Meeting 2 - University of King's College Students' Union

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Attendance

Non-Voting Members a. Mr. George Rae (KSU Chair) b. Ms. Danielle Pacey (KSU Scribe) Voting Members 2. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank (KSU President) 3. Ms. Lara Haines-Love (KSU Financial Vice-President) 4. Mr. Ori Ruben (KSU Arts Representative) 5. Mr. Sinclair Bean (KSU Member-at-Large) 6. Mr. Dave Jerome (KSU Board of Governors Representative) 7. Mr. Daniel Latner (Day Students’ Society Representative) 8. Mr. Michael Keene (Day Students’ Society Representative) 9. Ms. Judy Booth (KSU Internal Vice-President) 10. Ms. Kaley Kennedy (KSU External Vice-President) 11. Mr. James Mosher (KSU Board of Governors Representative) 12. Ms. Victoria O’Neill (KSU Communications Vice-President) 13. Mr. Chris Parsons 14. Mr. Cameron Roberts 15. Mr. Kai Miller 1.1

Call to Order

Mr. George Rae: This meeting is called to order. We’ll move on to the approval of agenda and documents 1.2

Approval of Agenda and Documents

Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I move that we strike items 1.2.4 and 1.4.5, as we have not received a written report from the Walkhome coordinator. Seconded by Ms. Lara Haines-Love. Vote on the Amendment No abstentions. Motion passes; amendment carries. Mr. Ori Ruben: I’d like to amend Action Item 1.4.1 to read “receives $400.00” as both her first and second term honouraria. Mr. George Rae: We’ll consider that when we consider the motion. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: That honorarium has been approved. Mr. Ori Ruben: She [Samantha Eng] hasn’t received it. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: I’d like to add two Action Items, because the Finance Committee didn’t get a chance to meet before this council meeting. The first item would be Action Item 1.4.18, “BIRT that the Journalism Society receive $250.00 contingent funding” and Action Item 1.4.19, “BIRT that Gillian English receive a travel bursary”. Seconded by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank.

Vote on the Amendment No abstentions. Motion passes; amendment carries. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I move to change all occurrences of ‘2006-2007’ in the agenda to read ‘2007-2008’. Seconded Ms. Lara Haines-Love. Vote on the Amendment No abstentions. Motion passes; amendment carries. Vote on the approval of the agenda as amended No abstentions. Motion passes; amendments carry. 1.3 Oral Reports and Goals of Councillors (or Summary of Formal Report) Mr. Ori Ruben: I haven’t got very much to report. I won’t be here before the fall elections and changeover in the new school year, so someone who will be here should make certain that the three King’s academic societies, namely the CSP, HOST and EMS societies, get approved as DASSS societies so that they can apply for the funding. The funding amounts to about $1000.00 to each society. It’s money that doesn’t have to come from us. Only one of these societies, the CSP society, has been part of the DASSS this year. I’m organizing a paintball expedition to Mercy Road this Friday, for a group rate. We’re trying to organize a King’s contingent – it will be about $15.00 for the whole day, plus transportation costs if I can’t get that for free. Hundreds of people will be there – possibly to the amount of 2000 people. Mr. Sinclair Bean: Over the past year I’ve had the ‘watchdog’ position on the KSU committee. I’ve got a good knowledge of the KSU workings, and everything that the KSU has done has been in the interest of the students. It’s been an educational and excellent year. Mr. Dave Jerome: I haven’t got anything to report. Mr. Daniel Latner: We [the DSS] are going to work with the KTS, hopefully to do the ‘certificate’ thing mentioned at the AGM, and hopefully we’ll arrange something with the Wardroom as well. We’re going to try to work with Sodexho to get better food around here. We’re thinking about changing the DSS’s name to the KSS (King’s Students’ Society), because all students will eventually be day students. Mr. Michael Keene: I’ve gone over the DSS’ books and budget. After we give $200.00 to Tony Cushman and $200.00 to Mordecai Walfish, we’ll have less than $300.00 by the end of the year. Mr. Ori Ruben: What’s Tony Cushman receiving money for? Mr. Michael Keene: It’s for the foosball tournaments – he hasn’t been reimbursed for those yet. Mr. Chris Parsons: So the King’s Students’ Society would be like a union for students? Mr. Daniel Latner: We’d be less serious than the KSU. Mr. Michael Keene: We wouldn’t want to serve the same function as the KSU, by any means.

Mr. Ori Ruben: Wouldn’t such a society give residence students a ‘double voice’? Mr. Daniel Latner: We wouldn’t be stepping on anyone’s toes. Mr. Ori Ruben: Someone will represent the Bays at KSU council meetings, and Alex Hall will be represented as well. They’re supposed to be representing students in residence. It seems to be shaking the ‘goldfish bowl’ for no reason whatsoever. Mr. Dave Jerome: This isn’t an insult, but it’s clear that some of our new councillors don’t have an idea of the procedure. There hasn’t been an orientation session for these new councillors. It would be a good idea for the new councillors to get training from the executive. Ms. Caleigh Davis: Last night was the water fight, which went very well, and we had no real issues with Patrol. A surprising number of people helped to clean up this morning, too. I’m not really sure how this works, but Eric still isn’t certain if he wants to be Chair of Bays. Would there still be enough time in term to have a by-election? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: If he steps down, the residents can hold a by-election. If he doesn’t, we’ll hold it next year when we have a CRO. Ms. Caleigh Davis: The example that arose from this situation was that it would be very difficult for a student next year in FYP to run events like Study Snacks. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: At any rate, that’s separate from a KSU election, and would be run by resident students. Ms. Caleigh Davis: If Eric and I were to hold an election in the new school year, could we prevent first-year students from running? Mr. Ori Ruben: On what legal basis? Mr. Michael Keene: On the basis that the Chair of Bays should be in an upper year. Mr. Cameron Roberts: The issue with having a by-election for Chair of Bays which is open to first-year students is that it would be at the beginning of the year, and students would be really excited at first only to later lose interest. It might follow the trend that we have now, where residence co-ordinators disappear halfway through the year. Mr. Dave Jerome: If we’re having a discussion about this, can we have an actual discussion about this? I don’t know that we should be talking about this yet. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I’d be happy to talk with you later about it, Caleigh. 1.4

Action Items

1.4.1 BIRT Samantha Eng receive $200.00 as her second-term honourarium for her efforts as KSU Events Co-ordinator. Moved by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I worked with Sam all year; her report is attached. I was expecting Judy to report this, since the report was transferred to her. In the second term, the people

who came to the events seemed to enjoy the events, even though not many people may have turned up. Ms. Judy Booth: I’ll refer you to report 1.2.1 – it’s detailed and helpful, and talks about Sam’s last two events: the Junior High Dance, and the LAN party. Mr. Dave Jerome: How many events is the Events Co-ordinator supposed to run a year? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Two a term. Mr. Dave Jerome: Did she fill that requirement? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Yes. Mr. Ori Ruben: She hasn’t received the money for her first-term honourarium, although it was approved. It might be easier just to write the check for $400.00, just to take care of both. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: It’s already been approved. Vote on Action Item 1.4.1 No abstentions. Motion passes. 1.4.3 BIRT Marnie Chown receive $200.00 as her second-term honourarium for her efforts as CUBE Co-ordinator. Moved by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Seconded Mr. Sinclair Bean. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Her report is attached. Marnie was a great person to work with, and I never heard any complaints. Ms. Judy Booth: I’d also like to commend Marnie for contributing to the Godfrey Cup. Mr. George Rae: Wasn’t this item struck? Mr. Dave Jerome: No, 1.4.2 was struck. Vote on Action Item 1.4.3 No abstentions. Motion passes. 1.4.4 BIRT Kaley Kennedy receive $125.00 as her second-term honourarium for her efforts as Campus Safety Coordinator. Moved by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: She’s printed off her nice and long report. Kaley contributed extensively to the Campus Safety Committee discussions, often meeting me above and beyond the two meetings a week required for the committee. She basically did an entirely extra campaign for Walksafe. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I included recommendations that are important to be on the record for future Campus Safety Coordinators, that I guess Judy should look over – recommendations about condoms, security bulletins, and campaigns.

