A D M I N I STRATOR’ S REPORT
MAX D O N N EL LY Dear Members I have some commentary to make on the contents of the annual report, however the item that I believe to be of the most significance to Members took place after the end of the financial year on the 8th of December 2019. Following several attempts, feedback and criticism provided and compromises made, member petitions and some controversy about the opposition to reform, the constitution of Parramatta Leagues Club has now been successfully upgraded and includes several key elements that provide a significantly improved constitution that should serve Members and the company well into the future.
“The constitution of Parramatta Leagues Club has now been successfully upgraded and includes several key elements that provide a significantly improved constitution that should serve Members and the company well into the future.”
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• Parramatta Leagues Club must retain ownership of the Eels NRL franchise • Parramatta Leagues Club must reasonably fund the Parramatta Eels • Separation of boards – the potential for conflicts of interest to arise is reduced • The Triennial Rule – the Club no longer faces the removal of an entire board every two years and the disruption associated with a board being entirely replaced Online and postal voting – important decisions • about your Club can no longer be controlled by a handful of Members On the last point, it is important to point out to Members that once online and postal voting was introduced, the changes to the constitution were passed by a total of 1554 votes in favour and only 137 against with the extraordinary majority of 91.9%.
