Annual Conference 2011 AGM Minutes
Minutes of the Wikimedia UK Annual General Meeting 2011
Saturday 16 April 2011, 1-3pm
The Watershed Media Centre, Bristol, England
Present:
Current board members:
- Tom Dalton (TD)
- Mike Peel (MP) (Minutes)
- Andrew Turvey (AT) (Chair)
- Steve Virgin (SV)
New board candidates:
- Roger Bamkin (RB)
- John Byrne (JB)
- Chris Keating (CK)
- Martin Poulter (MLP)
- Ashley Van Haeften (AVH)
Also:
- Teller: James Farrar (JF)
- Additional members (in person and by proxy) and non-members
Welcome and introduction
AT welcomed those present to the AGM.
Election Hustings and Voting
Each of the eight candidates for the new Board gave a short statement, followed by a series of questions asked by members to all of the board candidates.
Ballot papers were distributed to members and returned to the teller (JF) for counting.
Approval of minutes
MP presented the minutes of the 2009 AGM and 2010 AGM for approval by the members present. They were both unanimously approved by the members via a show of hands.
Board Report
AT presented a report to the board. This consisted of:
- The summary of the chapter at File:WMUK Summary, WikiConference UK 2011.pdf
- The accounts through to 31 January 2010, at File:Wikimedia UK accounts 31 January 2010.pdf
- The preliminary accounts through to 31 January 2011
Resolutions
Each of the five resolutions, listed at Annual Conference 2011/AGM Resolutions, were taken in turn.
1. A motion to increase the term of Board members from one to two years
This resolution was proposed by MP, and was seconded by TD. Being a special motion, it required 75% to pass. After discussion, the resolution failed to reach the requisite majority, with 16 votes (52%) in favour, 12 in opposition and 3 abstentions.
2. A motion to set membership fees
The resolution was proposed by AT and MP on behalf of the Board. The motion was passed unanimously on a show of hands.
3. A motion to appoint board members
The resolution was proposed by AT and MP on behalf of the Board and was passed unanimously on a show of hands.
4. A motion to approve the annual accounts
The resolution was proposed by AT and MP on behalf of the Board. It was modified during the meeting to only consider the 2010 accounts, as the 2011 accounts were not yet ready for approval. The modified motion was passed unanimously on a show of hands.
5. A motion to appoint auditors
The resolution was proposed by AT and MP on behalf of the Board and was passed unanimously on a show of hands.
Announcement of the election results
There were 33 votes in total in person or by proxy. Following a recount by a non-member, the teller James Farrar reported the results of the Board election.
| Candidate | Affirmative Votes | % | Elected |
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| Roger Bamkin | 30 | 91% | 
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| Martin Poulter | 28 | 85% |
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| Andrew Turvey | 26 | 79% |
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| Ashley Van Haeften | 26 | 79% |
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| Chris Keating | 25 | 76% |
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| Michael Peel | 24 | 73% |
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| Steve Virgin | 23 | 70% |
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| John Byrne | 22 | 67% | 
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As per the Election Rules, RB, CK, MP, MLP, AT, AVH and SV were elected as they had received the seven highest number of votes and all seven received more than 50% affirmation vote.
As Tom Dalton did not stand for re-election, he officially resigned from the Board with effect from the end of the meeting.
The meeting formally closed at 3:00pm.