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(b) Receive the audited accounts. (c) Elect the Officers and Committee. (d) Conduct any other business of the meeting. 6.3 Any member wishing to include an item on the agenda must forward the item to the Secretary 21 days prior to the meeting. 6.4 Officers and members of the committee must be proposed by two members of the organisation. Retiring members may stand for re-election. No member may hold an Officers post for more than 5 successive years. 6.5 All members shall be advised of the date and location of the meeting 28 days prior to the meeting. This notification to be in the group newsletter and by Internet announcement. 6.6 A Quorum will be six or more members, one of whom must be a Committee member up to the Annual General Meeting. 7 Amendment to Constitution Any proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be submitted as an agenda item for the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting as defined in Article 8 with the provision of Article 6.3. Any proposal to change the constitution requires that two thirds of the members present vote in favour. 8 Extraordinary General Meeting At the request of the Committee, or at the written request of 25% or more members, the Secretary will call an Extraordinary General Meeting. Such a meeting must take place within 6 weeks of the request and at a venue decided by the Commitee. The only business which may be transacted is that on the Agenda and no other business may be discussed. 9 Winding up If at an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting, a Resolution is passed to wind up the affairs of the Organisation, then so much of the assets of the Organisation shall be realised as required to discharge any and all liabilities of the Organisation and the remaining assets to be disposed of by the existing committee in accordance with Article 2. March 2004 The Community Radio Charter for Europe Recognising that community radio is an ideal means of fostering freedom of expression and information, the development of culture, the freedom of form and confront opinions and active participation in local life; noting that different cultures and traditions lead to diversity of forms of community radio; this Charter identifies objectives which community radio stations share and should strive to achieve. Community radio stations: 1. promote the right to communicate, assist the free flow of information and opinions, encourage creative expression and contribute to the democratic process and a pluralist society; 2. provide access to training, production and distribution facilities; encourage local creative talent and foster local traditions; and provide programmes for the benefit, entertainment, education and development of their listeners; 3. seek to have their ownership representative of local geographically recognisable communities or of communities of common interest; 4. are editorially independent of government, commercial and religious institutions and political parties in determining their programme policy; 5. provide a right of access to minority and marginalised groups and promote and protect cultural and linguistic diversity; 6. seek to honestly inform their listeners on the basis of information drawn from a diversity of sources and provide a right of reply to any person or organisation subject to serious misrepresentation; 7. are established as organisations which are not run with a view to profit and ensure their independence by being financed from a variety of sources; 8. recognise and respect the contribution of volunteers, recognise the right of paid workers to join trade unions and provide satisfactory working conditions for both; 9. operate management, programming and employment practices which oppose discriminations and which are open and accountable to all supporters, staff and volunteers; 10. foster exchange between community radio broadcasters using communications to develop greater understandмЅe#Р Ф"5Ѕ,4l,4l44 4 Њu(4ь4˜4Tю4uTimes New Roman Symbol Arial ArialTimes New Roman ArialTimes New RomanStroud FM was founded at an inaugural meeting on Thursday 23 October 2003 at Roxburgh House, Nelson Street, Stroud, following the first broadcast covering the "Stroud Fringe Festival" in September 2003. This Constitution for the organisation was approved at a meeting of the committee on friday April 16th 2004 Constitution of Stroud FM 1 Title and Address The title of the organisation is "Stroud FM". The administrative address (‘HQ’) shall be that of the secretary or as assigned by the Committee. 2 Aims of the organisation (a) To promote the use of community radio in Stroud and surrounding areas. (b) To disseminate information within the group and outside by means of a newsletter and publication elsewhere including, but not limited to, other publications, the Internet and group meetings. (c) To provide for training tools and equipment which may be available to group members and others. The Committee to provide funds for, and access to, such tools and equipment at their sole discretion. (d) To aid the provision of community broadcasts in the area through technical assistance, training, liasion and financial assistance. Such financial assistance to be at the sole discretion of the Committee. (e) To work with national and international societies and groups to further community radio activities. (f) This organisation adopts the Community Radio Charter for Europe, and includes it in this constitution 3 Membership of the Organisation (a) Membership of the organisation is open to any individual who has an interest in broadcasting. (b) Membership is free. (c) Each member must agree to observe the Rules and Regulations of the organisation. d) Upon resigning from the Committee or otherwise ceasing to be a member of the organisation the individual must return, without delay, to the Secretary all materials belonging to the organisation. 4 Officers of the organisation 4.1 The affairs of the organisation will be run by a committee. These will comprise a Chairperson,a Secretary,a Treasurer, and no more than 7 other members. 4.2 The committee must meet at least twice per annum at a date and venue to be selected by the Secretary in consultation with all Committee members. 4.3 The Committee has the power to co-opt any member onto the Committee or Sub-committee until the next Annual General Meeting. 4.4 The Committee has the power to suspend or expel any member of the organisation who acts against the Rules and Regulations of the organisation or commits a criminal act. 4.5 Expenses incurred by members in the course of their duties should be recorded at the time, with all related receipts. Reimbursement of personal expenses will be at the Committee's discretion 4.6 To qualify for reimbursement, expenditure must be agreed in advance by 3 committee members 4.7 The Chairperson, the Secretary or the Treasurer may independently sanction sundry expenses under under Ѓ50 on an ad hoc basis as circumstances demand. 4.8 A Quorum will consist of 50% of Committee members. 5 Finances of the organisation 5.1 The organisation will be financed by: (a) Grants. (b) Donations from any source. (c) Profits from fundraising activities (d) The sale of publications, gifts etc.. 5.2 All monies of the organisation will be paid into a current and/or deposit account held in the name of the organisation. 5.3 All payments will require signatures of two of either the Chairperson, Secretary or Treasurer 5.4 The financial period for the organisation will be one calendar year. 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