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Wikimedia UK's 2014 AGM will coincide with [[:meta:Wikimania 2014|Wikimania]], which will take place on Saturday August 9th at 4. The Barbican will be hosting Wikimania and the AGM.
Wikimedia UK will be holding its '''2014 Annual General Meeting''' on Saturday 9 August between 4pm and 5:30pm. The AGM will take place at the [[:en:Barbican Centre|Barbican Centre]] in London, during [[:wm2014:|Wikimania 2014]]. Members of the charity who wish to attend the AGM will be able to do so even if they do not have a ticket for Wikimania.


An outline order for the AGM might be:
<s>'''If you would like to be able to vote or speak at this year's AGM, you will need to apply to be a member by midnight on 22 July 2014.''' If you apply after this date, you will not have voting rights in time for this year's AGM.</s>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Speaker !! Title
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| N/A || pre-AGM Board Meeting
|-
| Chair
| Introduction to the AGM
|-
| Secretary
| Approval of [[WikiConference UK 2013/AGM Minutes|2013 AGM minutes]]
|-
| Tellers
| Explanation of election procedure
|-
| Tellers
| [[WikiConference UK 2014/Elections|Election hustings & questions]]
|-
| Tellers
| Voting
|-
| Chair
| Board report
|-
| Treasurer
| Finance report
|-
| Secretary
| [[WikiConference UK 2014/Resolutions|Resolutions]]
|-
| Tellers
| Announcement of election results
|}


==Agenda==


Members should be provided with copies of:
'''2014 Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia UK, to be held in Frobisher Rooms 123 on the 4th floor of The Barbican Centre, London, on Saturday 9 August at 4pm.'''
* [[WikiConference UK 2013/AGM Minutes|2013 AGM minutes]]
 
* 2012-13 and 2013-14 audited accounts
1. Welcome, and introduction to the AGM (Chair)
* 2013-14 annual report
 
* Election candidate statements
2. Approval of [[WikiConference UK 2013/AGM Minutes|2013 AGM minutes]] (Secretary)
* Proposed resolutions
 
3. Board report (Chair)
 
4. Finance report (Treasurer)
 
5. Discussion of reports and the work of the charity (Chair)
 
6. [[2014 AGM/AGM Resolutions|Resolutions]] (Chair)
 
7. Explanation of election procedure (Tellers)


==Resolutions==
8. [[WikiConference UK 2014/Elections|Election hustings & questions]] (Tellers)
===Note===
None of these resolutions have yet been proposed. They are still being drafted.


;A special motion to be proposed by the board to tidy up an issue from previous AGMs
9. Voting (Tellers)
::''The Meeting hereby resolves that Art.30 (compliance with Scottish charity law), which was added to the Company's Articles by Special Resolution passed at the 2012 AGM and retrospectively sanctioned by the Charity Commission on the basis that it is deemed to be a "regulated amendment" that can only take effect with the Commission's concurrence, shall be deemed to come into effect herewith."''


;A motion to appoint board members
10. Plans for the next 12 months (Chief Executive)
::''Whereas, those [[Board|trustees]] whose term ran until 2014 have resigned effective at the end of this meeting, as required by the [[Articles of Association]]. Whereas, the [[Election Rules]] require an election of board members at this meeting.


::''This meeting resolves by Ordinary Resolution to hold an election in accordance with the Election Rules and then appoint the elected candidates as members of the Board of Trustees for the next two years.
11. Announcement of election result (Tellers)


;A motion to set membership fees
12. Closure of formal business
::''Whereas, the [[Membership Rules]] require the membership fees to be reviewed by each AGM.
::''This meeting resolves by Ordinary Resolution to maintain the membership fees unchanged for Individual Members at £5 per year and for all Member Organisations at £100 per year.


;A motion to appoint auditors
===Notes===
::''Whereas Messrs UHY Hacker Young of 22 The Ropewalk Nottingham have been appointed by the directors as auditors of the company,
Members attending the AGM will be provided with copies of:
::''This Meeting resolves to reappoint them as auditors until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.
* [[WikiConference UK 2013/AGM Minutes|2013 AGM minutes]]
* 2012-13 and 2013-14 audited accounts
* 2013-14 annual report
* Election candidate statements
* Proposed resolutions


[[Category:2014 AGM]]
[[Category:2014 AGM]]

Latest revision as of 11:09, 10 December 2014

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AGM: Elections — Resolutions
Miscellaneous: 2014 Annual Review · 2014 Annual Report · UK Wikimedian of the Year 2014 · Timeline

Wikimedia UK will be holding its 2014 Annual General Meeting on Saturday 9 August between 4pm and 5:30pm. The AGM will take place at the Barbican Centre in London, during Wikimania 2014. Members of the charity who wish to attend the AGM will be able to do so even if they do not have a ticket for Wikimania.

If you would like to be able to vote or speak at this year's AGM, you will need to apply to be a member by midnight on 22 July 2014. If you apply after this date, you will not have voting rights in time for this year's AGM.

Agenda

2014 Annual General Meeting of Wikimedia UK, to be held in Frobisher Rooms 123 on the 4th floor of The Barbican Centre, London, on Saturday 9 August at 4pm.

1. Welcome, and introduction to the AGM (Chair)

2. Approval of 2013 AGM minutes (Secretary)

3. Board report (Chair)

4. Finance report (Treasurer)

5. Discussion of reports and the work of the charity (Chair)

6. Resolutions (Chair)

7. Explanation of election procedure (Tellers)

8. Election hustings & questions (Tellers)

9. Voting (Tellers)

10. Plans for the next 12 months (Chief Executive)

11. Announcement of election result (Tellers)

12. Closure of formal business

Notes

Members attending the AGM will be provided with copies of:

  • 2013 AGM minutes
  • 2012-13 and 2013-14 audited accounts
  • 2013-14 annual report
  • Election candidate statements
  • Proposed resolutions
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