ISVA AGM Minutes 2023 - ISVA: Independent Surveyors and Valuers Association

MINUTES OF AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

OF THE INDEPENDENT SURVEYORS & VALUERS ASSOCIATION

held on THURSDAY 18^TH MAY 2023

at the BRITISH MOTOR MUSEUM,

GAYDON, WARKS, CV35 0BJ

These Minutes of the 2023 AGM are placed on the ISVA Website for attending members. If any attending member wishes to challenge the Minutes or raise questions these must be forwarded in writing to ISVA Administration before 30th July 2023.

	Present:	Acting Chairman David Hamilton & approx 70 ISVA members and Council members.
	Apologies received:	Council Members: Richard Hulls, Paul Bayliss, Roger Conway Members: Leslie Long, Patrick Moyle Proxy Votes: Leslie Long.
	Minute taker:	Julia Grasske, ISVA Administrator
		Phil Deacon, a longstanding member of the ISVA, passed away recently and, in fact, his funeral is today. The meeting held a moment of silence and respect. Roger Conway, also a longstanding member of the ISVA and Council, has resigned from Council and become a Retired Member. The Chairman extended thanks to him for all his hard work. Thanks were extended to Julia & Pip for all their hard work in the ISVA Admin office since taking over the reins last year.
1.	MINUTES OF AGM held on 4^th October 2022	There being no corrections, the Chairman sought approval to adopt the minutes of the previous AGM as being an accurate record of that meeting. Proposed: Stephen Quirk. Seconded: Jason Williams. The meeting voted in favour by majority and the minutes were signed by the Chairman.
2.	MATTERS ARISING	None
3.	CHAIRMAN’S REPORT	Due to no permanent Chairman being in place there was no report.
4.	ISVA ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Presented by Matt Goddard – Financial Director	The financial accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022 had been prepared by the accountants, P&L Accounts, and had been made available for review and comment by the membership. Matt Goddard thanked Steve Lincoln for undertaking independent informal audits of the Association’s financial records. ISVA Council had approved the accounts and put them forward to the meeting for adoption.
		Motion: That the Annual Accounts for 2022 be adopted Proposed: Matt Goddard. Seconded: Jason Williams. The meeting voted in favour by majority.
5.	APPOINTMENT OF ACCOUNTANTS	The Chairman sought approval from the meeting for the ISVA Council to be authorised to appoint accountants and agree their fee for the coming year. Proposed: David Hamilton. Seconded: Matt Goddard. The meeting voted in favour by majority. Vote of thanks to Steve Lincoln for independently auditing the accounts this year.
6.	ANY OTHER BUSINESS	– Owen Grainger re Conference – low number of delegates – because of lack of notice of date? DH assured date will be set earlier for next year and it was pointed out by Stephen George that it was announced at the last Conference in October 2022 that the 2023 Conference would be in May. – too much on programme for surveyors, not enough for valuers. Tom Littler asked that the feedback forms be returned as much as possible. Some speakers dropped out at the last minute. – Thanks extended to Owen Grainger for finding the venue. – Question re accepting AssocRICS – Ian Vicary assured Conference that AssocRICS are eligible to be members. – Thanks extended to the Council by Stephen George for all the hard work they do. – Suggestion that more lady surveyors are encouraged to join.
7.	DISCUSSION FORUM	As no subject had been proposed there was no discussion forum.