RCN AGM 2012 programme and agenda

Andrea Spyropoulos LLM, LLB, BA, DPSN, Cert Ed, RGN, RNT, SCM , RCN President to address members at 11.30am and the Annual General Meeting will follow

Welcome and introduction

  1. To confirm the 2011 minutes of the AGM held on 26 October 2011
    Copies of the minutes will be available at the meeting. They are also available on the website or by emailing Jane.Clarke@rcn.org.uk or by telephoning RCN Direct on 0345 772 6100.
  2. To receive the annual report of Council, the financial statements and the  auditor’s report for the year 2011/2012 from the Honorary Treasurer Andy McGovern
  3. Introduction from the Chair of Council, Professor Kath McCourt CBE FRCN on the resolutions presented at the AGM
  4. To consider and vote on the following ordinary resolution:
    From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014 the annual membership fee will be:
    £198.72, an increase of 32p per month, for full nurse members
    and
    £99.36, an increase of 16p per month, for health practitioner members
  5. To consider and vote on the following special resolutions:
    (i) To amend the RCN Standing Orders to enable the alignment of RCN elections to the calendar year.
    (ii) To amend the RCN Standing Orders to provide for the definition of RCN activists and representatives and to provide for the policies and processes associated with fulfilling their roles.
    (iii) To amend the Standing Orders to enable one of the elected Health Practitioner Council members to become chair of the Health Practitioners Committee in line with the arrangements for the Students Committee and Country and Regional Boards.
    (iv) To amend the Standing Orders to require that casual vacancies on Council are filled by election.
  6. To discuss any matters of a professional nature of importance to members (please give advance notice of these to Jane Clarke, Director of Governance Support, by emailing jane.clarke@rcn.org.uk.  Questions on the day must be submitted by emailing governance.support@rcn.org.uk).
  7. Dr Peter Carter OBE, Chief Executive & General Secretary,will address members.
  8. To receive the results of the election of President and Deputy President, Council member for the South East, Student members of Council, and Health Practitioner members of Council.
  9. Date of next meeting 16 October 2013.