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Constitution.
Article 1. Name of
Association.
The name of Association
will be “British Muslim
Mayors’ Association”.
It’s abbreviation BMMA,
will be used in this
constitution.
Article 2. Aims and
Objectives of
Association
BMMA will be a
non-profit organization
with charitable aims and
will promote democratic
values by working
together to develop
tolerance, acceptance &
understanding for Peace
& Harmony among
communities.
Clause I Short Term
Aims.
A. BMMA will widely
publicize it’s formation
and communicate to all
past and present Mayors
/ Chairs / Civic
Ambassadors and Speakers
in Britain for it’s
membership.
(N.B. Recently some
Boroughs have started
electing directly
Executive Mayors for a
term four (4) years,
such authorities has
adopted various titles
for their First Citizen
Civic Mayors, such as
Chair, Civic Ambassador
and Speaker etc. )
B. BMMA will encourage
and promote social,
cultural, charitable,
civic and democratic
activities of Muslim
community of Great
Britain through active
citizenship Agenda.
Clause II. Long Term
Objectives.
A. BMMA will always
endeavor to crystallise
the democratic and civic
vision of British
Muslims and encourage to
maximise their
participating potentials
to bring a positive,
progressive and forward
looking leadership in
local Muslim communities
in various cities,
towns, boroughs and
districts in Britain.
B. BMMA will help local
British Muslim
organisations to
translate their vision
int missions and
ambitions into action by
supporting their
leadership.
Article 3. Membership of
Association
A. BMMA’s membership
will be open to all
past, present and future
British Muslim First
Citizens, irrespective
of their political party
affiliations and who had
been elected as Mayors,
Chairs, Civic
Ambassadors and Speakers
in any city, local or
district Authority in
Britain.
B. BMMA’s membership
will be a life
membership.
C. BMMA’s membership
will be one off
subscription membership
and will be determined
from time to time.
Article 4. Governance
Clause I General
A. BMMA’s founding
members will be first
executive members of
Association.
B. BMMA’s executive
members will be elected
for a term of five years
every five years.
Clause II Executive
BMMA’s executive
members will be it’s
Executive and will be
responsible for all the
decisions.
Section a. Composition
BMMA’s Executive
will comprise of
initially of Chair and
Secretary General but
will be extended to a
maximum of Seven members
with other designations
and responsibilities,
when membership grows.
Section b. Elections
a, BMMA’s membership
will elect seven member
for it’s Executive every
three year.
b, BMMA’S seven elected
executive members will
choose office bearers
among themselves.
Clause III Powers
a, BMMA’s executive
will have democratic
powers by majority vote
to accept or reject any
proposal for the
promotion of it’s aims
and objective.
b, BMMA’s executive (all
the members) will be
legally responsible for
it’s decisions.
c, BMMA’s executive will
keep proper records of
all the proceedings of
its meeting.
d, BMMA’s executive will
get the approval to
appoint it’s auditor
annually in AGM.
Article 5. Meetings
Clause I General
a, All meetings
including AGM will be
called by Secretary
General.
b, All meetings
including AGM will be
chaired by chair. In his
absence, vice chair or
any executive member
could chair the called
meeting.
c, Meeting could be
called upon the request
of its members as and
when requested.
Clause II AGM
It will be held once a
year in the second /
third quarter of the
year after the
month of May after the
installation of Mayors,
Chairs, Civic
Ambassadors and Speakers
in cities, local or
district Authorities in
Britain.
Clause III Ordinary
Meeting
Ordinary meetings could
be held every three /
six months to consider
an agenda circulated
previously and the
progress of Association.
Clause IV Extra-ordinary
Meetings (EOM)
EOMs can and will be
called by chair upon the
request of three or more
Executive members or by
ten ordinary members to
consider and
extra-ordinary one item
agenda only.
Article 6. Finances
A. The subscriptions,
membership fees and
collected donations will
be deposited in the bank
approved by BMMA’s
executive.
B. Any two officers
including finance
secretary will be the
signatory of the cheques.
C. Treasurer will be
responsible for the
financial records of
Association.
Article 7. Amendments.
A. BMMA’s will remain a
living and working
document and can be
amended only in AGM by
two-third (2/3) majority
votes
B. The proposal for
amendment could be
proposed by any member
of BMMA to either chair
or secretary General or
any executive member and
must be approved by
Executive to bring the
amendment as an Agenda
item in AGM.
C. Any amendment, which
will destroy the Ethos
and spirit of Article 2
& procedure and power of
Article 8, could not be
proposed.
Dissolution
Article 8. Dissolution
Dissolution
A. BMMA’s Executive
after reaching a
unanimous decision to
dissolve BMMA, will call
an EOM to consider the
dissolution of BMMA.
A. BMMA’s Executive
after reaching a
unanimous decision to
dissolve BMMA, will call
an EOM to consider the
dissolution of BMMA.
