The Rhodesian
Light Infantry
Regimental Association
RLIRA EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL DEVELOPMENTS
AND ELECTIONS
Following
the formation
of the UK and
South African
Branches in
October 2007,
our Patron and
Chairman proposed,
so as to give
the Interim
Executive Council(Ex
Co) a more representative
look, that all
the Branch Presidents
should be members
of the Executive
Council, as
between them
they represented
85 - 90% of
the RLIRA Membership.
As a result
all Branch Chairmen
joined the Ex
Co in November
2007. At this
time the matter
of Ex Co Elections
was raised,
and several
suggestions
were put forward
by the Chairman
and other individuals
as how these
were to be run
and organized.
In the end having
investigated
the legality
of these proposals,
it was decided
by majority
vote that the
following procedure
would be adopted.
The Branch Chairmen
(3 at present,
more hopefully
in future) as
the voted in
representatives
of their respective
branches and
thus representing
the wishes of
their members,
were responsible
for inviting
a former senior
and long serving
member of RLI
to become Chairman
of the Council.
Once he has
accepted, between
him and the
Branch Chairmen
they decide
which of the
Branch Chairmen
is to become
Chief Executive
Officer (CEO).
The remaining
Branch Chairmen
either undertake
the other specific
Ex Co appointments
or co-opt onto
the Ex Co selected
RLIRA Full Members
to fulfill a
specific appointment.
Additional to
the above in
terms of paragraph
14.7 of the
Constitution,
the Ex Co could
call on the
assistance of
other members
as Consultants/Advisors,
if necessary,
who would be
non voting members,
and purely there
for their expertise
in specific
areas.
These procedures
were implemented
in December
2007.
Thus, from January
2008 the new
RLIRA Executive
Council is as
follows:
|
Patron
|
: |
Brigadier
John
"Digger"
Essex
– Clark |
|
Chairman
of The
Council
|
: |
Ian
Buttenshaw |
|
UK Branch
Chairman
(and
CEO)
|
: |
Martyn
Hudson |
|
Australasia
Branch
Chairman
|
: |
Tony
Young |
|
South
Africa
Branch
Chairman
|
: |
Hamish
MacIntyre
|
|
History
and
Publicity
Officer
|
: |
Chris
Cocks |
| |
|
Non
Voting
Consultants/Advisors |
| |
|
|
|
Legal
Advisor
|
: |
Shaun
Ryan |
|
Webmaster
|
: |
George
Dempster. |
(Note : With
the formation
of the UK Branch,
the Ex Co post
of UKLO previously
held by Shaun
Ryan fell away
, and he has
volunteered
to remain as
Legal Advisor,
and is still
very involved
with Martyn
Hudson in the
re-location
of The Trooper
Statue and Colours,
particularly
on tying down
ownership and
other necessary
legal details.)
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