King’s used to put out security bulletins whenever an assault or mugging happened on campus, but King’s has stopped on behalf of the university. I think the Campus Safety Coordinator should take that on. Vote on Action Item 1.4.4 No abstentions. Motion Passes. 1.4.5 BIRT Liz Kleven receive _____ as her honourarium for her efforts as Walkhome Coordinator. Moved by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth. Ms. Judy Booth: I’d like to turn this over to Coren since I don’t know anything about it. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I’m surprised this is on the agenda. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Didn’t we move to strike this item? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I think we should discuss this in camera. Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth Council moves in camera. Council moves out of camera. 1.4.6 BIRT ______ be ratified as the 2007-8 KSU Campus Safety Coordinator. Moved by Ms. Judy Booth. Amendment to change the “_______” to “Jean Steinberg”. Moved by Mr. Michael Keene. Seconded by Dave Jerome. Vote on the Amendment Ori Ruben abstains. Amendment carries; motion passes. Vote on Action Item 1.4.6 Abstentions from Ori Ruben and Michael Keene. Motion passes. 1.4.7 BIRT ______ replace one of the KSU reps at the Board of Governors meeting in May 2007, in the event that one of the representatives is unable to attend. Moved by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Seconded by Ms. Lara Haines-Love. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: We have the two Board of Governors representatives, plus the KSU president, who sit on the BOG meeting. Often students aren’t able to attend. In the past we’ve elected an alternate student to sit as a non-voting member, often with speaking rights, on the board meeting. Mr. George Rae: I’ll take nominations now.

Mr. Michael Keene: I nominate myself. Ms. Judy Booth: I’d like to nominate Lara if she’ll accept. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Sure. Mr. Ori Ruben: Can we have a minute? Mr. George Rae: Yes. Mr. Ori Ruben: I’d like to nominate Tristan Grey. Motivations Mr. Michael Keene: I don’t know that much about what’s going on here, but I think attending the BOG meeting would give me new experience, which I could apply to KSU meetings in the future. I’d also like to represent Day Students in the meeting. Mr. Ori Ruben: is it too late to submit a nomination? I confused Tristan with someone else. I’d like to strike Tristan and replace the name with Jesse Hiltz. It is the will of council that the nomination for Tristan Grey be replaced with a nomination for Jesse Hiltz. Ms. Judy Booth: Lara is probably the most organized, together and knowledgeable person I’ve ever met. She’ll be in the city all summer. I can’t think of anyone more suitable. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: She’s already sat on the Board of Committees and has dealt with administrative matters. Mr. Ori Ruben: Jesse is a fourth year student, and next year is his fifth year; he’s hardworking, responsible, organized, and was the Orientation Week Coordinator this past year. He’s affable and is on good terms with the administration; he’s interested in advancing student interests. He would be a good fill-in candidate to either of the BOG reps who might be unable to show up. Vote: every council member gets one vote; raise hand to indicate your vote. Nominees are allowed to vote. Vote on the Nominees – Each council member receives one vote. Mr. Michael Keene – 0 votes Ms. Lara Haines-Love – 7 votes Mr. Jesse Hiltz – 3 votes Action Item 1.4.7 now reads, “BIRT Lara Haines-Love replace one of the KSU reps at the Board of Governors meeting in May 2007, in the event that one of the representatives is unable to attend.” Mr. Ori Ruben: Dave, is it you who isn’t showing up in May? Mr. Dave Jerome: This is something that’s done every year. James isn’t sure whether his officer’s training is going to conflict with the meeting. Mr. Ori Ruben: I was wondering whether this was a standard procedure, or whether this is a planned absence.

Vote on the Motion Lara Haines-Love and Dave Jerome abstain. Motion passes. 1.4.8 BIRT the Members-at-Large for the Constitutional Review Committee for the 20072008 academic year be: (a) ________ (b) ________ (c) ________ (members to be chosen at the meeting) Moved by Ms Victoria O’Neill. Seconded by Mr. Michael Keene. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I’m wondering who sat on the Constitutional Review Committee this year. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: George, Sinclair, Liz Kleven, Judy, Ian Gray, Cameron, and others. Does anyone want me to explain anything about the Committee? Nominations Ms. Judy Booth: I nominate Kai Miller. Mr. Sinclair Bean: I nominate myself. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate Phil Taber. Mr. Philip Taber: I decline the nomination. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate Jesse Hiltz. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I nominate myself. Mr. Cameron Roberts: I nominate myself. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate James Mosher. Motivations Ms. Judy Booth: Kai doesn’t hold a Union position, but he’s really interested in the committee, and has been for a couple of months now. Mr. Kai Miller: It looks interesting, and I love quibbling about language, and having read the document at the general meeting, I think that I could contribute a lot to it. I’m not on the Union as an official and am not as immersed in it as many people are, which might lend me some impartiality. I think I could add a lot. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Kai came to this council meeting especially to discuss this matter. I think it’s good that he made the effort to come.

Mr. Sinclair Bean: I sat on the CRC this past year and had a good time doing it. I’m familiar with the constitution and some things haven’t been worked through yet that I’d like to get through. As a past member, I have a history and know what has already been discussed, which might help speed discussion. Mr. Ori Ruben: Same as I said before: Jesse’s been around a long time. He’s good people, and knows what’s realistic and what isn’t. He’s easy to work with, which would be beneficial to council. He’d be able to balance what we’d like to see happen and what the administration would like to see – he’s a good mediator, and an intelligent and capable guy. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I read through the constitution a lot this year, and there’s a lot that I see for which I don’t know the motivation. I have experience dealing with formal documents like this. I think that as the basis for the KSU, the constitution needs to be strong and clear. There are ambiguities that if cleared up would give the constitution more clarity. Mr. Cameron Roberts: I’ll withdraw my nomination. Mr. Ori Ruben: James is an incredibly hard-working person. He works on things way, way in advance. He’s very interested in becoming a lawyer and I think he’d like to study constitution law. He’s got a critical mind, is well-organized, and is very responsible and mature. He would be a great credit to the committee. He’s also a BOG representative. Vote on the Nominees – Each council member receives three votes each. Mr. Kai Miller – 11 votes Mr. Sinclair Bean – 9 votes Mr. Jesse Hiltz – 7 votes Ms. Kaley Kennedy – 4 votes Mr. James Mosher – 1 vote Action Item 1.4.8 now reads: “BIRT the Members-at-Large for the Constitutional Review Committee for the 2007-2008 academic year be: (a) Mr. Kai Miller; (b) Mr. Sinclair Bean; (c) Mr. Jesse Hiltz”. Mr. Daniel Latner: Is Jesse alright with this? Mr. Ori Ruben: He’ll be here next year, and will have less than a full course load. Mr. Cameron Roberts: I suggest that Kaley Kennedy be added as an alternate, should Jesse decline. It is the will of council that Kaley Kennedy should be appointed as an alternate. Vote on the Motion No abstentions. Motion passes. 1.4.9 BIRT the Members-at-Large for the Watch Publishing Board for the 2007/2008 academic year be: (a) ________ (b) ________ (c) ________ (members to be chosen at the meeting) Moved by Ms. Lara Haines-Love.

Seconded Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: The Watch Publishing Board is made up of The Watch Publisher, a staff member from the Journalism school, a student, the KSU FVP and three at-large members. The meetings are usually chaired by George. We go through The Watch page-by-page and give constructive criticism. The Watch doesn’t get released until the levy is approved and the Board votes on it. Mr. Dave Jerome: And Members-at-Large aren’t supposed to be contributors to The Watch. Mr. Michael Keene: So the Board has no editorial control, but offers only constructive criticism? Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Yes. Mr. Ori Ruben: A lot of people are dissatisfied with the general quality of The Watch, but I don’t foresee the levy as being withheld – what is the purpose of this Board? Ms. Lara Haines-Love: The problem is, we usually have the meeting after The Watch is released. Kaley, can you better answer? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: The levy was deferred more than once this year; it’s always been passed more than once, and is deferred based on improvement in the publication. If it doesn’t get better, we don’t release the levy. The Publishing Board discusses problems and gives feedback, and the internal workings of The Watch go through the criticism. The Board can also impeach executive members, change the levy, and other things. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Most of the time a lot of students can’t get through to the Publishing Board, but people should be able to get through to them. Often that body doesn’t hear complaints and will usually take their own opinions and what the editors and contributors have added. I’d suggest putting things up on the website to let students know who to talk to. Nominations Ms. Judy Booth: I nominate Jonathan Mariano. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I nominate Dan Rogers. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: I nominate Chris Doody. Mr. Michael Keene: I nominate Ruth Spencer. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I nominate Elizabeth Oakham. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: I nominate Mike Beall. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate Samantha Eng. Motivations Ms. Judy Booth: Most of you probably remember John from the General Meeting. He came up to me afterwards, asked about The Watch Publishing Board, and asked me to nominate him. He’s not a Journalism student, but he’s opinionated, involved and really interested.

Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Dan also approached me before the GM, which he couldn’t attend, and asked me to put his name forward. He was on the Publishing Board this year. He’s interested in sitting again and providing a bit of continuity between the two years. Mr. Ori Ruben: Which year is he in? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: He’s going into third year. He also wanted me to mention that he’s just a general student, not taking Journalism, but very involved and interested in how The Watch works. Mr. Cameron Roberts: He’s able to take a lot of received problems with The Watch in stride; he has a ‘productive side of amusement’. He’s had some really good criticisms of things, while being very reasonable. Ms. Judy Booth: He also went far out of his way this year to contribute to this board, and was very dedicated to it. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Chris came up to me after the GM and asked me to motivate for him. He was one of the staff members this year, and has contributed in past years; he feels very strongly about The Watch and would like to continue being involved. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: He sat on The Watch executive as a publishing manager. He also proposed changes this year to The Watch constitution and has been really involved in trying to make The Watch a more stable publication. Mr. Michael Keene: Ruth was one of the editors of The Watch this year. She’s really passionate about The Watch. It might be interesting to see someone offer some continuity. She’s also a Journalism student. Mr. Chris Parsons: Has she expressed interest? Mr. Michael Keene: I’ve got a hunch. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Izzy was one of the members of the KTS executive this year and has been good at distilling conflict into constructive ways of dealing with issues. Anyone on the KTS executive has to have that, but she’s particularly shown it. Also, I know she’s interested, in general, in publications at King’s and maybe in looking at the ‘Zine. Mr. Dave Jerome: Would it be a conflict of interest to be involved in two publications, or would be a valuable point of view? Mr. George Rae: I can look at The Watch constitution now to see. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Mike is going into 4th year, he’s a science student, and has remarked on his frustration and concern with the close-mindedness of the commentary of The Watch on King’s life. He has a lot of different opinions, and lots of ideas. He would be excellent on the committee. Mr. Ori Ruben: Is he short with cropped hair? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: He’s a bartender as well. In the Wardroom. Mr. Ori Ruben: Sam was the Events Co-ordinator this year. She’s on Security, she’s a Journalism student, and she’s intelligent, well-spoken and easy to get along with. I’ve been very critical in the past of The Watch, but haven’t done anything about it. I think Sam would

help it become respectable and better in the community. She’d do an excellent job. She can work hard, and is organized. Mr. George Rae: To answer your question, Dave, there’s nothing in the constitution about a conflict of interest. Vote on the Nominees – Each councillor receives three votes each. Mr. Jonathan Mariano – 5 votes Mr. Dan Rogers – 6 votes Mr. Chris Doody – 4 votes Ms. Ruth Spencer – 1 vote Ms. Elizabeth Oakham – 6 votes Mr. Mike Beale – 5 votes Ms. Sam Eng – 2 votes Mr. Dan Rogers and Ms. Elizabeth Oakham take positions. To break a two-way tie for the third position, each councilor receives one vote. Mr. Jonathan Mariano – 3 votes Mr. Mike Beale – 7 votes The resolution now reads “BIRT the Members-at-Large for the Watch Publishing Board for the 2007/2008 academic year be: (a) Mr. Dan Rogers; (b) Ms. Elizabeth Oakham; (c) Mr. Mike Beale”. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Is it the will of council to name Jon Mariano as an alternate? Mr. Dave Jerome: Why do you ask? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: The Watch meetings have been scheduled two days in advance in the past. Mr. Dave Jerome: Now they’ve changed that, so that The Watch meetings will be held regularly. Mr. Chris Parsons: These aren’t council meetings, nor are these people KSU representatives – traditionally it’s done at the GM because that’s the only large-scale election at King’s. I’m not sure we can elect someone as an alternate. Mr. Michael Keene: Specify, then, that they’re an alternate in the case that someone declines. Vote on the Motion No abstentions. Motion passes. Mr. Ori Ruben: I move for a brief recess. Ms. Judy Booth: We’re going to need to recess soon at any rate because I need to get a document for a later discussion. No abstentions. Motion is defeated.

1.4.10 BIRT the Members-at-Large for the Racial Accessibility Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year be: (a)________ (members to be chosen at the meeting) Moved by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. Seconded by Mr. Michael Keene. Mr. Ori Ruben: What does the Racial Accessibility Committee actually do? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I understand that this committee discusses how to make King’s more diverse. I think it has Simon Kow on it, and Dorota Glowacka. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: That’s the Racial Equity Committee. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I don’t think this has come up that much in recent years, but given the recent advancement document, it might come up in the future. Mr. Ori Ruben: What’s the difference between this and the Equity Committee? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I think the Equity Committee fields complaints. Mr. Chris Parsons: I understood that the Accessibility Committee is the Union’s committee, and that the Equity Committee is the administration’s committee. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: There’s an Equity Affairs Committee, which is the Union’s committee. Mr. Chris Parsons: That was my understanding, but I could be wrong. Mr. George Rae: There’s nothing in the constitution about it. Nominations Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate Kaley Kennedy. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I accept. Mr. Michael Keene: I’d like to nominate Calvin Simmons. Motivations Mr. Chris Parsons: Was Calvin a member of the Union this year? I don’t think we can nominate someone who hasn’t been in the Union this year. Mr. Ori Ruben: He’ll be a member of the Union next year. Mr. Chris Parsons: I’ll ask for a ruling from the chair then. Mr. Ori Ruben: He’ll be a member next year. Mr. George Rae: But he isn’t currently a member.

Mr. Chris Parsons: I disagree with the logic that ‘we know him therefore it’s okay’. If his Union fees weren’t refunded, then he’s still a member of the Union. If he is elected and it’s reasonable that he wasn’t a King’s student at the time, a chair ruling would be reasonable. Mr. George Rae: Have his fees been refunded? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: We don’t know. Mr. George Rae: We’ll postpone the decision; it will be the chair’s decision. Mr. Dave Jerome: If someone would be a good representative, I believe it would be a good idea if they were elected. Mr. Michael Keene: If someone was in the past a member of the Union, and if he will for certain be a member of the Union in the future, how is this an issue? Mr. George Rae: Because they’re being elected to a position on a Union committee. Mr. Dave Jerome: Is this a Union committee or an administrative committee? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: It’s an administrative committee. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: We’ve already decided that we’re not sure whether Calvin is a Union member or not, so we should just move on with the proceedings. Motivations Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I deal with equity issues a lot; I’ve studied a lot of stuff about accessibility a lot and about oppression. How many people are being elected? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: One. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Then I’d like to be struck. Mr. George Rae: Then it’s Calvin by default. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I’d be alright to sit as an alternate. Mr. Michael Keene: If Calvin’s fees were refunded, we should open the vote again next year. Vote on the Motion No abstentions. Motion passes. 1.4.11 BIRT that the members of the Elections Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year be: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (I) (II)

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ - alternate _________ - alternate

(members to be chosen at the meeting) Moved by Ms. Judy Booth. Seconded by Mr. Ori Ruben. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: This committee oversees the elections; they’re overseen by the CRO, and are in charge of speeches, ballotings, and should be able to make rulings if a disciplinary event comes to light during an election procedure. Mr. Dave Jerome: I understand that we don’t have a CRO, and we can’t run an election until the CRO is chosen. The CRO usually puts forward suggestions as to who will be on the committee, because this committee is usually intensely busy in short bursts. Mr. Ori Ruben: I move that this be amended to read “_____ be chosen as CRO”. Mr. Dave Jerome: We’d need a search committee to do that. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I’ve approached a few people, and have some interested people lined up. Mr. Dave Jerome: Then I move to table this resolution. Seconded by Mr. Ori Ruben. Vote on the Motion Ms. Coren Pulleyblank and Ms. Victoria O’Neill abstain. Motion passes. 1.4.12 BIRT _________ (male) and _________ (female) be ratified as student representatives on the Sexual Harrassment Hearing Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year (members to be chosen at the meeting). Moved by Ms. Judy Booth. Seconded by Ms. Lara Haines-Love. Ms. Judy Booth: The sexual harassment officers are always one male, one female. We’re going to train them this summer, and they’ll play a prominent role during frosh week. The committee only meets when there’s a complaint made. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: They’ll also be invited to sit on the Campus Safety Committee. There may be changes made to the campus safety policies. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: So it’s not a strictly council position, but also an officer position? Do you have any examples of what they’d do? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: They need to be open if a student approaches them – they may be the first person to be approached if a student has a complaint. If there’s a meeting, they’ll have to go to it. We’re asking for their input on committees for the KSU. We’re looking to change that. Mr. Ori Ruben: I have some questions. I move to go in camera. Seconded by Mr. Daniel Latner. Vote on the Motion No abstentions. Motion passes.

Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I wanted to ask council about the procedure for choosing these two people – what are the thoughts about this general election? Mr. Dave Jerome: We find ourselves straddling two positions: we’re looking for very specific qualities in these individuals, but they’re not going to be representing the Union. We can’t do a full-out hire. I think that we should make the position clear and advertise more than just during Frosh Week. It should be made clear to people in general that these positions are available, and put up advertisements at least two weeks in advance for students to come to council to present themselves as candidates for the positions. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: This is normally done at a GM, I believe. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I’m worried about advertising too much, in that I think it can affect the approachability of a person if they’re advertised entirely as the ‘sexual harassment person’. If everyone knows them as that, there might be a stigma, and there might be fear that if a person were seen talking to the officer, others might assume that they had been sexually harassed. There needs to be a balance between people knowing this position exists, and between knowing who the specific person is. Mr. Chris Parsons: This discussion is about the specific selection process, is it not? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Yes, it is. Mr. Chris Parsons: I know there were some concerns in the past that these have been particularly active roles, and maybe this role has been newly-defined. I’m not one hundred per cent sure – this is usually decided at GMs, and since the GM told Council to decide, does this become a decision of the chair? I’m here to run for the position, and I think it was adequately advertised. Mr. Michael Keene: I have a question for Kaley – you don’t want everyone to know who they are, but you want everyone to know who they are? I’m not sure you can balance it, especially considering they’re doing a presentation during Frosh Week. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I wanted to voice the concern, in that we should look at both sides as to how we’ll advertise. I was approached several times about sexual harassment as Campus Safety Co-ordinator, but even people close to me didn’t know that I was in this position. I was just voicing the concern – I think this has to be dealt with by the people in the positions and by the Campus Safety Committee. Mr. Dave Jerome: I think she wants to make sure that people don’t see these individuals as simply sexual harassment co-ordinators, but as people. Because it’s not a special resolution, you wouldn’t need to ask Council to do it, but I think it’s okay to keep it at a GM. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: As to the approach of particular candidates, would the CSC be a good committee with which to entrust the job of considering people? Another thing: we can’t assume that people will have the skill sets already, which is why we’ll be training this summer. I’m interested in seeing a search committee, but not so much a hiring committee. I want to see willingness to be trained. Is this a decision we want to or can make today? Should it be deferred to the executive, which would make it a smaller and more questionable body? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: I think that this committee, although it’s been advertised at the GM, might be better decided in council format, where students can show up if they’re interested. It’s awkward for students to vote down at GMs, especially with this position. It’s more appropriate for it to be at a council meeting in case there’s a concern raised about a specific

nominee. In that case, we can post that they’re being considered in case there are recommendations for or against them, and take suggestions for alternates. Mr. Ori Ruben: Coren, does the nominee have to be around during the summer? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: We’d like them to be. Mr. Ori Ruben: Because they’re not going to get trained if they’re not, correct? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: It’s not outlined officially in the position. We’re electing someone to sit on a school body, not to go through the training. That’s an issue that the exec thinks is necessary to being a good representative on the committee. Mr. Ori Ruben: So there are a male and a female representative, and this is the first time I’ve heard about this committee. Are they there solely for plaintiffs, or for defendants as well? Are they meant to be approachable by both sides of the argument? Mr. Dave Jerome: To address that question, these people, as the position exists now, simply sit as student representatives on the committee. So they need to be impartial: if we make these into positions in which they are also supporting people who come before the committee, then there will be a conflict of interest. We, essentially, by giving this new role to this person, would take student representation away from the committee. I think that this doesn’t necessarily have to be this way – people can give bureaucratic advice to people in regards to the committee, and that’s important. Mr. Chris Parsons: There’s also the possibility of either executive members or the CSC making resolutions to the committee which also could be brought to council. I think that that’s a possibility. As regards the conflict of interest, it’s possible that since there are two people on the committee, if one were approached, then the other representative could sit on the committee. Mr. Dave Jerome: To address selection: because we’re putting emphasis on students sitting on the committee, there should be more advertising for the selection of students, and we should expect to see a demonstration of their abilities. We can’t expect to keep it closed, though. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: There are a number of different views about this, and I’d like to see this go back to the CSC and then be reported back to Council. That way, Council can make a betterinformed decision based on the CSC’s view. Mr. Michael Keene: This training is something someone could get anywhere in Canada and be reimbursed by the KSU for it. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I think the CSC would be a little prejudiced in this matter. Ms. Judy Booth: Could you elaborate on your position on the CSC? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: All the positions on the CSC are ex officio – the Campus Safety Coordinator, the Chair of Bays, the President of Alex Hall, and others. Mr. Ori Ruben: How many of those are men? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: That’s not an issue, since it’s the positions that are fixed. Nominations

Mr. Dave Jerome: Will there be separate elections for the male and female representatives? Mr. George Rae: I’ll do them separately. Mr. Dave Jerome: I nominate Chris Parsons. Mr. Michael Keene: I nominate Lewis Wynne-Jones. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: I nominate Aaron Burnett. Mr. Dave Jerome: I’ll self-nominate. Motivations Mr. Chris Parsons: I came to this meeting specifically to run for this position for a number of reasons. I think this position is very important, particularly because we’re trying to sort out what this position entails. I care a lot about sexual harassment because I’m friends with people who have experienced this. I don’t believe that this is an individual issue, but an institutional one. That’s why we have both male and female representatives. I burn bridges when I think it’s the right thing to do – I could strongly advocate for students on either side, whether they feel maligned or feel something has been done against them. I’m not only willing to be trained, but I think it’s a great idea. I would enjoy doing it. I have a keen interest in this. I’m interested in making sure that, because King’s is so small, it will be a good place. Mr. Dave Jerome: I want to sit as the male representative because I have a lot of experience – not only with the procedure of our specific administration, and from having sat on various committees, but also having sat on the Dalhousie Senate Committee. I’ve received training about the difference between the two positions. I think that I’m seen as an approachable individual among the student body, especially with the extended duties being put forward. Clearly what the position is still has to be defined, and I’m willing to sit with whoever this body wants to engage with this discussion – these individuals being a channel for the information. It’s important that the individual is approachable and will provide information. It happened last year a lot with my position on the exec, and in other ways. This is necessary. Especially as brought up in the recent discussions of Walkhome, people assume that this problem just doesn’t exist at King’s, which makes it even more important that we do this, especially given the new duties. This is the right place to start, and this is the right time to have the discussion. Mr. Michael Keene: I withdraw my nomination. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Aaron approached Coren with an interest in sitting on the committee. I know him through the Financial Committee – he’s really dedicated and responsible. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: He asked me to put his name forward, but given some incidents earlier in the year, I’m not sure I feel comfortable advocating his candidacy. Mr. Ori Ruben: I like Aaron. He’s very, very competent, and I’d enthusiastically support his candidacy, but this committee wouldn’t be right for him. I can think of no one better for this position than Dave Jerome. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I have a question for the two candidates: how familiar are you both with the school’s sexual harassment policy? Mr. Chris Parsons: I’ve read it before, mostly for my own reference. I know it loosely, but I’d like to get to know it better. I know the basic policies, but not in excruciating detail – but I know how things are run.

Mr. Dave Jerome: I probably wouldn’t be able to answer a quiz on it, but the first duty of these individuals would be to get very familiar with it. Mr. Michael Keene: I think that Chris’s position as impartial/objective and his ability to burn bridges is very important – would it be an issue for you, Dave, as a council member? Mr. Dave Jerome: Generally it’s individual complaints that are brought forward to this body that I’d be dealing with – I know that my Board of Governors position wouldn’t interfere. Mr. Michael Keene: Would it be an issue for them, though? Isn’t that problematic? Mr. Dave Jerome: There’s potential for that, yes. Mr. Ori Ruben: I think that given the sensitivity of the matter, every single candidate is going to have things that will limit their approachability, but we’re choosing based on overall qualities. Vote on the Nominees – Each councillor has one vote. Mr. Chris Parsons – 4 votes Mr. Dave Jerome – 5 votes Mr. Aaron Burnett – 0 votes Ms. Lara Haines-Love, Ms. Victoria O’Neill and Mr. Dave Jerome abstain. The resolution now reads, “BIRT Dave Jerome (male) and _________ (female) be ratified as student representatives on the Sexual Harassment Hearing Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year (members to be chosen at the meeting)”. Nominations Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I’ll self-nominate. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate Liz Kleven. Mr. Dave Jerome: I nominate Jean Steinberg. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I was the Campus Safety Co-ordinator this year and have a number of issues with the fact that the positions aren’t known about. I think it’s a problem that most people don’t know about the proportionally alarming amount of sexual harassment that goes on in this community. I think that I’m gung-ho for anything that the Campus Safety Committee and others decide that this position will do. I know the sexual harassment policy inside out; and I’ve been approached four times this year about people with personal problems. I’m interested in beefing up what the Union does to promote awareness of the differences between date rape, drug-facilitated rape, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. People get confused about the differences, and sometimes don’t realize until much later that they were raped. I also understand that there might be a concern about my partiality for the victim. I think, however, that I can step back from that and ascertain myself as to the facts and what actually happened. I was nominated for this last year, and turned it down. I think the more people we have working toward this, the better. Sometimes concentrating these positions into one or two people is very difficult.

