The Constitution
During the course of 2016 the Federation has reviewed its constitution. The review review was undertaken in three parts
Stage 1 – COMPLETED June 2016
Stage 2 – COMPLETED AND APPROVED at the October Executive Meeting 2016
Stage 3 – COMPLETED AND APPROVED at the December Executive Meeting 2016
Apart from a complete new “look and structure” of the constitution the following are the key changes:-
The constitution was approved at the AGM on 12th March 2017.
Stage 1 – COMPLETED June 2016
- Identification of headings under which to structure the existing constitution
- Allocate existing constitution rules/paragraphs to a possible heading WITHOUT changing any content
- Recommend changing some terminology for simplicity or improvement of understanding
Stage 2 – COMPLETED AND APPROVED at the October Executive Meeting 2016
- Revise wording/content of Constitution to reflect headings agreed in Stage 1
Stage 3 – COMPLETED AND APPROVED at the December Executive Meeting 2016
- To review the structure and format of the Executive to meet the ongoing needs of the Federation.
Apart from a complete new “look and structure” of the constitution the following are the key changes:-
- Consolidation of the roles of Social Secretary and Conference Secretary into one new role – Events Secretary
- Consolidation of the roles of Archivist and Portfolio into a single role – Archivist/Portfolio Secretary
- Reduce the number of Ordinary members from 8 to 6
- Membership of a N&EMPF Club shall be deemed to have lapsed if not paid by 28th February of the year in respect of which such subscription was due. (changed from 31st March)
The constitution was approved at the AGM on 12th March 2017.
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