At the 2022 Marine Rescue NSW AGM the proposed amendments to the Marine Rescue NSW Constitution were passed by special resolutions and a number of Directors were reappointed to the Marine Rescue NSW Board
Changes to the MRNSW Constitution
The Marine Rescue NSW Board proposed five amendments to the Marine Rescue NSW Constitution that required special resolutions of the Members of the company. All Regular and Life Members were eligible to vote online. The following five amendments were passed by special resolution:
The Constitution will be amended to abolish the three existing elected General Director positions. When the current General Directors’ terms expire, or they retire as Directors, the Board will appoint a Chairperson and two Regular Directors, sourced from both members and external persons.
The six Regional Director positions will remain unchanged, except that two Regional Directors will be elected from each Zone, reflecting the new organisational structure.
The Constitution will be altered to allow an increase in the number of Deputy Unit Commanders to two, remove the requirement that Deputy Unit Commanders are elected and allow Unit Commanders to appoint up to two Deputy Unit Commanders.
The Constitution will be amended to reflect the creation of Zones and the new organisational structure.
The Constitution will be amended to allow for the creation of a State Operations Group, comprising both members and staff with key skills and experience, to greatly enhance Marine Rescue NSW’s ability to respond to multi-agency emergencies, such as floods.
The Constitution will be amended to streamline the process for former members to be readmitted as Regular Members.
2022 Marine Rescue NSW Board Elections
Elections this year were held for the positions of one General Director and the Greater Sydney, Illawarra and Monaro Regional Directors. In addition to this, an election was also being held for the position of Hunter/Central Coast Regional Director, due to a current vacancy.
Incumbent Directors James Glissan (General Director), Keven Marshall (Illawarra Regional Director) and Glenn Felkin (Monaro Regional Director) were all elected unopposed.
An election was held for Greater Sydney Regional Directors, with Regular and Life Members in the Greater Sydney region eligible to vote. Incumbent Director Ken Edwards was re-elected.
No nominations were received for the vacant position of Hunter/Central Coast Regional Director and this position remains vacant.
The Board subsequently re-elected Mr Glissan as its Chair following the AGM.
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