RPRA Rule Changes

[Andy]

Well we now know what the much vaunted propositions to change the way the RPRA is governed are as they are now on the RPRA website.
It would appear that the Welsh and East Midland regions have submitted identical propositions to eradicate the Regions and Council and replace them with an Executive committee.
It will be interesting to see the outcome.
No need for any further involvement from you Dave unless you are a regional delegate to Council both of which will become extinct if these propositions succeed.
I wonder how many votes the propositions will receive other than those of the promoting regions?
We’ll know following the AGM
ATB

Looks like the East Midlands and Welsh regions have done a lot of work in going through all the rules that need changing to do away with the regions and council. I think it’s a good way forward to making the RPRA more financially sound. Hope the other voting members see sense.

[Bowbroom]

Somebody has certainly put some time in on this but it should be remembered that the propositions would have originated from an individual/s through their club, the Region if in agreement, is merely the vehicle for onward transmission to Council, the Regions would not have been the instigators.Regions and Council have many times in the past been accused of being like Turkeys not wanting to vote for Xmas, we’ll find out after the AGM

[Andy]

Well of course now that the propositions have been published all the regions will have to have meetings to get their mandates on how they are to vote at the AGM. Could be interesting.

[Buster121]

Well of course now that the propositions have been published all the regions will have to have meetings to get their mandates on how they are to vote at the AGM. Could be interesting.

Will be very interesting

[Bowbroom]

AGM agenda appears to have been taken down from the website??

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Bowbroom, would you be surprised you if I told you that there was a council member at our regional meeting that voted for the proposals?
There are many things going on that the fancy, in general, are unaware of and they all indicate that fanciers are disatisfied with the system and if nothing gets changed it will splinter into seperate groups and RPRA will fold anyway.
Did you know that there is an 'entire region' that hasn't paid the levy!?
Many of the regions are sitting on a vast amount of money - East Mids alone is sitting on 30k (even before the upcoming payments of £4 per member) yet still they put on the levy.
Did you know that there is one 'entire region' with a similar amount of funds that paid all its funds back to the clubs without being authorised by RPRA.
There is an immense amount of discord even at the higher level of the hierarchy.
In order to keep our union intact, change has to happen.
The proposals are designed to safeguard the RPRA.
I still don't know your stance on it all but that is of course, your perogative as it is of everyone on here.

[Andy]

AGM agenda appears to have been taken down from the website??

Why do you think that is Bowbroom? Sounds a bit sus to me.

[Bowbroom]

Dunno, the AGM is on 28th Feb, rule 50 states that not less than 28 days notice of the meeting incl the agenda must be given therefore the deadline will be 31st Jan perhaps someone thought that putting it on the website was premature? The rules do not provide for publication on the website only in writing to all councillors and publication in the pigeon press

[CHARLTON34]

I spoke with Ian Evans before Christmas, think this will be the last throw of the dice from what they hope will be implemented & that the RPRA will be able to be put on a more sustainable footing & a positive outcome for the future.

[Andy]

I spoke with Ian Evans before Christmas, think this will be the last throw of the dice from what they hope will be implemented & that the RPRA will be able to be put on a more sustainable footing & a positive outcome for the future.

Thanks for the info Dave. I presume that Ian was behind the Welsh region. Good on him. They wouldn’t listen to him when he was CEO hopefully they will now.