NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice of the Annual General Meeting has been sent to all Club Secretaries. Details are below:

Agenda

Wednesday 8^th June 2022 commencing 7.30pm. 

Venue, Chelmsford City Football Club, Salerno Way, Chelmsford CM1 2EH 

1. Minutes of last Annual General Meeting
2. Matter Arising
3. Adopt the Annual Report
4. Adopt the Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts
5. Election of new Clubs
6. Constitution for Season 2022/23 – Proposal that Committee given authority to agree Constitution after 1^st August 2022
7. Election of Officers and Management Committee –

i) President                                            Bob Brimacombe

ii) Vice President                                    Andy Piercy           

iii) Chairman                                           Brian Sayers

iv) Vice Chairman                                   Geoff Harwood                    

v) Secretary -                                         Martin Berry                      

vi) Assistant Secretary                           Dave Brignall                     

vii) Treasurer                                          John Watts              

viii) Fixture Secretary                             Steve Newlyn

ix Referee Appointment Secretaries        Chris Crawford &

Ryan Anderson         

x) Discipline Secretary                           Simon Marshall

xi) Governance Officer                           Eddie O’Neill          

xii) Management Committee                   Francis Mariani

                                                             Ashley Ward

                                                             Russell McGill

Election of New Officers

i) Registration Secretaries                      Fred Thickbroom & Dave Dukelow                              

8. Appointment of Auditors – Ian Box
9. Alteration of Rules – As per attachment 
10. Fix date for commencement of 2022/23 playing season(1^st September)
11.  Fix end date for playing season 2022/23 (31^st May 2021)
12.  Agree Normal Kick Off Times for Fixtures (League Games 2pm, Cup Games 1.30pm)
13.  Any Other Business – By prior notification only.

i)               Honoraria

ii) Proposal “The League Management Committee are instructed that any player having case proven of playing whilst under age must be fined £250 and registration cancelled/refused until fine paid in full. The Club they play for must also be fined £250”

Proposed Essex Veterans League Rule Changes 2022/23

Rule 18(B)(iii) Proposed by League Management Committee

Current Rule: Each Club must have at least 11 Players per team registered by 1st September of the current playing season

Proposed Rule: Each Club must have at least 16 Players per team registered by 18^th August of the current playing season

Reasons: Each year we have teams dropping out when they can’t meet the current 1^st September deadline. With these late withdrawals we cannot alter the Divisions and it creates extra work for the Fixture Secretary. By increasing the number of players required to be registered it assists the Registration Secretary in spreading their workload.

Rule 23 (E) Referee/Assistant Referee Fees Proposed by League Management Committee

Current Fee: Referee £35 Assistant Referee £25

Proposed Fee: Season 2022/23 Referee £40 Assistant Referee £30

Season 2023/24 Referee £45 Assistant Referee £35

Reasons: These fees match the new Essex FA Referee Fees cap. If we do not move to these fees we will lose Referees to Leagues that are paying them. 

Fines Tariff Proposed by League Management Committee

Previously there were fixed fines or discretionary fines. We now have to set a maximum fine for each offence. The fines below in Red are the proposed maximum fines for each rule breach. This doesn’t mean the Management Committee are looking to apply the maximum fines for breaches but purely advise what the maximum penalty we can apply.

FINES TARIFF