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AGM full results - board election and resolutions

The 2014 FC United Annual General Meeting was held at The Central Methodist Hall on Wednesday 26th November. The members heard presentations on the club’s operations and current financial position.

The board would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out on Wednesday evening. The board work also like to thank independent scrutineer David Bulcock and the volunteers who counted the votes on Thursday evening.

Board Elections

There were five vacancies for the board and the votes cast were as follows:

Adam Brown 87.9%
Des Lynch 80.1%
Mike Sherrard 79.1%
Alison Watt 78%
Andy Davies 44.6%
Simon King 40.8%
Re-open Nominations 17.6%
Bryan Allred 14.9%

Congratulations go to Mike Sherrard, Des Lynch, Adam Brown and Alison Watt who were re-elected and to new board member Andy Davies.

Resolution and Member’s Votes

Resolution 1

THAT Baker Tilly be appointed as the auditors of the Club for the period up to the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Club, and that the Board are hereby authorised to fix their remuneration.

For – 92.2%
Against – 3%
Abstain – 4.8%

This resolution is passed with a simple majority.

Resolution 2

THAT: A new Rule 132 (Equal Opportunities and anti-discrimination) of the Club’s Constitution be adopted, as follows:-

Anti-discrimination policy

1. All members are expected to abide by the requirements of the Equality Act 2010. Specifically discrimination is prohibited by:

- Treating any individual on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief1, gender or sexual orientation less favourably than others.
- Expecting an individual solely on the grounds stated above to comply with requirement(s) for any reason whatsoever related to their membership, which are different from the requirements for others.
- Imposing on an individual requirements which are in effect more onerous on that individual than they are on others. For example, this would include applying a condition which makes it more difficult for members of a particular race or sex to comply than others not of that race or sex.
- Victimisation of an individual
- Harassment of an individual, by virtue of discrimination.
- Any other act or omission of an act, which has as its effect the disadvantaging of a member against another, or others, purely on the above grounds. Thus, in all the Club’s recruitment, selection, promotion and training processes, as well as disciplinary matters, it is essential that merit, experience, skills and temperament are considered as objectively as possible.

2. FC United of Manchester commits itself to the immediate investigation of any claims of discrimination on the above grounds and where such is found to be the case, a requirement that the practice cease forthwith, restitution of damage or loss (if necessary) and to the investigation of any member accused of discrimination.

3. Any member found guilty of discrimination will be instructed to desist forthwith. Since discrimination in its many forms is against the club’s policy, any members offending will be dealt with under the disciplinary procedure.

4. FC United of Manchester commits itself to the disabled person whenever possible and will treat such members, in aspects of their recruitment and membership, in exactly the same manner as other members. The difficulties of their disablement permitting assistance will be given, wherever possible to ensure that disabled members are helped in gaining access. Appropriate training will be made to such members who request it.

For – 15.8%
Against – 76.7%
Abstain – 7.5%

Rule 29 requires the vote in favour of not less than two-thirds of Members voting at the AGM - therefore Resolution 2 is not passed.

Resolution 3

Should rule 132 (Equal Opportunities and anti-discrimination) be voted in to the club’s constitution by members, it will be referenced in the seven core principles of our official club manifesto as follows (the added text is emboldened):

Seven core principles of how the club will operate are set out below, and once agreed by the membership, will be protected by all elected Board members:

- The Board will be democratically elected by its members.
- Decisions taken by the membership will be decided on a one member, one vote basis.
- The club will develop strong links with the local community and strive to be accessible to all, discriminating against none (as per club rule 132 Equal opportunities and anti-discrimination).
- The club will endeavour to make admission prices as affordable as possible, to as wide a constituency as possible.
- The club will encourage young, local participation - playing and supporting - whenever possible.
- The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism.
- The club will remain a non-profit organisation.

For – 15.7%
Against – 77.6%
Abstain – 6.7%

Rule 29 requires the vote in favour of not less than two-thirds of Members voting at the AGM - therefore Resolution 3 is not passed.

Resolution 4

That the club officially recognises the Broadcasting Charter which will underpin FCUM Radio and FCUM TV in the future.

For – 42.1%
Against – 51.3%
Abstain – 6.6%

Rule 29 requires the vote in favour of not less than two-thirds of Members voting at the AGM - therefore Resolution 4 is not passed.

Resolution 5

This meeting calls on the board to work towards providing a long-term space in the St Mary’s Road End (East Stand) of the new ground where FCUM member-volunteers can run a Course You Can Malcolm event on Saturday matchdays. On non-matchdays this space should be earmarked for community use, to be stipulated by the board.

For – 34.6%
Against – 21.4%
Abstain – 1.4%
Remit – 42.6%

Rule 29 requires the vote in favour of not less than two-thirds of Members voting at the AGM - therefore Resolution 5 is not passed.

Member’s Vote 1

It is proposed in line with our established kit schedule to launch a new home kit for the 2015-16 season.

For – 76.9%
Against – 14.4%
Abstain – 8.7%

Members’ Vote 1 is passed with a simple majority

Members’ Vote 2

That the voting system to be used at future General Meetings to determine new home or away shirts will be the alternative vote system.

For – 87.6%
Against – 7.5%
Abstain – 4.9%

Members’ Vote 2 is passed with a simple majority

Members’ Vote 3

It is proposed that the grass pitches on which Moston Juniors and others will play be known as Ronald Johnson Playing Fields.

For – 81.2%
Against – 8.1%
Abstain – 10.7%

Members’ Vote 3 is passed with a simple majority

FC United Official Birthday

As we approach our 10th year in existence, a series of events will be planned for the 10th anniversary, probably celebrating several of the key dates. We would like to give members the opportunity to select, which single date from the list below should be regarded as FC United’s official anniversary. This will then become our official birthday for each year beyond the 10th anniversary. The official birthday would be decided by a vote of all members, using the Alternative Vote system. The shortlisted names are:

12 May – takeover of Manchester United
13 May – curry house meeting
19 May – first United fans’ protest meeting at Methodist Hall
30 May – FC United discussion at the Apollo
14 June – legal incorporation of the club
18 June - acceptance into league (NW Counties)
05 July - first Extraordinary General Meeting (Methodist Hall)
16 July – first friendly against Leigh
13 August - first competitive match against Leek CSOB

After eight rounds of voting the club can confirm that the 14th June is the club’s official birthday with 55.3% in the final round.

Please note the percentages were worked out by the total amount of votes cast. The actual numbers of votes will be available in the minutes of the Annual General Meeting.



First Posted ~ 20:06 Thu 27 Nov 2014
News ID ~ 5859
Last Updated ~ 01:52 Tue 16 Feb 2021