WALES COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND

Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of Wales Council for the Blind held at Wales Council for the Blind office, 2nd Floor, Hallinans House, 22 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0TD on 20th July 2012 at 11am.

PRESENT: / NAME / POSITION
Peter Curtis / Chair
Brian Mawby / Hon. Treasurer
Miriam Wright / Vice Chair
Carys Henry / Trustee
Morgan Evans (VI Merthyr)
Sharon Beckett / Trustee
Tony Phillips (Radnorshire Association for the Blind)

1.  Chairperson and Apologies

Peter Curtis was appointed chairperson of the meeting. Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Hinchcliff and Cllr Hughes

2.  Notice and quorum

The chairperson reported that due notice of the meeting had been given and that a quorum was present. Accordingly, the chairperson declared the meeting open.

3.  Business of the meeting

3.1  The chairperson reported that the business of the meeting was to convene a general meeting of the Company for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing resolutions to (i) change the Company's name to “Vision in Wales” and (ii) adopt new articles of association of the Company.

3.2  The proposed new articles of association of the Company were produced to the meeting. It was noted that the new articles of association were required in connection with the proposed reorganisation of the Company to be implemented pursuant to the separate recommendations of the Company’s “shadow board” which had been constituted to discuss merger options with Sight Support. The terms of the new articles of association were considered and IT WAS RESOLVED that the new articles of association be approved to be adopted by the Company’s members and that the name be changed to Vision in Wales.

4.  General meeting

4.1  There was produced to the meeting a notice convening a general meeting of the Company at 1pm on 10th October 2012 at Wales Council for the Blind’s office, 2nd Floor, Hallinans House, 22 Newport Road, Cardiff proposing the following special resolutions:

Special resolution

(a)  To change the name of the Company to “Vision in Wales”; and

(b)  To adopt new articles of association of the Company.

4.2  IT WAS RESOLVED to:

(a)  To change the name of the Company to “Vision in Wales”; and

(b)  To adopt new articles of association of the Company.

(c)  convene a general meeting of the Company at 1pm on 10th October 2012 at Wales Council for the Blind’s offices, 2nd Floor, Hallinans House, 22 Newport Road, Cardiff and

(d)  direct the Company Secretary to send the General Meeting Notice, together with the draft new articles of association and a form of proxy, to all those entitled to receive it.

5.  Close

There was no further business and the chairperson declared the meeting closed.


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Chairperson / 20th July 2012

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