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<div>REPOSTED BY REQUEST<br><br>Hi all,<br><br>Firstly, the committee should take action to ensure ALL members of UK TUG have had an opportunity to express opinions on where the funds go. Distributing funds to other organisations is no trivial matter. In this respect, a meeting dissolving the group should not be held through a public forum like this where the group are unable to confirm individuals membership to UK TUG. This issue came up at TUG 2021 where, the chairperson of the meeting was unable to verify membership status of participants.<br><br>I would also bring up that UK TUG has NOT had a AGM in the year 2021, meaning the current committee is breaching it's own constitution. I would encourage the committee to hold an AGM as soon as possible. <br><br>If dissolving the group is necessary, the committee, should take note that if possible, to avoid providing funds to projects where committee members have a personal interest. This has been the case through motions proposed by the committee over the last 12-18 months. <br><br>This includes the following:<br>LearnLaTeX (Joseph Wright) - <£6000<br>Rpi 64 bit TeX builds (Payment made to Simon Dales, a committee member) - £200<br><br>I would urge the committee to release comprehensive financial reports to show where funds have been paid out and for what reason. Something that should have been released to the membership during an AGM. If such records can't be provided or justified, then doubt should be cast on the committee due to the amount UK TUG currently holds.<br><br>I would appreciate others views on this if possible.<br><br>Kind Regards,<br>Keiran Harcombe<em><br> </em><br><br></div><div>Kind Regards,<br>Keiran Harcombe<em><br> </em></div>
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