The UAFC

The Ulster Rugby Supporters Club opened a membership consultation on its draft new Constitution, which aims to modernise the current constitution.

The current constitution under which the supporters club operates was last updated in 2004. In keeping with the principles of good governance the Committee undertook a review of the current constitution.

URSC consultation on its proposed new constitution opened on Wednesday 4 March 2015 and will run for four weeks.

Any member who wishes to comment on it must do so by Tuesday 7 April 2015. Comments should be either emailed to URSC at ulsterrugbysupportersclub@hotmail.com or submitted in writing to URSC, Kingspan Stadium, 85 Ravenhill Park, Belfast, BT6 0DG.

Participant must include their name, address and membership number. Comments will only be accepted from URSC members.

URSC hopes its members will take the time to read the proposed new constitution which will be put to the vote at URSC Annual General Meeting on Monday 18 May 2015 at H3 lounge Kingspan Stadium, 85 Ravenhill Park, Belfast, BT6 0DG.

BR wrote:http://ursc.co/?p=6948

These sorts of things are normally flagged up in advace, but there seems to have been unusually little publicity about this one.

The Ulster Rugby Supporters Club opened a membership consultation on its draft new Constitution, which aims to modernise the current constitution.

The current constitution under which the supporters club operates was last updated in 2004. In keeping with the principles of good governance the Committee undertook a review of the current constitution.

URSC consultation on its proposed new constitution opened on Wednesday 4 March 2015 and will run for four weeks.

Any member who wishes to comment on it must do so by Tuesday 7 April 2015. Comments should be either emailed to URSC at ulsterrugbysupportersclub@hotmail.com or submitted in writing to URSC, Kingspan Stadium, 85 Ravenhill Park, Belfast, BT6 0DG.

Participant must include their name, address and membership number. Comments will only be accepted from URSC members.

URSC hopes its members will take the time to read the proposed new constitution which will be put to the vote at URSC Annual General Meeting on Monday 18 May 2015 at H3 lounge Kingspan Stadium, 85 Ravenhill Park, Belfast, BT6 0DG.

BR wrote:If a committee quorum is now to be 5, but a committee member can resign provided there are 4 members remaining. Could that not cause a problem?

Snipe Watson wrote:

BR wrote:If a committee quorum is now to be 5, but a committee member can resign provided there are 4 members remaining. Could that not cause a problem?

As long as he or she resigns at the end of the meeting under AOB and allow the rest of the notified business to be dealt with while they are quorate. Time for coffee and buns.

BR wrote:

Snipe Watson wrote:

BR wrote:If a committee quorum is now to be 5, but a committee member can resign provided there are 4 members remaining. Could that not cause a problem?

As long as he or she resigns at the end of the meeting under AOB and allow the rest of the notified business to be dealt with while they are quorate. Time for coffee and buns.

But if there are only 5 members to start with, how do they do any more business before the next AGM?

BR wrote:

Snipe Watson wrote:

BR wrote:If a committee quorum is now to be 5, but a committee member can resign provided there are 4 members remaining. Could that not cause a problem?

As long as he or she resigns at the end of the meeting under AOB and allow the rest of the notified business to be dealt with while they are quorate. Time for coffee and buns.

But if there are only 5 members to start with, how do they do any more business before the next AGM?

BR wrote:Maybe misread. Minimum Committee size is 5. New quorum size is 5.

Rooster wrote:

BR wrote:Maybe misread. Minimum Committee size is 5. New quorum size is 5.

That could be correct but it would be advisable that there are normally 8 in the committee if 5 is the quorum as that means any decisions taken are taken by a majority of the committee, if you only have 5 in the committee then the minimum quorum is 3.
If anyone wants to get really technical then read Erskine May's Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament

Snipe Watson wrote:

Rooster wrote:

BR wrote:Maybe misread. Minimum Committee size is 5. New quorum size is 5.

That could be correct but it would be advisable that there are normally 8 in the committee if 5 is the quorum as that means any decisions taken are taken by a majority of the committee, if you only have 5 in the committee then the minimum quorum is 3.
If anyone wants to get really technical then read Erskine May's Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament

Take your word for it Roaster.....you seem like an honest sort.



Erskine May's Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament.......rather read Rum's treatise on exploiting the 3 on 1 overlap by gaslight.

Rooster wrote:

Snipe Watson wrote:

Rooster wrote:

BR wrote:Maybe misread. Minimum Committee size is 5. New quorum size is 5.

That could be correct but it would be advisable that there are normally 8 in the committee if 5 is the quorum as that means any decisions taken are taken by a majority of the committee, if you only have 5 in the committee then the minimum quorum is 3.
If anyone wants to get really technical then read Erskine May's Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament

Take your word for it Roaster.....you seem like an honest sort.



Erskine May's Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament.......rather read Rum's treatise on exploiting the 3 on 1 overlap by gaslight.

I was involved a few years ago in a disputed committee decision and it is pretty complex but the stated 5 will save any such situations and I would like to hope such a situation would never arise.
Protocols for committee business and such like are fairly complex if someone wants to cause problems so it is best that in something where the office bearers and members are volunteers that any possible chance of problems is covered.