Yorkshire and Humberside Region Annual Meeting 2013 Friday 12 th July 2013 3.30pm National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield Time Agenda 3.30pm Welcome Apologies Minutes from 2012 Meeting Matters arising Chair s address Officer s reports and any questions Results - 6 elected posts to be ratified to the Y&H board 2013: 1. Linda McGowan - Consultant 2. Michelle Park The Yorkshire Move Manager 3. Brian Perrior Leeds Federated Housing Association 4. Jane Petrie Sheffield Hallam University 5. Sally Watts Great Places Housing Group 6. Simon Williams Leeds Federated Housing Association To complement the current standing board members: 1. Leeds Federated Housing Association 2. Martyn Broadest Connect Housing Association 3. Veronica Evans - Consultant 4. Steve Hepworth North Lincolnshire Homes 5. David Higgins - Consultant 6. Lucy Hudson North East Lincolnshire Council 7. Andrea Morris Habinteg Homes 8. Abdul Ravat Homes and Communities Agency 9. Maxine Wigley - Kier Any other business 3.45pm Close New board to convene for a short meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting
CIH Yorkshire and Humberside Annual General Meeting Minutes of meeting held on Thursday 28 th June 2012 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield (6.30pm) Attended Jayne Hellowell in the Chair Ansar Ali Riz Aziz Stephen Batley Dave Bramley Martyn Broadest Ian Burnett Celia Cashman Darshan Chatha Mike Chitty Regina Drabble John Draper Veronica Evans Amanda Garrard Maggie Gjessing Ernie Gray Mary Gwinnell Michael Hall David Higgins Kingsley Iball Tony Jervis Mervyn Jones Robin Lawler Ceri Lewis Melvyn Lunn Elspeth Lusby Elaine Marsh Dianne McQueen Elaine Mussett Michelle Park Katherine Radovanovic Abdul Ravat Ian Richardson Gillian Ritchie Sara Scholes John Shepherd Gavin Smart Louise Thompson Jane Thornton John Townend Michael Vennard Matthew Walker Gillian West Mike Weston Simon Williams Jim Wilson Apologies Steve Hepworth Paulette Johnson Andrea Morris Jane Petrie 1. Welcome & Minutes of the Previous Meeting Jayne Hellowell welcomed delegates to the Yorkshire and Humberside 2012 AGM. Amanda Garrard informed of apologies from Steve Hepworth, Paulette Johnson, Jane Petrie and Andrea Morris. The minutes of the Annual Meeting held on Thursday 30 th June 2011 were reviewed and agreed as a true and accurate record. Jayne thanked all the committee and members for their help in the region over the past year and announced that she would be stepping down as both Chair and as a committee member. She gave particular thanks to Ian Richardson, John Shepherd and Amanda Garrard for their long standing commitment to the work of the committee. 2. Officer s Report Amanda referred delegates to the Regional Officer reports attached to the agenda papers. The meeting noted the reports. There were no questions. 2
3. Election of the Yorkshire and Humberside Committee 2012/13 The following individuals were elected to the committee: Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Policy Officer Membership Officer Education & Training Officer Student Rep Steve Hepworth Vacant Helen Wordsworth Martyn Broadest Simon Williams Kate Radovanovic Lucy Hudson Committee members: Veronica Evans David Higgins Abdul Ravat Michael Hall Maxine Wigley Jane Petrie Ceri Lewis Michelle Park Andrea Morris All nominations were agreed. 4. Handover of Chain of Office Jayne Hellowell handed over the Chain of Office to. 5. Chair s Address Stephen was delighted to accept the Chairmanship of the region and spoke about the wide range of challenges affecting the housing sector and looked forward to the views of the speakers. The meeting was drawn to a close. 3
Report by the Chair of the Yorkshire & Humberside CIH Region Annual Meeting July 2013 Our work over the course of the last twelve months has been guided by the three CIH objectives of: Learn with us, Improve with us, and Influence with us. In relation to learning, we have continued to build on our strong links with education and training providers, promoting housing as a career choice, supporting existing practitioners, and demonstrating the value of CIH membership. We continue to run a programme of events throughout the year, focussed mainly on supporting practitioners to improve their knowledge and skills, and keep abreast of developments in a rapidly changing sector. Policy remains a core focus for the Board, with regular debates and contributions to regional and national consultations. Membership remains a key priority for the Yorkshire & Humberside Board, in line with CIH s plan to grow membership to 40,000 by the year 2020. We have continued to take every opportunity to promote the benefits of membership, through our engagement with members and employers, our events programme, and through our established links with education and training providers. We continue to seek new and better ways of engaging with our regional membership, in order to understand how best to deliver a regional offer which is stimulating, supportive, and responsive to member needs. We have reviewed and improved the way in which we engage with our membership, both through our activities at a regional level and through enhanced use of intelligence obtained through the national membership survey. This has been a year of change for the Yorkshire and Humberside Board, and this AGM marks the formal conclusion of that process. In January, we made the formal transition from Regional Committee to Regional Board, reflecting the enhanced role of regional bodies in the organisation s governance structure. On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our thanks and gratitude to those members who are standing down from the Board at this year s AGM: Ceri Lewis, Kate Radovanovic and Helen Wordsworth. Each has made an active and lasting contribution to the work of CIH both regionally and nationally. We wish you all the very best. Finally, I would like to thank my Board colleagues and colleagues across CIH for their invaluable support and assistance over the past year. Chair of the CIH Yorkshire and Humberside Board July 2013 4
Report of the Treasurer to the Yorkshire and Humberside CIH Region Annual Meeting 12 July 2013 The outturn for 2012 is reported at 6,982 against a total budget of 21,673. The total budget was made up of a budget allocation of 14,541 plus a carry forward of 4,035 from the previous year. One of the main strands of the Region s activities as usual is the seminar programme which has continued to be well received by members and guests. The Conference was well attended and achieved a surplus of 2,012. These activities accounted for the biggest element of expenditure during the year. Only a certain proportion of unallocated monies can be carried forward from one year to the next. A figure of 3,635 from the overall surplus for 2012 has been carried forward into 2013. The budget allocation and associated Regional Activity Plan for 2012 has been set at 15,720 thereby bringing the total available for branch expenditure in 2013 to 19,355. Helen Wordsworth Regional Treasurer June 2013 5