Katikati Community Centre is going to have a special general meeting on September 17 at which they plan to change from an incorporated society to a charitable trust [Katikati Advertiser, September 3].
The notice of meeting states that only people on the register of members prior to August 31, 2020 can vote!
The society was established as a community –based organisation 'to foster the interests and welfare of the residents of Katikati and surrounding areas, including Waihi Beach.
How can it do that when the executive board decide who has voting rights on such an important issue?
We understand that the board has 35-40 registered members and that these will be the only people allowed to vote at the September meeting. We think this is a disgraceful perversion of democratic principles!
Every eligible resident of the ward should be able to vote on this significant issue.
Remember, as ratepayers, via council, we contribute thousands of dollars to this organisation
Norm Mayo, Katikati
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Waihi Beach misses out
Posted on 11-09-2020 16:02 | By ShortyH
Ratepayers contribute about $29,000 a year to the Katikati Resource Centre. There is nothing in the rules that allows David Marshall to change the governance structure to a charitable trust to take over the operations and $500,000 plus assets of the Resource Centre. If this happens ratepayers will have no say in who the trustees are. It will be a sad day for democracy in the Bay.
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