Report of Council Meeting

[<<] [>>] by Ian Vincent at Hurlingham
11th October 2008 (CqE Official News)

Council met after the AGM and elected Patricia Duke-Cox as Chairman and Barry Keen as Vice-Chairman.

The following were elected to chair the Principal Standing Commiteees:

Arrangements to review the CA's banking arrangments as a matter of urgency were made.

The milage rate paid to CA members on official business was increased from 25p to 40p per mile from 1st January, 2009.

The Administration Committee was replaced by an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Committee.

Approval was given for Phase II of the restructuring of the CA's administration, under which the management and operation of the CA Shop will be brought in-house. This involves the appointment of a Commercial Assistant and an extension to the CA office. The stock will be moved at the end of the month into temporary storage kindly provided by the Cheltenham Club.

A proposed Archival Policy was referred back to the Management Committee to address issues of electronic media, accesss and security.

A replacement for clause 3(a) of the CA Constitution, which requires Council to elect Individual Associates, is to be drafted for approval at next years AGM. There are currently 1718 Individual Associates and 168 Member Clubs.

The Chairman was asked about the procedure for playing events under experimental laws and about the CA's position regarding drug testing in WCF events. These, together with the issues of whether the CA should host the proposed World Golf Croquet Championship in 2011 and whether the Civil Liability Insurance covered indemnity clauses in leases from local authorities, were referred to the relevant committees.