Mr. Ori Ruben: Liz Kleven is a second year, going into third year. She’s approachable. She had to deal with an incident of sexual harassment, which I think she handled really maturely. I think she’d be a great person for this. Mr. Cameron Roberts: Liz is really approachable and compassionate. Mr. Philip Taber: I don’t think she knows enough about sexual issues to be on this committee – I think she’s uncomfortable to talk about this kind of thing, even professionally on a committee. She’s really compassionate but couldn’t contribute in a way that would be really effective. Mr. Ori Ruben: I withdraw the nomination, then. Ms. Judy Booth: I’d like to add to what Phil said – I don’t think Liz would be interested in this position. Mr. Chris Parsons: I was going to ask whether she was explicitly interested. Mr. Ori Ruben: Phil knows her very well. Mr. Dave Jerome: As for Jean, a lot was said about Jean for the nominations for Campus Safety Co-ordinator. She’s incredibly active, involved with the Dalhousie Women’s Center, and comfortable with discussing these issues. She would be a really good candidate for this position. Ms. Judy Booth: I have concerns about her approachability and about her position as the Campus Safety Co-ordinator. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Just one thing – the conversation we held earlier about Jean Steinberg was held in camera. I don’t think there’s a conflict of interest between the two positions. In terms of having more people involved, I think it can go both ways. It can really help to have a few voices who have seen more than one side of the issue. That being said, I’ll let you guys make your decisions about that. I wanted to ask Chris: when executives put their names forward, does the objection you made then still stand? Mr. Chris Parsons: First, I have a question: has Jean expressed interest in the position? I do think in my mind that the sexual harassment officer should be separate. It’s not an ideal position in either case. My only problem is that I thought it was inappropriate for an executive member to hold this position, and I still firmly think that sexual harassment is as much institutional as individual, and there could be conflict as regards the Union itself. If there were a complaint against the executive that was a complaint about the whole executive, I’d have a problem with that. My opinion is the same – I think it should be someone totally impartial. Mr. Dave Jerome: In response to Chris’ question, she has not expressed specific interest in this position. Vote on the Nominees Ms. Kaley Kennedy – 4 votes Ms. Liz Kleven – 0 votes Ms. Jean Steinberg – 0 votes Mr. Ori Ruben, Mr. Sinclair Bean, Mr. Daniel Latner, Mr. Michael Keene, Ms. Judy Booth, Ms. Coren Pulleyblank, and Ms. Lara Haines-Love abstain.

The resolution now reads, “BIRT Dave Jerome (male) and Kaley Kennedy (female) be ratified as student representatives on the Sexual Harrassment Hearing Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year (members to be chosen at the meeting)”. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Point of procedure: we’re in a situation where if we want to vote one way for the male candidate, we vote the same way for the female candidate. I move to split the motion into one vote for the male, one vote for the female. Vote on the Motion Motion passes. Amendment carries. 1.4.11(a) BIRT Dave Jerome be ratified as the male student representative on the Sexual Harrassment Hearing Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year. Vote on the Resolution Mr. Dave Jerome, Ms. Lara Haines-Love, Ms. Victoria O’Neill and Ms. Kaley Kennedy abstain. Motion carries. 1.4.11(b) BIRT Kaley Kennedy be ratified as the female student representatives on the Sexual Harrassment Hearing Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year. Vote on the Resolution All council abstains. Motion fails. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: If we don’t make a decision here and now, we won’t have a sexual harassment officer for Frosh Week, which in my mind would be an unwise and irresponsible move. Mr. Chris Parsons: I move to reconsider the vote on Action Item 1.4.11(b). Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth. Mr. Chris Parsons: Can people who abstained explain why they abstained? I’m not on council, I’m just opinionated. If most people voted for Kaley before, and didn’t vote on the motion, you should decide whether you think the job is right. Mr. Michael Keene: I firmly think that sexual harassment is an institutional problem – so I think there’s a problem with electing an executive member to the position. Ms. Judy Booth: I’m too close to Kaley, Council and the CSC to be able to vote on this. Mr. Ori Ruben: I don’t feel that Kaley would be impartial – I wouldn’t really support her or Jean. I don’t feel comfortable voting. Mr. Daniel Latner: I don’t like the idea of this position to begin with, but I voted ‘yes’ for Dave because I think he can see the whole issue of sexual harassment from an outside point of view. I don’t feel comfortable voting. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Can we re-open nominations? It is the will of council. Nominations (Re-opened)

Mr. Michael Keene: I’d like to nominate Joanna Caplan. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I nominate Jessica Lee. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: I nominate Laura Button. Mr. Michael Keene: Is Kaley still a nominee? Mr. George Rae: No. Mr. Chris Parsons: Can everyone, in their motivations, say whether their nominee has explicitly stated their interest? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: As to Jessica Lee, I’m going on a hunch. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: I’ve had discussions about sexual harassment with Laura. Mr. Michael Keene: Joanna is in her 2nd year at King’s and is heavily involved with the Women’s Center – she’s objective, sensitive and approachable. She’s had no real student government jobs since she got here and wouldn’t be afraid of alienating anyone. Mr. Daniel Latner: She’s very smart and sensible. Mr. Ori Ruben: I don’t know this person. Mr. Michael Keene: She’s also 24 years old, which I think makes her very mature. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Jessica Lee always has a very objective view, although she’s not always approachable. She’s good at weighing things and isn’t afraid to stand up for what she thinks. She’s one of the most honest people I know. I think that’s important here. Mr. Chris Parsons: One concern seems to be that this position might be considered a ‘left-wing position’, and Jessica’s right-wing. I thought I’d voice that. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Laura Button is a very dependable, involved member of the campus community. She’s possibly the nicest person you’ll ever meet, and is also very approachable and also direct. She will make sure things get done, legitimately. She’ll do what the person wants with their complaints. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Laura has just been hired as our Health Plan Administrator, and being the Health Plan Administrator, I highly doubt that she would be able to commit to both positions during Frosh Week, which is health plan opt-out time. Mr. Dave Jerome: Most of the motivations have had to do with the second part of the position, that is, liaising with students. Would anyone like to speak to people’s experience or suitability to committee? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: The job description already includes Frosh Week responsibilities and administrative issues. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Laura knows about policy and procedure, and I can probably do a lot with the health plan during Frosh Week as CVP to help take some of the weight of it. I think she’s an excellent candidate for the position.

Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Jessica does have quite a bit of committee experience, as she was publisher of The Watch two years ago. She was responsible for overseeing the Publishing Board; she was also chairing the committee impartially, despite being on the executive. She’s played that dual role of being directly involved in procedure while being impartial. Mr. Ori Ruben: I have a question for the motivators: I don’t know any of these people, and I think it’s important to have someone in place for Frosh Week. Is there any information that will help me decide when I’m voting who’s most suited to the position? Vote on the Nominees – Each councillor receives one vote. Ms. Joanna Caplan – 3 votes Ms. Jessica Lee – 4 votes Ms. Laura Button – 3 votes Ms. Lara Haines-Love abstains. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Who do we want to be the alternate in case Jessica Lee declines? Mr. Ori Ruben: I propose a formal amendment in the form of “BIRT that Jess Lee be … with ____ as an alternate”. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: Who was next in the running? Mr. Ori Ruben: It was tied. It is the will of council to move to vote, rather than considering new nominations. Ms. Joanna Caplan – 5 votes Ms. Laura Button – 5 votes Ms. Lara Haines-Love abstains. Mr. Dave Jerome: Is the chair automatically required to break the tie? Mr. George Rae: Yes. Mr. Michael Keene: Given that this is a contingency-based position, and given the concerns that Lara has raised regarding Laura Button, I suggest that you break the tie in favour of Joanna. Mr. Chris Parsons: Point of order: let’s not rehash the debate. Mr. George Rae: For the reasons that Lara brought up, we’ll go with Joanna Caplan as the alternate. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: As an observation, all the males present have voted one way, and the females have voted another. This may be inadmissible, but I wanted to point this fact out, since this is a female position. Mr. Dave Jerome: There’s no more discussion. Mr. Ori Ruben: Is Tori’s comment noted on the record? Mr. George Rae: Yes.

