Annual Meeting Minutes 2014

Annual Kidlink Association Meeting Minutes 2014

Kidlink Association c/o Stellan Kinberg
Bondegärdet 19, 42433 Angered , Sweden

1. Call to order. On the 1st of February 2014 The Annual Kidlind Association Meeting was Called to order:

The chairman Stellan Kinberg opened the Annual Meeting 2014 in https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kidlink-association 

2. Registration of members participating in the meeting:

Chairman Stellan Kinberg asked members to confirm they are receiving annual meeting emails. 

3. Election of meeting chairman and secretary. On the 9th of February 2014 The Kidlink Association elected its Annual meeting Chairman and Secretary:

Bonnie Thurber was elected chairperson of the meeting. Joyce Fisher was elected secretary of the meeting

4. Election of meeting minutes verifier and votes counter. On the 12th of Febuary 2014 the Kidink Association elected The Annual meeting minutes verifier and vote counter:

On the 10th of February 2014 Pia Avolio de Martino was nominated as minutes verifier and vote counter.  On the 12th of February Pia Avolio de Martino was elected vote counter and meeting minutes verifier by a majority vote.

5. Approval of meeting notice.  On the 13th of February 2014 the Kidlink Association Meeting Notice was approved:

The Annual meeting 2014 notice was sent 31/1 2014 according to the AofA rules http://www.kidlink.org/drupal/aofa. The majority of members confirmed and approved the meeting notice.

6. Adoption of the meeting agenda: On 14th of February 2014 the Membership Board Adopted the Meeting agenda:

A AofA revision for 2014 was suggested by the Board. This will be discussed in issue 11. The Board was provided time for motions from the Board Members. Joyce made a motion since we have new members at the Annual  meeting that may unfamiliar with Roberts Rule of Order we grant a courtesy and  extend the ability to make a Motion deadline to February 25th. The Motion was made after the deadline. And was not cosiderer a viable motion. 

The meeting agenda as documented in the Annual Meeting notice http://www.kidlink.org/drupal/node/351 was approved by a majority vote

7. The Board's Annual Report and Financial Statement. On 15th of February 2014 the Annual Report and Finacial Statement was presented to the membership:

Annual Reporthttp://www.kidlink.org/drupal/AR-2013  

Fiinancial Statments: http://www.kidlink.org/drupal/node/352 Laurie and Lely had questions about how to donate more money into the new setup of the Paypal account as they were unsuccessful in their previous attemps to donate more. On the 17th of February Laurie verified her concerns were successfully resolved.

8. Auditors review of The Annual Report and Financial Statement. On the 19th of February 2014:

The auditor Anna de Pasquale Italy, presented the Auditor`s review 2014 http://www.kidlink.org/drupal/node/352 and was made available to answer questions from the members. No questions from the members were posted.

9. Approving of the previous Boards work. On the 22nd  of February 2014 after review of the Kidlink Board of directors work:

The Kidlink Association members voted to grant discharge to the Board for 2013.

Thus granting approval of the Board of director previous work.

10. Establishing membership dues was brought forth to the board  On the 22nd of February 2014: 

The Board has applied a discount for new Kidlink Association members 2014. This is documented in http://www.kidlink.org/drupal/fees. Membership dues as listed were approved by a a majority

11. Motions from the Board and the Members. On the 28th of February 2014: 

The board sent to the members a Aofa revision suggestion the 31/12.

Article 15 - Removal of this article. 
Article 13 - Removal of "two youth representatives,"
Article 11 - Member Meetings. Removal of "election of two student representative members for a one year term"
Article 13  "The activities of this association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members." is changed to "The activities of this association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of eight ordinary members and three deputy members"

The Aofa revisions were approved by two thirds of the Kidlink Association membership

No motions from the members were sent to the board according to the Aofa art 9. 

12. Election of two ordinary Board members for a three year term. On the 26th of February 2014:

 Pia Avolio de Martino and Terry Smith were nominated and voted in as ordinary members until 2017 by a majority vote. 

13. Election of three deputy members for one year terms.  On the 16th of March 2014:

David Donat, Larisa Tarasevich, Govinda Prasad, and Theresa Allen were nominated for deputy Board Members.Theresa Allen, David Donat and Larisa Tarasevich were elected by secret ballot by the Association members, as deputy members for one year terms.

14. Election of two youth representatives for a one year term.  On the 28th of  February 2014:

This issue was canceled as the AofA revision implied the removal of these chairs. 

15. Election of one auditor for a one year term. On the 19th  of March 2014:

The Board nominated Anna de Pasquale, from Italy to be the auditor for 2014. Anna de Pasquale, Italy was elected by the  majority of the Association Board to serve a one year tearm as Audtior of the Kidlink Association.

16. Approval of Annual Meeting 2014 Minutes. The Minutes were appoved by the majority on the 29th of March  2014.

These Annual meeting minutes 2014 written by Joyce Fisher were approved by Pia Avolio de Martino. 

17. Closing of the Annual Meeting on March 29th 2014 

Joyce Fisher

Kidlink Association Annual Meeting Secretary 2014

Pia Avolio de Martino

Kidlink Association Annual Meeting Minutes verifier 2014

Stellan Kinberg

Kidlink Association President