Welcome to the 2023 Annual General Meeting Results Page.

The 2023 AGM was held at Crossways HQ on Wednesday 22nd March, starting at 19:30 hrs.

Minutes of the 2023 AGM  Click here to view/print a copy of the 2023 minutes.

Members are reminded that for those yet to pay the 2023 Subscriptions (£25) are now overdue. Please pay ASAP to minimise this unnecessary administrative burden on the Treasurer. To pay direct to the DorSAR CAF Bank account click here for CAF Bank details

The Agenda with notes on results is posted below.

Election of Officers:

Position Nominee Result
Unit Leader Stephen Slough Carried
Deputy-Chairman Tom Bryant Carried
Secretary
 Paul Shelton Carried
Deputy-Secretary Rebbekka Welch Carried
Treasurer
 Caroline Sutton Carried
Deputy-Treasurer Ian McGowan Carried
Membership Sec
 David Hixson-Ward Carried
Deputy-Mem Sec Chris Greasley Carried
Operations Lead
 VACANT Required
Deputy-Ops Lead Stephen Thorne Carried
Search Lead Trevor Antell Carried
Deputy Search Lead Chris Ramsey Carried
Fundraising & Marketing Lead      
VACANT Required
Deputy-F & M Lead Paul Martin Carried
Membership Representative
 Martin Adams Carried
Deputy-Mem Rep Nick Ellis Carried
Additional Trustee *1
 Bob Mace Carried

*1 - Each elected Management Committee member (not Deputies) will (by our rules) become a Trustee of DorSAR. Anyone who is not re-elected will cease to be a Trustee. In addition, there is one Non-Management Committee Trustee Position that is nominated, seconded and voted on in the same way as the other posts.

Appointed positions will be reviewed by the relevant Elected Officers after the AGM.

AGENDA

NB: Only matters published on this Agenda were discussed at this meeting. Members were able to request additions to this Agenda up until 1st March 2022 after which only emergency matters could be added SUBJECT TO the majority approval of those present at the AGM.  No additions were requested.

  1. Unit Leader's Welcome and Opening Remarks
  2. Apologies for absence - Several received and recorded on Minutes
  3. Minutes of 2022 AGM (Click here to view/print a copy)
  4. Matters arising - There were no matters arising not covered within the Agenda
  5. Reports from Trustees for 2022 - Reports were delivered and will be included within the minutes
    1. Secretary
    2. Membership Secretary
    3. Treasurer
    4. Operations Lead
    5. Search Lead
    6. Fundraising Lead
    7. Members Representative
    8. Statistics Report
    9. Additional Trustee
  6. Unit Leader's report for 2022
  7. Items for Discussion/Vote
    1. Proposed by the Management Committee - Membership Fees: To be maintained at £25 for subs due 2024. Note 1 Carried
  8. Vote of thanks to retiring Officers. - The Unit Leader thanked outgoing officers for their work and achievements
  9. Election of Officers (see table above)
  10. Police Address (Representative from Dorset Police) - Sgt Andy Napper from Dorset Police addressed the meeting. His address included background information relating to the Vulnerable Missing person search and thanked DorSAR members for all of their time, effort and achievements.
  11. Presentation of Long Service Certificates, 5, 10, 15 Years - as this had not occurred during and since Covid there were a great deal to present, The Unit Leader presented these.
  12. Meeting Close.

Note 1 - he retiring Management Committee consider there is no need to increase the membership fee as it increased last year so propose it remains at £25 for subs due January 2024.

Click here to download the Full Rules of the Organisation in which the AGM is dealt with in section 3