Organisation

Company Structure

LeadWest is a not for profit company, limited by guarantee and as such falls under the provisions of the Corporations Act. The Company has members and is governed by a Board of Directors.

Membership

The Constitution provides for two types of members: (1) the councils of Melbourne’s West and (2) organisations which operate in the region.

Individuals cannot be members.

There is a process set down in the Constitution for approval of memberships by the Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is comprised of an Independent Chairperson, a Director appointed by each participating council (currently 5) plus four elected Directors from Organisation Members.

Appointment of Council Directors

Participating councils in Melbourne's West nominate one Director for a 2 year term.

Appointment of Elected Directors

There is provision for the appointment of four (4) Directors from Organisation Members to be undertaken at a Special General Meeting or at an Annual General Meeting called to fill vacancies caused by the end of a Director's term, retirement or to fill any unfilled vacancies not previously filled.

Role of the Interim Board

The Constitution provides for the following tasks, which were undertaken by the Interim Board:

• Appointment of Independent Chairperson
• Establishment of membership fees
• Recruitment of members
• Manage the business of the company
• Appointment of an Auditor
• Appointment and election of the Board – this involved appointing a Nominations Committee and calling for nominations for the 4 positions drawn from organisational members.
• The calling a Special General Meeting to appoint the full Board within 6 months of its establishment.

All these undertakings were completed with a Special General Meeting held on 14th of November 2007 which saw the election and appointment of Directors from the five member  councils of Melbourne's West, as well as the acceptance as Members and appointment of Directors from City West Water, Moonee Valley Racing Club, Nufarm Ltd and Victoria University.

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