BRANCH NAME CHANGE: At the Branches AGM held on Wednesday the 9th June 2021 the following motion was passed. As explained at the meeting the ratification of the Branch name change is subject to the approval of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc) Executive committee as per rule 14.10 of the “Clubs” constitution. This notice of motion was notified to members through its inclusion in the HBVCC-AGM booklet which was emailed to all members of the branch on the 19th of May 2021 by the branch Secretary The motion read as follows. That we change the name of the branch from the VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND HAWKES BAY BRANCH (INCORPORATED) to the Hawkes Bay Vintage and Classic Car Club (Incorporated) The purpose of this motion is so that the name of the branch better represents the age of the vehicles that members and prospective members own and use The reasons being that: a) With the 30 year rule, the current upper age of vehicles eligible to join the VCC is 1991 b) The current name of the branch does not adequately reflect the age and description of vehicles that are club eligible and which many club members now own and bring out on our runs. c) There is anecdotal evidence that the current name inhibits/deters prospective members as firstly they are unaware that their vehicle could be eligible to join the VCC, and secondly that the connotation of the current name is itself a deterrent. d) There are still as many car enthusiasts as ever out there, the vehicles of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s which they are now buying, are 40>60 years old and would be viewed by their owners as classic and not fitting the common perception of a Vintage vehicle e) To cater for the diversity of vehicles. The club on both a National and branch level can continue to run specific events that are more suited to particular vehicle age bands or types such as the recent Veteran rally , Vintage only rally and Motorcycle rally f) For the reasons stated above a name change would provide a different perception of the club ie one that is open to later model vehicles and therefore could broaden the appeal of joining the club to a significantly wider group of vehicle enthusiasts Proposer: Esther Smith Seconder: Kevin McGrath At the AGM the voting results on this motion to change the name were as follows: For:
93.22%
Against: 5.09%
Abstain: 1.69%
Our branch constitution rules require a 75% majority of those present for a motion such as this to pass, therefore the motion was passed The next step is for our Branch Secretary and Chairman to forward the name change to the National Office for Approval by the Executive, clearly explaining the Branches desire for this to happen as soon as possible
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