November 2000
|Attendees| |Executive| |Subscriptions| |Constitution| |AvalancheTransponder| |WinterMeets| |SummerMeets| |Youth|
Here are the (summarised) minutes of the Colmcille Climbers Club AGM. 7th November 2000.
Attended by: Brian Johnston, Ronnie Smith, Al Millar, Martin Ryan, Pete Smith, Zoe Stephenson, Michael McGinty, Donna Ryan, Columba McLaughlin, Frankie McCloskey, Sally Cook, Bill Magowan, Margaret Pailing, Alan Tees, Kieran Gallagher.
Kieran Gallagher
was elected Chairman for the meeting and subsequent meetings where a chair
is needed.
Pete Smith was re-elected Secretary.
Alan Tees was re-elected President and this was agreed to be a lifetime position
henceforth.
Bill Magowan was re-elected Treasurer.
Frankie McCloskey is to be Youth Officer.
Columba McLaughlin is to be Press Officer.
Subscriptions and MCI affiliation. The Club subs will rise to £10 per person (£5 unwaged). Family membership will include under 16s where the parents are members. The Club will affiliate to the Mountaineering Council of Ireland - costs to be met from increased subs. Insurance under the MCI/BMC scheme will be investigated but individual members can pay extra to the MCI once affiliated.
Constitution Pete Smith will write a draft constitution to be approved by the Club executive
Avalanche Transponders The proposal that the Club should purchase avalanche transponders was vetoed
Winter meets list. Pete Smith will put together a Winter meets list. This will include visits to walls, slide shows, video evenings, workshops etc. The Club will not arrange a trip out of Ireland. Members can do this themselves.
Next Summer It was eventually agreed that this Summer's meets list had been as successful as could be hoped. Next year's will therefore follow a similar pattern.
Youth and children The Club will have, as one of its aims, the further dissemination of knowledge and understanding of climbing amongst the young of the North-West. Frankie McCloskey will be the Club's Youth Officer and will be backed wholeheartedly in this role by the Club. There will be no age limit for joining the Club. When parents bring children to Club meets, they take full responsibility for their welfare.