WikiConference UK 2012/AGM Minutes

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Resolutions

  1. Change of name: passed with 2 votes against and 4 abstentions
  2. Registration in Scotland: passed with 1 vote against and 5 abstentions
  3. Increasing the term of Board members: passed with 46 votes in favour, 10 against and 5 abstentions
  4. Membership fees: passed without objection (1 abstention)
  5. Appoint Board members: passed without objection (2 abstentions)
  6. Approve 2011 accounts: passed without objection (7 abstentions)
  7. Approve 2012 accounts: withdrawn
  8. Re-appoint auditors: passed without objection (6 abstentions)

Please note that for all resolutions except number 3, the actual tally of votes in favour was not kept as the show of hands and number of proxy votes given to the Tellers was sufficient to show an overwhelming majority in favour.

Election of Board members

The number of votes given for each candidate was as follows:

Christopher Keating 52
Michael Peel 50
Ashley Van Haeften 49
Joscelyn Upendran 48
John Byrne 46
Roger Bamkin 46
Doug Taylor 40
Steve Virgin 38
Saad Choudri 34
Roshana Gammampila 27
Katie Chan 26
Alison Fayers-Kerr 11
Christopher Allen 10
Thomas Nichols 6
Gary Hayes 2
Junior Campbell 1

The total number of votes cast was 61, and therefore candidates required a minimum of 31 votes to be eligible for election.

Therefore Christopher Keating, Michael Peel, Ashley Van Haeften, Joscelyn Upendran, John Byrne, Roger Bamkin and Doug Taylor have been duly elected to serve as Directors of Wikimedia UK.

Full minutes will be uploaded shortly.