Minutes Clubs & Societies Committee Thursday 5th Oct 2006

University of Melbourne Student Union

Meeting of the Clubs and Societies Committee

Minutes

3.45pm, Thursday 5th of October 2006

Location: Office Bearer Space

Meeting opened 3.50pm.

1. Procedural matters

1.1 Dil appointed chairman as OB

1.2 Gareth elected minute taker

Moved: Dil, Seconded: Goldie

CARRIED

1.3 Attendance:

Gareth,

Kelly,

Bridie

Pat,

Dil

Dave O,

Fiona

1.4 Apologies

Carl

Clancy

1.5 Adoption of Agenda

Moved: Dil Seconded: Kelly

CARRIED

2. Ratification of Previous Minutes

Moved: Kelly, Seconded: Davo

CARRIED

3.  OBs Report

Accept OB’s report

Moved : Gareth, Seconded: Bridie

CARRIED WITHOUT DISSENT

4.  Grants

Aprove Grants en Bloc

M: Gareth S: Dil

Carried

6. Problem Grants

a) Music Therapy Society

Motion: For the club to apply to Education department for funding. If unsuccessful C&S will reconsider grant at next meeting

Moved: Davo Seconded: Gareth

CARRIED

b) Adventist Students

Motion: To approve Grant

M: Davo S: Kelly

CARRIED

c) FOUL

To approve funding for food and not for alcohol

M: Gareth S:Davo

CARRIED

d) ILSS

ILSS funding that depends on green sheets is rejected as green sheets were not submitted, and no funding for competition or disposables as boat races were included in the proposal.

M: Kelly S: Gareth

CARRIED

e) Scandanavian Club

Motion: To supply 50% of grant requested by the club for the venue hire

M:Gareth S: Goldie

CARRIED

5. Lockers

Motion: To approve locker policy

- No permanent allocation for lockers

- Clubs must apply for “Holiday care” if wish to store over holidays

- Club can share lockers at own risk

Moved: Goldie Seconded: Davo

CARRIED WITHOUT DISSENT

8.  Final Approval

Malaysian Students’ Society

M: Bridie S:Goldie

CARRIED

9. New Clubs

Students against Neo-Liberalism

Motion: To deny application this year as applied after the date of closure of application.

M: Gareth S: Davo

CARRIED

10) TREV Conference

Motion: To approve expenditure for both incoming office bearers to go to TREV

M: Davo S:Gareth

CARRIED

11) Winter sleepout follow up

Suggested sleepout be run again

12) Market Research follow up

Comment: More Sponsorship/Funding-working on getting more discounts for affiliated clubs

Comment: More rooms availability

Make recommendations to clubs to talk to departments about getting tute and lecture rooms booked

13) Other Business

a) Welcome back week

- Clubs book group floor tables

- Encourage clubs to run events and C&S to provide promotion support

- Talk to Activities about a combined event (like Spring on the lawn)

b) Training expenses

Motion: Approve funding for Fiona’s extra spending on training material ($50 from training budget)

M: Davo S:Goldie

Carried

c) C&S Hand-over party

To have last meeting week after exams and have a party after meeting

Motion: To approve $200 from sundries to finance C&S hand-over party on the 30th November

M: Davo S; Gareth

CARRIED

d) Indian Club

Noted that the club will be appointing new moderators to review the content on their forums

e) Insurance for non UMSU members

Fiona to notify committee with more information

f) Mature Age Students Society

Late application fro payment (from march, submitted in September). The other receipts from the event already paid.

Motion: To reject application for payment.

M: Daveo S: Kelly

CARRIED WITHOUT DISSENT

Next Meeting on 19th Oct at 3.30pm

Meeting closed at 5.25pm

Meeting closed 5.25pm