To: Friends of the Ropewalk Community Garden.
EGM for Ropewalk (Southampton, UK)
Request that the management Committee agree to an EGM held at a time and location to suit all stakeholders and members.
"On receipt of a written demand from at least 20 per cent of the Membership, the Secretary must call an EGM, which must be held no more than 28 days after receipt of the demand."
According to the original constitution which has never been legally superceded.
Why is this important?
The chair of the management Committee is leaving in August.
The new constitution (brokered in 2013) is not legally binding.
Last years AGM was not held in accordance with the new or the old constitution.
The Ropewalk Garden is an important community asset which is challenging to run and needs full support from all sections of the cities community to function effectively.
An EGM would enable us to change our culture and overcome the factionality which hampers us from engaging more effectively with the public.
We need long term committed volunteers to be hands on in both committee and gardening and community liason roles. We need to adhere to the requirements of the covenant with the council and our constitution.
An EGM would mean we can move on from the past and forge new connections ensuring the garden has a future.
