Union Council (6th June 2016)

Agenda

Name of Committee	Union Council
Date and time	6th June 2016, 11:00
Place	The Cube
Members (voting)	45 voting members Show all members Chair of Council Jade Head Clubs and Societies Officer Catriona Philip International Students' Officer Nancy Bui Postgraduate (Research) Students Officer Mike Allwright Halls Officer Flora Noble Humanities Faculty Officer Frazer Delves National Oceanography Centre (Site) Officer David Allwright Physical Sciences & Engineering Faculty Officer Giles Howard Health Sciences Faculty Officer Daniel Browning Wellbeing Officer Mark Davidge Union President Ben Franklin Vice President Student Communities Emily Harrison Postgraduate (Taught) Students Officer Ruchika Menon Student Enterprise Officer Jamie Furlong Vice President Sports Jamie Wilson Intramural Officer Christie Matthews Ethics and Environment Officer Amy Paraskeva Vice President Education Shruti Verma Vice President Democracy and Creative Industries Kerry Sclater Vice President Welfare Sam Bailey Natural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Officer Yousra Hikal Vice President Engagement Hannah Talbot Creative Industries Zone Student Group Rep Samantha Standley Engineering & the Environment Faculty Officer Vinnie Sivadev Equality & Diversity Officer Caitlin Doyle Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences Faculty Officer Bradley Tombleson Medical Society President Iona Maxwell Union Councillor Kokulan Mahendiran Union Councillor William Garside Union Councillor Zehong Au Union Councillor Kieran Reals Union Councillor Rebecca Lake Union Councillor Naresh Krishna Gopikrishnan Union Councillor Philippa Pearce Union Councillor Alexander Howard Union Councillor Alison Irwin Union Councillor Kelechi Nze Union Councillor Arun Aggarwal Union Councillor Harriet Averill Union Councillor Benjamin Dowling Union Councillor Anthony Carter Union Councillor Anthony Kenny Union Councillor Louise Bellamy Union Councillor Isabelle Morgan Winchester Campus President Ryan Notman-Watt
In Attendance (non-voting officers and staff)

Main Meeting
6pm - Policy Ideas
P	1.	Ideas Discussion session Attached: Item 1 - Ideas.pdf
7pm Formal Business
	2.	Welcome and apologies
	3.	Minutes of the last meeting The minutes for the last meeting can be found here.
P	4.	Membership matters a. Appointment of Honorary Life Members Attached: Item 4a - Appointment of Honorary Life Members.pdf
	5.	Financial matters There are no financial matters arising.
Policy
	6.	Feedback & decisions from today's ideas session
	7.	Action from previous ideas session a. Gender balancing b. Events at WSA c. Re-run Full-Time Officer Elections that receive One Nomination d. Implementation of Policy 1415P12 (Longer opening hours for SUSU during the holidays) e. Supporting the Students not Suspects campaign f. Democracy Reform Proposal g. Media Review
P	8.	Policy Proposals Amendments 8a. Halting the implementation of the new brand (1516P36) Proposed: Frazer Delves (Humanities Faculty Officer); Alex Hovden (Student Trustee and Union President-Elect) 8b. 5 day cinema policy (1516P41) Proposed: Alex Howard (Union Councillor); Christina Vinothan (Union Films Cinema Manager) 8c. Establishing a student led full-time officer review in the Autumn Term 2016-17 (1516P37) Proposed: Alex Hovden (Student Trustee and Union President elect) 8d. Formally establishing a working group or committee to focus on increasing participation in elections at the Students' Union (1516P38) Proposed: Frazer Delves (Humanities Faculty Officer) 8e. Fair Access to University (1516P39) Proposed: Shruti Verma (Chair of Education Zone Committee) on behalf of the Zone Committee 8f. Actively supporting a Living Wage for under-25s not in full-time education (1516P40) Proposed: Frazer Delves (Humanities Faculty Officer); Rebecca Lake (Union Councillor) 8g. Charities and Community Officer changes (1516R6) Proposed: Kerry Sclater (Chair of Democracy Zone Committee) on behalf of the Zone Committee 8h. Student groups finance & Money Management Rule amendments (1516R7) Proposed: Kerry Sclater (Chair of Democracy Zone Committee) on behalf of the Zone Committee 8i. Honorary President - SUSU the cat (1516R8) Proposed: Kerry Sclater (Chair of Democracy Zone Committee) on behalf of the Zone Committee 8j. Rule 10 amendments (1516R9) See also: Explanatory Notes and Text of new Rule Proposed: Kerry Sclater (Chair of Democracy Zone Committee) on behalf of the Zone Committee 8k. Emergency motion: Apology from the Union President for the response to the rebrand Proposed: David Allwright Attached: Item 8j - Rule 10 amendments (Text of new Rule).pdf Item 8j - Rule 10 amendments (Explanatory Notes).pdf Item 8j - Rule 10 amendments (1516R9).pdf Item 8i - Honorary President - SUSU the cat (1516R8).pdf Item 8h - Student groups finance & Money Management Rule amendments (1516R7).pdf Item 8g - Charities and Community Officer changes (1516R6).pdf Item 8f - Actively supporting a Living Wage for under-25s not in full-time education (1516P40).pdf Item 8e - Fair Access to University (1516P39).pdf Item 8d - Formally establishing a working group or committee to focus on increasing participation in elections at the Students' Union (1516P38).pdf Item 8c - Establishing a student led full-time officer review in the Autumn Term 2016-17 (1516P37).pdf Item 8b - 5 day cinema policy (1516P41).pdf Item 8a - Halting the implementation of the new brand (1516P36).pdf Amendments.pdf Item 8 - Emergency motion - Apology from the Union President for the response to the rebrand.pdf
Accountability and Praise
P	9.	Union Council Stars a. Union Council Star b. Student Groups Star c. Motion of censure Democracy Zone Committee d. Motions of commendation Jade Head Kerry Sclater and Ben Franklin Attached: Item 9c - Motion of commendation - Kerry Sclater and Ben Franklin.pdf Item 9c - Motion of commendation - Chair of Council.pdf Item 9c - Motion of censure - Democracy Zone Committee.pdf
P	10.	Officer Reports and questions a. Attendance of Union Council members and Student Trustees b. Officer Reports c. Questions to Officers Attached: Item 10b - Officer Reports.pdf Item 10c - Questions.pdf Item 10a - Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees.pdf
P	11.	Zone reports and updates a. Spring Elections report b. Union Councillor reports Student Communities Zone Attached: Item 11 - Spring Elections report.pdf Item 11 - Union Councillor Report - Student Communities 2015-2016.pdf
P	12.	Disciplinary and Appeals Committee reports a. Disciplinary Committee annual report Attached: Item 12 - Disciplinary Procedure annual report.pdf
Other Business
	13.	Any other business
	14.	Date and time of the next meeting

Key: P (Papers Provided), PF (Papers to Follow)