MFA EGM to discuss increase of two Executive Committee members to represent Division 2, 3 clubs

Following a request of the majority of the Members of the Association, the Executive Committee of the Malta Football Association, in conformity with Rule 29 (i) (c) of the Association’s Statute, has decided to convene an Extrordinary General Meeting to consider an amendment to the Statute of the Association. The meeting will be held on Thursday at 18:00 at the Centenary Hall, Ta’ Qali.

The proposal is to increase the number of members representing the Second and Third Division Clubs on the Association’s Executive Committee from one to two per division.

The proposed amendment deals with Rule 51 in Part III – Organs and Officers of the Association and Powers and Duties: The composition of the Executive Committee, elections and term of office of ordinary members.

The rule currently states that

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President of the Association, the other officers of the Association, and of a number of ordinary members to be elected at each Annual General Meeting of the Association, from amongst current Council Members who are not the Officers of the Association, as follows:
four (4) members shall be elected from amongst the Council Members representing the Member Clubs taking part in the highest two divisions of the National League of the Association (two per division), and a number of members representing the Member Clubs in the other divisions of the National League of the Associatiion (one per division)

The amendment to the above is as follows:

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President of the Association, the other officers of the Association, and of a number of ordinary members to be elected at each Annual General Meeting of the Association, from amongst current Council Members who are not the Officers of the Association, as follows:
eight (8) members shall be elected from amongst the Council Members representing the Member Clubs taking part in the National League of the Association (two per division)

If this amendment is approved, the number of ordinary members in the Executive Committee of the Malta Football Association will increase from twelve to fourteen: ten representing member clubs, one representing The Youth FA, two representing Member Associations and one representing the Gozo F.A.

Those entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting are:

• The Council Members for the year 2009/2010.
• The approved Delegates for the year 2009/2010 of Member Clubs which have Premier or First Division status.
• Ten approved Delegates for the year 2009/2010 from each of the Second and the Third Division Clubs. In the case of these Clubs, the voting Delegates in each Division shall be chosen during the transaction of the first item on the Agenda in accordance with Rule 31 of the MFA Statute which also stipulates that in case that a ballot will be needed to be held to establish the ten voting Delegates from each such Division, preference will be given to those Delegates present at the beginning of the Extraordionary General Meeting and whose Member Clubs do not have a Council Member representing them through the Standing Committee for the Division concerned.
• The approved Delegate for the year 2009/2010 of each Member Association.