THE LEEDS ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS
Minutes of the Council Meeting held at 7.00pm on Thursday 4th Sept 2014 at Headingley Golf Club.
1. Attendance. A. Kibler (President) in the chair with J. Aldersley, A. Rogers, I. Scholes, M. Murray, J. Bentley, K. Hegarty, B. Yates and J. Shergill
2. Apologies for absence. G. Toulson, J. McClarty and I. Blakeley.
3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting, dated 5th June 2014 were,approved. AK to re-print and sign.
4. Matters Arising. None at this moment in time.
5. Treasurers Report. JB presented his report on our accounts to date, as well as handing out several expense payments.
Current account
Transactions.
Debits £2261 for Golf day
Credits Golf £252
21/2 % Consolidated stock £3.73
Golf £1306.00
Golf £115.00
Cash account Balance £18.41
Debits £15.00 Room hire for extra Council meeting
Credits £5.00 Subs.
6. Church Reading & Commemorative Plaque. AK presented the e-mail received from Tony regarding the change in wording proposed by the new Diocese. It was agreed by all that the first option would be best suited for our plaque. AK to feed this information back to tony. AK also brought to the council’s attention that Tony is to retire in October. The actual date being the 12th October. All agreed we should present a Rose bowl or similar glass item, engraved with a commemorative message. AK & KH said they would look into this.
7. Correspondence. AK said he had contacted all members by e-mail or direct letter, to ask certain questions regarding our programme, dinner etc. A copy of the letter was presented to all council members. AK commented that this was not sent to council members as the content had already been discussed at previous meetings. AK said he had received both good & bad feedback to date but would present this feedback for assessment at a later date.
8. Membership. MM presented 2 new member applications, which were of course nominated and seconded by the council. These were Alan Harris and Andrew Harris.
9. Current Programme. The current programme was presented by AK with only Dec & Jan left to fill. AK suggested that the proposed visit to the Fire Extinguisher factory go ahead but to combine it with a quiz night (on fire Extinguishers) in the local pub afterwards. BY to contact the company regarding going ahead. BY also commented regarding a daytime visit to either JCB or Caterpillar in May. All agreed this was a good idea. BY to follow up. AR will go ahead and book the room at Cleckheaton for the full programme.
10. Ladies Evening. AK previously asked all to ask their wives what they would like to do for the ladies evening. BY suggested a trip on the Worth Valley Railway, which would have to be a weekend. AK suggested a theatre evening. AR suggested a photographic presentation by a world travelled council member! AK asked all to give it more thought and for it to be discussed further
11. Website. It was agreed by all that GT continues to do an excellent job.
12. Journal. Nothing to report.
13. Golf. MM commented that the dinner representation was a little erratic. Stating that not all sat down together. Replies were that with the staggered finishing times it was hard to control. With limited time left on the evening we were unable to discuss further.
14. Annual Dinner. It was decided by all that we should look for an alternative venue. AK suggested looking for a venue to the York side of Leeds as we have quite a few members out there. All agreed that the format and price should remain the same. All agreed to have the dinner on either Friday 17th or Saturday 18th April. It was also discussed how we should continue with the speaker, with a general view that it must be someone entertaining.
15. Any other Business. With nothing else to discuss and no time left before dinner. AK closed the meeting.
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