Held at Dunfermline on 20th May 2013, 10 attended, meeting commenced at 7:30 pm.

1. Apologies for absence

- Peter Wynn, Glynis Grant, Iain Sneddon, Robin Murray, Ben Volland, Gavin Saxton, Joe Connelly

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

- These were published by email to all members, and the meeting approved the minutes
- Proposed - Stewart Brisbane, Seconded - Fred Ossowski

3. Secretary's report from Jim Webster

- Submitted at meeting, Accepted and approved

4. Treasurer's report:

- Report was not submitted to the meeting.
- Accounts however are in good standing, and therefore membership fees remain at present level.
- Accounts are to be circulated by treasurer as soon as possible

5. Competition Reports:

- These were circulated by email to members and additional copies were submitted to meeting. Accepted and approved.
- Proposed Peter Horne, Seconded - George Webb

6. Club tournaments:

- Club Championship - Fred Ossowski.
- Allegro League - George Webb
- Under 1500 Championship - Terry Doherty
- The 5min Knockout was deferred until later in the season

7. Presentation of prizes

- Trophies were presented to the above mentioned winners by Club President Ian Robertson

8. Election of office bearers:

Chairman: Fred Ossowski
- Proposed - Peter Horne, Seconded - Stewart Brisbane
Secretary: Jim Webster
- Proposed - Stewart, Seconded - Matthew Stewart
Treasurer: Fred Ossowski
- Proposed - Ian Robertson, Seconded - Jim Webster
Club Captain: Ian Robertson
- Proposed - Jim, Seconded - Stewart
B team captain: Jim Webster
- Proposed - Fred, Seconded - Peter
C team captain: Matthew Stewart
- Proposed - Terry Doherty, Seconded - Bryan O'Rourke
SNCL Captains
Dunfermline Knights captain: Ian Robertson
Dunfermline Knaves captain: Matthew Stewart
- Automatic election - all team captains are committe members (as per constitution)
Club tournament controller: Jim Webster & Ian Robertson
- Proposed - Peter, Seconded - Fred

9. Club Fees

- No change
- Note: Wherever possible it is requested that memberships be paid before end October.

10. Competitions:

- Central League
-- 3 teams (A, B, C in Divisions 1 & 3, 2 Teams (Minnows & Sharks) in Allegro

- Club Competitions
-- Championship, U1500, Allegro
Additional notes
For the season 2013/14 the Club Championship are to be merged into a single competition'
The top 4 players will then play-off for the club championship with reversed colours. The highest scoring U1500
will become the U1500 Champion, but cannot also be the club champion.

11. Any other business:
-- Chess Scotland competitions.

- Entry to SNCL--- Same as last year, meaning that Dunfermline will again enter 2 teams

12. Christmas night out

- to be arranged along similar lines to the past few years.

13. Date of the next AGM

- 4th may 2014

14. A vote of thanks

- was passed to Club President Ian Robertson, who then closed the meeting at 21:00

Held at Dunfermline on 11th June 2012, 10 attended, meeting commenced at 7:30 pm.

1. Apologies for absence

- Terry Doherty, Peter Wynn, Glynis Grant, Ian Sneddon

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

- These were published by email to all members, and the meeting approved the minutes
- Proposed - Matthew Stewart, Seconded - Fred Ossowski

3. Secretary's report from Jim Webster

- Submitted at meeting, Accepted and approved
- Proposed - Mike Roy, Seconded -Stewart Brisbane

4. Treasurer's report from Gavin Saxton:

- Submitted to meeting. Accepted and approved
- The weekly fee has to a large part addressed most of our problems, but the Treasurer warned that we still need to monitor our Income/Expenditure
- Proposed - Stewart, Seconded - Robin Murray

5. Competition Reports:

- These were circulated by email to members and additional copies were submitted to meeting. Accepted and approved.
- Proposed Peter Horne, Seconded - George Webb

6. Club tournaments:

- Club Championship - Fred Ossowski. Retaining his title from last season
- Allegro League - Fred Ossowski
- Under 1500 Championship - Bryan O'Rourke
- Under 1000 Tournament - Joe Connelly, Robin Murray & Alex Hudson
- Under 1000 Allegro - Joe Connelly & Robin Murray
and the 5min Knockout was deferred until September 2012.

