Council Meeting: Oct 28/18

Currently, the entire council is locked out of the boardroom. Stay tuned for more exciting updates.

We are in! We don’t have quorum yet though – oops.

The Chair’s laptop started playing Marianna’s Trench.

Ok so we don’t have quorum, so we’re going to see if we can get someone on speaker phone???

Lianne will call in! God bless.

We are going to rush through this – Lianne has 15 minutes. Speedy council today.

Agenda adopted! Now: the minutes have been approved.

4.1

The exec reports have been tabled. Onto action items.BIRT the King’s Student’s Union send a letter to our MP,Andy Fillmore­­­, outlining our support for the Liberal Government’s introduction of legislation which would allow people who have served their sentences for cannabis possession to apply for a pardon. We will also voice our position that incarcerated persons currently serving sentences for cannabis possession should be granted the same opportunity.

      Moved by Isabelle Reynolds

The motion carries.

4.2

• Be it resolved that the King’s Student’s Unionwrite our stance opposing Halifax Smoking ban and encouraging the University of King’s College to create a designated smoking area on University property.

Moved by Isabelle Reynolds

The motion carries.

4.3

• BIRT the Political Lesbianism Society be ratified as a Tier I society for the 2018/19 academic year.

Moved by Michael Greenlaw

The motion carries.

4.4

• BIRT the HOST society receive $48.00 in contingent funding for their event Experiments Club: Tempera paint on October 29^th.

Moved by Izzy Ortner

Finance Committee recommends approval

The motion carries.

4.5

• BIRT SNARC receive $60.00 in non-contingent funding for their Book Club event featuring: the worth of women on November 6^thor 8^th.

Moved by Izzy Ortner

Finance Committee recommends approval

The motion carries.

 

4.6

• BIRT the King’s PRIDE society receive $30.00 in contingent funding for their field trip to the Glitter Bean Café and South House on November 2^nd.

Moved by Izzy Ortner

Finance Committee recommends approval

The motion carries.

4.7

• BIRT the Early Modern Studies Society receive $72.00 for their First Year Introduction & Guy Falkes event on November 5^th at 4 pm in the Wilson Common Room.

Moved by Cédric Blais.

The motion carries.

4.8

BIRT the King’s Spanish Society receive $72.00 in contingent funding for their Conversation and Movie Night on November 8^th.

Moved by Cédric Blais.

The motion carries.

4.9

BIRT the King’s Jewish Book Club receive $15.00 in contingent funding for their Discussion on Jewish Eroticism event on November 1^st.

Moved by Cédric Blais.

The motion carries.

 

We’ve reached the end!

Council took 10 minutes and 20 seconds today. Wow. I can’t believe we made this happen. Everyone got funding!

Next council meeting: November 18th (after the fall reading week)