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The Powers of the Organisation
Powers of the Management Committee
1.1. The Name of the Organisation shall be WOKINGHAM JOB SUPPORT CENTRE, hereinafter referred to as the Organisation.
1.2. The Organisation is registered with the Charity Commissioners as a Charity and has the Registration Number: 1039801.
1.3. The Objects of the Organisation are to advance the education and training of persons in Wokingham and District who are in need and unable to gain employment, in particular, through the supervised provision of services and facilities not otherwise provided by the Employment Service.
In furtherance of the Objects, but not otherwise, the Organisation shall have the following powers:
2.1. To hold a General Meeting annually.
2.2. To convene an Extra-ordinary General Meeting when necessary.
2.3. To elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary to serve as Trustees.
2.4. To appoint an Independent Examiner.
2.5. To control the distribution of assets on dissolution of the Organisation.
2.6. To delegate all other functions to the Trustees.
2.7. To offer help and guidance with skills such as responding to advertisements, letter writing, job applications, CV preparation, interview techniques, telephone usage.
2.8. To provide facilities such as telephones, fax, word processors, photocopier, stationery, stamps, trade directories, newspapers, journals etc.
2.9. To give information on funding/sponsorship for training courses, referral to agencies offering specialised help such as careers guidance, enterprise initiatives etc.
2.10. To take initiatives for job creation including liaison with local organisations and the business community to discuss areas of possible development
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2.11. To provide a professional environment with a supportive and friendly atmosphere in which to maintain a positive and constructive attitude to finding employment.
2.12. To do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the achievement of the objects.
3.1. Membership of Wokingham Job Support Centre will be open to users of the Centre and individuals and organisations who have an interest in unemployed people and those who wish to contribute in a positive way to the support and development of the Centre.
3.2. Membership with voting rights at General Meetings will be automatically available to Members of the Management Committee. Clients of Wokingham Job Support Centre and other interested people are eligible for membership with voting rights at General Meetings on completion of Wokingham Job Support Centre membership registration form.
3.3. No annual subscription shall be payable.
4.1. Four persons shall be elected by majority vote at a General Meeting of the Organisation to assume the responsibilities of Trustees and take office as Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary.
4.2. Officers shall normally be elected to serve a term of office of one year but may be re-elected for further terms of office. In the event of an Officer resigning part way through his or her term of office a temporary replacement shall be chosen by the Trustees. replacement shall be chosen by the Management Committee at the first meeting following the Officer's resignation.
The Trustees shall have powers in general to manage Wokingham Job Support Centre and in particular to:
5.1
5.1. Purchase and take on lease such premises, property and equipment as may be required.
5.2
5.2. Engage and discharge Staff.
5.3. Receive monies from whatever source, invest funds and make payments in compliance with the limitations specified by current charity law.
5.4. Ensure usage is controlled in a correct manner for the genuinely unemployed.
5.5. Organise fund raising.
5.6. Convene an Extra-ordinary General Meeting when necessary.
5.7. Control costs according to the annually agreed budget.
5.8. Appoint members to a Management Committee to oversee the day to day activities of the Organisation. Membership of the Management Committee shall be open to staff and volunteers of the organisation and such other supporters of the organisation as the Trustees invite.
5.9. The Trustees shall set the terms of reference of the Management Committee and ensure that it is not granted powers properly reserved to the Trustees and, in particular, refers back to the Trustees any matters of policy, finance or staffing.
5.10. Require the resignation of any member of the Management Committee if found unworthy of his/her position by a majority vote of the Trustees. The member may request a meeting with the Trustees before resigning to make representations against his/her removal from the Management Committee but the Trustees retain the final decision.
6.1. The Annual General Meeting of the Organisation shall be held before the last day of July of that year, at which reports shall be received from the Chairman and Treasurer. Elections shall be held and the appointment of an independent examiner confirmed.
6.2. An Extra-ordinary General Meeting shall be convened at any time at the request of six members of the Organisation. Such a meeting shall be held within thirty days of the request being received.
6.3 General Meetings shall be advised to members of Wokingham Job Centre, giving at least fourteen days notice of the date, time and place of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted. An attendance of two Trustees and six members of the Management Committee shall constitute a quorum.
6.4 Trustees shall meet at least twice a year to receive a report from each of the Trustees. Attendance of at least three Trustees shall constitute a quorum.
6.5 A Financial Statement shall be presented at each meeting of the Trustees.
6.6 Management Committee meetings shall be held quarterly and more often as required. The meetings shall be chaired by the Chairman of Trustees or, exceptionally, by his/her nominee. Attendance of at least two Trustees and six other members shall constitute a quorum.
6.7 Minutes shall be recorded at all meetings.
7.1. All income shall be credited to a Bank Account in the name of "Wokingham Job Support Centre".
7.2. All cheques shall be signed on behalf of the Organisation by any two of the four Officers, as follows: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary. The Treasurer may be authorised by the trustees to make transfers to other bank accounts e.g. for payment of salaries.
7.3. The Management Committee shall deposit in the name of Wokingham Job Support Centre sums of cash at any time belonging to the Organisation that are not needed for immediate working capital in high interest accounts or invest as specified by the Charity Commission.
7.4. All monies raised by the Organisation can only be applied to the Objects of the Organisation.
7.5. All items of expenditure over two hundred and fifty pounds must be approved by the Trustees.
7.6. Full accounts shall be kept by the Treasurer and the resultant Income and Expenditure Accounts and Balance Sheets shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting, after having been certified as correct by the Independent Examiner.
7.7. The Financial Year shall run from 1st April to 31st March.
7.8. Certified accounts by the Independent Examiner shall be sent annually to the Charity Commissioners as soon as possible after the Annual General Meeting.
7.9. All assets remaining on Dissolution of the Organisation, after satisfying outstanding debts and liabilities, shall be distributed to a registered Charity or Charities nominated by the Organisation at a General Meeting and having objectives similar to the objectives of Wokingham Job Support Centre.
8.1. Amendments to the Constitution may only be made at the Annual General Meeting or at an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting called for this purpose. All such amendments shall be notified to the Charity Commissioners.
8.2 The Constitution shall not be amended in any way that would cause the Organisation to cease to be a charity at law.
It is declared that the above Constitution, amended on 8 July 1996, was further amended and approved at Annual General Meetings of Wokingham Job Support Centre held on Monday 24 July 2000 and Wednesday 16 July 2008
Iain J Brown
Chairman