RPRA Rule Changes

[Bowbroom]

Region meetings are governed by RPRA rules and if they have any, standing orders, not every region has SO’s and if they do they will all be different, our Region includes a SO or at least it did, that requires proposers to be present when proposals are determined so to be on the safe side id make the effort to be there when your region votes on the propositions to Council are voted on at Region.
You might want to discuss this with your Regional President or Secretary.
Whatever the proposition says, it will soon have to be published in advance of the RPRA AGM

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Bowbroom, I nearly have a good understanding but still have a couple more questions if I may.....
You didn't say whether the proposition requires another vote at the AGM?
Can you tell me at what point the proposition gets published?
Thank you again for your help.

[Andy]

Thanks Bowbroom, I nearly have a good understanding but still have a couple more questions if I may.....
You didn't say whether the proposition requires another vote at the AGM?
Can you tell me at what point the proposition gets published?
Thank you again for your help.

All propositions have to be voted on at a AGM as this is where rule changes are made. All propositions have to be published 28 days before a AGM.

[Bowbroom]

That is correct, rules 49 and 50 refer

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Andy, this is what I don't understand.
That was my thoughts as well. But apparantly, the AGM is a regional AGM for regional business, when rule changes are RPRA business, so the rule change was put on the agenda and voted on at a preceeding meeting. Does that mean that it now gets published and put on the table for council or does it require another vote at the AGM to get to that stage.?
Bloody confusing!

[Andy]

It will need passing at regional level before proceeding to council. Once passed at region it is then for the regional delegates to vote by their mandate at council.

[Diamond Dave]

Ok Andy thanks, so what do you think the vote was for that we just had and why do you think it was on the agenda of a normal region meeting?

[Bowbroom]

As said before, if you are still unclear, speak to your Region President or Secretary for clarification

[Diamond Dave]

Thanks Bowbroom and Andy, I will take your previous advice Bowbroom and go along to the AGM anyway.
I am just trying to understand the procedures and justify to myself what is happening and why!

[Bowbroom]

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