The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held online on Monday 8th July at 8pm.
Committee Members
POSITION | APPOINTEE |
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President | Chris Ingold |
Vice-President | Sonika Balyan |
Secretary | Stuart Bettiss |
Treasurer | Mathew Utting |
General Committee Members | Jennie Florez Francois Grobler |
Draft meeting minutes are below.
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- Welcome
- Apologies
Attendees: | Mathew Utting, Melissa Gilbert, Tamara Price, Ben Frayle, Chris Ingold, Jennie Florez, Francois Grobler, Sonika Balyan, Stuart Bettiss |
Apologies: | none |
Proxies: | none |
- Quorum Check
Quorum is 10% of members – quorum was present – 9 of 63 current members attended.
- Acceptance of the previous AGM Minutes
Previous Minutes from 17th July 2023 were read.
o Motion: Acceptance of last AGM minutes from 17th July 2023
Moved by Chris Ingold and seconded by Jennie Florez. Motion Passed.
- Committee Report
- President’s Report
- Board to Death has replaced Audacious Games as regular event
- Games After Dark has started
- 2 high profile events, Melbourne International Games Week and Dramhack
- 10th Anniversary of MeepleCon
- Thanks for retiring long term committee members Melissa Gilbert and Tamara Price
- Secretary’s Report
- 82 active members – most membership ever
- The committee was able to meet 18 times
- Improving our communication systems
- Already have 63 paid members for the new membership year
- Treasurer’s Report
- The 2023/24 period saw growth from Special Events (Big Games Night Out [Melbourne International Games Week] and Dreamhack) and increased memberships.
- The association has cash reserves of $22,874.36 (up from $15,746.83 as at 30 June 2023) with $0 liabilities.
Income and Expenditure
![Income and Expenditure 2023/24](https://meeples.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/balance-sheet-1024x650.png)
- Acceptance of the association’s financial statements for 2023-2024
o Motion: Acceptance of committee reports and Financial Statement
Moved by Matt Utting and seconded by Chris Ingold. Motion Passed.
- Election of Committee
- Election of President
- Chris Ingold nominated by Jennie Florez, seconded by Francois Grobler.
Chris Ingold was elected unopposed.
- Election of Vice President
- Sonika Balyan nominated by Chris Ingold, seconded by Jennie Florez.
Sonika Balyan was elected unopposed.
- Election of Secretary
- Stuart Bettiss nominated by Jennie Florez, seconded by Francois Grobler.
Stuart Bettiss was elected unopposed.
- Election of Treasurer
- Mathew Utting nominated by Tamara Price, seconded by Chris Ingold.
Mathew Utting was elected unopposed.
- Election of General Committee Members
- Jennie Florez nominated by Chris Ingold, seconded by Francois Grobler.
- Francois Grobler nominated by Jennie Florez, seconded by Stuart.
Motion: Accept Jennie and Francois as general committee members, Chris and Francois
Motion passed.
- Membership Fee 2024/2025 Year
Membership | Fee |
Full 2025/2026 year | $55 |
Post MeepleCon 2025/2026 | $35 |
Post BunnyCon 2025/2026 and Full year 2026/27 | $70 |
o Motion: Fees for 2025/26 year as proposed in table above.
Moved by Chris Ingold and seconded by Francois. Motion Passed.
- General Business
- None
- Closure