4th Meeting of RAGWAG

Subject: RAGWAG Hankridge 13 February - actions and next meeting

Dear Group

Apologies for delay. Thank you all for your contributions.

Present: AB, BK, AMF, RC, AH, GM.

Apologies: AW

Herewith actions agreed:

- Unlikely that Ragwag would have time to make recommendations to "improve the day-to-day management of the Society's business".

- Need to concentrate on what will be put to AGM 15 May, noting that Board meeting 22 March will be last opportunity before then to pass proposals through Board. Board meeting on 19 April too late to endorse papers for the AGM.

- Turn out at Frome disappointing and old ground covered. But general support for ragwag work-in-progress. Point made strongly that scrutiny should be independent of the proposed D&P Committee.

- Papers for 22 March Board to include:

(i) establishment of "D&P" Committee (Board can approve) - AB to draft paper and terms of reference;
(ii) draft Annual Report 2011 (Board can approve) - BK to draft section on strategy, priorities and targets for 2012; refer back to para 9 of 2010 Report;
(iii)revised arrangements for Trustees (AGM to approve change to 2006 Constitution) - AMF to draft paper covering, inter alia, period of office and position of Subject Committee chairs.
(iv)an Advisory Panel to replace the Advisory Council (AGM to approve change to 2006 Constitution) - GM to draft paper (but note that the location of the scrutiny function has not yet been determined).

- AH to help pull together the Membership and Marketing Group, building on his paper at Frome and the Nettlecombe workshop.

- RC and BK to complete and circulate their paper on Executive Power, Scrutiny and Strategy.

- AW's 'swot' and his concerns about the F&GP were not covered.

Next Meeting As AMF is on holiday until 8 March and the Board papers need to go out 14 March, I suggest 12.15 Friday 9 March at the Hankridge Arms to allow time for drafting/re-drafting. Please circulate your papers for 9 March as far in advance as possible.

Please confirm that the meeting fixture works for you.

G