The Departmental Olympic and Sports Committee of the Alpes-Maritimes held its General Assembly the day before yesterday. The means to elect the 21 members from the 30 candidates on the list and, above all, the new President of the governing body of the local Olympic and Sports Committee.
Surrounded by the treasurer, Fred Atlani, the President of the CROS, Alain Kouby, and Annie Piquet, Director of the DDCS (Departmental Directorate of Social Cohesion), the outgoing President, Jean-Paul Serra, candidate for his own succession, begins his speech. “Here I am at the end of my 5th Olympiad, and once again the CDOS team is going to be renewed. For this new Olympiad, I wish to develop with my team a true pooling of resources for quality tools.”
The Minutes of the General Assembly of March 12, 2012, are approved. It is time to move on to 2013 and the future objectives of the CDOS. The General Secretary, Lætitia Weale, also speaks to thank the employees and to remind everyone of the upcoming major events “Min d’Azur en Fête” on May 12 and 13, or also “The Sports Caravan” and “Feel Sport”,…. Voting begins on the 2012 budget. Of the 56 voters, 13 abstain, 2 are against, and the rest approve it. The same goes for the provisional budget and the moral report of the President. Questions arise regarding the accuracy of this financial statement. Some protest that the management does not show the real deficit. The budget is mainly divided into two categories: expenses and revenues.
Gilles Veissière admits that “Nice is extremely proud to talk about sports. The sports and wellness vectors are important.” The former international referee reminds that there are 845 sports associations in the city with no less than 75,000 licensed members. It’s now time for the vote. Each candidate presents themselves to the audience, introducing their sport. In total, 30 people are running for this new mandate for 21 positions. The voters must therefore cross off nine names from the list. Each voter comes to place their ballot in the box and sign, as in any election, the voting sheet. After this ceremony, it’s time to move on to the counting under the supervision of the commissioner.
Unfortunately, the general assembly of the CDOS was unable to designate its new President. Jean-Paul Serra was indeed elected among the 21 members of the Council, which then withdrew to appoint a President. The current president then obtained 13 votes against 9 for his competitor Philippe Manassero and was thus designated as President. His nomination was to be confirmed by all the members of the GA who were equally divided with 23 yes and 23 no.
After many and fierce discussions, Christophe Garin was finally appointed as interim President. A new General Assembly is to be held very soon.
