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All meetings held at Old Swan Conservative Club, commencing at 8:00 pm

Agenda for Annual General Meeting of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues to be Sunday 17th April 2011
Venue Old Swan Conservative Club commencing at 8pm

1. Apologies for absence
2. The minutes of the previous AGM
3. Matters Arising
4. Chairman's report
5. General Secretary's report
6. Treasurer's report
7. Assistant General Secretary's report
8. Election of Officers
9. Proposals; All have been proposed by the MQL Council.
1. That costs of handbooks be borne by the local leagues.
2. That proposals for the AGM be submitted to the General Secretary no later than 28 days before the advertised date of the AGM.
3. That MQL Council has discretion to amend the playing rules for competitions in order to best accommodate the no. of teams entering.
4. To amend existing Rule 2 as follows ….plus a further committee member for each of ten teams within the constituent league.
5. That a quorum at a MQL Council meeting be three officers plus three council members to represent at least three areas.
6. That a quorum at an AGM be three officers plus representatives of at least five other teams.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues held at Old Swan Cons Club on Sunday 17th April 2011 (commenced 8pm)
1. Apologies for absence
Attendees were; Frank McFarlane, Dag Griffiths, Cliff Houghton, Jack Bennett, Brian Thompson, Bob Wilkie, Angela Houghton, Val Gannon, Elaine Bates, Brian Bates, David Hodgson, Angela Doyle, John Lloyd and Joan Lloyd , representing ten teams. Apologies were received from Brian Cunningham, Bill Thomas, Paul Davitt and David Williams.

2. The minutes of the previous AGM
The minutes, having been circulated to all teams, were accepted as a true and fair record of the meeting. Proposed by Angela Houghton and seconded by Brian Bates.

3. Matters Arising
There were no matters arising.

4. Chairman's report
The Chairman thanked all those who had worked for the MQL, councillors, officers and players.

5. General Secretary's report
The General Secretary thanked the Assistant Gen Sec, all the area Gen Secs, the question distributors and question setters. Competitions had run successfully. The Feeny and Rendon Cups were under way. He gave a reminder of the impending finals and presentation nights.

6. Treasurer's report
The accounts had not been audited due to difficulties in getting the required people together. The major expenses were for typing and copying of sets, no expenses had been paid to Wirral as they had not submitted a claim. There had been a large expenditure during the year as a new photocopier had been purchased, he recommended reducing the amount kept on deposit. The fee for the 2011/12 season would be decided after the first of the propositions had been resolved.

7. Assistant General Secretary's report
The Assistant General Secretary thanked the question distributors and gave details of his proposal to improve distribution for next season.

8. Election of Officers
Officers elected were:
President: Elaine Bates Prop; Frank McFarlane Sec; Cliff Houghton
Chairman: Frank McFarlane Prop; Cliff Houghton Sec; Bob Wilkie
General Secretary: Cliff Houghton Prop; Frank McFarlane Sec; Val Gannon
Treasurer: Dag Griffiths Prop; Frank McFarlane Sec; Jack Bennett
Deputy Chairman: Jack Bennett Prop; Frank McFarlane Sec; Brian Thompson
Deputy General Secretary: Brian Thompson Prop; Frank McFarlane Sec; Cliff Houghton
Auditors: Paul Davitt and David Hodgson Prop; Dag Griffiths Sec; Angela Houghton
Vice Presidents: Ken Smith Prop; Cliff Houghton Sec; Dag Griffiths.

8. Proposals There were six proposals, all from the MQL Council.
1. That costs of handbooks be borne by the local leagues. Carried nem. con.
At this stage the Treasurer proposed that the MQL fee for the season 2011/12 be £17.00 per team, this was carried nem. con.
2. That proposals for the AGM be submitted to the General Secretary no later than 28 days before the advertised date of the AGM. Carried nem. con.
3. That MQL Council has discretion to amend the playing rules for competitions in order to best accommodate the number of teams entering. Carried nem. con.
4. To amend existing Rule 2 as follows …..plus a further committee member for each of ten teams within the constituent league. Carried nem. con.
5. That a quorum at a MQL Council meeting be three officers plus three council members to represent at least three areas in total. Carried nem. con.
6. That a quorum at an AGM be three officers plus representatives of at least five teams. Carried nem. con.

The meeting closed at 8.45pm

1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the last meeting
3. Matters Arising
4. Chairman's report
5. General Secretary's report
6. Treasurer's report.
7. Assistant General Secretary's report
8. Area reports
9. Competitions.
10. Dates of Council Meetings.
11. MQL Website.
12. Any other business.

Minutes of the Council meeting of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues held at Old Swan Conservative Club on Sunday 11th March 2012 at 8:00 pm

1. Apologies: Were received from Brian Cunningham, Dag Griffiths and David Hodgson. In attendance were Frank McFarlane, Cliff Houghton, Jack Bennett, Brian Thompson, Angela Houghton, Brian Bates, Elaine Bates, Bob Wilkie, Paul Davitt, Ron Woods, Jim McGrath, Val Gannon, Alan Ainsworth and Bill Thomas.

2. Minutes of previous meeting: The previous minutes having been circulated were accepted as a true and fair record.

3. Matters Arising: None

4. Chairman's report: The Chairman passed on thanks from the family of Syd Spilsbury which had been received via CTK Wanderers. He also reported that Brian Platt of the Liverpool League had passed away.

5. General Secretary's report: The General Secretary had no report.

6. Treasurer's report: There was no report.

7. Assistant General Secretary's report: Sets had all been received but with some delay at the end of the season.

8. Area reports: Liverpool - The Riley Cup was due to start on 16thApril. Northern - All OK. Ormskirk -no report. Southport & Formby -Scarisbrick Hotel had moved to The Sir Henry Segrave and had won a play-off to win the Division 1 title. Warrington - All OK, A table quiz was held on January 20th in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care thanks were given to the Assistant Gen Sec for his work in setting and asking the questions. Wirral - no report.

9. Competitions: President's Trophy had been completed but a play-off between Ormskirk and Southport & Formby was necessary to decide the winner. President's Shield and Challenge had been won by Liverpool 2, Liverpool 3 were having difficulty fielding a team. Merseyside Challenge Cup was at the semi-final stage. Mimir Trophy would be held at the Unison Club, St Helens on Thursday 24th May 2012, some question sets had not yet been received. Feeny & Rendon -Finals would be held at St Charles Parish Club, Aigburth Road, Liverpool along with the final of the MQL Plate on Thursday17th May 2012. The General Secretary questioned whether the Feeny and Rendon competitions were still viable in light of the number of withdrawals that take place. After some discussion it was decided that a motion be proposed for the AGM to gauge support. It was also suggested that a new competition be introduced to run alongside the Merseyside Challenge Cup to encourage entry from lower league teams, a further suggestion was that these competitions be made compulsory. The Gen Sec would draft possible motions for discussion prior to the final date for submission (March 25th).

10. MQL Website: It was decided to defer discussion on this point as the Treasurer (and Webmaster) was not present.

11. AOB: 1. Areas were reminded that question sets for the first heats of the Mimir Competition should be of normal league match standard.

12. Next meeting: Sunday 10th June 2012 at 8pm at Old Swan Cons. AGM on Sunday 22nd April, also 8pm at Old Swan Cons.