Annual Report LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA, SA

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1 Annual Report LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA, SA October Page

2 Table of Contents Agenda for the 65 th Annual General Meeting 3 Minutes of the 64th Annual General Meeting 5 Minutes of the Special General Meeting 27th June President s Report 8 Membership Report 9 Financial Report 11 Page LG Professionals SA 5 Hauteville Tce EASTWOOD SA P a g e

3 Agenda for the 65 th Annual General Meeting 1.) Opening Remarks Victoria Mackirdy, President 2.) Attendance Record 2.1 Present 2.2 Apologies 3.) Confirmation of Minutes 3.1 Recommendation: That the minutes of the 2013 Annual General Meeting held on 24 October 2013 be received and confirmed as a true and correct record of proceedings 3.2 Recommendation: That the minutes of the Special General Meeting held on 27 June 2014 to change the Association s name be received and confirmed as a true and correct record of proceedings 4.) President s Report The President s Report is contained in the Annual report. Recommendation: That the report be received. 5.) Annual Report The report was circulated electronically prior to the meeting. Recommendation: That the report be received. 6.) Audited Financial Statements The statements are contained in the Annual Report. Recommendation: That the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2014 be received. 7.) Appointment of Auditor Recommendation: That Creative Auditing be appointed as the auditor for the year ) Membership report The Membership Report is contained in the Annual Report. Recommendation: That the report be received. 9.) Overview of the Strategic Plan An overview of the Association s Strategic Planning process will be presented. 3 P a g e

4 10.) Returning Officer s Report The Returning Officer s Report will be presented. Recommendation: That the report be received. 11.) Announcement of President Andrew Aitken, as President Elect now becomes President in accordance with Clause 10 of the Constitution. 12.) Other Business 13.) Close 4 P a g e

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8 President s Report 2013/14 resulted in the members voting in favour of a name change from Local Government Managers Australia SA Division to Local Government Professionals SA Inc. The Board believes this new name is a more accurate reflection of the fact that the Association delivers programs, events and networking opportunities for all local government professionals. The Strategic Plan covers four broad themes which are outlined below together with some key achievements from the 2013/14 year as they relate to these themes. THEMES GOALS ACHIEVEMENTS 2013/14 Professional / Career Development Networking and Relationships Profile Raising Organisational Sustainability Provide unique, challenging professional development opportunities tailored to the needs of local government Build capability within the sector Provide meaningful networking opportunities within local government Raise profile of the Association s brand, individuals and the local government sector Create sufficient capacity to deliver initiatives aligned with strategic goals Diversification of income streams including healthy mix of partner and program life cycles Organisational efficiencies Development of team Management Challenge 14 teams 3rd Annual Rural Management Challenge in Port Augusta 7 teams Emerging Leaders Program and the Professional Leaders Program, both accredited towards an MBA Annual State Conference record attendance of 220 Annual Women s Conference at the National Wine Centre record attendance of over 100 CEO Network Forums Community Managers Network events Leaders Alumni Network events Women s Network events Committee established to form general Manager s Network The Leadership Excellence Awards attracted a record 440 people to the dinner Leaders Connect, our e-newsletter has continued to experience growth in readership and generate new subscriptions Name Change adopted by membership Achieved profit based on operations Maintained Corporate Partner revenue Strengthened administrative procedures and templates Initiated new strategic projects Purchased new IT equipment Overall, LG Professionals SA can be proud of its achievements. In particular, I would like to thank Board Members for their contribution in assisting the CEO and staff of the organisation; our Corporate Partners who have provided fabulous support; and the various agencies and businesses that we have partnered with to deliver our services. Victoria MacKirdy President 8 P a g e

9 Membership Report The Association s Membership as at 30 June 2014 was 317. This includes the following Fellows: Robert Adam Terry Barnes Philip Brand Brian Carr Daryl Cearns John Comrie (Merit) Colin Davies Paul Di Iulio Dean Gollan David Hitchcock David Hope Tim Jackson Graeme Maxwell Gregory O Connor Paul Perry Ray Pincombe DIVISIONAL BOARD October 2013 October 2014 Name Appointment To Retire Years on Divisional Board Victoria MacKirdy President 2015 as Immediate Past 4 President Mark Searle Immediate Past President 2014 as Immediate Past President Andrew Aitken President Elect 2016 as Immediate Past President Cate Atkinson Divisional Board Member Mark Withers Divisional Board Member Bernie McSwain Divisional Board Member Kerry Loughhead Divisional Board Member Andrew Cameron Divisional Board Member Tony Siviour Divisional Board Member Mark Goldstone Divisional Board Member Jane Trotter Divisional Board Member EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE October 2013 October 2014 Victoria MacKirdy Mark Searle Andrew Aitken Cate Atkinson Taryn Sexton President Immediate Past President President Elect Treasurer Chief Executive Officer 9 P a g e

10 PAST DIVISIONAL AND NATIONAL PRESIDENTS NAME DIVISIONAL PRESIDENT NATIONAL PRESIDENT V S Shepherd OBE W C D Veale F V Elliott S Keane F A Lewis OBE H G Perry R A Kerr W W Brokate R C Tucker M M Paech R L Pash, OAM R E Oswald J Borman L K McKay J R Langman K H Davis D J Williams D K Wormald D O Roberts B R Carr J R Kleem R C S Hunter G L Dimond P J Spencer M B Thompson M J Llewellyn-Smith M A Boyd 1995 (March to August) J A C Comrie Oct F Pedler V Little T Starr P Vlatko T Jackson R J Green R J Peate J Coombe R Pincombe M Withers H Lawler 2009 C Atkinson J Trotter M Searle V MacKirdy P a g e

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PAGE 322 OPENING & WELCOME:

PAGE 322 OPENING & WELCOME: PAGE 322 MINUTES OF THE FIFTY FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, 23 RD NOVEMBER 2017 AT THE SYDNEY MASONIC CENTRE 66 GOULBURN STREET, SYDNEY NSW 2000 COMMENCING AT 6:00 PM OPENING & WELCOME: