Australian Police Winter Games

Introduction

The Australian Police Ski Federation Inc (A.P.S.F.) is an Incorporated Association whose role is to organise the Australian Police Winter Games.  The A.P.S.F. constitution requires the calling and convening of an Annual General Meeting.  This meeting is traditionally held during the Australian Police Winter Games.

 Agenda:-

• Opening address by the President
• Apologies
• Confirmation of minutes from 2007 AGM and any Previous Meetings
• Presidents Report
• Treasurers Report
• Secretaries Report
• Election of Office Bearers
• Business Arising form Last Years Meeting
• General Business
• Meeting Closing

 Raising An Item Of Business

If you wish to raise an item in General Business that you wish discussed, the correct way to do that is to notify the Secretary that you wish to raise an item of business and forward to him a copy of you motion: eg "I move that the entry price to the Winter Games be increased to allow the committee to include beer in the package".  Notifying the Secretary prior to the meeting is very important as it gives the committee time do some research on the proposal or motion.  If you don't give prior notice then there is a strong chance that your motion will be deferred for a year so that the committee can look into it.

Every item of business to be put before the meeting should be done in the correct format of a motion followed having someone second the motion.  Then the person who put the motion speaks on behalf of the motion followed by anyone who wishes to speak against the motion.  The motion is then voted on by a show of hands.  A few people had had difficulty in the past wording their motion correctly.  It should always start, "I move that …"

 Becoming A Committee Member

If you are interested in becoming a member of the APSF Committee or to participate in the Race Committee, that actually delivers the games, then you should contact any committee member to express your interest.  We usually advise that any person wishing to become a committee member should join the Race Committee for a year and see what goes on behind the scenes.  It is definitely not a closed shop but we do not want people with personal agendas.  We currently have a great team that is very focused on delivering the best product to our members.  It is actually bloody hard work and many hours of your personal time.  The race committee is usually very similar to the Federation Committee but that is the way we have structured it so that we have a forum for induction or training of new APSF committee members.

 Vacancies

All positions are declared vacant every year and nominations are received and a vote conducted to select the committee for the following year.