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Central Office
Stirling House
82-86 Stirling Street
Airdrie
ML6 0AS
01236 748011
South Office
84 Main Street
Wishaw
ML2 7AB
01698 358866
21 April 2011
Nominations are now open for directors of the board of Voluntary North Lanarkshire.
In order to become a director on the board of VANL, an individual must first be nominated by a member organisation.
Please read the information below, extracted from VANL's memorandum and articles of association, on the policies and procedures around the appointment of directors. If you would like to nominate an individual for the board on behalf of your organisation, you can download the nomination form at the bottom of the page.
Election of Directors
48. The Elected Directors shall be elected from the nominees of the members. If, at the annual general meeting the number of persons standing for election is equal to the number of Elected Directors to be elected, the chairperson will declare them elected without a vote. If there are more members standing for election than there are vacant places, then an election by ballot at the annual general meeting shall proceed. Each member represented at an annual general meeting will have one vote for each place to be filled.
Persons eligible to become Directors
49. No person shall be appointed or re-appointed as a Director at any general meeting unless:
(a) he is recommended by the Board; or
(b) not less than seven clear days before the date appointed for the meeting, notice executed by a member has been given to the Company of the intention to propose that person for appointment or re-appointment together with notice executed by that person of his willingness to be appointed or re-appointed. Each member (qualifying under section 2.1) shall be able to nominate no more than one person to be appointed/reappointed as an Elected Director at any one time.
Notice to propose appointment of Director
50. Should the number of nominations exceed the number of vacancies, not less than five days before the date appointed for holding a general meeting notice shall be given to those persons entitled to receive notice of the meeting of any person who is recommended by the Board for appointment or re-appointment as a Director at the meeting or in respect of whom notice has been duly given to the Company of the intention to propose him at the meeting for appointment or re-appointment as a Director.
Automatic disqualification and removal of Directors
54. A Director shall vacate office and/or shall not be eligible to become a Director if that person:
(a) ceases to be a Director by virtue of any provision of the Statutes or he/she becomes prohibited by law from being a Director; or
(b) becomes bankrupt or apparently insolvent or absolutely insolvent or makes any arrangement or composition with his/her creditors generally; or
(c) is, or may be, of unsound mind and either:
(i) is admitted to hospital in pursuance of an application for admission for treatment under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or, in England, an application for admission for treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983,
or
(ii) an order is made by a court having jurisdiction (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder for his/her detention or for the appointment of a receiver, curator bonis or other person to exercise powers with respect to his/her property or affairs; or
(d) resigns his/her office by notice to the Company; or
(e) becomes incapable by reason of injury or illness of fulfilling the duties of his/her office and such incapacity is expected to continue for a period of more than six months; or
(f) is absent (without permission of the Board) from more than three successive meetings of the Board and the Board resolves to remove him/her from office; or
(g) is required to resign from office pursuant to a written notice signed by a majority of the Directors excluding the Director in question; or
(h) has been convicted of a criminal offence involving dishonesty or he is removed by the court under the provisions of the Charity & Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 or he/she is otherwise prohibited by law from being involved in the management or control of any charity; or
(i) becomes an employee of the Company or he/she has been an employee in the last three years; or
(j) where the Director was nominated for election to the Board by a member and that nomination is subsequently withdrawn by notice in writing to the Secretary.
(k) he/she ceases to be a member of the company;
If your organisation holds membership of VANL and you would like to nominate an individual for the board, please download and complete the nomination form by clicking on the link below.
For additional information around the role and responsibilities of VANL directors, you may also wish to download a copy of the job description and person specification for the role.
Please complete the form and have it signed by both the nominee and an authorised representative of the nominating VANL member organisation. You can return signed forms to VANL by post at 2nd Floor Stirling House, 82-86 Stirling Street, Airdrie, ML6 0AS. Alternatively, forms can be scanned and emailed to dianne.lawrie@vanl.co.uk
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