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smokey wrote:

BC wrote: Sage advice indeed DF....1 minor loss in 18 years is an impressive statistic ...but tell me this...how many flags have you won in the time? how many finals have you played in? Subi lost $148k this year but still have over $3m in the bank, played in 11 grand finals and have 6 premiership cups in the cabinet over the same period....but thanks for your input anyway

BC does that $3m show as members' funds in your official Balance Sheet? Where is rest stashed?
Yes, impressive onfield record every club would like to boast. Only achieved because of privileged position Subi have held at Subiaco Oval all those years providing the resources that no other of the G8 clubs have enjoyed

I've not seen this years balance sheet but it gets a mention in the annual report so it's certainly public knowledge and as such would show up in the club's accounts.

DF there was an election in either 2013 or 2014.

Mr AFL wrote: DF there was an election in either 2013 or 2014.

Don't think so, may be.

Demons Forever wrote:

Mr AFL wrote: DF there was an election in either 2013 or 2014.

Don't think so, may be.

There was. From memory it was the year that Cathy got voted on.

She was co-opted I think.

There was definitely an election I remember getting the voting papers. Whether it was when Cathy came onto the board or not there has been an election for general board members at least once in the last 5 years.

Mr AFL wrote: There was definitely an election I remember getting the voting papers. Whether it was when Cathy came onto the board or not there has been an election for general board members at least once in the last 5 years.

Correct Mr AFL it was about 2013/2014. It was the first election for about 10 years from memory.

smokey wrote:

Mr AFL wrote: There was definitely an election I remember getting the voting papers. Whether it was when Cathy came onto the board or not there has been an election for general board members at least once in the last 5 years.

Correct Mr AFL it was about 2013/2014. It was the first election for about 10 years from memory.

Yeah guys 2014 there was an election.

smokey wrote: PD the process is very simple. As I understand it, election to the Board is for two years and staged so that half the Board are up for re-election this year and the other half next year.
Vacancies occur at the end of each term and nominations are called for. If there are 4 vacancies and only 4 nominations then there is no ballot required so members have no vote and the 4 nominations are automatically elected. If there were, say, 6 nominations for 4 vacancies, then the members would get to vote for 4 of the nominees of their choice.
Casual vacancies occur if a Board member resigns and in this instance a replacement would be co-opted by the Board for the balance of the term.
As far as I know, there is no age limit on nominees. Any financial member of the club is entitled to nominate.
This year there were 4 vacancies and only 4 nominations were received so no ballot required.

Thanks for the info Smokey. I am very surprised that there are not more people volunteering for the vacancies. I'm not the right person but I would have thought a few on this site me have stuck their hands up for the gig.

PD, ideally a Board needs a balanced mix of people with expertise in different areas eg Marketing, Event Management, Finance, Football Development, Football Operations, Player Welfare etc etc.

Many of us like to think we know all about running a semi professional club but it does take a lot of time and a lot of experience to do the job. It is a somewhat thankless task and fully voluntary.

And even then it is not easy to find the right people for the job.