SHROPSHIRE CHESS ASSOCIATION
2017 Annual general Meeting Provisional agenda
To all officers of the Shropshire Chess Association:
Notice is hereby given that the Council Meeting will be held at Wrekin Housing Trust, Colliers Way Telford on Tuesday 4h July at 7.30pm.
Please ensure that any trophies held by your club are engraved and brought to the AGM for presentation
Provisional AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence.
2. Minutes of the 2016 AGM meeting posted on Web site July2016 (Matters arising)
3 Officers Reports
4. Election of officers – S Maydew is giving up the post of County Junior organiser
5. Proposals from restructuring meeting (see below)
6. Proposals that people wish to be put on agenda. Please explain reason & give basic content. These to be returned by 14th June so they can be circulated before AGM.
7. Any other business
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Resolutions for consideration at the Shropshire Chess Association AGM arising from the meeting held on Tuesday 9th May 2017
Every current club in the Shropshire Chess League was represented at the meeting held on 9th May, convened for the purpose of considering proposals for the league to be reduced to two divisions. This has been the subject of substantial debate on the Shropshire Chess Association website in the “Talking Points” section.
In summary, there was relatively little support for the notion of reducing the number of divisions down to two. However, a number of possible amendments to the current rules were considered and are presented below as proposals for voting on at the AGM. Not all proposals were supported by the majority of those present but it was felt that each proposal should be considered by the wider membership of the Association and all of the proposals were supported by a number of those representatives present.
The intention of the meeting was to allow time for debate, without the pressure of a formal meeting and I would say that there was a good quality of debate on the evening and a lot of issues were aired. Without wishing to stifle debate at the AGM, it would not be practical to have the full debate all over again in that formal session, so it would be my intention to limit the amount of time spent discussing these proposals, moving to a vote fairly quickly to ensure that the evening does not become unduly protracted.
Add to rule 5: Nominated players must play for their team at least four times in a season. If this proves impossible on account of unforeseen circumstances (e.g. the player moving away from the area), the League Controller has discretion to accept an alternative nominated player for the remainder of the season. Normally, the alternative nominated player will be expected to play for the balance of the four games not played by the original nominated player. Any appearances of the new nominated player for a lower team prior to acceptance by the league Controller shall be disregarded from the point of view of rule breaches specified in rule 28.
Replace all penalties specified in rules 24 to 28 as a “game point” shall be changed to a match point penalty.
A player may only represent one club in the Shropshire Chess League (rewording of rule 8 would need adjusting accordingly).
(Redundant if proposal 3 is approved)
Amend Rule 8 such that, “If a team in the second or third division uses a player who normally plays for another Shropshire club in a higher division during that season, then it is permitted only on condition that the player has a current summer grade of below 150 for Div 2 and below 140 for Div 3.”
Becomes:
“If a team in the second or third division uses a player who normally plays for another Shropshire club in a higher division during that season, then it is permitted only on condition that the player has a current summer grade of below 125 for Div 2 and below 105 for Div 3.”
Amend rule 6, such that the number of players in division 2 is 4.
Amend rule 9d so that, “Where a player is used more than four times for a higher team, then (unless sub-paragraphs a, b or c apply) he / she becomes a member of the senior team on the fifth occasion for the remainder of the season,” is replaced with:
“Where a player is used more than four times for a higher team, then (unless sub-paragraphs a, b or c apply) he / she becomes a member of the senior team on the fourth occasion for the remainder of the season.”
Add to rule 3: “The League Controller has discretion (after due consultation) to specify the number of times each team shall play each other team in a division. In the absence of specification to the contrary, each team shall play each team twice (once home, once away).”
Prior to the AGM, Chris Lewis will ascertain the potential interest in a rating capped Quickplay league competition. If there is sufficient interest, specific proposals will be put to the AGM.
Francis Best
President, Shropshire Chess Association