#23: Notice of Annual General Meeting 2024

NOTICE is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Malta Taekwondo Association to be held on Tuesday 6th February 2024 at 18:30 hours. The meeting will be held in English. Maltese communication will be possible with a free translation afforded to those attending, if necessary.

The venue for the meeting will be at the IPES Sports Hall which is located within the building hosting the Maltese Olympic Committee head office at Maria Teresa Spinelli Street, Gzira.

Proposed Agenda

• Opening remarks.

• Receiving the Accounts for the Year ending December 2023.

• President’s Statement.

• Motions to approve bylaws and amend the Statute.

• Matters arising.

• Confirmation of the Executive Committee members for 2024-2027.

• Closure of Meeting.

The 2024-2027 Executive Committee

President: Anna Vassallo (proposed by Mr. Andre Scerri and Ms. Michelle Chircop).

General Secretary: Joanna Scicluna (proposed by Ms. Anna Vassallo and Ms. Michelle Chircop).

Treasurer: Johann Cassar (proposed by Mr. Andre Scerri and Ms. Anna Vassallo).

Official (2): Michelle Chircop (proposed by Mr. Jerome Vassallo and Ms. Josianne Formosa) and Andre Scerri (proposed by Mr. Gianluca Barbara and Ms. Anna Vassallo).

Ms. Joanna Scicluna, Mr. Johann Cassar, Ms. Michelle Chircop, and Mr. Andre Scerri have been elected to their respective positions. Ms. Anna Vassallo has also been elected to her respective position. Elections for the role of President are canceled because the only additional nomination has been withdrawn by the nominee on the 27th of January 2024.

Proposed Resolutions By The MTA

The MTA will be proposing the following resolutions at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

RESOLUTION 1:

Under Appendix A of the MTA Statute, the definition of WT is to replace World Taekwondo Europe with European Taekwondo Union.

Reason: WTE nomenclature has changed to ETU.

RESOLUTION 2:

Under article 7.5 insert the words “the national team coach” to read:

ECM must not be the national team coach or owners, or business partners of any academy/club nor hold executive or administrative posts with any academy/club. Within thirty days from their election to the EC, they must relinquish any such posts, failing which, their election will be deemed null and void and the provisions of articles 9 will come into force to fill their vacancy.

Reason: The national team coach is appointed by, responsible to and report to the Executive and thus if elected to the Executive, his presence would be seen as vested or a conflict of interest.

RESOLUTION 3:

Under article 8.15.1 replace the current wording to read as follows:

If at the time appointed for the holding of a meeting, a quorum is not present, the said meeting shall commence 30 minutes thereafter irrespective of the number of persons present for the meeting.

Reason: The organisation of such meetings involves time and expense and without a quorum available the postponement of the meeting becomes costly inconvenient and problematic for the organisation.

RESOLUTION 4:

Under article 9.3(a) replace the current wording to read as follows:

Unless he is a resident in Malta and can remain so throughout his holding such a position within the MTA and is literate in either the Maltese or English languages.

Reason: Removes the requirement to be a citizen of Malta to be a member of the Executive Committee as this is considered discriminatory and, in any case, reflects the makeup of the taekwondo practitioners in Malta. It does not remove the requirement that the President and General Secretary need to be Maltese citizens (present in another clause of the statute) according to the requirements of the Maltese Olympic Committee.

RESOLUTION 5:

Under Appendix E replace the current wording of the third paragraph to read as follows:

The Statute recognises these academies/clubs and their members as affiliate members of the MTA on the proviso that they must apply with AIMS and other local regulatory bodies to start to normalise their position according to the requirements of this Statute by the end of December 2024 according to the provisions of ACT No. LIV of 2021 (an act to provide for the regulation of Sports Governance and Integrity) and Legal Notice 141 of 2023 and that their application is thus approved by AIMS by not later than the end of June 2025 or such other date as advised by AIMS.

Reason: To remain in line with current guidelines communicated by AIMS which allow sports entities to register by the end of December, 2024.

Please note that these changes will become effective after and if passed at the AGM.