1.4.11(b) BIRT Jessica Lee be ratified as the female student representative on the Sexual Harrassment Hearing Committee for the 2007/2008 academic year, with Joanna Caplan as an alternate. Vote on the Resolution Ms. Lara Haines-Love and Mr. Dave Jerome abstain. Motion passes. Amendments carry. 1.4.13 BIRT _________ be named student representative on the Racial Equity Board (members to be chosen at the meeting). Moved by Ms. Judy Booth. Seconded by Mr. Ori Ruben. Ms. Judy Booth: I have no idea what this is all about. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: This is the administrative body we believe to include Simon Kow, which addresses issues of racial equity when they’re brought forward. There are some faculty on this committee. Mr. Ori Ruben: Have they been selected based on their ethnic identity? Mr. Chris Parsons: They’ve been selected by faculty. Mr. Dave Jerome: I personally think that council needs more information about this issue. I personally know about it, but my opinion stands. Mr. Ori Ruben: I move to table this discussion. Seconded by Mr. Daniel Latner. Vote on the Motion Motion passes. Discussion of the resolution is tabled. 1.4.14 BIRT _________ be ratified as the Kings Students’ representative to the Board of Appeal and Discipline. Moved by Ms. Judy Booth. Seconded by Ms. Victoria O’Neill. Mr. Dave Jerome: My understanding – this student rep position is actually the student rep on the board itself. We don’t need to elect another rep – I may be wrong. I propose that we table it, find out for sure, and then discuss it. Dave moves to table, Sinclair seconds. Motion is tabled. 1.4.15 BIRT _________ be ratified as the KSU Member-at-Large representative at the CFS General Meeting in May. Moved by Ms. Kaley Kennedy. Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth.

Ms. Kaley Kennedy: We’d like to send someone with the KSU delegation to Ottawa for an intense 5-day meeting of the CFS, during which we come up with ideas for the campaign in the upcoming year. Nominations Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I nominate Cameron Roberts. Mr. Chris Parsons: I’d like to self-nominate. Motivations Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: This position isn’t selected in order that an experienced person attend the meeting – it’s so that we can have a student there. Mr. Ori Ruben: I’d like to ask that Council consider Michael Keene as a nominee. It is the will of council that Mr. Michael Keene be considered a nominee. Ms. Judy Booth: I think Cameron is the only person for this position. It’s to open this meeting to students who are interested, and he’s shown himself to be extraordinarily interested in the CFS and in Union politics in the past year. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: He also has a great deal of questions about the CFS already, and has tried in different forums to voice these. This would be a great opportunity for him to ask those questions and get answers. Mr. Chris Parsons: This is the other reason for which I came to the Council meeting today. I’ve attended CFS meetings in the past. Part of this decision is experience vs. newness, and there is an advantage to the experience: we’re sending at least two new delegates who haven’t been to any of these meetings before. In order for King’s to be represented to the best of our ability, it’s important that the person involved be able to discuss in a number of different split-up committees. I have a great deal of experience working on post-secondary issues, and I’ve chaired caucuses and constituency groups at the GMs, and spoken on panels at GMs. I offer experience to the meeting that would be helpful to getting important things done. The only way for me to attend the GMs is to be sent. Ms. Judy Booth: The experience point of Chris’ is valid, but Kaley is being sent. I think it’s more important that the person being sent be a Member-at-Large. Mr. Chris Parsons: I’m not on Council. Ms. Judy Booth: I’d forgotten. Mr. Dave Jerome: The last meeting we went to together, you were elected executive representative for Nova Scotia. Do you feel you’ll be able to appropriately represent King’s throughout the meeting? Mr. Chris Parsons: I think last time I did a good job representing the KSU on a number of subcommittees. I’ll have to fly up early to prepare administrative materials for meetings, but overall the fact that I’ll be national representative will give the KSU some advantage because I’ll know the inside workings. I’ve done it before.

Mr. Ori Ruben: I think all three candidates are good, but I think – Kaley, you’ve gone both times? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Both, yes. Mr. Ori Ruben: I think that Chris is the best candidate for this position. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I’m a bit uncomfortable with being seen as ‘experienced’ because if we’re going to send three delegates who’ve never been before, it might intrude on our ability to function. There will be a lot of explaining to have to do. I want to propose a question to those going: the four people who go to the meeting will share one vote, as there’s one vote per Union, not one vote per student. How will those going feel if their decision is overridden by the other students in the delegation? Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: We haven’t heard the motivations of others yet. Chris, were you sent by CFSNS as the national representative, or by King’s? Are we as a Union expected to send you? Mr. Chris Parsons: There’s no expectation. Last meeting I was sent as a delegate of King’s and also performed some auxiliary duties. I would be sent as a delegate of King’s, whom I would first and foremost be representing. I have an added motivation in regards to the conflict between me being on the national CFS executive and on the KSU. I hate motivating for myself, but I’ve got a good representation nationally. I’m one of the more visible members of the national executive. I had a blog on the Federation website. Since I attend national meetings I have a lot of connections and know a lot of people. A big part of these meetings is having the KSU interact with people across the country, and I would make a good icebreaker between university groups. Mr. Dave Jerome: In regards to what I said before: around 50% of those in attendance at the meetings are new, every single meeting. There’s a full day of orientation to CFS policy for new members. A new member will not get lost at these GMs. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: We still haven’t heard motivations from others. Mr. Michael Keene: I didn’t self-nominate, but I’m friendly enough, I’m physical, and I would use the opportunity to network nationally to try to look into how other universities are dealing with problems similar to ours. I’m good at arguing about things and discussing; I can be responsible. I’d prefer if others didn’t talk for me. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: What are you going to be doing in May? Mr. Michael Keene: I was going to be working at the Coburg Coffee House. Mr. Ori Ruben: You don’t have any other experience? You’ve been involved with other university-level conferences and talks, haven’t you? I thought you had some experience like that. Mr. Michael Keene: I’m informed, but I haven’t been very involved. Mr. Ori Ruben: Did you help with the Day of Action? Mr. Michael Keene: No.

Mr. Cameron Roberts: I’m not totally inexperienced – I helped plan the Day of Action; I was at part of the CFSNS meeting recently, though I had to leave because of other commitments. I’m not a complete stranger to this. I’m distanced enough from it to bring an outside perspective. Ms. Judy Booth: Two more points in favour of Cameron: because of the split vote, Cameron would bring in an interesting new perspective. I don’t remember the second. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: We had a discussion in October about the November delegation: experience was felt to be important for the November meeting. Consideration for less experienced members was put to the May meeting. May was decided to be for learning, November for experience. If we’re going to commit to what we said in the past, which I think we’re obliged to do, then I think this is important. Mr. Chris Parsons: I’ll respond to Coren and suggest that all candidates answer Kaley’s question. I have a feeling this could go on forever. Part of this experience issue has changed in the decision to send a fourth delegate. I wasn’t at the meeting, though. Mr. Dave Jerome: Could someone clarify? Mr. Chris Parsons: Was money allotted to a fourth student being sent? Mr. Dave Jerome: As a student, I didn’t understand that the amendment was made. Mr. Chris Parsons: As for the learning, we’ve expanded the May meeting, and in regards to vote-splitting: the system we’ve used in the past is that we discuss the decision. Most people come to consensus on the vote anyway. I would be a strong person to motivate others toward consensus. I can provide a lot of context for decisions and issues made. Mr. Cameron Roberts: I mostly agree with Chris in relation to myself. There would be times when I would be outvoted. While I will ensure that I discuss a contentious issue until it’s obvious that I’ve been persuaded or there’s an impasse, I believe in democracy: if I’m not agreed with about something, I’ll take that in stride. Mr. Michael Keene: I’ve spoken to Kaley before, and if she’s the team leader for this, if something’s a gross breach of justice, I’d be glad to defer to her. I’m running for this based on my lack of experience, so I understand that Kaley knows more than I would. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: What are everyone’s goals for the meeting? What would you hope to bring back to the King’s community? We want someone who will move things in the meeting and bring things back to King’s. Mr. Chris Parsons: My goal is twofold. I’d want to assist new delegates in being acquainted not only with policy but with national connections. I want to ensure that the connection with the rest of Canadian students is passed on. I want to pass on connections that I have made to my own Union. The other thing I want to bring back is the ability to help the External Action Committee, and my concentration will be more on services and promoting services to the external community. I’d like to bring back services-related information and promote that even more than I did in my term as EVP. Services are important. Mr. Michael Keene: I’d like to network and get in touch with a lot of students who are involved in administration across the country. A lot of great societies exist at King’s that do a lot for the community, and giving them the opportunity to associate with other societies across the

