The Club has been awarded a grant from Sport England towards the replacement of a Club boat, subject to certain conditions. One of these is that the Constitution is amended to provide that in the event of the Club's dissolution, the Club's assets may only be used for sporting or charitable purposes. It is very common to have a dissolution clause like this in the constitution of a club - in the event of dissolution it would have the effect of preventing club assets ending up in private hands.
Sport Liverpool have been consulted, and have no objection to the proposed changes.
A second minor amendment has been requested by Sport Liverpool, to recognise their support for the Club.
The current Constitution and proposed amendments can be found here.
The following notice was posted to listserv on Saturday 21 August.
Extraordinary General Meeting
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Club will be held at University of Liverpool (room TBA) on Saturday 4 September at 2000 hours. This meeting has been called by the Committee for the following business:
* to receive a report from the Chairman on the award of a grant from Sport England towards the replacement of a Club boat, and to make any related decisions
* to amend the Club Constitution to provide that in the event of the Club's dissolution its assets will only be used for sporting or charitable purposes. This is a requirement of Sport England for the award of the grant and has the approval of Sport Liverpool.
* to amend the Constitution to recognise the support the Club receives from Sport Liverpool. This is a request of Sport Liverpool.
* any related business.
The Constitution states that the business of an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be that for which it was called, and no other.
The text of the current Constitution can be found on the Club website, the proposed amendments will be posted there later today.
No objections have been received to permitting members who are unable to attend the meeting to vote by proxy. Proxy nominations must be in writing (email is ok) to the Secretary and received by 2359 hours on Thursday 2 September. It is usual to appoint the chairman of the meeting as a proxy and this will be assumed unless another proxy is specifically identified.