Present:
Dave Dann, Maggie Stewart, Esther Mann, Anne Tucker, Charles
Mossman, Sarah Green, Dee Ross, Rebecca O'Sullivan, Jennifer
Denford, Simon O'Sullivan, Tim Harris, John Craythorne, Doreen
Mullen, Polly Kirby, Nicola Frost, Gerald Conyngham, Imogen May,
Emma Mitchell, Cathy Wathen, Alan Murray, Michelle Lock, John Ross
(Town council), Mel Harvey (CAG).
Apologies:
John Everitt, Lucy Smart, Emma Martin, James Martin, Sue Brown,
Frances Anson.
Minutes of the previous meeting
The minutes were approved.
Treasurers Report
Anne Tucker presented a summary of the audited accounts to 31st December
2017 which showed an overall balance of £4,412.93. We are grateful
to Peter Moffatt for once again auditing the accounts.
Group Reports
Representatives of action groups presented a summary of the
year's events.
Sarah Green reported on the Core Group and thanked Ian Beech,
Tim King and Peter Mason for their help with the "Song for
Crediton" at CredFest last year.
Sarah also outlined the reason for this "Special" AGM: For
the past couple of years it has been evident that while some groups
in Sustainable Crediton are thriving, as a whole we are struggling
to get volunteers. There has been much discussion in the Core Group
on how to resolve this which were summarised as 3 options:
- Death: dissolution of Sustainable Crediton - a
last resort which no-one wanted!
- Dormancy: maintaining the status quo but with
the Core Group reverting to a minimalist admin role
- Re-Birth: actively re-energising the
organisation, possibly by consolidating Action Groups into a single
'Ideas Hub' with an informal, monthly meet-up.
A majority decision was taken by the Core Group last year in
favour of "Dormancy" with agreement to raise this for further
discussion at this Special AGM.
Discussion of future opportunities
Charles Mossman and Mel Harvey facilitated a discussion about
member's motivations for being involved in Sustainable Crediton and
the roles immediately required.
Election of Core Group and Officers
Three members were standing down from their roles in the core
group at the SAGM: Sarah Green, (Chair) Charles Mossman (Vice
Chair) and Anne Tucker (Treasurer). Sam Robbins, Mick Dumper, Anton
Massey and John Downes stood down earlier in the year.
The following people were elected unanimously:
- Chair: Dee Ross
- Treasurer: Esther Mann
- Secretary: Emma Mitchell
The following people volunteered for additional roles:
- Newsletter and Membership Coordinator: John
Craythorne
- Social Media Coordinator: Michelle Lock
- Web Editors: Charles Mossman, Sarah Green,
Anne Tucker and Nicola Frost
- Town Council representative: John Ross
- Action group representatives: Dee Ross (Food
Group), Esther Mann (Waste), John Craythorne (Wood group). All
other groups are inactive.
This completed the basic compliment of roles, though other help
may be required and can be co-opted at a later date.
Other Business
Charles Mossman, Anne Tucker were thanked for their many and
exceptional years of service on the core group for Sustainable
Crediton. Charles and Anne were presented with bespoke awards
designed & supplied by More Creative. Sarah Green was thanked
for her service as Chair and especially for the recent work in
preparation of the new constitution.
All those who volunteered for the core group were thanked for
standing for the roles.
Constitution
The revised and simplified Constitution was presented and accepted
unanimously.
Close
The meeting closed approximately 9-30 pm.