Citi-UK Club
Minutes of first Annual General Meeting dated 6th October 2004
Held at The Litten Tree, Old Street, London EC1

Minutes of the meeting of the Annual General Meeting of the Citibank Pensioners Club held at the Litten Tree, Old Street, London at 11:30am on Thursday 21st October 2004.
1. Open meeting and welcome attendees
There being a quorum present, the meeting opened at 11:32am.
2. Apologies were received from:- John Booth, Alan Blake, Mary Preddy, Jane Westbrook, Jackie Lowe, Terry Cavanna, Terry Fitt, Margaret Derham, Freddie Dawe, Alan Rowlingson, Brian Atkinson and Norman Spence
3. To confirm the minutes of the last meeting (already circulated).
Adoption was proposed by Ron Aitcheson, seconded by Peter Morton and passed by a show of hands by the members present.
4. Matters arising
there were no matters arising
5. Chairman's report (already circulated). The Chairman repeated a number of salient points of the report already circulated, a copy of which may be found on the web-site, which received the approval of the members present.
6. Treasurer's report . The Treasurer explained various aspects of the accounts. Adoption was proposed by Bob Bushell, seconded by Audrey Turner (with a vote of thanks to the Auditors) and passed by a show of hands by the members present. . The Treasurer thanked both auditors for their assistance in the presentation of the Accounts.
7. a. It is proposed that the club's name as shown in article 1. of the bye-laws be changed to 'Citi-UK Pensioners Club' . This change is in response Citibank not authorizing us to use the name 'Citibank' in our club name. This proposal was ratified by Alan Haggerty, seconded by Ron Aitcheson and passed by a show of hands by the members present.
b. It is proposed that section (i) of Article 5. of the Bye-laws be deleted. This removes the requirement for members to be nominated for Office prior to the AGM. This proposal was ratified by Derek Meakings, seconded by Les Myers and passed by a show of hands by the members present.
8. Consider the future of the Club. John Fisher advised the members that the club had been formed to act as a member's social club but had been diverted from its path by pensions issues which no longer appear to apply. We also hoped to run an Almoner's function to fulfill part of the function that Pam Ewin used to do so well. The meeting decided that we were not yet in a position to offer the Almoner function. It was proposed by Peter Morton that we should be a social club only at this time. This was seconded by Kenneth Murrells and passed by the members present. To reinforce the strength of this vote , Dave Parker asked if anyone present was not in agreement with the social club only proposal. No-one indicated that they were against it. There was therefore a unanimous decision that we should be a social club only, and that we will not pursue pensions issues.
9. Election of Chairperson. Alan Pendleton was Nominated. Ron Aitcheson Proposed, Elizabeth Corser seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands
10. Election of other Club Officers.
All the remaining Officers stood down in accordance with the club bye-laws.
Geoffrey Liley was nominated as Vice-Chairman. Dave Parker Proposed, Audrey Tucker seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
John Fisher was nominated as Treasurer. Ron Aitcheson Proposed, Stan Neale seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
Gerry Lowe was was nominated as Membership Secretary. Bob Bushell Proposed, Vernon Morley seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
The secretary's position was not filled. This situation is contrary to the requirements of the bye-laws. Dave Parker agreed to produce a letter to all members to see if any nominations would be forthcoming. A Extra-ordinary meeting will be held prior to the Xmas Litten Tree meeting to review the outcome. Dave Parker agreed to cover the Secretary's function until the date of the Extraordinary meeting, but technically, the secretary's position remains unfilled.
Dave Parker was nominated as a Committee Member. Geoffrey Liley proposed, Audrey Tucker seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
Alan Haggerty was nominated as a Committee Member. Dave Parker proposed , Derek Meakings seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
Peter Morton was nominated as a Committee Member. Mike Truan proposed , John Fisher seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
Ron Aitcheson was nominated as a Committee Member. Derek Meakings proposed , Dave Parker seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
Ray Ascott was nominated as a Committee Member. Dave Parker proposed , John Fisher seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
11. Election of Auditors.
Norman Spence was nominated as an Auditor. Derek Meakings proposed , Audrey Tucker Seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands.
Bob Bushell was nominated as an Auditor. Peter Morton proposed , Stan Neale Seconded, and the members passed it by a show of hands
12. Review annual subscription charge for the year 2005/2006. Given that we are now only a social club, and there is not yet to be an Almoner's function, the Treasurer felt that we should maintain the current level of subscription rates. Ray Ascott proposed that we should retain the level of annual subscriptions at the current level of £5.00 per year. This was seconded by Ron Aitcheson and passed by a show of hands.
13. Any Other Business
The meeting was advised that some members had received letters from JLT advising that there had been an error in working out their pensions resulting in a small pension increase.. Other members had heard nothing. It was suggested that if there is any doubt in a member's mind whether their situation should be reviewed, they should contact JLT direct for clarification.
The death of Roger McKenzie, the Pensioner's representative on the Board of Trustees, was announced. It is assumed that pensioners will be canvassed for a replacement, as has been the case in the past.
14. Close the Meeting. The meeting closed at 12:52pm

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