Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023
23 November 2023 at 5.30pm, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Headquarters

AGENDA

Ordinary Business

1. Minutes:

To confirm the Minutes of the 49 th Annual General Meeting.

2. Financial reports:

To receive and consider the Credit Union’s Financial Report, Directors’ Report, and Auditor’s Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2023.

3. Remuneration of Directors:

To determine the remuneration of Directors, the following resolution will be put: Total amount of remuneration of all directors to be $50,000 as a combined total.

4. Election of Directors :
To elect Directors in accordance with the Credit Union’s Constitution. As the Constitution does not stipulate a maximum number of Directors, an election by postal ballot will not be necessary and the general meeting will vote on the appointment of each candidate as a Director by a separate resolution at the meeting. The following resolutions will therefore be put:

4.1 ‘That Paul Fletcher be appointed as a Director of Fire
Service Credit Union Ltd for a period of three (3)
years.’

4.2 ‘That Jeffrey Swann be appointed as a Director of Fire
Service Credit Union Ltd for a period of three (3)
years.’

4.3 ‘That Eugene Holzbauer be appointed as a Director of
Fire Service Credit Union Ltd for a period of three (3)
years.’

4.4 ‘That Alexander Karapetian be appointed as a Director
of Fire Service Credit Union Ltd for a period of three
(3) years.’

4.5 ‘That Adam Waller be appointed as a Director of Fire
Service Ltd for a period of three (3) years.’

Dated 22/9/2023
By Order of the Board
Mrs T Ireland, Company Secretary

PROXIES

A member who is entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy. A proxy need not be a member. A member who is entitled to cast 2 or more votes may appoint 2 proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. To be effective the appointment of a proxy must be received by the Credit Union at least 48 hours prior to the meeting either at its registered office at 22 ChanceryLane Adelaide SA 5000 or via fax on 08 8227 2422. A Proxy Form can be obtained by contacting the Credit Union.

NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with the rules of Fire Service Credit Union Ltd directors are to be elected and announced at the 2023 Annual General Meeting.

Retiring Directors: Paul Fletcher, Jeffrey Swann, Eugene Holzbauer, and Alexander Karapetian retire by rotation and offer themselves for re-election.

Appointed Directors: In accordance with the Rules of Fire Service Credit Union the term of office of Director Adam Waller, appointed by the Board as Director since the 2022 Annual General Meeting, will expire at the end of the 2023 Annual General Meeting. Adam Waller offers himself for election.

Nominations received: As at the date of this notice, no futher nominations for the position of Director have been received.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Members wishing to be nominated for the position of a Director should obtain a nomination form from the Secretary Mrs. T Ireland at Fire Service Credit Union, 22 Chancery Lane, Adelaide, telephone 08 8227 2222.

Nomination Details
A candidate must be nominated by two members. Nominees are requested to support their nomination with a brief statement of not more than 250 words.

Qualifications
The rules state that a person shall not be a Director of the Credit Union if that person:

  • Is not a Fire Service Credit Union Ltd member
  • Has not attained 18 years of age
  • Does not meet the requirements of the Fire Service Credit Union Policy on Fitness and Propriety of Directors
  • Is a bankrupt or insolvent debtor
  • Is prohibited from being a Director by the Corporations Act, or
  • Has been convicted of certain offences in the last 10 years

Nominations close Thursday 19th October 2023 and must be in the hands of the Secretary by 4.30pm.

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