Thanks for your input Les.
It would be a Constitutional change to move the AGM and that doesn't just happen over night so that won't be happening at this late stage. Three months ago I set the current calendar with the AGM in mind and ran it through to the end of October to give the new Committee one month to sort out the next calendar which believe me is a much bigger job than running the car show. They will also need the time to prepare for the membership renewals that are due on November 1st, only three days after the October meeting, this is why the club has always held the AGM in September. I have already put everything in place for the show venders, trophies, MC, food, coffee,entertainment and promotion. As the Crossroads car show is just four days after the AGM, the out going Executive Committee will run the event alongside the new Committee and use the event to introduce the new Committee members to their new rolls and ensure that they are introduced to the proper contacts for the following years event.
As for nominations being announced at the meeting. As you know I have been asking the members to contact me with any questions they may have regarding all committee positions and I am very pleased to say I have had a huge response from the members and will prepare a list of nominees for the meeting tomorrow night how ever the club has always accepted nominations on the night of the AGM and with only 24 hours notice before the upcoming meeting would not be the right to change the way things have been done in the past so we will take nominations tomorrow night and at the AGM.