- Pio Pio - November Kim to organize but need a cave guide
- Megamania expedition : Working date week Jan 23 wellington anniversary week Arvid
- Hawkes Bay revisit hook up with local cavers Arvid but support needed maybe Simon, Barry
- Guis to organize beginners trip maybe Makuri but support needed
- Plunge Pool for club members who haven't done it - early Summer weather depending Arvid