7. Presentation of prizes

- Trophies were presented to the above mentioned winners by Club President Ian Robertson

8. Election of office bearers:

Chairman: Fred Ossowski
- Proposed - Robin, Seconded - Gavin Saxton
Secretary: Jim Webster
- Proposed - Peter, Seconded - Stewart
Treasurer: Gavin Saxton
- Proposed - Jim Webster, Seconded - Stewart
Club Captain: Ian Robertson
- Proposed - Jim, Seconded - Stewart
B team captain: Stewart Brisbane
- Proposed - Ian Robertson, Seconded - Robin
C team captain: Matthew Stewart
- Proposed - Peter, Seconded - Gavin
Kingdom Knaves captain: Peter Horne
- Automatic election - all team captains are committe members (as per constitution)
Club tournament controller: Jim Webster & Ian Robertson
- Proposed - Peter, Seconded - Fred

9. Club Fees

- No change

10. Competitions:

- Central League
-- 3 teams (A, B, C in Divisions 1 & 3, 2 Teams (Minnows & Sharks) in Allegro

- Club Competitions
-- same as last season -> Championship, Allegro, U1500, U1000, U1000 Allegro

11. Any other business:
-- Chess Scotland competitions.

- Entry to SNCL--- After a lenghty discussion it was decided for Dunfermline to enter 2 teams for Dunfermline club members only Kingdom Knights (Division 3) & Kingdom Knaves (Division 4).
Ian will contact George Pyrich (Glenrothes) and let him know of the club decision - Glenrothes will retain Kingdom Kings in Division 2

12. Christmas night out

- to be arranged along similar lines to the past few years.

13. Date of the next AGM

- 10th June 2013

14. A vote of thanks

- was passed to Club President Ian Robertson, who then closed the meeting at 20:35

Held at Dunfermline on 20th Sept 2011, 12 attended, meeting commenced at 7:30 pm.

1. Apologies for absence

- Douglas Rew

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

- These were published by email to all members, and the meeting approved the minutes

3. Secretary's report from Gavin Saxton

- Submitted to meeting, Accepted and approved

4. Treasurer's report from Gavin Saxton:

- Submitted to meeting. Accepted and approved

5. Competition Reports:

- Submitted to meeting. Accepted and approved

6. Club tournaments:

- The Championship was won by Fred Ossowski,
- Allegro League by Jim Webster,
- Under 1500 Championship by Peter Horne
and the 5min Knockout was deferred until 19th September 2011.

7. Presentation of prizes

- Trophies were presented to the above mentioned winners by Club President Ian Robertson

8. Election of office bearers:

Chairman: Fred Ossowski
-
Secretary: Jim Webster
-
Treasurer: Gavin Saxton
-
Club Captain: Ian Robertson
-
B team captain: Peter Horne
(note:- Stewart Brisbane will assume this role provided we have sufficient demand for a C Team)
-
C team captain: Peter Horne
-
Club tournament controller: Jim Webster
-

9. Club Fees

- No change

10. Competitions:

- Central League
-- 3 teams (A, B, C in Divisions 1 & 3, 2 Teams (Minnows & Sharks) in Allegro
- Club Competitions
-- same as last season, although we may look at the Championship format again

11. Chess Scotland competitions.

- Entry to SNCL An additional team is to be entered - Kingdom Knaves

12. Christmas night out

- to be arranged along similar lines to the past few years.

13. Any other business:

-

14. Date of the next AGM

- 11th June 2012

15. A vote of thanks

- was passed to Club President Ian Robertson, who then closed the meeting.

