11th September 2011

11th December 2011

12th March 2012

10th June 2012

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 for absence
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. AOB
12. Next meeting (11th March 2012)

Minutes of the Council meeting of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues held at Old Swan Conservative Club on Sunday 11th September 2011 at 8:00 pm

1. Apologies: Were received from David Hodgson, Brian Cunningham, Ronnie Woods and Jim McGrath. In attendance were Frank McFarlane, Cliff Houghton, Dag Griffiths, Brian Thompson, Angela Houghton, Jack Bennett, Brian Bates, Elaine Bates, Bob Wilkie, 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: Wirral had 30 teams arranged in two divisions therefore requiring extra weeks to the season.

4. Chairman's report: The Chairman had no report.

5. General Secretary's report: The question distribution plan had been completed and circulated to Gen Secs and Question Distributors. Handbooks had so far been received from four areas

6. Treasurer's report: Fees had been received for 130 teams although some had been late causing a minor cash flow problem. 3000 envelopes had been purchased for the coming season.

7. Assistant General Secretary's report: The system for the submission of question sets was working and sets were being received.

8. Area reports: Liverpool - All in order after the first matches. Northern - No report. Ormskirk -no report. Southport & Formby - All OK. Warrington - All OK. Wirral - Presentation Night would be on September 25th at Oxton Cons Club featuring a Pairs competition.

9. Competitions: President's Trophy and President's Shield dates had been circulated. The finals of the Merseyside Challenge Cup and Mimir Trophy would be held at the Unison Club, St Helens during week commencing 21st May 2012. 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 MQL heat of the Mimir Trophy would be at New Brighton Cricket Club on Weds 21st March 2012. Merseyside Challenge Cup - there was a mistake on the website showing some fixtures incorrectly, this had been rectified.

10. AOB: None.

11. Next meeting: Sunday 11th December 2011 at 8pm at Old Swan Cons.