Second reading and final passage of omnibus bylaw amendments pursuant to Bylaw 16.1. Follows first reading at council meeting of March 9.

Motion # 47 That NUSU adopt the amendments to the Governance Package to be effective May 1, 2001.

March 16, 2001 Minutes (archive.org)

NIPISSING UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION

Present:

Executive: President, VP External, VP Clubs and Operations

Representatives: Humanities, Mature, Founders House, Social Science, Science, P/J,

Upper Residence

Staff: Office Manager

Absent with

Consideration: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, I/S, J/I, VP Student Life, Professional

Schools, Muskoka, General Manager, Part Time

The President acted as Chair.

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:05 p.m.

2. Adoption of the Agenda

The agenda was adopted as read.

3. Adoption of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 9, 2001

The minutes were adopted as read.

4. Guests

None

5. Presentations

None

6. Correspondence

• The President received information from Ryerson concerning the Ontario Transitional Conference, which he announced NUSU would not be attending.
• VP External received the following:

• A press release from Lisa Armstrong regarding letters to the Solicitor General in support of Trent students arrested at a demonstration there.
• A notice of job opportunity from CFS regarding a position with the King Edward Student Association in BC
• A press release from CFS concerning the possibility that police arrests made on the basis of supposed assaults on police officers may not be properly substantiated.

• Science received an e-mail from the Crocodile Hunter's secretary, who says he (the Crocodile Hunter, that is) is booked until well into 2003, but that NUSU has been put on the waiting list and will be contacted at that time. Science will investigate the costs involved in bringing the Crocodile Hunter to North Bay.

The chair was passed to VP External.

7. Report of Officers

a) President

• Constitution

The President drew Council's attention to the fact that there were three minor additional changes that must be made to the Governance Package. They consist of the following:

By-law 8 Salaries, Honorariums, Fringe Benefits

8.2.4

All members attending out-of-town conferences and meetings as NUSU representatives shall, given approval of a simple majority vote of Council, receive a per diem above and beyond registration, travel and accommodations costs; the amount of the per diem shall be at a rate which shall be not less than (delete "35.00") $40.00 to be determined by a simple majority vote of the Executive no later than September 30^th of any year.

Resolution 12. The Hibou

Paragraph 4

The internal affairs of The Hibou will be governed by the Hibou (delete "constitution") by-laws as part of this Governance Package.

Paragraph 9

Salaries, Hiring and Removal of Editorial staff shall conform to the Hibou (delete "Constitution") by-laws as approved by NUSU.

The President explained that the amount of the per diem had been raised to meet the industry standard.

The Chair called the question

Aye: President, Humanities, Mature Students, Founders House, Social Science, Science, P/J,

Upper Residence

Nay: None

Abstain: None

Aye: President, Humanities, Mature Students, Founders House, Social Science, Science, P/J,

Upper Residence.

Nay: None.

Abstain: None.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:10.

Present:

Executive: President, VP External, VP Clubs and Operations

Representatives: Humanities, Mature Students, Founders House, Social Science,

Science, P/J, Upper Residence, PartTime

Staff: Office Manager

Absent with

Consideration: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, I/S, J/I, VP Student Life, Professional

Schools, Muskoka, General Manager

The President acted as Chair.

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 1:11p.m.

2. Adoption of the Agenda

The agenda was adopted as read.

3. Adoption of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 16, 2001

The adoption of the minutes was tabled until the next meeting.

4. Guests

None

5. Presentations

None

6. Correspondence

None

The Chair was passed to VP External

7. Report of Officers:

a) President

• Constitution

Motion # 47 That NUSU adopt the amendments to the Governance Package to be effective May 1, 2001.

(President/ VP Clubs and Operations)

Aye: President, VP Clubs and Operations, Humanities, Mature Students, Founders House, Social Science, Science, P/J, Upper Residence.

Nay: None

Abstain: None

Motion carried.

• Ancillary Fees/ Athletics Facility Management Committee

The President reported that Dr. Marshall had agreed to revamp the Athletics Facility Management Committee to include four students, 2 faculty and 2 administrators with himself as the tie-breaking vote, should it be needed.

The President pointed out that this is within his mandate in any case.

The NUSU Volunteer Appreciation Party will be held on Friday, April 6. The President asked that executives think about suitable volunteer awards for representatives, club presidents, etc.

• Other:

None

The Chair was returned to the President.

b) VP External

• Other

Nipissing Up Close: tours for high school students are being conducted this week.

International Day for the Elimination of Racism: External announced that nominations are being sought for a student or students at Nipissing who have furthered the fight against racism, and urged council to consider who might be a suitable recipient of the award.

c) VP Student Life

• None

d) VP Clubs and Operations

• Other

Bus Passes: Next week NUSU, CSRC, Canadore and Nipissing administration will meet with the city to discuss the final plans for implementation of the bus passes.

Handbook: Clubs and Operations has received another quote from Paisley Park, which still stands at $7.45 per unit. He and CSRC President-elect Derick Lehmann are discussing the possibility of producing the book completely in-house. Social Science asked about the possibility of getting a Nipworks student for the summer, and Clubs and Operations added that CSRC has a work study student available during that time, but that he does not see manpower as a big problem in handbook production at this point.

Part Time arrived at 1:20

Web Site: Clubs and Operations will be deleting all material from the comment

board prior to the executive election campaign, with a notice posted as to the reason for the change. Most of the issues discussed have been resolved, and Clubs added that the thing is now cumbersomely slow to load on most computers, due to the volume of material posted.

Frontier College: There is an organizational training seminar at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. Clubs and Operations hopes that the program will carry on next year, and takes it as a good sign that a regional coordinator has been assigned to this area.

External left the meeting at 1:22 p.m.

8. Report of Representatives

• Founders House: Founders House had its annual semi-formal last week. Founders also asked that representatives sign up for poll clerking duties.

• Upper Residence: The Upper Residence ski trip will not take place, as Jack Pine Hill is closing shortly.

• Science: Science has received complaints about the condition of Parking Lot 10 at the top of the stairs. He asked if maintenance could be asked to go up there and break a pathway through the ice. Humanities mentioned that there will be an Occupational Health and Safety meeting next Friday.

Social Science left the meeting at 1:25

9. Report of the Office Manager

• Valedictorian Selection Committee: The office manager reminded council that NUSU must strike a selection committee for the valedictorian, consisting of four graduating students from various programs. She asked that suggestions be made to VP Student Life ASAP.

10. Report of the NUSU General Manager

None

11. Report of the Student Centre General Manager

None

12. Report of the Speaker

None

13. Committee Reports

None

14. Other Business

None

15. Setting of the Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Friday, March 23 at 4:00 p.m.

16. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.