Agenda

Name of Committee Union Council
Date and time 1st May 2014, 18:00
Place Senate, Building 37
Members
(voting)

64 voting members
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In Attendance
(non-voting officers and staff)
6pm Policy Ideas
1. Ideas Discussion session

The ideas discussion at this meeting will consider the ideas submitted for the AGM, which will be published online for voting on Wednesday 30th April at 12pm.

7pm Formal Business
2. Welcome and apologies

Quorum: 45

3. Minutes of the last meeting
4. Matters arising from the previous meeting
MEMBERSHIP AND FINANCIAL
5. Membership matters
P 6. Financial matters
POLICY
7. Feedback from today's session
8. Action from previous ideas session
  • Improving Trans Inclusion
  • Industrial Action Policy
  • Sabbatical Officers and term limits
  • SUSU communications and social media
P 9. Approval of By-law: Debating By-law
P 10. Policy proposals

a) Monthly instalments for Halls Fees (1314P10) 

Proposed: Oli Coles, Vice-President Student Communities; Seconded: Beckie Thomas, Vice-President Welfare

b) Accommodation for ERASMUS and Exchange Students (1314P11)

Proposed: Oli Coles, Vice-President Student Communities; Seconded: Beckie Thomas, Vice-President Welfare

c) Sabbaticals on Satellite Campuses (1314P12) 

Proposed: Oli Coles, Vice-President Student Communities; Seconded: Beckie Thomas, Vice-President Welfare

d) Officer Transparency (1314P13)

Proposed: Democracy Zone Committee

e) Minor amendments to the Rules (1314R1)

Proposed: Democracy Zone Committee

f) Reducing the intervals for Policy lapse (1314R2)

Proposed: Democracy Zone Committee

g) Role and status of the Chair of Council (1314R3)

Proposed: Democracy Zone Committee

ACCOUNTABILITY
P 11. Zone reports and updates
Attached:
P 12. Spring Elections report
P 13. Officer reports and questions

Questions submitted prior to 4pm on the day of the meeting are accorded a higher priority, and will recieve a prepared answer. 

OTHER BUSINESS
14. Union Council Stars

Union Council Stars recognise the achievements of our officers and students who have gone above and beyond their roles.

15. Any other business

Please notify all matters of AOB to the Chair before the start of the meeting.

16. Date and time of next meeting

The Articles of Association require that two meetings of Union Council are held each term. As the current term is the shortest possible configuration (7 weeks), we intend to schedule a further meeting of Union Council, as required, for later this term (in weeks 36 or 37, commencing 2 June and 9 June). However, if we recieve so many apologies that it is clear the meeting will not be quorate, then  it will not be held. We will advise members in due course.

Key: P (Papers Provided), PF (Papers to Follow)