Held at Dunfermline on 20th Sept 2010, Twelve attended, meeting commenced at 7:40pm.

1. Apologies for absence

- Jim Webster

2. Minutes of Previous Meeting

2009 Minutes were proposed by Stewart Brisbane and seconded by George Webb

3. Secretary's report from Gavin Saxton

- "everything's fine".

4. Treasurer's report from George Webb:

The club is still in the black but lost money last year, the numbers coming through the door aren't sufficient to pay increased hall costs. The Treasurer suggested that rather than increase membership, the club should consider changing the nightly costs from £1 per evening to £2 per week (ie to include Monay & Wednesday); also might consider scrubbing concessionary discounts. It was observed that the combined effect of both changes might see someone's cost effectively increased fourfold, so in the event only the first of these proposals were put to the vote.
- Stewart Brisbane proposed the switch to the weekly system, Charlie Stewart seconded;
- Stuart Black proposed retaining the status quo, Gavin Saxton seconded.
The switch to the weekly system was voted through 8-2 with 2 abstentions.

5. Competition Reports:

The club had not done so well in the National League, though both Fife teams had remained in their current leagues. In the Central League, however, the club had won four of the five trophies available - the first division, second division, allegro league and knockout. Only the under 1500 knockout had eluded us.

6. Club tournaments:

The Championship was won by Gavin Saxton, Allegro League by Jim Webster, Under 1500 Championship by Bryan O'Rourke and the Knockout by Ian Robertson.

7. Presentation of prizes

- the club trophies had mostly already been presented, apart from the Under 1500 for which Bryan was not present.

8. Election of office bearers:

Chairman: Fred Ossowski
- was proposed by Peter Horne, seconded by George Webb; elected unopposed
Secretary / Treasurer: Gavin Saxton
- was nominated by Ian Robertson, seconded by George Webb; elected unopposed
Club Captain: Ian Robertson
- was proposed by Stewart Brisbane, seconded by Fred Ossowski; elected unopposed
B team captain: Jim Webster
- was proposed by Peter Horne, seconded by Charlie Stewart; elected unopposed
C team captain: Peter Horne
- was proposed by Stewart Brisbane, seconded by Fred Ossowski; elected unopposed
Club tournament controller: Jim Webster
- was proposed by Charlie Stewart, seconded by Stewart Brisbane; elected unopposed
Thanks were given to last year's Chairman, Calum Smith, who had resigned due to work commitments.

9. Club Fees

Stewart Brisbane asked whether the club fees should be audited: the outgoing Treasurer said they hadn't been but everything was available for inspection and he would be happy to forward the spreadsheet if requested. Stewart indicated he was happy to take them as read.

10. Competitions:

There was to be a new entrant in the second division of the Central League this year, Badgers Brook.
It was agreed that the club would continue to enter three teams in the league, two knockout and two allegro teams, as well as continuing to contribute to two teams in the National League. Internal competitions were to remain the same. There was some discussion about the drawing of colours in these games, whether to stick with last year's system of having them set in advance or drawn by lot on the night.
- Sticking with the system of prearranged colours was proposed by Charlie Stewart, seconded by Peter Horne;
- A return to the previous system of lots was proposed by George Webb, seconded by Stuart Black.
The meeting voted to stick with prearranged colours by 5 votes to 4, with 3 abstentions.

11. Chess Scotland competitions.

There was no interest in either the Nancy Elder or MacIsaac Trophy, and insufficient interest in the Spens Cup particularly given the difficulties of finding a venue. It was agreed that none of these competitions would be entered.

12. Christmas night out

- to be arranged along similar lines to the past few years.

