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AGM 2023

20 March 2023

The 2023 AGM of Buckinghamshire Local Optical Committee will be at 8.00pm on the evening of 20th April. Like last year, we won’t be holding a physical meeting; instead you will have the opportunity to pose questions, nominate and vote for committee members, and vote for the resolutions, online.

Papers will be posted on this page as they become available, and these will include the AGM notification letter, which contains more information, and which will be emailed to all on our database. Also available will be the: 2022 minutes; 2023 agenda; chair’s report; treasurer’s report; committee nomination papers. Within the agenda, you will find this year’s resolutions and the link to the online voting form.

Elections now take place at every AGM, and this year we will have vacancies for two performers and one contractor.   The three present
committee members who have served their three-year terms have indicated that they are willing to stand for re-election. Note that only contractors and performers working in Buckinghamshire are eligible to vote.

If you wish to be nominated for a position on the committee and would
like more information, please contact the LOC secretary by email on buckslocinfo@gmail.com

 

14/04/2023   –  AGM Update 

Notification of this year’s AGM was sent out on 18th March 2023, and we can now advise that, by the closing date of 3rd April, the number of nominations received for new committee members did not exceed the number of places available, meaning that there will be no requirement for elections this year. However, there is still time to vote for the resolutions, and attached is an amended agenda, within which you’ll find the link to the online voting formVotes must be received by 8pm on 20th April.

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