From MJC
emjaycee
Default Update on the Motion for a PLC GM
My understanding is that Chris Losco today lodged more than 100 signatures for a motion to organise a General Meeting with the Parramatta Leagues Club. The Leagues Club is currently reviewing these petitions and then they will be reviewed by the Club's auditors.
If 100 signatures are deemed to come from valid three year members of the PLC, the board is required to announce the date of the General Meeting by July 15th and the meeting needs to be held by August 24th.
Chriss proposal is for six directors to immediately stand down, and for Geoff Gerard to form a committee which may include a third party firm with expertise in identifying and selecting directors, Clubs NSW and the NRL. A PLC and a PNRL board will be selected, with four directors sitting on both boards. The remaining directors will be specialists in their fields of either football administration or leagues club administration. The new boards would be in place until at least the next election.
Apparently in his letter to the Club Chris included a request for the Club to work with him and others to define a process of selection that is transparent, simple and one which can be understood clearly on the night of the General Meeting.
The board will probably place the petition under intense legal scrutiny and to use semantics, procedures and anything else at their disposal to avoid their day answering to the members. Whatever the outcome, I recommend that members not rest until this board has been replaced by a team that has been independently verified, selected on their independent skill set and capabilities.
The merit selection is logical. Only people with an agenda or those who think they will fail against stronger individuals will argue it. Anyone who is considering the formation of a traditional 'ticket' should try and work with Chris on the merit initiative. If people are as good as they want members to believe they are, they should succeed in a merit process and start their tenure on the board knowing that the membership understands they are the best people for the job.
My understanding is this is the first member forced General Meeting in recent history of the PLC. People have spoken about a GM for years, spoken about collecting signatures and forcing change. It is great to see PLC members doing something about the state of our great club and trying to get the best possible board to lead our club.
