/ Brock University Students’ Administrative Council
Agenda: Meeting # 8 – November 27, 2012

Time:7:00pm

Location:13th Floor Board Room

Chair:Josh Doan

Deputy Speaker:Arielle Stockdale

Recording Secretary:Tammy Chang

Overview

Opening Procedures

1)Call to Order

2)Approval of the Agenda

  1. BIRT BUSAC Approves the Agenda for the November 27thMeeting

3)Adoption of the Minutes

  1. BIRT BUSAC Approves the minutes of the November 13thBUSAC Meeting

4)Open Question Period

5)Notes from the Speaker

Presentations

6)BUSU'sAudited Financial Statements - Presentation from MacGillivray Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

7)OPIRG Update

8)Club Funding Request – Students Offering Support

9)Club Funding Request – Brock Connections

10)Legislative Affairs – By-Law Changes

11)Strategic Plan Political Policy

12)Student Petition Referendum Presentation

Old Business

13)Capital Request (2nd Reading) – Emergency Lighting

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves in its second reading $8,000.00 for the emergency lightening repairs to union station as presented

14)Capital Request (2nd Reading) – Outdoor Signage

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves in its second reading $3,490.00 for outdoor signage as presented

15)By-Law Amendment – By-Law 600 (CRO)

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves in its second reading, the changes to by-law 600 as presented

16)By-Law Amendment – By-Law 2800 (Elections Committee)

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves in its second reading, the changes to by-law 2800 as presented

17)By-Law Amendment – By-Law 2550 (Clubs)

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves in its second reading, the changes to by-law 2550 as presented

18)Omnibus By-Law Amendments – Committee Chairs (CPC Removed)

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves the omnibus bylaw changes to all committee bylaws changing all committee chairs to have open elections at the BUSAC meeting where the committee shall be struck in its first reading as presented
  2. BIFRT All executive bylaws will be modified in regards to chairs to reflect this motion.
  3. BIRT BUSAC approves changes to Bylaw 2500 as presented
  4. BIFRT All executive bylaws will be modified in regards to chairs to reflect this motion.

New Business

19)BIRT Board of Directors approves the Audited Financial Statements as presented

20)Club Funding – Students Offering Support

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves $1060.00 to Students Offering Support as presented

21)Club Funding – Brock Connections

  1. BIRT BUSAC approves $2125.00 to Brock Connections as presented

22)BIRT BUSAC approves the "Brock University Students' Union Strategic Plan of 2012" political policy, for a renewable term of 3 years.

23)Student Petition Referendum Wording Approval

  1. BIRT BUSAC Approves the wording of the referendum question for a fee for the hiring of a lobbyist to confront Sodexo's high food prices on campus.

Reports

24)GM Report

25)VPSS Report

26)VPFA Report

27)VPUA Report

28)President Report

Question Period

29)Closed Question Period

30)Information and Reminders

Adjournment

31)Adjournment