13. Any other business:

Gavin Saxton mentioned that there had been some discussion at the end of last season regarding players in club tournaments who had played only a small number of games and thus skewed the overall results - the Tournament Controller had suggested a rule whereby those who had not completed a set number of games at a certain time would be removed from the tournaments. The meeting felt that this proposal should be given consideration but was a little inflexible and there might be circumstances where that also skewed the results. Instead it was proposed that the Committee should meet at intervals through the second half of the season to anticipate problems and to make any such arrangements as it considered necessary for the smooth-running of the tournaments. This was proposed by Gavin Saxton, seconded by Stewart Brisbane and carried without opposition. In answer to Fred Ossowski, it was clarified that should any games be deleted from the tournaments they would nonetheless still count for grading.

14. Date of the next AGM

This was still to be arranged, but it was intended to return it to the end of the season, ie May 2011, rather than wait for the beginning of the following one.

15. A vote of thanks

was passed to Club President Ian Robertson, who then closed the meeting around 8:30 pm.

The President, Calum Smith, called the meeting to order at 19:30 on Monday 19th May 2009 and welcomed all those present.  Thirteen members attended with apologies received from Mike Roy, Doug Rew and Gavin Saxton

• Minutes of previous meeting

Presented by Jim Webster to the meeting
Accepted as read

• Secretary’s Report

Presented by Jim Webster
Accepted as read

• Treasurer’s Report
  

Presented by George Webb
The fees to Chess Scotland for 2008/9 had not yet been paid, George apologised to the meeting regarding this and will write to the Chess Scotland membership secretary and correct. 
[ Post meeting note: Membership has now been paid ] The club now has funds of £272.23 in the bank, and - £38.23 cash in hand (in other words owed to George). There has been a considerable drop in numbers on club nights – particularly on Wednesdays, but Monday nights have also suffered a slight decline as well.

• Club competition reports

Ian Robertson presented reports for
National League,
Dunfermline A,
Dunfermline B,
Central Allegro League,
Central League K/O – Dunfermline won this for 1st time !
Central League under 1500 K/O
Peter Horne presented report for Dunfermline C

Paul Connelly submitted a captain’s report which was read to the meeting by the Secretary Ian Robertson presented an interim report on internal club competitions which   
he would finalise when the competitions ended.

• Presentation of Prizes

The meeting agreed that t his would be held back until end June to allow more time for the completion of the club tournaments.
The meeting agreed that due to a lack of dates before the club closed for the season the Knock Out should be held over until the start of next season and a proposed date for this Monday is 14th September

• Election of Office Bearers

Chairman                                       Calum V Smith
Proposed: S Brisbane    Seconded: R Murray

Secretary                                       G Saxton
Jim intimated at the 2008 AGM that he would be standing down as secretary, but agreed to continue to serve until end of June when the committee would confirm a replacement.

Treasurer                                                G Saxton
George intimated at the 2008 AGM that he would be standing down as treasurer, but agreed to continue to serve until end of June when the committee would confirm a replacement. [Post Meeting Note:  Gavin was approached by Ian on behalf of the AGM and has since accepted both roles for the coming season.]

Club Captain                                 I Robertson
Proposed: C Smith        Seconded: G Webb

B Team Captain                             Peter Horne
Proposed: I Robertson   Seconded:  S Brisbane

C Team Captain                              Bryan O’Rourke
Proposed: I Robertson   Seconded:  S Brisbane

Club Tournament Controller           Jim Webster
Proposed: C Smith        Seconded: G Forbes

• Fees 2009/2010

The AGM agreed fees should be increased as follows
Full Membership  £10,  Concessionary  £5
Proposed: J Webster    Seconded: A Aitken

Nightly fee to remain at £1 & 50p
Proposed C Hutchison        Seconded G Forbes

• Competitions 2009/2010

National League
Status Quo in that two teams would be entered comprising of players from Dunfermline and Glenrothes clubs.

