Beginning of meeting was at 09:00 hours.
EMA 11th General Assembly meeting minutes
Attending:
Alen Šćuric, president of EMA
Maja Žigman, EMA general secretary in resigning
Two representatives from each country had right to vote.
Representatives of: Austria – Mr. Aleksander Stanojevic and Mrs. Ivona Opat
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mrs. Marija Topić Ramljak and Mrs. Marina Zadro
Macedonia – Mrs. Anja Gospodarič and Mrs. Klavdija Šeruga
Romania - Mr. Mihai Kiss and Mrs. Zsuzsanna Trella
Serbia – Mr. Dejan Đurić and Mr. Ilija Blanuša
Slovenia – Mr. Aleš Breznikar and Mrs. Tadeja Rozman
EMA GA has 24 votes with all members, 12 votes are present on GA. Quorum is 12 votes and majority is 7 votes.
Ratification of EMA 11th GA meeting agenda
President reads the EMA 11th GA meeting agenda with changes in reorder of points that was sent to representatives by e-mail because of resignation of Mrs. Maja Žigman, EMA general secretary.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against - none
- sustained – none
v EMA 11th GA meeting agenda was ratified, as follows:
Agenda for the meeting:
1. Ratification of the 10th GA Minutes
2. New members ratification
3. Place of European majorettes’ championship 2016
4. Presidential Report, Financial Report, Supervisory Board Report
5. Election of
v President of EMA
v Vice-president of EMA
v general secretary of EMA
v Executive Committee
v Supervisory Board
6. Changing of EMA Rulebook, proposals by president
7. Other subjects
ad 1: Ratification of the 10th GA Minutes
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
ad 2: New members ratification
President explains general assembly decision by e-voting for new members. It was 4 votes for, 3 votes against and 1 sustain for new members. GA decision is that »Združenie na građani Models Ohrid« and »Wien Majorettes« becomes a full members of EMA.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
ad 3: Place of European majorettes' championship 2016.
Mr. President explains that administration didn’t get any candidature till 1st August on e-mail, but Vojvođanski savez mažoretkinja contact him and propose Vrnjačka Banja for host of EMC next year.
Mr. Dejan Đurić in the name of Vojvođanski savez mažoretkinja explains that candidature didn’t come on time, because Mr. Adam Vidaković was on official trip in Italy. Vrnjačka Banja is resort which want to support championship. This resort has capacity of 6000 beds, a lot of space for championship, tribunes and sport hall. In the period of competition there will be a lot of tourist. If general assembly support this candidature majorette dance in Serbia will have an increase. In advance he wants to thank everybody for support.
Mr. President proposes e-voting after administration get documents and finished 1st inspection meeting in Vrnjačka Banja.
PROPOSAL: Are you for this proposal e-voting after administration get documents and finished 1st inspection meeting?
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
ad 4: Presidential report, Financial report and Supervisory report
Mr. President explains that administration had 50 activities in last year that include 30 trips in 10 countries and 2 judging seminars in Zagreb and Laško. EMA have 6 new very good judges. As we agree on GA in February 2014, in October 2014 EMA employ one professional which contact a most of majorettes in Europe. Situation with majorettes in Europe:
• Italy will come to next EMC (very good group in Sicily, good group in Rome, association in Torino)
• Spain will come to EMC this year (EMA contact them for lot of times to became a member of EMA, they were on EMC 2011 and 2012)
• Germany will come to EMC next year (Berlin and Munich have good majorettes)
• EMA start conversation with Ireland
• We have problem in communication with United Kingdom. When we will have some information we will send you immediately.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Mr. President gives to GA explanation of position in financial report.
730,97€ position in bank from last report (10.2.’14.)
654,38€ incomes in bank
1.385,34€ total incomes
1.057,64€ expanses in bank
327,70€ subtotal in bank transactions
323,40€ position in bank by new report (10.7.’15.)
4,30€ difference in calculation for EUR
-1.683,63€ position in cash from last report (debt)
5.500,00€ incomes in cash
4.777,48€ expanses in cash
-961,11€ subtotal of cash transaction (debt)
18.826,75 € Sponsored by Mr.Šćuric (11.220,92 € in 2013)
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Supervisory Board didn't have any activity in last year.
ad 5: Election of President, Vice - president, General secretary, executive committee and supervisory board
GA starts with election of EMA Executive committee.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Candidates for executive committee are: Mihai Kiss (Romania), Alen Šćuric (Croatia), Florian Virgili (France), Aleš Breznikar (Slovenia) and Marija Topić Ramljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mr. Mihai Kiss is elected for EC unanimously.
