ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED COUNCIL
OFFICERS
(KINGSTON UPON THAMES)
CONSTITUTION
1. The Association shall be called ARCO (Kingston upon Thames).
2. The aims of the Association shall be :-
(a) principally of a
social and welfare character, organising events, social or otherwise, as may be
considered to be of interest to its members;
(b) effectively to
give help or advice to its members either individually or collectively as may
be possible.
3. Membership shall be open to all retired members of the staff of
the Kingston upon Thames Corporation and the widows or widowers of members of
such staff, including those retired members from other Authorities now resident
in the Borough.
4. A subscription of £2 towards incidental expenses shall be
payable annually on the 1st January, or any member so wishing may become a Life
Member on payment of the sum of £25.
5. Members, and their wives or husbands, or other relative or
friend shall be entitled to participate in the activities of the Association.
6. The Mayor for the time being to be invited to become President.
7. The Annual General Meeting shall be held each year and shall
appoint a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Social Secretary
and such other officers as may be deemed necessary.
8. The Association shall be administered by a Committee of 10 TEN
members who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and shall include
ex-officio the Officers and the Immediate Past Chairman of the Association.
9. The Committee shall have power to co-opt additional members as
deemed necessary.
10. FIVE shall form a quorum for the Committee.
11. An Honorary Auditor shall be elected annually by the Annual
General Meeting.
12. A member may nominate any other member for election to the
Committee and any such nomination together with the agreement of the member so
nominated shall be in the hands of the Hon. Secretary not less than seven clear
days before the Annual General Meeting.
13. The administrative year shall be twelve calendar months ending
31st December and the audited accounts and balance sheet for the year ending
31st December shall be submitted to the Annual General Meeting.
14. The Annual General Meeting shall have power to elect to Honorary
Membership any person deemed to have served the Association in such a manner as
to merit such election. Any such election shall be on the recommendation of the
Committee and the number of persons so elected shall not exceed 5% of the
paid-up membership.
Original
Constitution approved at Annual General Meeting held on 10 March 1972, and subsequently
amended at Annual General Meetings held on 25 March 1983, 15 March 1991, 12
March 1992. 5 March 1993, 8 March 1996, 6 March 2000 and 9 March 2023.