2013-2014 Annual Report LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONALS AUSTRALIA, SA October 2014 1 Page
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 2014 7 President s Report 8 Membership Report 9 Financial Report 11 Page LG Professionals SA 5 Hauteville Tce EASTWOOD SA 5063 www.lgprofessionalssa.org.au 2 P a g e
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.) 2013-2014 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 2014-15. 8.) 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
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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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
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 2014 6.5 Mark Withers Divisional Board Member 2014 9 Bernie McSwain Divisional Board Member 2014 4 Kerry Loughhead Divisional Board Member 2014 2 Andrew Cameron Divisional Board Member 2015 3 Tony Siviour Divisional Board Member 2015 3 Mark Goldstone Divisional Board Member 2015 1 Jane Trotter Divisional Board Member 2015 9 3 1 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
PAST DIVISIONAL AND NATIONAL PRESIDENTS NAME DIVISIONAL PRESIDENT NATIONAL PRESIDENT V S Shepherd OBE 1949 1951 1953 1954 W C D Veale 1951 1953 F V Elliott 1953 1955 S Keane 1955 1957 F A Lewis OBE 1957 1959 1959 1960 H G Perry 1959 1961 R A Kerr 1961 1963 W W Brokate 1963 1965 1965 1966 R C Tucker 1965 1967 M M Paech 1967 1969 R L Pash, OAM 1969 1971 1971 1972 R E Oswald 1971 1973 J Borman 1973 1975 L K McKay 1975 1977 1977 1978 J R Langman 1977 1979 K H Davis 1979 1981 D J Williams 1981 1983 1983 1984 D K Wormald 1983 1985 D O Roberts 1985 1987 B R Carr 1987 1988 J R Kleem 1988 1989 1989 1990 R C S Hunter 1989 1990 G L Dimond 1990 1991 P J Spencer 1991 1992 M B Thompson 1992 1993 M J Llewellyn-Smith 1993 1995 1995 1997 M A Boyd 1995 (March to August) J A C Comrie Oct 1995 1997 F Pedler 1997 1998 V Little 1998 1999 T Starr 1999 2000 2002 2003 P Vlatko 2000-2002 T Jackson 2002-2004 R J Green 2004-2006 R J Peate 2006-2007 J Coombe 2007-2008 R Pincombe 2008 2009 M Withers 2008-2009 2014-2015 H Lawler 2009 C Atkinson 2009-2011 J Trotter M Searle V MacKirdy 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 10 P a g e
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