Mr. Alen Šćuric is elected for EC unanimously.
Mr. Aleš Breznikar is elected for EC unanimously.
Mr. Florian Virgili is elected for EC unanimously.
Mrs. Marija Topić Ramljak is elected for EC unanimously.
PRESIDENT
Candidate for president is: Alen Šćuric
v Mr. Šćuric is unanimously elected as EMA president.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Candidates for vice-president is: Mihai Kiss
v Mr. Mihai Kiss is unanimously elected as EMA vice-president.
Candidates for EMA general secretary is: Marija Topić Ramljak
v Mrs. Marija Topić Ramljak is unanimously elected as EMA general secretary.
SUPERVISORY BOARD
Candidates for SB are: Tibor Tandi (Hungary), Dejan Đurić (Serbia) and Marcela Križova (Czech Republic)
President explains that Mrs. Marcela Križova didn’t answer on e-mail for acceptance of nomination because she is in Zanzibar, so we can’t vote for her.
Mr. Tibor Tandi is elected for SB with 12 votes.
Mr. Dejan Đurić is elected for SB with 11 votes.
Mrs. Marcela Križova get one vote.
Proposal for third member of EMA SB are: Tadeja Rozman from Slovenia and Marina Zadro from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mrs. Tadeja Rozman is elected for SB with 7 votes.
Mrs. Marina Zadro gets 5 votes.
ad 6: Changing of EMA Rulebook, proposals by president
Article 1.4.4. between words “input” and “disqualification” there will be “,”
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
New article 2.1.4.
If in one categories there are less than 3 participants champion can be competitor which earn average of at least 70 points per judge, if competitor earns 60-69 points he/it will get title of vice-champion or 50-59 points bronze medal.
Old article 2.1.3 become article 2.1.4.
voting: - in favor of - 10 votes
- against – 2 votes
- sustained – none
Change of article 3.1.2. to:
“Baton must be 400 grams or lighter and 75 cm or shorter, but mace must be 401 grams or heavier and 76 cm or longer”
President explains situation in France and Montenegro. Proposal of vice president is to check weight of mace on EMC. President concludes that administration will bring digital balance and meter that judges can measure it.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
2nd paragraph of article 4.1.4:
In case of citizen of any country member of European Union that can prove by ID, other document or on other way that she/he is resident in other country of European Union where she/he is not citizen she/he is considered as citizen of that country and has same status as citizen from article 4.1.4. paragraph 1 where she/he is resident, but during EMC she/he cannot change that status. Citizens of non European Union countries cannot have that status.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Article 8.2.2. is not on any more and is deleted.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
In article 9.1.1. word “baton-technique” is changed by “props technique”.
In article 9.2.2. word “baton-technique” is changed by “props technique”.
In article 9.4.11. words “maximum two for formation and three for nonformation” are deleted.
In article 9.5.10. words “baton and mace” is changed to “pom-pom”.
In article 9.5.11. words “baton and mace” is changed to “pom-pom”.
In article 9.8.2. words “in section for asynchronization and others” are deleted.
In article 9.8.11. words “3,0-5,0” is changed to “3,0-4,9”
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Change of article 1.4.2.
1.4.2. For EMC or any competition where EMA international judge is asked to judge EMA Executive committee (EC) is the only body to delegate them. International judges are appointed by EMA and therefore EMA decide who will be judges in those competitions. National competitions with judges from that country is not in jurisdiction of EMA but national association, but international competitions or competitions in one country where they ask judges with EMA license from other countries is in competition of EMA and EMA EC decide which international judge will judge on those competitions.
voting: - in favor of - 10 votes
- against – 2 votes
- sustained – none
Proposals by Mr. Kiss, vicepresident
After discussion GA propose:
Change of article 9.7.2
" 9.7.2. Every baton/mace contact with the surface is considered as baton/mace drop, unless any other part of baton/mace is in the hand of a majorette.
Every pom-pom contact with the surface is considered as pom-pom drop, unless any other part of pom-pom is supported and held with any part of the body of a majorette. "
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Changing of EMA Statute:
Article 14 paragraph 2 word “one third” is changed to “half”.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Article 14 paragraph 6 word “1/3” is changed to “1/2”
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Article 16 new paragraph 4
“Members must sent mandate with name of representatives in GA at least 15 days in advance of GA. If they don’t sent mandate with names of representatives in GA EMA will presume that member will not participate in that GA. In case of GA that was summoned by article 14 paragraph 5 mandate must be sent at least 5 days in advance, and if not EMA will presume that member will not participate in that GA. Members cannot sent that mandate latter than 15 days in advance or 5 days in advance in case of GA summoned by article 14 paragraph 5, or during GA.” .