Central League
Div 1 (Dunfermline A) Div 2, (Dunfermline B, Dunfermline C) Allegro (2 teams, Minnows & Sharks)

Internal Club Competitions
Status Quo for all tournaments (Championship, U1500, Allegro and KO)

Following some discussion a proposal was put forward that players eligible for both the championship and the U1500 must select which they are to play in and that the option to play in both is no longer available them. A potential fixtures list to encourage greater fulfilment of club competitions would be considered. This was likely to be along the lines of a simple colour coded chart placed on the club notice board to draw members’ attention to evenings when League games were not scheduled. 
Prop: G Forbes                           Seconded:  P Horne

• Xmas Night Out

This was agreed – J Webster to organise - Monday before Xmas

• AOB

Wednesday meetings would continue starting in October, but will be subject to periodic review.
Craig Hutchison suggested that some methods for club fundraising should be examined, for example “football team cards”.
Peter Wynn proposed that Ian Robertson be installed as Honorary President in recognition of his long service to Dunfermline Chess Club.  This was seconded by S Brisbane and passed unanimously by those in attendance

 

• Date of Next Meeting

Monday 17th May 2010 at 19:30

• Meeting closed at 21:35

Meeting called to order at 19:30 on Monday 19th May 2008
12 Members present – Apologies from: Andrew Smith, Peter Wynn

1. Minutes of previous meeting

Presented by Jim Webster to the meeting
Accepted as read

2. Secretary’s Report

Accepted as read

3. Treasurer’s Report

No audit has yet been carried out, apologies received from treasurer. The club now has funds of £421.12 in the bank, and £33.22 cash in hand, overall the funds are £60.00 down on the season (mainly due to Wednesday night attendance). D Moore has been given the accounts and is to perform an audit.

4. Club competition reports

Ian Robertson presented reports for National League, Central League (div 1), Central Allegro League
- Dunfermline Minnows win Allegro League for 3rd year in a row.
- Central League over 1500 K/O - Dunfermline lost in final
Paul Connelly & Peter Horne presented reports for - Central League (div 2), Central League under 1500 K/O
A brief report was presented regarding internal club competitions (Ian Robertson))

5. Presentation of Prizes

Club Champion - Stuart Black
Allegro Champion -Ian Robertson
U1500 -Peter Horne
Knockout - Calum Smith

6. Election of Office Bearers

Chairman Calum V Smith
Proposed: S Brisbane Seconded: I Robertson
Secretary Jim Webster
Proposed: R Murray Seconded: S Brisbane
Treasurer George Webb
Proposed: S Brisbane Seconded: C Stewart
Club Captain I Robertson
Proposed: G Webb Seconded: C Smith
B Team Captain Paul Connelly
Proposed: P Horne Seconded: C Stewart
C Team Captain Peter Horne
Proposed: R Murray Seconded: C Stewart
Club Tournament Controller Ian Robertson
Proposed: G Webb Seconded: R Murray

7. Fees 2007/2008

No change to current fees
Proposed: G Webb Seconded: All

8. Competitions 2007/2008

National League Status Quo
Central League Div 1 (Dunfermline A)
Div 2, (Dunfermline B, Dunfermline C)
Allegro (2 teams, Minnows & Sharks)
Internal Club Competitions
Status Quo for all tournaments
Proposal was made to set a “cut-off” date for all competitions
Proposed: D Moore Seconded: G Webb
Leagues – a discussion was held regarding league competitions and it was felt that there was sufficient interest to pursue, at least in principle, membership of the Edinburgh league
Proposed: P Connelly Seconded: C Stewart
Action – Secretary to draft a letter and bring to club for agreement prior to submitting to Edinburgh League officials.

9. Website

The recent poll was too close to call and the chairman decided that the committee would meet to decide the format.
A poll was taken on whether or not actually have a club website
Against 0.

