First council meeting as President

Yesterday was my first council meeting as President. Previous Presidents have normally been Chairman of the meetings for their year. Adrian Abel set the precedent and I followed where a chair person is elected from a nominee from the council of trustees and then the remaining trustees vote for that person. Chris Sargeant was the first Chairman 2007/2008 and this year we had two nominees, Derek McKelvey and Chris Sargeant, with Chris being elected as Chairman for 2008/2009. We must ensure all our regions are represented at the council meeting. Chris said that on September 10th , our next meeting, that representatives from especially from overseas regions will be invited to participate either by conference call or video.

The day began with a training session for trustees and this was my second training session. I have personally found them to be excellent and helping with defining trustees’ responsibilities and also what does ‘public benefit’ mean and the necessary requirements for querying a charity’s investments . In fact every trustee MUST ensure they are familiar with their responsibilities. Ken McGhee offered to provide any help for those who may not have been able to attend. Please contact me if you have any problems.