Proposed Amendments to Regional Council Standing Orders

The following amendments to the standing orders were carried at the Regional Council AGM.

1. Amendments to standing orders (proposed by Regional Council Executive)

DELETE Clause 21. “Once agreed, these standing orders can only be changed at an AGM and by 2/3rds majority.”

And REPLACE WITH new Clause 21. “Branches and the Regional Council Executive may submit amendments to these standing orders. Such amendments shall be submitted to the Regional Council Executive meeting in January for debate at the AGM in February, or to the Regional Council Executive meeting in July for debate at the Regional Council meeting in August. Amendments to these standing orders require a two-thirds majority to be passed.

2. Venue for Regional Council meetings (proposed by Regional Council Executive)

In Clause 3, DELETE “150 Ossulston Street, Somers Town”, and REPLACE WITH “St. Aloysius Social Centre, Phoenix Road, London”

3. Timing of Regional Council Executive meetings (proposed by Regional Council Executive)

In Clause 10, DELETE “16:30” and REPLACE WITH “16:00”

4. New Officers’ positions (proposed by Regional Council Executive)

[Each to be voted on separately]

In Clause 5, ADD:

  • Website Officer
  • Publicity Officer
  • Training Officer
  • Social Events Organiser

An amendment to create a Health & Safety Co-ordinator did not achieve the required two-thirds majority.

5. Regional Council voting (proposed by LU Engineering branch)

That this branch submits an amendment to the Regional Council Standing Orders Voting System. This branch believes that a system should be used that is proportional to the size of the Branch instead of one vote per branch. The system we propose would give each branch a minumum of 1 vote. Additional votes are given for every 500 members above a benchmark of 500 (as per that years statement of membership) ie a branch with 1000 members would have two votes, a branch with 1500, 3 etc. These votes would by additonal cards retained by the Regional Secretary.

Amendment from Regional Council Executive:

ADD That accordingly, the Standing Orders be amended as follows:

In Clause 6, DELETE “branches” and insert “delegates. Each branch shall be entitled to one delegate for each full 500 members of the branch (as per that year’s statement of membership), with a minimum of one delegate per branch.”

In Clause 12, DELETE “branches” and insert “delegates”.

Please note that in submitting this resolution, it is not the Regional Council Executive’s intention to offer support or endorsement to the resolution from LU Engineering branch, but rather to include the actual standing order change that would facilitate the resolution if it were passed.