1. The Name
The organisation shall be called ‘Buckfastleigh Arts Group’, henceforth referred to as ‘BAG’.

2. The Objectives
• To participate in a variety of arts, crafts and performance activities for people to participate in, making use of a wide range of skills.
• To provide an opportunity for people to learn new skills and try out new ideas within the broad concept of the arts.
• To provide opportunities for people to take part in a variety of community arts activities.
• To produce shows, events, exhibitions and performances.
• To provide a network for artists.

3a. The Management of BAG
• At the Annual Meeting a Management Committee (henceforth referred to as the Committee) will be elected consisting no more than 15 people and not less than six.
• Each member of the committee will be entitled to one full vote, except as defined in Section 6.
• The outgoing Committee will relinquish and hand over its responsibilities for managing BAG to the new Committee one week after the Annual Meeting.

3b. The Management Committee’s function and authority:
• The Committee shall have responsibility to ensure that the objectives of BAG are adhered to.
• The Committee shall have executive powers in the management of BAG, which it may delegate to particular members as it sees fit.
• The Committee shall have the power to raise, collect and administer such moneys deemed necessary for the furtherance of BAG’s objectives.
• The Committee shall appoint a Chairperson, a Secretary and a Treasurer and such other officers as it sees necessary.

3c Co-opted members:
• After the Annual Meeting the committee members may co-opt members who will be entitled to one full vote.

4. BAG Meetings
4a. The affairs of BAG shall be conducted through a meeting of the Committee as appointed under paragraph 3a.
The Quorum of the meeting shall be five members.
All meetings are open to members of BAG to attend.

4b. The Committee shall have the power to appoint and dismiss staff in accordance with the aims of BAG.

4c. The Annual Meeting of BAG shall be held once a year.
This meeting shall be open to the public.
It must be widely advertised in the local area.

4d. The following business will be transacted at the Annual Meeting:
• The receiving of reports on the work of the Committee during the previous 12 months
• The election of members of the Committee for the following year.
• Deciding on matters that should guide the Committee in its year’s work.

5. Finance
All moneys raised by, or on behalf, of BAG shall be applied to further the objectives of BAG and for no other purpose.
The Committee shall keep proper accounts of the finances of BAG.
All accounts will be inspected once a year by a competent auditor.
A statement of accounts for the preceding financial year will be submitted by the committee to the Annual Meeting.
The Committee shall authorise no less than three, and up to five members of BAG to sign cheques on behalf of BAG. All cheques must be signed by not less than two of the authorised signatories.

6. The Rules of Procedure at all Meetings
6a. All questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a simple majority of those present and entitled to vote thereat.
All members of BAG are entitled to cast one vote except as follows:
In the case of an equality of votes the Chairperson shall have a second and casting vote.

6b. Minutes shall be kept by the Committee of all BAG meetings and the secretary shall enter therein a record of all proceedings and resolutions.
All minutes shall be available to any member of BAG on request.

7. Dissolution
BAG can be dissolved by a majority decision by the Committee, subject to the following conditions:
• The decision for dissolution must be ratified at an Annual Meeting or a Special Meeting.
• In the event of dissolution the assets of BAG shall be dispensed to bodies with similar aims in Buckfastleigh.