minutes of the annual general meeting 10 October 2017
In the Friends of DR's Choirs and Orchestras
16.30 - 18.30 in DR Byen, Studio 1
Agenda:
- Election of chairman of the meeting.
- The Board of Directors' report on the association's activities during the past year.
- Presentation of the annual report for approval
- Election of board members.
- Election of auditor.
- Determination of membership fees.
- Proposals from the board and from members.
- Optionally
1. Election of chairman of the meeting.
Jørgen Franck was elected chairman of the meeting.
The chairman of the meeting stated that the general meeting was legally convened.
2. The Board of Directors' report on the association's activities during the past year.
The Chairman presented the Board's report, which was taken note of.
3. Presentation of the annual accounts for approval
The chairman said that the accounts arrive so late to and from the accountant that they cannot be posted on the website before the general meeting. This is mainly due to the fact that the DR accounting system, which the association depends on in a number of areas, has a long ”delivery time” for the figures, partly because DR uses the calendar year, while Venneforeningen uses the financial year 1/7 to 30/6.
The chairman explained the large deficit with the board's desire to spend more of the money at our disposal on the organisation's purposes. Therefore, a large amount has been donated to contribute to the bell set for DRSO. In addition, more than DKK 100,000 has been spent as a one-off expense for setting up the website and upgrading the IT-based membership directory.
Finally, this financial year, DR has charged the association for security staff and cleaning in connection with the events in the Concert Hall, which has not happened to a similar extent previously.
4. Election of board members.
The current board consists of 8 members.
Mogens Rubinstein, Chairman
Finn Gravesen, Vice Chairman
Michael Henrik Adeler-Bjarnø
Ulrik Skat Sørensen
Leif Aamand
Head of Ensemble Kim Bohr (born member, not eligible for election)
René Mathiesen, Chairman of the DR Symphony Orchestra (born member, not eligible for election)
Emil Lykke, chairman of DR VokalEnsemblet (born member, not eligible for election)
Finn Gravesen and Leif Aamand have not wished to stand for re-election.
Ann Granum and Carina Høedt were elected.
5. Election of auditor.
The board proposed the auditing firm Christensen & Kjærulff.
Christensen and Kjærulff were elected.
6. Determination of membership fees.
The membership fee rates for next season were set at:
Single member 300 kr.
Pensioners 250 kr.
Young 0 kr.
7. Proposals from the Board and from members
There were no proposals from the members.
8.Any other business.
The Chairman thanked the chairman.
The accounts for the 2016-17 season can be accessed here.
Read more about the board and the association's statutes here.