| The Observatory Neighbourhood Watch AGM is at 18.00 on Tuesday 20 October in the Obs Community Centre. The main business will be to hear reports from the Chair and Treasurer and to elect a new committee. ONW members and residents and businesses in Observatory are urged to attend. Membership forms are available online at www.obs.org.za and from the Obs library, and will also be available at the AGM. A copy of our constitution is also available on this website.
N.B. The AGM will be followed by a Police Imbizo (informal consultation) at 19.00. Drinks and snacks will be available.
The following list shows which members of the current committee have been nominated (and are willing to stand again). If there is more than one nomination for the position of any of the four office bearers, a vote will be taken at the AGM. These office bearers are Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. There are other vacant portfolios on the committee which need to be filled. A full list of those nominated (so far) and of vacant portfolios follows.
To make a nomination, fill out a nomination form at the library(or download here), and leave it there for collection. Alternatively send an email to the ONW secretary, Rob Gaylard, at
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. You must state your name and residential address, and the name and residential address of the person you are nominating. Both you and the nominee must be ONW members, and the nominee must be willing to stand, and must attend the AGM. , .
Nominations must be received 10 days before the AGM, i.e. on or by Friday 9 October. The constitution provides for an Executive Committee of between 8 and 12 members (not counting Block leaders).
Rob Gaylard
(Secretary ONW) Office Bearers Chair: David Raphael -- NOMINATED Vice Chair: - vacant Treasurer: Brian Amery -- NOMINATED Secretary: - vacant
Block leaders Blue Block: Kris Marais - NOMINATED Red Block: James Cowley - NOMINATED Green and Orange Blocks: - Edwin Angless - NOMINATED Pink Block: - Trevor Hughes - NOMINATED Yellow Block: - vacant
Portfolios (n.b. these are allocated by the incoming committee, but it helps to identify gaps)_ Patrols Coordinator -- James Cowley - NOMINATED Database -- Meindert Hoving - NOMINATED Night Market - Debra West - NOMINATED Security Companies -- Justin Ashley - NOMINATED Website - Andrew Fife - NOMINATED
Local networking - Helen Swart - NOMINATED Recruitment -- vacant Fundraising and Sponsorship -- vacant Publicity -- vacant
Other - vacant
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