B. Once the vote of
dissolution is passed,
BMMA will be considered
dissolved, and its
finances will be
transferred to a leading
British Muslim charity
or to any other similar
Mayors’ Association
agreed by BMMA’s
executive before calling
EOM for dissolution and
should be announced in
EOM.
C. If EOM does not pass
the motion and instead
vote against the
dissolution, this will
be considered a vote of
no-confidence against
BMMA’s executive and all
of them must stand down
and none of them will be
eligible for
re-election.
D. A caretaker convener
will be elected in the
meeting to steer BMMA
through by arranging
election in the same
meeting or calling an
Extra-Ordinary Meeting
for elections only.
E. All executive members
bringing a dissolution
motion and failed will
be disqualified for all
future elections in BMMA,
however they can remain
members of BMMA if they
want to.
This constitution was
presented to founding
members in meeting held
..........................
and approved.
Dissolution
A. BMMA’s Executive
after reaching a
unanimous decision to
dissolve BMMA, will call
an EOM to consider the
dissolution of BMMA.
B. Once the vote of
dissolution is passed,
BMMA will be considered
dissolved, and its
finances will be
transferred to a leading
British Muslim charity
or to any other similar
Mayors’ Association
agreed by BMMA’s
executive before calling
EOM for dissolution and
should be announced in
EOM.
C. If EOM does not pass
the motion and instead
vote against the
dissolution, this will
be considered a vote of
no-confidence against
BMMA’s executive and all
of them must stand down
and none of them will be
eligible for
re-election.
D. A caretaker convener
will be elected in the
meeting to steer BMMA
through by arranging
election in the same
meeting or calling an
Extra-Ordinary Meeting
for elections only.
E. All executive members
bringing a dissolution
motion and failed will
be disqualified for all
future elections in BMMA,
however they can remain
members of BMMA if they
want to.
This constitution was
presented to founding
members in meeting held
..........................
and approved.
Dissolution
A. BMMA’s Executive
after reaching a
unanimous decision to
dissolve BMMA, will call
an EOM to consider the
dissolution of BMMA.
B. Once the vote of
dissolution is passed,
BMMA will be considered
dissolved, and its
finances will be
transferred to a leading
British Muslim charity
or to any other similar
Mayors’ Association
agreed by BMMA’s
executive before calling
EOM for dissolution and
should be announced in
EOM.
C. If EOM does not pass
the motion and instead
vote against the
dissolution, this will
be considered a vote of
no-confidence against
BMMA’s executive and all
of them must stand down
and none of them will be
eligible for
re-election.
D. A caretaker convener
will be elected in the
meeting to steer BMMA
through by arranging
election in the same
meeting or calling an
Extra-Ordinary Meeting
for elections only.
E. All executive members
bringing a dissolution
motion and failed will
be disqualified for all
future elections in BMMA,
however they can remain
members of BMMA if they
want to.
A. BMMA’s Executive
after reaching a
unanimous decision to
dissolve BMMA, will call
an EOM to consider the
dissolution of BMMA.
B. Once the vote of
dissolution is passed,
BMMA will be considered
dissolved, and its
finances will be
transferred to a leading
British Muslim charity
or to any other similar
Mayors’ Association
agreed by BMMA’s
executive before calling
EOM for dissolution and
should be announced in
EOM.
C. If EOM does not pass
the motion and instead
vote against the
dissolution, this will
be considered a vote of
no-confidence against
BMMA’s executive and all
of them must stand down
and none of them will be
eligible for
re-election.
D. A caretaker convener
will be elected in the
meeting to steer BMMA
through by arranging
election in the same
meeting or calling an
Extra-Ordinary Meeting
for elections only.
E. All executive members
bringing a dissolution
motion and failed will
be disqualified for all
future elections in BMMA,
however they can remain
members of BMMA if they
want to.
Dissolution
A. BMMA’s Executive
after reaching a
unanimous decision to
dissolve BMMA, will call
an EOM to consider the
dissolution of BMMA.
B. Once the vote of
dissolution is passed,
BMMA will be considered
dissolved, and its
finances will be
transferred to a leading
British Muslim charity
or to any other similar
Mayors’ Association
agreed by BMMA’s
executive before calling
EOM for dissolution and
should be announced in
EOM.
C. If EOM does not pass
the motion and instead
vote against the
dissolution, this will
be considered a vote of
no-confidence against
BMMA’s executive and all
of them must stand down
and none of them will be
eligible for
re-election.
D. A caretaker convener
will be elected in the
meeting to steer BMMA
through by arranging
election in the same
meeting or calling an
Extra-Ordinary Meeting
for elections only.
E. All executive members
bringing a dissolution
motion and failed will
be disqualified for all
future elections in BMMA,
however they can remain
members of BMMA if they
want to.
This constitution was
presented to founding
members in meeting held
..........................
and approved.
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