SACC AGM 2007

Saturday 21 April 12.30pm - 2pm
STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow

Agenda

1. Reports from key officers
   1. Secretary's report
   2. Membership Secretary's report
   3. Chair's report
   4. Treasurer's report
2. Disscussion and voting on constitutional amendments and resolutions
3. Election of key officers

Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional Amendments require a two thirds majority to be carried

Constitutional Amendment 1

SACC's Aims should be modified to read:

(2.1)To campaign against the use of excessive state powers to criminalise political activity which are contained within the Terrorism act 2000, the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 and the Terrorism Act 2006; to campaign for the repeal of these acts; to campaign against any other legislation that has a similar effect; to monitor the use of such legislation and to work in close association with the communities most affected by these acts in order to highlight their discriminatory nature.

(2.2)To demand that everyone must be treated as innocent until proven guilty; that habeas corpus (the right of a person to be brought before a judge to determine if their detention is lawful) be fully respected and to demand those imprisoned without trial are released or granted a fair trial.

Proposed: Richard Haley
Seconded: Julia Davidson

Constitutional Amendment 1

Insert a new paragraph under 5.3, "The procedure for calling and running General Meetings shall be as follows", to follow paragraph 5.3.16, and renumber paragraphs 5.3.17 and 5.3.18 accordingly. The new paragraph shall read:

5.3.17 Emergency Resolutions: Emergency Resolutions and amendments to Emergency Resolutions may be submitted by in advance of or during a GM in response to major developments outside SACC's control that occurred too late for a resolution to be submitted in the normal way. If the Emergency Resolution or an amendment to it is accepted for debate and voting by the Chair of the GM, all individual members and delegates attending the GM shall be allowed to vote on it; the voting shall be by a simple majority. There shall not be a postal ballot. Emergency Resolutions and amendments to them may only be accepted if:

5.3.17.1 They are consistent with the constitution;
5.3.17.2 They have been duly seconded;
5.3.17.3 They deal with matters of great importance;
5.3.17.4 They have been submitted at the earliest date practicable;
5.3.17.5 Where the resolution has been submitted in advance of the GM, all practicable efforts have been made made to notify members about it.

Nominations for key Officers

Chair: Rob Patterson
Nominated by Midlothian UCATT
Seconded by Richard Haley

Secretary: Richard Haley
Nominated by Sofiah MacLeod
Seconded by Julia Davidson

Membership Secretary: Julia Davidson
Nominated by Richard Haley
Seconded by Sofiah MacLeod

Treasurer: Catherine Vaughan
Nominated by Julia Davidson
Seconded by Richard Haley