Civilian Committees
For every squadron and wing there is an associated civilian committee. The Wing Committee is drawn from squadron civilian committee members and there is an annual AGM at squadron and wing level. The job of a civilian committee is to manage the financial resources of the squadron or wing, since the uniformed officers and civilian instructors in the ATC have no financial responsibilities and need money to manage and provide cadet activities, e.g. annual and overseas camps, and adventure training. Nearly all civilian committees welcome support from members of the public, parents, school managers, local councillors, ex-service personnel, the RAFA and The Royal British Legion. A civilian committee is responsible for overseeing the initial unit formation and direction, and will monitor the welfare of cadets. Civilian committees often include parents of cadets and retired ATC staff. A squadron's civilian committee can provide a link to the Wing Committee and the Regional Chairman.
The ATC is a charitable organisation. The Royal Air Force provides funds for a few of the key activities such as flying and glider pilot training, but the great range of other activities offered by the ATC have to be financed from other sources. Here the civilian committees play their part to seek and manage the necessary finance by way of fund-raising. Schemes might include: cadets packing bags for money at the local supermarket; 'spare change' collections at local events; marshalling duties at public events.
A minimum of 5 members make up a civilian committee, and at the annual general meeting the commitee officers a chairman, treasurer and secretary must be elected; for larger committees an additional officer, the deputy chairman may also be elected. The OC and chaplain are ex-officio members of their civilian committee and as such whilst they have no voring rights they may advise in committee matters. The minutes for meetings are generally taken by the committee secretary.
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