The 2020 FAME was meant to take place in June of this year but was postponed because of COVID. However, the situation has not improved enough for us to have our AGM in York with the current social distancing rules in place and according to statues it needs to occur this month. As such, we will be having a digital AGM. Please see the details below

FAME 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 Monday 28th September 2020, 3.00pm

Online via Zoom

Agenda

1. Apologies

2. Register of approved voting members and declaration of quorum

3. Minutes of the 2019 AGM

4. Report from the Chair

5. Treasurer’s report

6. Chief Executive’s report

7. Election of members of the Board of Directors

The following Directors have resigned:
• Gill Hey (Oxford Archaeology)

The following have retired by rotation and have been nominated for re-election
• Tim Malim (SLR Consulting)
• Chris Brayne (Wessex Archaeology)
• Joanna Caruth (Cotswold Archaeology)

The following has been appointed by resolution of the other Directors during the year prior to this AGM, and has been nominated for election
• Tim Neighbour (CFA Archaeology)

8. Special Resolution
The members of the Company who at the date of this resolution are entitled to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company, hereby resolve upon the following resolution:
THAT the existing articles of association be modified to accommodate
a) General minor changes throughout the Articles – different document histories had led to minor changes, FAME Revised Articles 031219 presented have lost apostrophes etc and formatting has been made consistent.
b) Articles also currently state that Directors cannot nominate replacements to attend Board meetings in their place. By precedent, we have been doing this for some time. Amendment to Article 27 will allow a replacement to attend, while the Director remains responsible for decisions taken on their behalf.
Article 27

A director may not appoint an alternate director or anyone other nominated individual to act on his or her behalf at meetings of the directors.
as specified in the attached
FAME Articles of Association 031219

9. Ordinary Resolution
The members of the Company who at the date of this resolution are entitled to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company, hereby resolve upon the following resolution:
THAT the existing Rules be modified to accommodate changes regarding
a) specifying that membership is ratified by the Board.
b) solo operator membership
c) the numbers of members of the Board

Membership
Membership of the Company shall be conferred upon all such eligible organizations who have indicated in writing their desire to join, subject to ratification approval by the Board. Eligibility is defined by the following criteria: organizations that are a business with two or more registered employees, legally constituted and registered with the appropriate national tax authorities, with written contracts for staff, pension arrangements, health and safety policies and procedures, and issues pay advice slips at regular intervals.
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The Board may offer “Affiliated Membership” to those individuals or organisations who do not fully meet membership criteria, subject to ratification at the next Annual General Meeting. Affiliated Members receive Company papers, but are not entitled to vote.

Management Board
There shall be a Management Board with a minimum of eight members and a maximum of twelve members, including a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, elected by the Annual General Meeting. At the end of each year, one third of the members of the Board (up to four) shall retire in rotation and will be eligible for re-election for the ensuing year. The Board shall have the power to co-opt to fill casual vacancies in its membership.
as specified in the attached
FAME Rules 031219

10. Items for information and discussion

11. AOB