10.Xmas Night Out

This was agreed – S Brisbane to organise - Monday before Xmas

11.AOB

 Wednesday meetings – we will keep for the present, but monitor attendance
 Welcome letter – Paul to create a draft and the committee is to consider/approve.
 Committee meeting for 2nd June, but subsequent event meant that all the committee was unavailable for this date and a new date has to be confirmed.
 Final club date for current season – 16th June
 New season start date – 25th August
 Mobile phones – It has been decided that an automatic loss will be applied if the offender carries on a conversation/text, otherwise a warning will be given.
 It was suggested that flyers be designed for circulation at school tournaments and a design is to be developed
 Membership fees – it was determined that reminders would be sent to all after having played for 4 weeks.
 Electronic Clocks – a decision was made for the club to be an additional 4 clocks.
Proposed: S Black Seconded: C Stewart
Limit buy to 4 clocks
Proposed: J Webster Seconded: S Brisbane
 Assess all current equipment and replace as necessary – S Brisbane to carry out a club inventory.
Post meeting note:
Inventory results
4 Trophies
22 Clocks (2 digital, 16 Analog, 4 not working)
1 Display Board
15 Chess Sets (Plastic)
20 Boards (Plastic)
2 Chess Sets (wooden) In pub
12.Date of Next Meeting
3rd Monday of May 2009

Meeting closed at 21:25

Meeting called to order at 1930 on Monday 21st May 2007
12 Members present

Minutes of previous meeting

Presented by Jim Webster to the meeting
Accepted as read

Secretary’s Report

Accepted as read

Treasurer’s Report

The club now has funds of £416.88 in the bank, and £118.60 cash in hand.
An audit is to be carried out at the end of the season when the current accou nts are finalised.
D Moore is to perform the audit.

Club competition reports

Ian Robertson presented reports for
National League
- Div 1   Kingdom  Kings     3rd
- Div 3   Kingdom Knights   Relegated
Central League
- Div 1   Dunfermline A        Champions
Central Allegro League
- Dunfermline Minnows win Allegro League
Central League over 1500 K/O

Paul Connelly presented reports for
Central League (div 2)
Central League under 1500 K/O

A brief report was presented regarding internal club competitions (Jim Webster)

Presentation of Prizes

A proposal was made and passed for this to be delayed until the competition final outcomes were known
Proposed  : George Webb
Seconded : Peter Horne

Post Meeting Note

Club Champion                    John McBride
Allegro Champion                Mike Roy ; John McBride
U1500                                    Stuart Black
Knockout                               John McBride
Junior                                     Andrew Smith

Election of Office Bearers

Chairman                                       Calum V Smith
Proposed : G Webb    Seconded : R Murray
Secretary                                       Jim Webster
Proposed : G Webb    Seconded : D Moore
Treasurer                                                George Webb
Proposed : R Murray  Seconded : J Webster
Club Captain                                  Ian Robertson
Proposed : G Webb    Seconded : M Roy
B Team Captain                             Paul Connelly
Proposed : G Webb    Seconded : J McBride
C Team Captain                              Peter Horne
Proposed : G Webb   Seconded : R Murray
Club Tournament Controller           John McBride
Proposed : G Webb    Seconded : A Smith

Fees 2007/2008

No change to current fees
Juniors to pay nightly concessionary fees
Proposed : G Webb    Seconded : P Horne

Competitions 2007/2008

National League          Status Quo
Central League           Div 1 (Dunfermline A), Div 2, (Dunfermline B)
Allegro (2 teams, Minnows & Sharks)
A proposal was to passed enter a 3rd team (Dunfermline C) into the Central League
Proposed : I Robertson    Seconded : G Webb Internal Club Competitions

Club K/O  It was proposed that the format of this competition be changed to a 5min
best of 3 games/round being the format that was trialled last season.
Proposed : J Webster     Seconded : G Webb

Club Championship
A proposal was made to split the championship reducing the number of games
and also attempting to minimise the number of unplayed games. After much
discussion the proposal was changed to empower the committee to determine
the championship format prior to the start of the new season.
Proposed : J Webster     Seconded : J McBride

Post Meeting Note : This committee was held and the current season has
adopted the committee proposals – A report of the committee meeting was
displayed on the club notice board and a copy is attached to the secretary’s
report

Xmas Night Out

This was agreed – Jim Webster to organise
Monday before Xmas

AOB

Welcome Letter
Paul suggested that a Welcome Letter be prepared for new members and it was agreed that the committee was to look at this issue with regard to possible content Post Meeting Note. I think that this item has been overlooked during the current season.

