Union Council (19th October 2015)

The minutes of the previous meeting of 8 June 2015 are accessible here: https://www.susu.org/representation/minutes/977 

a. Close of nominations for Union Councillors, speeches and opening of voting

• Election: Nominate yourself via the SUSU website (any student can stand, members of Union Council can vote).

b. Election of student representatives on University Committees

• Election: Nominate yourself at this point. The election is conducted immediately (any student can stand, members of Union Council can vote). The positions available are 3 places on University Senate and 1 place on Military Education Committee.

c. Appointment of Sabbatical Officers to Zone Committees

• Vote: That the appointments be approved (members of Union Council can vote). 

• Student Life – Hannah Talbot (Vice-President Engagement)
• Sport – Kerry Sclater (Vice-President Democracy & Creative Industries)
• Sustainability – Shruti Verma (Vice-President Education)
• Democracy – Jamie Wilson (Vice-President Sports Development)
• Education – Sam Bailey (Vice-President Welfare)
• Creative Industries – Anjit Aulakh (Vice-President Student Communities)
• Engagement – Anjit Aulakh (Vice-President Student Communities)
• Communities – Shruti Verma (Vice-President Education)

d. Student representatives pool for Disciplinary Committee

• Nomination: Members of Union Council will be selected at random as and when required from a list of Union Council members to sit on this committee. Members wishing to opt out should email democracy@susu.org.

e. Appointment of an External Trustee

• Vote: That Anne-Marie Drummond be appointed as an External Trustee (members of Union Council can vote). 

f. Staff-Student Partnership Agreement review

• Express your interest: If you're interested in being part of the Panel reviewing the Staff-Student Partnership Agreement, email democracy@susu.org to express your interest. 

g. Close of voting for Union Councillors and announcement of results

h. Election of Union Council representatives to Zone Committees

• Election: Nominate yourself at this point. The election is conducted immediately (Union Councillors and Student Leaders can stand, members of Union Council can vote). there are two positions on each Zone Committee: Democracy, Sustainability, Student Communities, Creative Industries, Education, External Engagement, Sports Development and Student Life.

• Those elected will act as Union Council's representative on the Zone. You will be expected to attend the Zones meetings (6 times per year), monitor and scrutinise the Zone's work and report back on any areas of progress. You will also jointly author a report to present to council twice a year on the Zones work.

a. Financial Schedule

• Vote: That the Financial Schedule be approved (members of Union Council). 

Ideas 5, 9 and 10 have also been submitted with Policy Proposals linked to them. Council will decide, at this point, whether to debate those Policy Proposals during this meeting or not. If Council decides to debate them, they will be considered at agenda item 9 (Policy Proposals). 

Ideas 5, 9 and 10 have also been submitted with Policy Proposals linked to them. Council will decide at agenda item 7 (Feedback & decisions from today's ideas session) whether to debate those Policy Proposals during this meeting or not. If Council decides to debate them, they will be considered at this agenda item. 

a. Invest Positive UoS (1516P1)

b. Exploring ways that SUSU can promote existing language opportunities to students (1516P2)

c. Policy on quorum and decision making (1516P3)

d. Amendment to the Complaints Procedure (Rule 8) (1516R2)

e. Emergency Policy Proposal: Should we have a 24-hour library? (1516P4)

a. Union Council Stars

• Union Council Stars recognise the achievements of our officers and students who have gone above and beyond their roles. 

b. Student Groups Star

• New to this meeting of Council, Student Groups Stars recognise the success of our Student Groups.

c. Freshers' thanks

a. Enhancing SUSU Volunteering

Zone Updates will return, following a new structure, to future meetings of Union Council.

• Vote: To receive and approve the Sabbatical Officer plans for the 2015-16 academic year.

a. Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees

There is no attendance to report at this stage in the year.

b. Officer Reports

c. Questions to Officers

Questions submitted by 12pm on Wednesday 14th October are available in this paper. Questions submitted prior to 4pm on the day of the meeting are accorded a higher priority, and will recieve a prepared answer. 

Please notify all matters of AOB to the Chair before the start of the meeting.

The date and time of the next Union Council is 8 December 2015 at 6pm in the Senate Room.