At the AGM each  of the ten clubs will have two Club Representatives who will vote on behalf of their club although any member of Ayrshire clubs can attend the meeting.  The names of the Club Representatives will be recorded at the start of the AGM.

Nominations for Office bearers (President, Treasurer and Secretary) will be taken from the floor (with seconders) where the nominees and proposers and seconders can be any individual member of an Ayrshire club – this is not limited to the Club reps.

Voting will be show of hands from the Club representatives

At the Council Meeting each of the ten clubs will have two Club Representatives who will vote on behalf of their club although any member of Ayrshire clubs can attend the meeting.  The names of the Club Representatives will be those recorded at the start of the  AGM.

The election for the position of Area Grading Officer will be held in the Council Meeting and will be held before the election of the Management Committee. The Area Grading officer will be asked to sit on the Management Committee.

Nominations for the Management Committee will be from the list of Club Representatives at the meeting – Nominees must be a Club Rep. but the proposers and seconders do not have to be a Club Rep.

Voting will be show of hands from the Club representatives

Any other matters of procedure will be dealt with as they arise at both meetings according to the Constitution.

All the above information can be found in the Constitution.

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 26^th September 2024

To be held at Greenwood Academy, Dreghorn, Irvine KA11 4HL

Starting at 7pm

 Apologies for Absence

Minutes of the Last AGM/Council

Points Arising from Minutes

Treasurer's Report

President's Statement/Report

League Secretary’s Report

Election of Office Bearers

President                                 Currently Iain Fraser

Treasurer                                 Currently John Calder

Secretary                                 Currently John Montgomery

Any Other Competent Business

Council Meeting

To be held at Greenwood Academy, Dreghorn, Irvine KA11 4HL

Immediately after AGM

Member clubs :           Ardrossan / Largs, Ayr, Greenwood, Kilmarnock,  Prestwick, Stewarton, Troon, Barr

1. Elections of Area Grading Officer and Management Committee (excluding Office Bearers who sit on Management Committee)

Area Grading Officer              Currently John Montgomery

Management committee - Currently Office bearers plus following members –, John McNicoll, Stephen Taylor, David Deary, Steven Brown, Hamish Glen, Brian Teaz

Appointment of Appeals committee pool

1. ACA representative to Chess Scotland.

Currently John Montgomery

Ayrshire Chess League 2024 / 2025

Proposal from John McNicoll regarding time controls

1. Ayrshire Individual Championships

1. Other Ayrshire events
2. Samuel Graham / Harvey Shield John Montgomery
3. Ayrshire Junior Championships Junior committee
4. Ayrshire Junior League Junior committee
5. Junior events                                     S Taylor and Junior committee
6. JBW Robertson Cup John Montgomery / Iain Fraser
7. Seniors event John Montgomery
8. Junior Training TBA
9. Adult training TBA
10. North versus South Ayrshire TBA

News from Chess Scotland

Any other competent business