Website
Calum is to discuss with Paul, on behalf of the club, the future roadmap of the website.

Date of Next Meeting

3rd Monday of May 2008

Meeting closed at 2115

15 Members present

Minutes of previous meeting

Presented by Jim Webster to the meeting
Accepted as read
Proposed : Robin Murray     Seconded : Stewartt Brisbane
Note to minutes : P Connelly did not recall the website action that was recorded against him in these minutes.

Secretary’s Report

Accepted as read

Treasurer’s Report

None was presented, and Treasurer was not present at the AGM.
Club was to contact Brian and report to club.
No Audit has been carried out on the accounts for this AGM
Post meeting note ; The treasurer has been contacted and all accounts are now with the new treasurer.

Club competition reports

Ian Robertson presented reports for
National League (div 1), Central League  (div 1,) Central Allegro League, Central League over 1500 K/O
Paul Connelly presented reports for
Central League (div 2), Central League under 1500 K/O

A brief report was presented regarding internal club competitions

Presentation of Prizes

Club Champion                    Calum Smith
Allegro Champion                Stewart Brisbane
U1500                                     Peter Horne
Junior                                      Dean Osbourne
Central League Div 2           Dunfermline B
Central League Allegro       Dunfermline Minnows

Election of Office Bearers

Chairman                                       Calum V Smith
Proposed : Robin Murray   Seconded : Charlie Stewart
Secretary                                       Jim Webster
Proposed : Ian Robertson   Seconded : Stewart Brisbane
Treasurer                                                George Webb   (see note below)
Proposed : Colin Hendry   Seconded : Stewart Brisbane
Club Captain                                 Ian Robertson
Proposed : Jim Webster   Seconded : Darrian Osbourne
B Team Captain                             Paul Connelly
Proposed : Jim webster   Seconded : Dean Osbourne
Club Tournament Controller           Jim Webster
Proposed : Calum Smith   Seconded : Paul Connelly
Note George Webb offered to take the post of treasurer if Brian proposes to stand down

Fees 2006/2007

No change to current fees.
2 new clocks to be ordered (now purchased)
Boards – 3 additional boards to be purchased  (now completed)
Proposed : Stewart Brisbane Seconded : Peter Horne

Competitions 2006/2007

National League          Status Quo
Central League            Div 1 (Dunfermline A), Div 2, (Dunfermline B), Allegro (2 teams, Minnows & Sharks)
Club Tournaments      Status Quo

Xmas Night Out

This was agreed – Ian to organise

AOB

Club Competitions
Jim Webster expressed concern over the number of actual games played in these competitions and that in many cases over the 7 years only twice had an excess of 50% games been completed in the club championship and never in the Allegro (details are included in the secretary’s report.
Wednesday nights
It was agreed that this would be reviewed as required during the coming season
Website
Paul and Jim were to look at web hosting and report
Post meeting note : Paul identified a site that offered significant web hosting and due to limited numbers available registered www.dunfermlinechessclub.co.uk as a website address and furthermore created a very good website for Dunfermline Chess Club.
Members In/Out
An action was noted to look at the junior members attending the club and ask parents/juniors attending to advise a club member when juniors are being collected at the end of the evening.
Scottish Chess Magazine
It was agreed that the club would subscribe to this magazine and that it would be available to club members. 
(This has now been subscribed to)

Date of Next Meeting

3rd Monday of September 2007

9 Members present

Minutes of Previous Meeting

Presented by Jim Webster to Meeting
Accepted as read
Proposed : Ian Robertson                   Seconded : Stuart Brisbane
Outstanding Action – No Audit report – referred until Treasurers report

