Present | Bill Bool, Ian Brown, Bruce Hurley, Basil Orr, Peter Over, Malcolm Wheeler, Ian Woodhead |
Apologies | Mark McKinney, Graham Street |
Minutes of Previous AGM | That the minutes of the previous AGM, held on Thursday 9th May 2024 at 7.35 pm be confirmed as a true and accurate record (Ian Brown/Peter Over). Passed. Matters Arising Nil matters arising from the report. |
President’s Report | That President’s Report be accepted (Malcolm Wheeler/Ian Woodhead). Passed. Matters Arising Nil matters arising from the report. |
Secretary’s Report | That Secretary’s Report be accepted (Bruce Hurley/Bill Bool). Passed. Matters Arising Nil matters arising from the report. |
Financial Report | That Financial Report (refer below) be accepted (Bruce Hurley/Malcolm Wheeler). Passed. Matters Arising Bazil Orr raised the magnitude of the Institute’s investments and whether this provided an opportunity to increase the value of the Ross Muir Awards either in monetary value or number of awardees. A motion was put that the annual value of the Ross Muir Awards annual envelop be raised to $2 000 from $1 000 (Bazil Orr/Malcolm Wheeler) Passed Several ideas were discussed but no conclusion reached on the composition and number of the Awards. Two ideas were to expand the number of tertiary education institutions where the Awards are offered and to include tools as part of the Award. Malcolm Wheeler undertook to carry out research into options and report back in a couple of months. Bill Bool also raised the possibility of re-introducing a Student Membership instead of using Associated Membership as a proxy. Bruce Hurley mentioned the administrative challenges in introducing a new membership class. |
EARB Report | That Engineering Associates Registration Board Report be accepted (Bruce Hurley/Malcolm Wheeler). Passed. Matters Arising Nil matters arising from the report. |
Election of Officers | Position | Nomination | Proposer | Seconder | National President | Malcolm Wheeler | Bruce Hurley | Peter Over | National Secretary/ Treasurer | Bruce Hurley | Malcolm Wheeler | Ian Brown | Auckland Branch Councillor | Peter Over | Bruce Hurley | Malcolm Wheeler | Waikato/BoP Branch Councillor | Ian Brown | Mark McKinney | Bruce Hurley | Palmerston North Branch Councillor | Bill Bool | Ian Woodhead | | Wellington Branch Councillor | Vacant | | | Christchurch Branch Councillor | Ian Woodhead | Bruce Hurley | Bill Bool | Dunedin Branch Councillor | Terry Thomas | Bruce McMillan | Ian Woodhead |
There being only one nomination for each position, all positions were confirmed without the need for elections. The Wellington Branch Councillor position was unfilled. |
Appointment of Financial Reviewer | That the current financial reviewer, Jo Francisco, be reappointed for the 2025 financial year (Bruce Hurley/ Peter Over). Passed. |
| 2025 Subscriptions | That the membership subscription rate be maintained at $25.00 for the 2025 financial year (Bruce Hurley/Bill Bool). Passed. |
| Cheque Signatories | That the current payment signatories (Bruce Hurley/Peter Over/Malcolm Wheeler) be retained (Ian Woodhead/Ian Brown). Passed. Although approved as a signatory, the paperwork is yet to be progressed to add Malcom Wheeler as a signatory. |
Deletion of Members | That the one Member whose subscriptions have remained unpaid for the past three years have their membership terminated (Bruce Hurley/Bill Bool). Passed |
Remits | Nil submitted. |
Revised Constitution | That the New Zealand Electronics Institute (Incorporated) Constitution (Revised 2025) be adopted (Malcolm Wheeler/Ian Brown). Passed |
| General Business | The Spark Foundation That a donation of $50.00 be made to the Spark Foundation in recognition of making the video conference facilities available the meeting Auckland VHF Group That a donation of $50.00 be made to the Auckland VHF Group of the NZART in recognition of their continuing support through their standing invitation for Institute members to attend their meetings and access to their magazine, Spectrum (Bruce Hurley/Peter Over) Passed. Associate Member Upgrading to Member That Associate Members who were recipients of a Ross Muir Award be upgrade to full Members upon completing their qualification and confirming they are pursuing a career in Electronics (Bruce Hurley/Peter Over). Passed National Secretary/Treasurer to action for current Associate Members Website Enquiry Peter Over advised he had received an enquiry, via the website, from a parent seeking assistance to foster his son’s interest in electronics. Bill Bool volunteered to contact the parent/son and provide guidance. Thank you, Bill. No further general business. |
Closure | The meeting was declared closed at 9:00 pm. |