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Article 16 new paragraph 5
“If in GA is election for bodies of EMA members must sent proposals at least 7 days In advance of GA and if not EMA will presume they don’t have candidate for bodies. Members cannot sent those proposals latter than 7 days in advance or during GA. If there is no enough candidates for bodies members can candidate persons for bodies in GA but then GA vote separately for proposals sent in advance and separately for “free” number/s of persons between candidates that are proposed on GA. If one national association candidate representative from other national association or country he/she must give them written permission that they can do that and that he/she has will to candidate. Without that permission candidature will not be considered as one.”
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Article 3 paragraph 3 is changed to:
“The central administration office is placed in Croatia, Zagreb, Trebež 25, but headquaters is in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fra Didaka Budića 4”.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
Vicepresident propose discussion about:
- judging system - to divide the 110 points in more than 4 parts - like we have now
Mr. Mihai Kiss explains that he wants to help judges with this kind of system. Mr. President explains that Croatia majorettes’ association had this kind of system from 1999. Till 2000. And that was disaster for judges. He also gives examples of that kind of system to GA.
President proposal is that Romanian majorettes’ association start on their level with this kind of judging system and if it will be good option on next GA we will discuss about new judging system.
- the quality of judging to decrease the complaining after competition
some penalties/measures for those judges which are far from the average of all other judges...maybe to put one judge to analyze all judging lists before input the data in the computer and to alert the judge which made an error or a "mistake" and to offer the possibility to made the change in the specific paper...like this we can keep a level of good judging, we can avoid subjective and personal interests and not in the last way we can avoid the stupid and pathetic explanations concerning personal judging...
Head judge have the obligation to control the extreme oscillation in the judging. Mr. Mihai Kiss is supervisor and he can react after the championship with discipline committee.
- seminars for trainers, majorettes and judges
We will try all three ideas and Mr. Mihai Kiss will send proposal to EMA administration of seminar and date of it.
Proposal of GA
o Communication between the judges
Mr. President opinion few years ago was that this is not a good practice. On the last national competition in France were communication between judges and this is very good for the quality of judging.
Article 5.9.8.
“Judges can communicate between themselves and share facts and opinion about competitor that was perform, and in the some doubtable cases they even should do so. After first performer in each category they should do so.”
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
o Idea about gold, silver and bronce pin and statue for majorettes.
Proposal: e-voting for this idea when administration find solution and article for it
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
o Manager team who will be responsible for organization of EMC
Proposal: administration will prepare a document with explanation how will work professional organization for preparing EMC and then we will send it for e-voting
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
o Proposal for new article 2.2.2. of Rulebook
“4 the best teams in each category have the right to participate in next year EMC without participation in National championship or qualification tournament. Those teams don’t have the obligation to participate in National championship or qualification tournament for that year. In same time country that has those teams who directly qualified can nominate another 3 groups in each category, or 5 in case that organize EMC on top of those troop. For nonformation the same rule exists just in case that nonformation consists of same girls in same age class.
voting: - in favor of - 9 votes
- against – none
- sustained – 3 votes
o Proposal for Judges court of honor which will deal with judges evaluation, problems with members concerning judges, judges conflicts etc.
Nominate members of Judges court of Honor are Mihai Kiss, Marija Topić Ramljak and Alen Šćuric.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
o Proposal of Mr. Mihai Kiss is to liberalize the music for next year. Mr. President explain that we have to redefine that. He proposes e-voting for next year.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
ad 7: Other subjects
Mr. Aleš Breznikar suggestion is that Mr. Tibor Tandi put on Judeges court of honor, because he was judge on MTZS championship and on MZS he refused to come.
Mr. President explain that he must write memo with all details and also remark that in that period Mr. Tandi didn’t know about new situation in Slovenia.
o Proposal for this year EMC parade march and stage choreography inside because of very good conditions and space.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
o Proposal that Hungarian should became affiliate member because they are full member for 14 years without association and in last few years we didn’t have any Hungarian teams on Europeans.
voting: - in favor of - 12 votes
- against – none
- sustained – none
End of meeting was at 14:05 hours.
Radeče, 6th August 2015
Maja Žigman
General Secretary
Post je objavljen 07.09.2015. u 15:39 sati.