MB Members to be Rodell Board Members Constitutional Amendment
The constitutional amendment will be moved by Jane Reed
It will be seconded by David Schley.
Any amendments are in red below, the explanation for any amendment is in blue.
4. The Council
4.1 Role of the council
4.1.1 The Council shall be responsible for the overall strategy of the Organisation. It shall meet at least two times a year.
4.1.2 The Council shall:
a) consider resolutions agreed at each General Meeting;
b) develop the strategic direction of the organisation;
c) agree the Organisation’s priorities;
d) agree the Organisation's budget;
4.1.3 The Council shall appoint its own Chair or Joint Chairs (references to ‘Chair’ hereon in will be a reference to a Joint Chair if Joint Chairs were appointed) from amongst its number. The Chair shall also be assumed to be the Chair of General Meetings for the purpose of this constitution although they shall be permitted to delegate this role to another individual if they so wish.
4.1.4 The Council shall appoint a Management Board which shall oversee the finance of the organisation, the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer and the employment of staff. Management Board members on their appointment automatically become Board members of Rodell Properties Ltd and Rodell Properties Limited 2. The composition and rules for the appointment of the Management Board shall be determined by the Council. Only voting members of the Council may be full voting members of the Management Board, although the Management Board may co-opt other Council members to serve on the Management Board in a non-voting capacity if it so wishes. Approval of such members requires a two-thirds majority of the Management Board members and does not automatically carry over from one Council term to the next.
This amendment is being made to reflect an earlier decision by Management Board and Council (on the 17/5/2025) that after the next set of elections to Unlock Democracy’s Council, Management Board members will automatically become Rodell Properties Ltd and Rodell Properties 2 Ltd Directors.
Subject to the AGM agreeing to this constitutional amendment:
● It will take effect immediately after next year’s elections to Council.
This amendment will require a two thirds majority at the AGM to be passed.