The motion,which requires the support of 75 per cent of members to pass,will effectively rule out all directors at the helm during the salary cap scandal from returning to the boardroom. It will also put a line through former chairmen Denis Fitzgerald,Steve Sharp and Roy Spagnolo from returning to the fold.
Other resolutions to be put to the floor include the rejection of any potential board candidates if there has been a negative finding made against them by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority or Liquor&Gaming NSW. Other motions include the vetting of future board candidates by a nominations committee and three-year terms for successful directors,with one third of board members retiring each year over that period.
The reforms are the brainchild of Eels chairman Max Donnelly,who has conducted a review of the constitution. The PLC is the only registered club in NSW to be investigated by the Office of Liquor and Gaming in the past three years and Donnelly has held several consultation sessions before officially putting his proposal to members.
In a letter to members informing them of the meeting at Rosehill Racecourse – the leagues club was ruled out as a venue because of the lack of parking options during its refurbishment – Donnelly described the gathering as"one of the most important events in the history of the PLC".
"The events of 2016 that led to my appointment and the preceding years of instability should never be repeated,"Donnelly wrote.
"The members deserve to have a stable and well run club that they can be proud of at all times. The GM provides the opportunity for members to adopt a governance platform that is modelled on best practice and is intended to create a platform to take our club into a new era of stability and growth."