country would be really valuable. I’d also like to see how other schools have dealt with the problems we’re dealing with. Mr. Cameron Roberts: There are a lot of questions about the CFS that people who aren’t necessarily involved in student politics are still involved in. I’d like to ask some of these questions, not confrontationally, and not in opposition to the CFS, but in hope of getting answers, and of resolving some of these issues. Mr. Ori Ruben: For all the nominees, what questions will you ask of the CFS? Mr. Michael Keene: I don’t have questions targeted specifically to the CFS, but to other students. I don’t actually know that much about the CFS as an entity, but I’m curious about what other student bodies have to say. Mr. Chris Parsons: The Federation isn’t a separate entity. The schools are the federation. In that sense, it’s kind of an awkward question – I’m one who helps answer those questions. As a director as well as a member of the organization, I think it’s ensuring that the policy of the Federation is gone over in detail. I want to make sure that everything is being done properly and is done to reflect the desires of its members. Mr. Cameron Roberts: A question that I think needs to be asked regards the disagreements students have with the CFS’s political goals. My personal take is irrelevant, but some students were opposed to the Day of Action. I may disagree with this, but they deserve to have some questions answered since all are members of the federation. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I was wondering why that wasn’t brought up at the provincial GM. That’s a provincial, not a national problem. Mr. Cameron Roberts: I was finding my bearings in that meeting. I may have already had to leave by the time the opportunity arrived for me to put that question forward. Mr. Ori Ruben: Do any candidates have an issue with time commitments? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: The meeting is from May 23rd to May 26th, and a bit of the 22 nd. From Tuesday to Saturday. Mr. Chris Parsons: I’ve already secured time off work for that week. Mr. Cameron Roberts: I don’t know what I’m doing this summer, and don’t know whether I’ll be in Toronto or Halifax, but I will get time off work. Vote on the Nominees Mr. Cameron Roberts - 6 votes Mr. Chris Parsons - 4 votes Mr. Michael Keene - 0 votes Mr. Michael Keene abstains. The resolution now reads, “BIRT Cameron Roberts be ratified as the KSU Member-at-Large representative at the CFS General Meeting in May”. Mr. Dave Jerome: Since there’s some doubt that Cameron will be dispensable to attend, I propose Chris as an alternate.

It is the will of council to ratify Mr. Chris Parsons as an alternate. Vote on the Resolution No abstentions. Motion passes, amendments carry. 1.4.16 BIRT Sinclair Bean be impeached from his position as KSU Member-at-Large. Moved by Ms. Victoria O’Neill. Seconded by Mr. Sinclair Bean. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: This is a constitutional issue: if a councillor misses three meetings they’re impeached. Sinclair, however, has given me notice that he would miss a meeting at least a week in advance, and all his absences were due to Varsity Athletics. I’d like to speak against the impeachment because it would reflect poorly on Council. Vote on the Resolution Mr. Sinclair Bean abstains. The resolution is defeated. 1.4.17 BIRT _________ , _________ , _________ , and _________ be the Members-atLarge for the Green Campus Summit. Moved by Ms. Judy Booth. Seconded by Mr. Daniel Latner. Ms. Judy Booth: I received a memo about this. This Summit is from September 21 to September 23 of the new school year at Acadia University. They’ve asked for four students to accompany one member of the faculty to this summit to discuss methods of integrating environmental learning into the classroom. Mr. Dave Jerome: This is definitely a vote for which I’d like to see people come forward and propose themselves. Ms. Judy Booth: Though there wasn’t advertisement, I contacted the King’s Environmental Group and Live Oil-Free. Mr. Michael Keene: Would it be possible to table this discussion? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Can we defer this motion to the executive? We can advertise this and people can approach the executive. Seconded by Mr. Michael Keene. Mr. Dave Jerome: I’ll speak against tabling the resolution. I assume that KEG gave you some names, Judy. Ms. Judy Booth: No, they didn’t. Mr. Dave Jerome: Realistically, any decision made wouldn’t be effective. I think that we should do this today. Mr. Michael Keene: I thought you meant at the beginning of next year.

Ms. Kaley Kennedy: My opinion was that we should wait until KEG and Live Oil Free would approach us, as opposed to deciding random names and putting them down. I figure that people would want to discuss it amongst themselves. Vote on the Motion [to defer the discussion] Motion is defeated. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I have a question about the cost. It isn’t clear to me who is supposed to be paying for this – that concerns me because it hasn’t been written into the budget and we haven’t had a discussion about whether to send anyone at all. Ms. Judy Booth: There’s mention in the memo of receiving funds from donors to undercut the costs – that makes me think that those who are running the conference will pay the cost. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: It’s important that this body decide who to send, and if we send anyone at all. Mr. Michael Keene: Would it be possible to vote to let KEG and Live Oil Free decide? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: I think there a lot of students who would like to do this, who don’t identify with the individual goals of KEG or Live Oil Free. Mr. Michael Keene: Seeing as no advertising has been done, I think it would be a bad idea to make this decision now. Mr. Cameron Roberts: We’ve exhausted a lot of options, and we can’t do it in the fall. It’s not a good idea to do it now because we haven’t gotten all the information or any recommendations. I think it might actually worth setting up a committee for, which could have an easier time meeting than the executive. Mr. Ori Ruben: I’ll speak in favour of that: the exec idea has been voted against, and the committee idea, assuming that they were people who were hard-working and had the time, might be a viable solution. Mr. Dave Jerome: Although I voted against the executive to be in charge of selection before, given the circumstances of our time, I think it would be best to defer this idea to them. Mr. Daniel Latner: I don’t understand ‘the executive’ – are we the executive? Mr. Dave Jerome: The executive comprises the four vice-presidents and the president. As long as the advertising is done, I think it’s reasonable to defer this decision to the executive. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Keep in mind that there are four days of official class left. Students won’t be here to attend the committee. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: How would we re-vote on the executive issue? Mr. George Rae: We’d have to consider it as an action that was hastily taken. Mr. Ori Ruben: I move to consider the vote on the motion to defer the discussion to the executive as an action that was hastily taken. Seconded by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank.

Vote on the Motion Motion passes. The motion is deferred. 1.4.18 BIRT Victoria O’Neill (KSU CVP), Coren Pulleyblank (KSU President), _________ , _________ and _________ comprise the KSU Technical Support Search Committee. Moved by Ms. Victoria O’Neill. Seconded by Mr. Ori Ruben. Mr. Dave Jerome: I move for a recess to reconvene at 6:35. Seconded by Ms. Judy Booth. Council reconvenes at 6:40 PM. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: This position was created at the GM. This would be the committee to find that person. Mr. Daniel Latner: What is the committee? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: This is to find someone to fill the Tech Support UHP position, namely, someone to help out with general software- and hardware-maintenance in order that the office be more efficient in future. Mr. Daniel Latner: Can you do it? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: A lot of this decision-making is beyond our skill capacity. Mr. Daniel Latner: No, I mean, why don’t you and Coren do it? Ms. Victoria O’Neill: It’s so that there isn’t a conflict of interest. We’re looking for people to help with the search. Mr. Daniel Latner: So, you’re not looking to hire a professional. Mr. Ori Ruben: This is a student position to help with the technical support. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Does that clarify things? Mr. Daniel Latner: Yes. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: We’re trying to make this a fairly fast process. Nominations Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I’d like to nominate Lara Haines-Love. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate George Rae. Mr. Dave Jerome: Is there someone who would like to run the meeting at this point? I motion that I run the meeting from this moment on. It is the will of council.

Mr. Dave Jerome: Are there any other nominations? Ms. Judy Booth: I nominate Phil Taber. Mr. Philip Taber: I decline. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I nominate Sinclair Bean. Mr. Sinclair Bean: I decline. Mr. Ori Ruben: I nominate Michael Keene. Mr. Michael Keene: I decline. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I nominate myself. Motivations Ms. Lara Haines-Love: We’ve been discussing this issue for a long time now, in line with our potential future purchase of computers. I’d like to continue to be involved. Mr. George Rae: I worked with my father for a long time, who works with hardware. I’m also the technology vice-president for the King’s/Dal Progressive Conservatives. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I understood the need for the position when it was put forward, and I have an understanding of what the council wants for the candidate. Vote on the Nominees – Each councillor receives three votes. Ms. Lara Haines-Love – 11 votes Mr. George Rae – 11 votes Ms. Kaley Kennedy – 11 votes The resolution now reads, “BIRT Victoria O’Neill (KSU CVP), Coren Pulleyblank (KSU President), Lara Haines-Love, George Rae, and Kaley Kennedy comprise the KSU Technical Support Search Committee”. Vote on the Resolution Ms. Coren Pulleyblank and Ms. Tori O’Neill abstain. Motion passes. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I move to restore chair power to George. Seconded by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank. 1.4.19 BIRT the Journalism Society receive 250.00 in contingent funding. Moved by Ms. Lara Haines-Love. Seconded by Mr. Ori Ruben. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: I’d like to amend the motion to read “$500.00”. Seconded by Ms. Coren Pulleyblank.

