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Roy Barrett, the independent chairman of the FAI board has confirmed that council members with more than ten years of service will no longer have to step aside at this year’s AGM.
In a letter sent to all members of the association’s General Meeting of Shareholders and seen by Independent.ie, Barrett confirmed that the clause introduced in the Memorandum of Understanding agreed last January as part of a financial rescue package had been amended. in conversations with relevant Ministers Catherine Martin and Jack. Chambers on Friday night. Board members affected by the clause will now have to leave their seats by July 31, 2022. The MoU will be voted on at an EGM next Monday.
“Ministers wrote to the FAI today and commended the FAI Board of Directors for advancing the reform process beyond the timeframe set by the MoU with the completion of the revisions to our constitution, the Council and the General Board of Shareholders and the inclusion of a broader and more diverse framework. Members of a new General Assembly, “the letter said.
“Ministers Martín and Chambers have also informed us that in the context of these advances to the reform process, they have taken note of our proposal regarding a process to withdraw members of the FAI Council who have more than 10 years of experience. service.
“In our presentation to the Ministers, we outlined our proposals regarding the importance of retaining experienced people with the necessary key skills that will be required during the next 18-24 months when there will be significant changes in the Association.
“We are pleased to inform you that, given the broader reforms that are taking place and, in particular, the replacement of the Council by the establishment of a broader General Assembly, Ministers are satisfied that Council members with more than 10 years of service will be eligible to present their election to the General Assembly subject to their term ending on or before July 31, 2022. The Ministers also note that term limits will apply to members of the new Assembly. “
The change means that the original departure date for longtime members stipulated in the Governance Review Group report produced in July 2019 is back in place. The change made to the terms of the MoU had generated controversy among those members. Nixon Morton, a board member representing the Football Association of Ireland for Schools (FAIS), wrote to FIFA and UEFA in June on the matter before issuing a legal letter ahead of the month’s emergency council meeting. last in which he claimed that the postponement of this year’s AGM was “governance abuse of the highest level.”
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