Secretary’s Report

Accepted as read

Treasurer’s Report

Income £493 : Expenses £347.80
Balance in bank @ 01/09/2005 : £158.84

Competition Reports

Ian presented reports for
National League, Central League Div 1, Central League Allegro
Jim presented report for Central League on behalf of Calum
Doug presented reports for the club tournaments

Presentation of Prizes

Club Champion :
Allegro              :
U1500               :

Election of Office Bearers

Chairman: Stuart Brisbane                   
prop : Robin  Murray sec: Peter Horne
Secretary : Jim Webster                        
prop : Brian Easson   sec:  Ian Robertson
Treasurer:  Brian Easson                       
prop : Jim Webster    sec:  Robin Murray
Club Captain: Ian Robertson                     
prop : Stuart Brisbane  sec:  Robin Murray
A Team Captain – as Club Captain
B Team Captain: Paul Connelly                      
prop : Brian Easson    sec: Ian Robertson
Tournament Controller: Doug Moore                       
prop : Jim Webster               sec: Stuart Brisbane

Fees 2005/2006

Treasurer recommended that there be no increase in fees, however a proposal for an increase was proposed and seconded but this was defeated after the vote. Treasurer’s recommendation was therefore accepted.

Competitions 2005/2006

Spens Cup – not entering
National League – entry as before, combined entry for two teams with Glenrothes as “Fife”
Central League as before, A Team, B Team and 2 teams into Allegro
Club Tournaments – no change for adult members

Xmas night out

Yes to be arranged

AOB

Junior Tournament to be added for club competitions
Wednesday nights were suspended for this season – to be reviewed at this AGM (under AOB)
Grants – look at various methods of grants - Carnegie Trust, Lottery Grant, Charity Grants
4 older chess sets were approved as a loan to Dunfermline High School
Web Site – Paul Connelly was to investigate this

Date of Next Meeting

3rd Monday September 2006

End of Minutes

Minutes not available in format suitable for quick uploading - still to come

11 members present

Minutes of Previous Meeting

Presented by Jim Webster to meeting
Accepted as read.

Secretary’s Report

Accepted as read

Treasurers Report

Submitted by Treasurer, with the following points of note
- 2 memberships not paid
- 10 lost days, 8 closures, 2 Wednesdays cancelled
- 2 sets of fee increases for room rental
- Bank balance showed an increase over the season
The report was accepted as a true account, subject to audit.
Proposed : I Robertson Seconded : S Brisbane
Accounts to be audited by D Moore

Club Captain’s Report

Submitted by Ian Robertson
Club Champion     G Saxton
Knock-out             G Saxton
Allegro                  S Brisbane
Under 1500           P Horne
An excellent performance was noted by Gordon Greig, who as a junior reached the Knock-out final.

Presentation of Prizes

The trophies were presented to the prize winners listed above.

Election of Office Bearers for 2003/2004

Chairman                         S Brisbane
- Prop  I Robertson Sec    B Easton
Secretary                         J Webster
- Prop  P Horne Sec    G Saxton
Treasurer                        B Easton
- Prop  I Robertson Sec    C Smith
Club Captain                   I Robertson
- Prop  J Webster Sec    S Brisbane
B Team Captain              C Smith
- Prop  P Horne Sec    B Easton
Tournament Controller    D Moore
- Prop  C Smith Sec    S Brisbane

Fees for 2003/2004

Treasures recommendation was to maintain the current fees for the coming season
Accepted     Prop  S Brisbane Sec    B Easton

Competitions 2003/2004

It was proposed that the same format as last year be retained
Accepted     Prop  I Robertson Sec    S Brisbane

Constitution.

There was some discussion on an amendment to the constitution, regarding eligibility to vote at the AGM.  A note is to be added to permit long-standing, former members to vote at AGM/EGM. This is to be at the chairman’s discretion.
This was passed by the AGM

AOB

Xmas Night out was confirmed – and a good time was had by all
National League – confirmed to maintain existing arrangements
Digital Clocks – the meeting approved the purchase of 2 digital clocks

Next AGM

– 3rd Monday September 2004

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