Ms. Lara Haines-Love: What’s happened is that due to time constraints, the request didn’t get to go through to the Finance Committee. I’m asking the Council to act in that capacity. I was procedurally confused when it came to the numbers; they’re asking for $500.00. On behalf of the 1-year Bachelor’s of Journalism program, they want to hold a party. They plan to have music, food, and a rented private room at the economy Shoe Shop. They don’t usually get to participate in Frosh Week activities. I was talking to the DSS because the Journalism Society also asked them for money in the same amount. We came to the agreement that if $250.00 were approved by the KSU council, up to $250.00 would be provided by the DSS. Mr. Dave Jerome: You’re recommending that they get $250.00? Ms. Judy Booth: I’m reasonably certain that the $500.00 they get is the full amount. Mr. Ori Ruben: What’s the amendment? Mr. George Rae: To strike $250.00. Vote on the Motion Motion fails. Mr. Michael Keene: All I want to say that they should bring us receipts. Mr. Daniel Latner: How many of these people are living on- and off-campus? Mr. Michael Keene: How many 1-year Bachelor’s of Journalism students are there? Mr. Dave Jerome: The numbers are in the forties. They’ve contributed between $400.00 and $500.00 to the KSU in Frosh Week fees, although they haven’t got Frosh Week. Mr. Michael Keene: I think there should be separate discussion on this Frosh Week problem, but that’s not in order. Vote on the Resolution Resolution passes. 1.4.20 BIRT Gillian English receive a travel bursary in the amount of $100.00. Motioned by Ms. Lara Haines-Love. Seconded by Mr. Sinclair Bean. Ms. Lara Haines-Love: I haven’t had the opportunity to put this through the finance committee, and I haven’t dealt a lot with travel bursaries. Gillian would like to get a halfcredit in her study time in Bulgaria. She writes that she’ll learn different Eastern approaches to classical theatre, and that her learning would be of interest to the student body. Mr. Dave Jerome: I think these bursaries should be used more, and I think this is a good opportunity, but what she’s presented so far doesn’t really contribute back to the King’s community. It isn’t just an opportunity to travel, but I think we can work with her experience to benefit King’s. We could have her agree to do a workshop, a presentation, or maybe work with the KTS executive – I’m not aware that she’s done any work with the KTS. I think there needs to be some kind of agreement like that, or something in order to help the King’s community. Mr. Ori Ruben: Could she do a workshop, to the effect of Dave’s suggestion? Is she graduating?

Mr. Dave Jerome: She’s taking an extra year. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: An extra half-year. Mr. Ori Ruben: I’d like to propose an amendment to the motion: “contingent on her offering a workshop to the KTS upon her completion of the program in the 2007/2008 academic year” Mr. Dave Jerome. I have issue with the wording – it shouldn’t have to necessarily be a workshop. Mr. Ori Ruben: So I motion that the wording should be changed to “contingent upon meeting the KTS exec with the ______” Seconded by Mr. Sinclair Bean. Mr. Michael Keene: Someone just needs to give the KTS exec a heads-up about this. Vote on the Motion Motion passes. Amendment carries. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: I think Gillian has been involved with the community, and has done a lot to share her experience in the theatre department NOT through the KTS. Currently she’s working on a massive musical with DalTheatre. A large portion of Dal Theatre students are King’s students who are members of our Union. Mr. Dave Jerome: So you don’t think she should get the bursary? Ms. Kaley Kennedy: No. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: No, she’s refuting the question of her involvement in the King’s community. Vote on the Resolution Resolution passes. 1.5

Discussion

1.5.1

Sodexho

Mr. Daniel Latner: The DSS would like to try to do something to improve Sodexho and make it more sustainable, as we feel that we should be taking care of our planet. We should make people think about the health of the world. This is really important, and very relevant. This way we can try to have a positive influence on the planet, and get involved with our constituencies. Mr. Michael Keene: The DSS would also like to look into taking over the now-vacant Walkhome office. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: There has already been discussion on this item. It’s already started outside. Mr. James Mosher: Do you have anything in mind as far as specific plans go?

Mr. Daniel Latner: I’ll tell you after the meeting if you like. 1.6

New Business

Mr. Ori Ruben: In regards to the 1-year Bachelor’s of Journalism students, I’d like to move that they be exempt from the Frosh Week levy. Mr. Dave Jerome: Point of procedure: Council doesn’t have the right to do that. It’s been passed through a referendum. There are, however, ways that we can set that money aside and talk to the 1-year Bachelor’s of Journalism students about how they’d like to see that money used. Unfortunately the past few 1-year Bachelor’s of Journalism representatives haven’t been interested in discussing that issue. Mr. Ori Ruben: I withdraw that former motion. I move that money gathered through Frosh Week fees from the Bachelor’s of Journalism students be put toward the Bachelor’s of Journalism students. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: That may need to be a separate budget item. We might have to change the budget next year. 1.7

Written Reports

Mr. Ori Ruben: I have to leave now. Would we lose quorum? Mr. George Rae: No. * NOTE: The Executive chose to keep these oral reports short due to the length of the meeting. 1.7.1 Ms. Coren Pulleyblank (President) Please read the reports. A lot of them have very important information. 1.7.2

Ms. Judy Booth (Internal Vice President)

Ms. Judy Booth: I haven’t got anything new to report. 1.7.3

Ms. Lara Haines-Love (Financial Vice President)

Ms. Lara Haines-Love: Just refer to my report. 1.7.4

Kaley Kennedy (External Vice President)

Ms. Kaley Kennedy: My report is missing. There was a mix-up with it, but it can be sent out, and people can ask me questions about it. You should tell your constituents that there’s been a tuition fee freeze for King’s non-international students. 1.7.5

Victoria O’Neill (Communications Vice President)

Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Anyone in a position that hasn’t turned over owes me a report. Please submit them, as the due date is today. This excludes the Bay students.

Mr. Dave Jerome: I would like to make a complaint about an email Tori sent out prior to this council meeting. I found it inappropriate given the current time of council. You, yourself were very late for this meeting. There are lots of reasons people miss meetings. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: Except from Sinclair and some others, I haven’t received any reports or notification that anyone would be missing their meetings. It’s unfortunate that you feel insulted, but it’s an issue that needs to be addressed and was agreed upon by the executive. I wrote the letter to remind people of their position and responsibilities on Council. This was missed by some in their councillor briefings. Ms. Kaley Kennedy: Even as a general member attending Council meetings, I found that I was concerned about the fact that a number of councillors didn’t show up, with consistent, unaccounted-for absences. I think that for the last Council meeting, I rearranged my day and didn’t go to class so that I could make that time. I understood that that was my responsibility. I felt that it was disrespectful when people left mid-meeting. You can expect a formal complaint from me, for having complained about Tori’s absence today. Ms. Victoria O’Neill: I would like to address that that e-mail was mostly in regards to councillors not sending regrets to me. I find it frustrating when people don’t account for their absences. Everyone else who has rescheduled and has to show up is disrespected by unaccounted-for absences. None of the people missing at the beginning of the meeting were accounted for. Ms. Coren Pulleyblank: I think part of the issue here is that the councillors who are currently here have either already shown their commitment, or they’re new to Council. Even as we’re explaining the frustration about absences, the people who need to hear this message are not here. It has already been noted that perhaps something has been missed in councillor orientation. Because we have so many people missing, I don’t think this can be discussed formally here. 1.8 Approval of Minutes – approval of minutes from Meetings 2 and 9 (of the last executive) Vote on the Approval of the Minutes Ms. Coren Pulleyblank abstains. Motion passes. 1.9

Announcements

Ms. Judy Booth: For more information on paintball this Friday, talk to Ori. Also, talk to your constituencies about the environmental conference, as there will be advertisements. Mr. George Rae: Do we have a date for the next meeting in September? 1.10

Adjournment

Mr. Michael Keene: I move to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Sinclair Bean. Vote on the Motion Motion passes.