FNMDL AGM Agenda 03 January 2025

Chair Rob Jay

• Welcome
• Current Committee:

Chair – Rob Jay

Vice Chair – Aaron Dunne

Website Administrator – Phil Hudson

Teams Secretary – Sally Bayliss

• Committee member vacancies:
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Fixture Secretary
• Competition Secretary

Expression of interest to be forwarded to identify role; to then be proposed and seconded on the night of the AGM. (Expression of interest, proposal of new committee members can be received by proxy should someone be unable to attend the meeting)

Current expressions received: Aaron Gregg, Steve Allen, Richard Carpenter, Alan Holland, Michael Jensen

In the event of more than one person expressing an interest in a particular committee position those present at the AGM will cast their votes. Should there be a tie for any decision-making the Chairman (Rob) will have the casting vote

New Committee Structure

Chair: Aaron Dunne

Vice Chair: Steve Allen

Secretary: Rob J

Treasurer: Becky Birdsall

Competition Secretary: Alan Holland

Fixture Sectary: Heidi Lorefice

Teams Secretary: Sally Bayliss

Website : Phil Hudson

Honourary member: Aaron Gregg

• Team registration

Registration has been received for 14 teams – any more to be forwarded to Sally

16 Teams Confirmed

• Registration fees

Registration fees are due. Invoices have been forwarded to all Captains; fees received from 6 teams so far – details for payment are on the invoices

Most of teams have paid the ones are being actively chased

• League balance

End of season League balance sheet to be shared

Currently £366 in credit this will be continued disturbed to league until the league is running at a equilibrium  

• League format

Teams to consider whether the league remains as two sections with a longer season to consider more competition and transfer between sections, or revert back to one section. In the event the league format remains as it is, any new teams will be placed in the second section (at the discretion of the Committee and in consideration of their knowledge of (any) players registered for each new team)

The new league is  2 sections of 8 playing 3 times.

The blind draw will continue this season

• Super League rule

Super League players can join the Friday Night league if they have played for Super League, they will no longer have to have season out, but cannot transfer from one league to the other, i.e., players are to make a decision and choose a league to play for. This will be subject to Committee review and decision

This rule has passed and will be updated

• Registered number of players

Request received to register more than the 15 player ruling. Committee decision remains as 15 players to be the maximum number of players registered, with the minimum number of players being 6

The maximum number of players remains the same.

Players can be deregistered if they haven’t played at all for 4 weeks up to the halfway point of the league. As soon as they have played a game they cannot be de registered.

• Rules

All teams/players are able to access and review the rules via the website

Rules are ok on the website

• Competitions

Teams to identify which competitions the league would like this season

Competitions for next season

Random Pairs

Men’s Singles

Women’s Singles

All the above will be a Barratts

Men’s and Ladies Singles will be played on the same night

The Wendy and Turbo Cup remains the same

Town Cup ( All in One) Across the town

• Trophies and monies

Teams to decide if they are happy for trophies to continue to be given for the Singles and Cup competitions and prize money to be shared across the league standings at the end of the season

This will continue

• Complaints and concerns

Teams/players to raise any complaints and concerns directly with a member of the committee who will then advise with regards to the process, investigate and address, informing the individual(s)/parties of any actions, outcome and conclusion

• Any other business

Presentation and AGM on the same night

No Catch-up nights will stay