CONCERNED members packed a social club for a controversial meeting called to address the club's perceived internal problems.
As reported in West Briton last month, more than 30 disillusioned Camborne Conservative Club members signed a petition to force a meeting to include a vote of no confidence in chairman Tony Prisk, vice chairman Phil Moore, secretary Angela Flamank and the management committee.
After the meeting, which included an informal vote, a statement from the club read: "The officers and committee would like to thank the 200-plus members that attended the accounts meeting on Wednesday, January 7, in support of the committee.
"The auditor present stated that there has been nothing found to suggest there is any dishonesty, fraud or anything underhand with the accounts. The accounts were then accepted by the members present for the year ending 2013.
"Unfortunately a handful of disruptive members decided to turn it into a special general meeting for a vote of no confidence against committee.
"The chairman offered the instigators the chance to put their vote to the members present, however the vote was unanimous for the committee to remain in their current positions with a very small minority of members voting against."
It alsp said that during the period of unrest there has been damage to club property - smashed windows - and personal property of Mr Prisk, with he and his wife having their tyres slashed on two occasions.
Maria Long, the member of the club who called the meeting, felt it left more questions than answers, and that Mr Prisk did not carry out the vote properly.
"The people in charge of the meeting completely disregarded item two on the agenda and instead just discussed the club's finances," she said.
"They went ahead without even addressing it and many members called it a farce.
"We really didn't expect so many people to come along and we wanted a ballot so things were done properly, but that wasn't done.
"All Mr Prisk did was say 'if you want me to go, I will', but carried out no vote."
A report from independent auditors, Briants Chartered Accountants, to club members concluded last month that the club was in breach of its own rules relating to the control of banking each week.
Ms Long said that she did not expect to have her membership reviewed after calling the meeting.
"I definitely don't think that it will be reviewed and I'm not sure where we will go from here as the whole idea of calling the meeting was to address the club's problems and this hasn't been done," she added.
"I guess we'll just see how it pans out from here."
