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ASSOCIATION OF MARINE SURVEYORS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting Saturday, February 11th, 2006 At: The Executive Plaza Hotel, North Road, Coquitlam, B.C. |
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In Attendance:
Alistair Beaton (President) Capt. Andrew Korek Capt. Donald Tranter Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones Capt. Augustine Rebello Capt. Tom McLean Capt. Ralph D’Rozario Cecil Noronha Dave Atkins David Smiley George Patterson Ken Rorison Patrick Haliburton Philip Oldham Richard Smith Roy Sluyter Sid Pearce Tim Amy
Guests:
Capt. Garth Morris Capt. Lloyd Mendonsa Ram Sudama
Apologies:
David Telfer Darryl Martins
1) Call to Order
Alistair Beaton called the meeting to order at 11:00 hours.
2) Agenda
Alistair Beaton presented the Agenda for the Meeting and asked the members if anyone had items to add to the agenda. No items were added.
Motion to adopt the agenda – Capt. Donald Tranter Seconded – Capt. Augustine Rebello Voted – All in favour
3) Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Alistair Beaton read the minutes of the previous AGM held February 12th, 2005.
Pat Haliburton pointed out that his name should have been included in the list of Apologies for that Meeting. The point was noted and corrections made accordingly.
Alistair Beaton then called for a motion to accept the minutes of the previous AGM.
Motion to accept – Capt. Ralph D’rozario Seconded – Richard Smith Voted: All in favour
4) Matters arising from the last AGM:
There were no matters arising from the previous AGM.
5) Executive Highlights / Director’s Reports:
- President’s Report:
The President, Alistair Beaton presented his Annual Report to the Members in which he emphasized the objective and Mission Statement of the AMSBC. He also presented “three of many good reasons to make the effort to keep the AMSBC going strong into the future.”
In his Report, the President thanked individual Members and the Executive Committee for their commitment and efforts to enhance the profile of the AMSBC within the Association and the Industry.
The detailed Report is available on the Association website www.amsbc.org
- IT and Website Report:
Richard Smith gave a brief summary on the Association Website and demonstrated the functioning of the various links via the interactive conference screen set up for the Seminar.
Members are encouraged to contribute to the website by sending in subject matter and/or photos of interest to the Association.
The possibility of providing links to Members’ personal websites is being considered, depending on feedback from said Members.
- Membership Director’s Report:
Pat Haliburton reported that there had been 15 general enquiries for membership during the year. 7 of these had submitted the required documents for approval. In 5 cases, the documents submitted were short of the requirement and 2 cases were being considered.
- Treasurer’s Report / Financial Report:
Roy Sluyter read the Treasurer’s Report and Financial Statement for the year ending January 31st 2006.
In keeping with the current trends and expenses, the Annual Dues for Members is now $210.00 and $105.00 for Probationary and Inactive Members. This is the first time in 10 years that the Annual Dues has been increased.
6) Acceptance of the Financial Report:
Motion to accept: Philip Oldham Seconded: Dave Atkins Voted: All in favour
7) Committee Reports:
None
8) Old Buisness:
None
9) New Buisness:
None
10) Election of Office Bearers:
Capt. Ieuan Lampshire-Jones handed out the Nomination list to Members present. As per the by-laws, he then called for Nominations from the floor (3 times). There were no Nominations from the floor and a short recess was called from around 11:40 hours to 12:00 hours while Members cast their votes.
After the short recess, votes were counted and the following Members were elected.
Alistair Beaton Capt. Andrew Korek Cecil Noronha Roy Sluyter Pat Haliburton
The elected Members had a brief meeting to elect the President and Vice-President.
Alistair Beaton was elected as President of the Association and Capt. Andrew Korek was elected as Vice-President.
Capt. Donald Tranter, Capt. Ralph D’Rozario and Richard Smith were nominated as Directors at large and it was decided that the Duties of Office Bearers would be continued form the previous year.
11) Repeal of any Association Rules:
None
12) Close of Meeting at 12:15 hours:
Motion to adjourn: Capt. Donald Tranter Seconded: Philip Oldham Voted: All in favour
Speaker / Presentation and Luncheon:
Following the AGM, Capt. Ralph D’Rozario spoke of his experience in conducting Warranty Surveys, specifically in the Marine Offshore Industry. The slide presentation was interesting and informative and some Members stated that they would like to have more information.
The presentation was rudely interrupted by the Hotel’s fire alarm which turned out to be false but left Members with an abbreviated version of the Warranty Survey in the Marine Offshore Industry.
A sit down luncheon was served during the presentations and enjoyed by all present.
Following the presentation on Warranty Surveys, Richard Smith presented a short video on The British Columbia Pilots which was appreciated by all.
The AGM drew to a close around 14:15 hours after the video was over. The general opinion was that the meeting had been a success and Members congratulated each other while gradually dispersing from the venue. It was hoped that the same could be repeated, if not bettered; each year.
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