Live Blog: 26/01/2020

good morning! council has been called to order!

agenda has been adopted!

amendments to minutes:

Levi as non-voting member because they were acting as interim chair

Include mason’s name on minutes

Remove David’s name from list of voting members

Move to correct Madeleine’s name in oral reports

all amendments pass

minutes approved

Oral Reports

 

Aideen – Ginny was going to fine 1st floor Alex for weed smell, Aideen got the fine revoked.

Also mold risk in chapel still not addressed, meeting with Katie on thursday.

 

Madeleine – Personal issue – met with Neil, in future working to remove “no exceptions policy”

 

Lindsay – Dal Science Society are not accomplishing things

 

Emma – DSS doing study snacks. Planning trip to sugar moon farms! Co-ordinating winter GM

 

Mason – Planning an event for Journalism students to help them manage a major project

 

Sam – sent accessibility form to Isabella and Hope

 

Tessa – went to rally and helped with accessibility form

 

Izzy – no updates

 

Reports of Executive Committee

 

Levi – condolences to those affected by the Ukrainian Airlines crash. lots of stuff relating to the history of student activism and an action for lowering tuition. Attended meeting for Alex Fountain lecture. Attended Alumni Association meeting. Advancement Committee meeting – mostly reports. Lots of Rallies! Specifically for Wet’suwet’en, and no War with Iran, and Santina Rao. Submitted motion at CFS-NS annual GM. Upcoming – Winter Elections! and UHP hiring!

 

Patsy – a bunch of new societies want to ratify! Working with athletics on a Healthy Active Living Workshop.

Nick – maintained union finances, especially focused on insurance. Finance Committee met. Has been helping Societies with the funding process. Went to the BAC, spicy meeting! They want to raise tuition folks. Athletics wants funding because their equipment is old. Upcoming – Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee (27/02/2020)

 

Hope – very similar to Levi’s report. Lots of fight the fees actions. Attended lots of solidarity rallies and the screening of Invasion at Dal. She encourages everyone to watch it! Upcoming – CFS-NS AGM! Also keep your eyes peeled for more actions!

 

Isabella – lots of the usual. Fixed the by-laws formatting issues! Social Media for all of the events happening! Got supplies from SoHo.

 

BIRT KIC (King’s Improv Collective) be ratified as a Tier I society for the remainder of the 2019/2020 academic year.
Moved by Patsy Ginou, seconded by Levi.

People are very excited! It’ll be less intimidating than the Dal one!

Motion Passes

 

BIRT ____________, _____________, and ____________ be elected to the UHP for Accessibility Needs Hiring Committee.
Moved by Levi Clarkson, seconded by Hope

Very esciting to consider accessibility being evaluated at Kings!

Hope nomiates Sydney Patterson, Zia Shirtliffe,  Aideen Reynolds, and Mery Bullock.

Nominations closed.

Everyone will get three votes.

Sydney – uses they/them pronouns, 3rd year, complicated relationship with disability. Thinks they have perspective on this issue, want to help with this.

Zia – wants to contribute to accessibility due to a variety of issues that affect her.  Wants to make accessibility easier.

Mery – 2nd year and affected by issues of accessibility on king’s campus  . Wants to improve accessibility on campus. Has worked to advocated for accessibility before, a very big passion of hers. She has a lot to say

Aideen – personally very passionate about accessibility. Very conscious of her privilege. Affected by mental health issues.

As votes stand: Sydeny, Aideen, and Mery are nominated.

Nominations pass

 

BIRT the King’s Wordsmiths receive $25.00 in contingent funding for their event, Winter Poetry Contest.
Finance Committee Recommends Approval.
Moved by Nick Harris, Levi Seconds

Wordsmiths do 2 competitions, money for $25 gift certificate to the King’s Bookstore

Motion passes

BIRT the Contemporary Studies Society receive $716.51 in non-contingent funding for their conference from February 8, 2020.
Finance Committee Recommends Approval.
Moved by Nick Harris, Mason seconds

Historically, the KSU funds part of the conferences at kings. Money for food largely. All as been cross-referenced with money from last year. Very consistent!

Motion passes

1 min amending numbering of agenda, to be consistent. motion passes

BIRT the Pride Society receive $100.00 in contingent funding for their event, Queereokie, on January 31, 2020.
Finance Committee Recommends Approval
Moved by Nick Harris, seconded by Levi

Core event on campus. Everyone loves Queereokie! Money is for pizza. Name is Y2Gay! It’s gonna be good! Motion passes

 

BIRT the Pride Society receive $180.00 in contingent funding for their event, Gender Celebration II, on January 28, 2020
Finance Committee Recommends Approval
Moved by Nick Harris, seconded by Isabella

Gender Party I was a success – this is a sequel. Same breakdown as last time folks. Sam and Tessa are active listeners cannot vote. Motion passes

 

New Business – motion to adjourn! we’re done!