CFU Board Summary – November 2021

Summary of Minutes of Official CFU Board Meeting held on Monday 22nd November 2021 by Virtual Conference

Present: Andrew Morris (Chair), Mike Vickers, Nick Phillipson, Kieron Shiel, Jeff Banks, Matt Dickenson, Jim Green, Adam Langan, Alex Owen, Paul Bodman, Charlotte Walker and Christine Robson.

Apologies: None

Minutes of Meeting held on 18th October 2021 – The Minutes of the meeting were accepted as a true record,

Election of Chairman – Andrew Morris was happy to continue in the post. Proposed by Paul Bodman and Seconded by Jim Green.

Election of Vice Chairman – Jim Green was happy to continue in the role. Proposed by Andrew Morris and Seconded by Jeff Banks.

Election of Treasurer – Matt Dickenson stated he was happy to continue in the role. He had taken this over from Chris Robertson as a Co-opted Director in September 2021. Proposed Andrew Morris and Seconded Nick Phillipson.

Election of Secretary – Christine Robson stated that she was happy to continue in the role. Proposed by Andrew Morris and Seconded by Mike Vickers.

Co-option of CFU Board members – Due to a technical issue, Matt had not been able to put himself forward to the club to be elected on to the Board. The Board asked him to serve again as a Co-opted Director. Proposed by Paul Bodman and Seconded by Nick Phillipson.

Review of Portfolios – A discussion was held by the Board as to whether the portfolios in their current format should be kept. It was decided that the Board would keep the status quo and asked each portfolio holder to look at breaking the jobs up into smaller sections. The groups would then be allocated with a lead being helped by another board member. The lead would report to the Board.

AOB – All directors were asked to complete the “Directors Interest” form and return to Christine Robson as soon as possible.

JB had spoken to a member of staff regarding inappropriate comments about the club and had been given a final warning.

CW mentioned an incident which occurred during an interview with “Seals Live” where a volunteer had made a few offensive remarks. This had been dealt with.