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THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT (‘The Institute’)
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2012
Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 46th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Institute will be held at Manchester Central Convention Complex, Petersfield, Manchester M2 3GX at 5.15 pm on Tuesday 8 October 2013 to transact the following business:
1. To approve the Minutes of Annual General Meeting of 9 October 2012.
2. To receive and consider the Annual Report and the audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2012.
3. To approve the Elections to Council. 4. To appoint Auditors and authorise Council to fix their remuneration.
5. To transact any special business of the Institute – see Appendix 1.
The meeting will be held after completion of the day’s business of the IHEEM annual conference, which completes at 5.00 pm
By Order of the Council
Julian Amey, MA, FRSA, Hon FSoPHE Chief Executive 27 August 2013
2 Abingdon House, Cumberland Business Centre Northumberland Road, Portsmouth, PO5 1DS
Note: It is provided by the Articles of Association of the Institute that only Fellows, Members, Associate Members and Graduates shall be entitled to vote and that no member may vote by proxy.
Special Resolutions
Appendix 1 Special Resolutions of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management to be considered during the Annual General Meeting of the Institute on the 8 October 2013. The Board of Directors of the IHEEM Company and Trustees
of the IHEEM Charity propose the following Special Resolutions to change the Articles of Association. The majority required to pass a Special Resolution is one of not less than 75 per cent of those voting.
Special Resolution 1 To change Article of Association 7-9, ExistingWording 7. The adoption of these Articles shall not affect the Category and status of a member whose name appeared on the List of Members prior to the date of such adoption.
8. There shall be four categories of member, each with its own abbreviated title, who shall be members of the Institute for the purposes of the Act, and shall be entitled to vote at General Meetings convened by the Council and shall be eligible for membership of Council:
Category Fellow
Member
Associate Member Graduate
September 2013
Abbreviated Title FIHEEM MIHEEM AMIHEEM GIHEEM
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9. As prescribed in Institute Regulations, a company who wishes to be associated with the Institute shall, on payment of the appropriate subscription, be admitted as a Company Affiliate. Company Affiliates may not use an abbreviated title, and shall not be members of the Institute for the purposes of the Act, and shall not be entitled to vote at General Meetings convened by the Council and shall not be eligible for membership of the Council.
Article of Association 7 & 8 with proposed new wording 7. The adoption of these Articles shall not affect the Category and status of a member whose name appeared on the List of Members prior to the date of such adoption.
8. Categories of membership are set out in the Institute’s standing orders amendments to which are subject to Council approval.
Reason for Change Remove duplicated and unnecessary text and enable Council to make changes to membership grades.
Special Resolution 2 To change Article of Association Branches, to insert Articles 117 & 118 (and associated renumbering). 117. In addition to the formal guidance to Branches, the Institute encourages appropriate use of shared resources (eg premises) and sponsorship from IHEEM Affiliates. Direct product placement is not appropriate, but providing a product or service is referenced as part of a technical presentation, this is acceptable.
118. Where Branches have generated surplus funds from Branch activities (not from grants drawn down from Head Office funds), these should not be used for the purposes of entertainment (be that of Members, Committee Members or guests) but may be used for the furtherance of the Charitable aims of the Institute (examples may include: support for local Members and prospective Members to attend the IHEEM Conference and Exhibition; to supplement costs associated with technical and educational visits; expenses associated with Speakers etc.).
Reason for Change To give clarity and guidance to Branches.
Special Resolution 3 To change Article of Association “Interpretation”, ExistingWording. Branch Members who reside in a particular country, state or geographic region, the boundaries of which shall be determined by the Council, and who form a Branch in accordance with Articles 98 to 120.
Article of Association Interpretation with proposed new wording Branch Members who reside in a particular country, state or geographic region, the boundaries of which shall be determined by the Council, and who form a Branch in accordance with Articles 100 to 124.
Member The term member shall include all member grades as stated as being full voting members detailed in the Institute’s standing orders.
Reason for Change Remove unnecessary text.
Special Resolution 4 To change Article of Association “Interpretation”, insert an Expression and Meaning. Standing Standing Orders contain the Membership & Orders Registration Procedures of the Institute. The Standing Orders expand on the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association by providing guidance and regulation for membership of the Institute.
Reason for Change To provide clarity to the meaning.
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