The Future Management of the PDA
IN 2002, THE Painting & Decorating Association was formed by the merger of the British Decorators Association (est. 1894) and the Painting & Decorating Federation (est. 1946). The management of these organisations was
historically vested in an elected President and Council and echoed the ceremonial procedures of its Victorian ancestry. Indeed, the PDA has inherited a collection of Presidents’ chains and formal jewellery to rival many town and city mayors! In recent years this system of governance has
become increasingly unpopular, with the result that fewer members are willing to participate at a local, regional and hence national
level.
Recognising this, the National Council undertook a strategic review of the Association including external consultation. A ‘Future Strategy’ committee was formed which
has met regularly and has reported its finding and recommendations to the National Council. The Council’s final recommendations are to be
considered for approval by the Annual General Meeting in November 2017 and consequently the office of President and the National Council and
Executive Committee will become redundant when the President’s year of office ends at the AGM in November 2018.
Proposal for New Structure It is proposed that the management of the PDA will be vested in a Management Board, made up as follows:
• The Chief Executive (non-voting) • The Treasurer (elected annually)
• Three subscribing Members from Membership categories 1 & 2 elected for three years
• Three subscribing Members from Membership categories 3 & 4 elected for three years
• Three subscribing Members from Membership categories 5 & 6 elected for three years
One Member from each group will retire each
year but is eligible for re-election at the AGM. A Chair and Vice Chair will be elected by the Management Board from the nine tri-annually
elected Members at its first meeting (December 2018) following the AGM. The Management Board will usually meet four
times a year at the PDA offices in Nuneaton. It is proposed that: • Eight elected Members will be paid £150 per meeting plus travel expenses.
• The Chair will be paid £250 per meeting plus travel expenses.
• The Treasurer will be paid an honorarium of £1500 per annum plus travel expenses.
• The total cost is expected to be similar to the present cost of the President, Council and Executive.
The Annual General Meeting will continue to be
held in the autumn of each year. Each member of the committee whether
representing the smallest or the largest firm has an equal say and an equal vote! Always remember, the PDA is YOUR Association,
owned and managed by its Members. Please help us to care for it for the benefit of all our Members and our Trade.
Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of
the Painting & Decorating Association will be held from 11am – 1pm on 28 November 2017 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel,
Ricoh Arena, Coventry CV6 6GE – All Members are invitied to attend.
Agenda 1. To receive apologies for absence
2. Stand in silence to remember those Members who have passed away in the year
3. Minutes from the Annual General Meeting 2016 To receive and consider matters arising from the minutes of the fifteenth Annual General Meeting held on 11 November 2016 as printed in the December 2016/January 2017 issue of The Decorator
4. Financial Report To receive a financial report from the National Treasurer
5. Subscriptions To receive and consider the recommendations of the National Executive Committee for membership subscriptions, due to take effect from 1 January 2018
10 decorator
6. Council To receive a report on the elections to the Council for 2018
7. Annual Report 8. Election of Officers
9. Proposed Management Board To consider and approve recommendations from the National Council
10.Constitution To receive and approve revised Constitution and Rules (effective from October 2018), to be tabled
11. Appointment of Auditors for 2018
12.Any Other (Relevant) Business Proposals from the floor should be framed as ‘recommendations to the Council’
association news
All Members attending the
PDA AGM will be entered into a prize draw for a Graco Ultra
Cordless Hand Held Spray Machine. The winner will be drawn at the close of the meeting.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64
