Motions I raised for the February 2023 Management Committee Meeting included:
• That all Management Committee members have access to all financial records, legal records and any other information in the possession of the organisation regarding its affairs. Access to such information is fundamental to good corporate governance and management committee members cannot be expected to carry out duties as duly elected unless they can be sure of having full and unfettered access to documents of the organisation in a reasonable timeframe.
Dogs NSW was taken to the Supreme Court in relation to such a matter which the Supreme Court ruled that Management Committee members did have this right and resulted in damages to the Management Committee Member who had been refused the requested documentation. Refer to Helen Furber vs Dogs NSW.
• VCA Chief Executive to prepare a full and transparent Financial Report on all expenditure at the Bulla Facility since the commencement of the Original Licence back in 2013. This report is to itemise all expenditure items.
• VCA Chief Executive to prepare a full and transparent Financial Report on all income and expenditure relating to the NGIV Events. This report is to itemise all expenditure items including but not limited to the replacement of the doors, cleaning of the venue post the events, town planning, legal expenses and the value of fines imposed by Frankston City Council for operating with out a planning permit. The Chief Executive to also provide a copy of the contract between VCA and NGIV.
Only the NGIV Report was successful all other motion were not successful.