ICU Board invalidating received motions
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:50 pm
Under "Invalid motions received" the ICU board have no right to invalidate the motion by Kilcullen Canoe Club.
Not to recognise this as a valid motion could open the ICU up to another legal challenge. And I have no doubt the ICU would lose.
I'm sick and tired of these sorts of games.
Here are the rules as set out in the ICU articles of association:ICU wrote:The following three items were received in time for the closing date set out for the receipt of motions but were ruled invalid for the reasons stated –
Item 1 – Submitted By Kilcullen Canoe Club:
At a meeting of Kilcullen Canoe Club, held on November 2, 2011, a motion of no confidence in the executive of Canoeing Ireland, was passed.
This does not constitute a motion it records a fact that Kilcullen Canoe Club had a meeting at which they voted on a motion of no confidence.
The motion meets the requirements in Article 19(iv). And Article 19(v) only gives the ICU board the right to "alter or amend any motion". The ICU board do not have the power to invalidate motions. In fact the spirit of Article 19(v) is meant so that clubs don't have to have a law degree to submit a motion. The ICU should have simply amended this motion to what its clearly trying to be, a motion of no confidence in the executive of Canoeing Ireland.ICU Articles of Assocation wrote:Article 19...
(iv) A motion may be put forward by any two members provides (i) it deals with a single subject (ii) it is notified to the Secretary in writing not less than 21 days before the Annual Delegate Meeting (iii) it is approved by the Board or an Affiliated Club and it is duly countersigned by the Chairman of the Board or the Affiliated Club which approved the motion.
(v) The Board may alter or amend any motion which offends against the Articles of the Union but not otherwise, and may composite any two or more motions which, in the opinion of the Board constitutes in substance the same motion or which deals with the same subject matter and is to the same effect. The Board shall inform, in writing, any Affiliated Club whose motion is altered, amended or composited in accordance with this article and shall then arrange for the final Annual Delegate Meeting agenda to be prepared and made public not later than 14 days before the commencement of an Annual Delegate Meeting.
Not to recognise this as a valid motion could open the ICU up to another legal challenge. And I have no doubt the ICU would lose.
I'm sick and tired of these sorts of games.