Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Observatory Improvement District NPC (OBSID) that will take place on Thursday 28 October 2021 at 18h00 (registration from 17h30) at the OBSID offices, Unit 13A St Michaels Office Park, St Michaels Road, Observatory and online.
Due to Covid-19, the meeting will be held in-person and online. In-person attendance at the AGM will be limited to members only, visitors and members may attend online.
If you plan to attend (in-person or online): Please RSVP to [email protected] by Monday 18th October 2021 to indicate your attendance.
If you can’t attend in person, please submit a proxy form. You can access this form here: https://obsid.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Proxy-form-2021.pdf
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The following document is available on the OBSID website at
1. Notice and agenda
2. Membership list
3. Advertisements, notice to members and CoR 36.2 form
4. Minutes of previous AGM
5. Agenda
6. Audited AFS (Full set)
7. Business plan 2022-2027
8. Implementation Plan 2022-2023
9. Budget 2022-2023
10. Membership application forms
11. Nomination as Director form
The present Directors of the Observatory Improvement District NPC and their respective portfolios are:
Jodi Allemeier, Board Chairperson
Claire Everatt, Board Vice Chairperson
Edwin Angless, Director
Justin Ashley, Director
Kari Cousins, Director
Janet Cronje, Director
Tom Figl, Director
Makgosi Letimile, Director
Nishendra Moodley, Director
All stakeholders and interested parties are invited to attend, however, only owners registered as members of the company may vote.
Per clause 11.9.2 of the Memorandum of Incorporation, no member who is in arrears with payment of the additional rate for more than 60 (sixty) days, shall be entitled to vote at an AGM for so long as s/he is so in arrears except if the member can prove that s/he is in a dispute or has entered into an appropriate payment arrangement with the City or can provide proof of payment.
Owners wishing to apply for membership should do so via the website or by email. New membership applications should be received by 18h00 onWednesday 20th October 2021 to be approved and accepted at a meeting of the Board of directors of the Observatory Improvement District NPC prior to the AGM.
Any member may appoint a Proxy to attend the meeting on his/her behalf. Forms of Proxy may be downloaded from the website, requested by email and are also available here https://obsid.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Proxy-form-2021.pdf: . The proxy form must be delivered to the offices of the Company no less than 48 hours prior to the advertised time of the start of the meeting (by no later than 18h00 on Tuesday 26th October 2021), failing which it shall not be deemed to be valid.
Enquiries should be addressed as far in advance as possible, by email as above or by letter to the registered office of the company. The Annual Financial Statements can be downloaded from the website.
Clause 12.1.7 of the MOI states “As required by item 5(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Act, at least 1/3 (one third) of the directors shall resign every year at the AGM, but shall be eligible for re-election.” Therefore, the following Directors: Edwin Angless, Claire Everatt and Tom Figl will resign. Tom Figl is not available for re-election as a director. Jodi Allemeier has also indicated her intention to resign and will not be available for re-election.
Forms for nomination of directors may be found below, downloaded from the website or be requested by email. These forms must be delivered to the offices of the Company by no later than 18h00 on the 17th October 2021, failing which it shall not be deemed to be valid.
The Director’s nomination form is available here: https://obsid.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Nomination-of-Director-form-2021.pdf
We look forward to welcoming you to our AGM!