[Melbourne-pm] The end of an Association

[Scott Penrose]

I love the idea of spending it on the SGM. Maybe as part of the April  
meeting, if the April meeting is the first at the pub, maybe it buys  
the beer :-)

Scooter
P.S. Only if it is about $100, if we have say $300, maybe we should  
give some of that to OSDC.

On 09/03/2008, at 1:29 PM, Jacinta Richardson wrote:

> As Scott said, this stuff is not dissolving Melbourne Perl Mongers,  
> just
> removing the legal association status.  Everything will continue  
> exactly has it
> has been for the last year or so.  Regular members are unlikely to  
> notice any
> difference at all.
>
>
> Scott Penrose wrote:
>
>> The next step is closing up Melbourne Perl Mongers - which will  
>> require
>> a meeting. I will get back to you with arrangements once I have  
>> read the
>> fine print.
>
> I understand that what is necessary is to call a Special General  
> Meeting.  The
> agenda (things to be voted on), date, time and place should be  
> announced at the
> time the SGM is called, and the notice has to go out with 21 days  
> notice.
>
> At the meeting the issue(s) are put to a vote and if the majority of  
> (financial)
> members agree to dissolving the association, then that's that.  I  
> believe that
> the public officer then needs to tell the government body which  
> handles
> associations that it's been wound up, and to correctly deal with any  
> remaining
> assets of the association.  Likewise bank accounts will need to be  
> closed.
>
> If I understand matters correctly, the association has about $100 in  
> cash and no
> other assets.  We could easily solve the problem of dealing with  
> this asset by
> spending it on the SGM.  ;)  Alternately we can vote on what to do  
> with it at
> the SGM.  If we aren't going to spend it, I'd suggest giving it to  
> the Perl
> Foundation, which *probably* fits within the rules of what we're  
> allowed to do
> with it.
>
> All the best,
>
> 	Jacinta
>
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