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Announcements / EGM Wednesday 16th July 2025 / Senior Treasurer Nominations

« Last post by admin on July 06, 2025, 19:05:07 »

The position of Senior Treasurer has become open. They will be elected at an EGM called for Wednesday the 16th of July 2025.

Description as per Constitution:

•   This Officer shall be solely responsible for ensuring that there is no misuse of club funds, by the committee outlined above, and for conducting a bi-annual audit of all club accounts.
•   The term of office of the Senior Treasurer shall be one year, and this may be renewed at the request of the Committee.
•   They must be a graduate of the college.
•   They must receive Athletic Union Council approval as set out in the Athletic Union Council Clubs Operations Manual.
•   The Senior Treasurer should attend committee meetings, and is not a voting member at such meetings.
•   The Senior Treasurer shall act in the role of Graduate Liaison Officer, keeping graduate members informed of club activities.
•   They will assist the Treasurer in completing club accounts for the Annual General Meeting.

Pending EGM constitutional changes, they must be UCD graduate of two years or more.

The position of Senior Treasurer requires four nominations.

Announcements / EGM Wednesday 16th July 2025 / Constitution Changes

« Last post by admin on July 06, 2025, 18:57:25 »

In accordance to guidance from UCD Sports, the requirements for Senior Treasurer must be changed in the constitution.

Further changes to the constitution are proposed to provided clarity and structure towards amendments at General Meetings.

This has resulted in the following proposed constitutional amendments:

Proposed Amendment 1

Section 5.11 Committee Structure - Senior Treasurer

Current Text:
•   They must be a graduate of the college.

Proposed New Text:
•   They must be a University College Dublin graduate of two years.

Proposed Amendment 2

Section 6.3 Meetings - General Meetings

Current Text:
•   At least ten days notice shall be given of a General Meeting, by posting a clear notice on the official club notice board. The agenda of the meeting must also be included with the notice.

Proposed New Text:
•   At least ten days’ notice shall be given of a General Meeting, by posting a clear notice on the official club forum. The agenda of the meeting must also be included with the notice.

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Current Text:
•   Amendments to the constitution can only be made at such meetings, and provided that two thirds of members present and voting are in favor.

Proposed New Text:
•   Amendments to the constitution may only be proposed in a notice at least ten days prior to a General Meeting, by posting such amendments on the official club forum. For an amendment to pass, two thirds of the members present must vote in favour.

The purpose of these changes is to follow UCD Sport's guidelines while also providing more structured rules towards General Meetings. The aim is to prevent possible loopholes from being exploited and discord from occurring.