Minutes of the committee meeting
Czech Handel Society, z.s.(hereinafter also referred to as the Society),

Based on the video recording, compiled by: Jan Kučera (December 1‒3, 2025)

Present:

Committee:
Jiří Janoušek, Dr.iur.utr., chairman
Michal Typl, technical director
Mgr. Jiří Filip, CSc., member of the committee without portfolio (via video call during the discussion of point 2).

Guests:
Věra Alves, RNDr. Jan Kučera; Mgr. Libor Hofman for a limited time and later RNDr. Jana Míková joined via video conference.

Absent:

Mgr. Ivo Šindelář, secretaryp – did not report.
Ivana Tomková, treasurer – did not report.

The committee therefore met with a quorum of members.

Programme

1. Opening – word of thanks for the contribution to the successful run of the members' meeting.
2. Discussion of the resignation of Ivo Šindelář from the position of secretary and member of the committee and the co-optation of a new member of the committee without portfolio.
3. Present members of the committee for the period starting on January 1, 2026 – election of officials (chairman, secretary, technical director).
4. Date of the next meeting
5. Říp, Karlštejn, etc.
6. Corporate membership in societies in Halle, Karlsruhe, Göttingen; Karlsruhe Festival
7. Membership fees, their collection
8. Miscellaneous.

1. Opening

The Chairman welcomed all those present and thanked everyone for their work in preparing the Membership Assembly, which was very successful.

2. Discussion of the resignation of Ivo Šindelář from the position of secretary and committee member and the co-optation of a new committee member without portfolio

The committee members agreed to Ivo Šindelář's request to resign from the position of secretary and committee member and terminated both of his functions with immediate effect. They then co-opted the present Jan Kučera as a new committee member without portfolio for the period until the end of the committee's term of office. Jan Kučera agreed to the co-optation.

There is a separate minute for point 2, which is also enclosed with these minutes.

3. Election of officials for the period from January 1, 2026

The members present of the “new” committee (for the period starting January 1, 2026) elected the committee officials for the said period. Jiří Janoušek,Dr.iur.utr., became the next chairman, Michal Typl the secretary, and Jan Kučera the technical director.

There is a separate minute for point 3, which is also enclosed with these minutes.

4. Date of the next meeting

The date of the next committee meeting was set for Thursday, January 15^th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Janoušek Community Center. (Note: the date was later changed to Wednesday, January 14^th, 2026 due to the chairman's time constraints.)

5. Říp, Karlštejn, etc.

The traditional “Venison Feast at Karlštejn” will take place on January 10, 2026. Jan Kučera will publish an invitation on the ČHäS website as soon as the new Timetable of the Czech Railways is known. Committee members will try to contact and invite members individually.

There was an extensive discussion regarding the traditional ascent of Mount Říp. The proposal to move the event closer to Pavel Polka's birthday (April 9, 1957) and instead of ascending of Říp on that date to organize a visit to Pavel Polka's grave combined with a trip to interesting places in the area (Kokořín) won. Finally, after the debate, a preliminary date of Saturday, March 28^th, 2026 was set. Michal Typl, Libor Hofman and Jan Kučera will prepare a preliminary program for the next committee meeting. Jan Kučera will prepare an invitation for the website.

6. Corporate membership in societies in Halle, Karlsruhe, Göttingen; festival in Karlsruhe

The chairman informed about the possibility of concessionary combined corporate membership in the Handel societies in Halle, Karlsruhe and Göttingen. The committee agreed to this.

Date Halle 2026 – first weekend in June.

7. Membership fees, their collection

We will deal with membership fees starting in 2026. Restart – we will not deal with it retroactively. Minimum amount 500 CZK per year. Recommended amount 1000 CZK per year. Maximum not set. Věra Alves is tasked with writing a letter to the membership, calling for their payment. It should be published how much would be in the account as of January 1^st, 2026.

In principle, the committee can deal with social cases based on individual requests.

Jan Kučera would like to know how much everyone paid in membership fees and when so that it can be entered into the database, even retroactively. He is not the only person to enter it into the database – any committee member who has/will have access can do it. Jiří Janoušek promised to give Jan Kučera access to his account.

8. Miscellaneous

Jan Kučera opened an item regarding the condition of Pavel Polka's grave, which is also not marked with his name.

Věra Alves informed about her conversation with Pavel Polka's sister, Mrs. Zuzana Nováková: Mrs. Zuzana Nováková is said to be planning to resolve the situation with the grave in the spring of 2026. Therefore, further discussions on this topic are pointless for the time being.

Enclosures:

• Regarding item no. 2: Minutes of the committee session, term of office 1.1.2021 – 31.12.2025.
• Regarding item no. 3: Minutes of the committee session, term of office 1.1.2026 – 31.12.2030.