The minutes of the previous meeting of 19 October 2015 are accessible here: http://www.susu.org/meetings/1058

a. Spring Elections Working Group

The Spring Elections Working Group assists in the running and oversight of the main Spring Elections. It is made up of the Returning Officer (external), Deputy Returning Officer (Vice-President Democracy and Creative Industries) and another member of Democracy Zone Committee (to be decided). In addition, there are three places for Union Councillors, which are filled by inviting interest, and if there are more people interested than places available, the places are drawn at random.

Expressions of interest will be open in the new year, and it is proposed to change it so the three places can be filled by any member of Union Council, as opposed to just Union Councillors. This change will be proposed at the next meeting of Union Council in February.

There are no financial matters for consideration at this meeting.

Ideas 2 and 3 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). 

• See also: Amendments

a. Further consultation on 'Vision 2020' (1516P5)

Proposed: Frazer Delves, Rebecca Lake

b. Invest Positive UoS (1516P6)

Proposed: Mike Allwright, Maddie Cava-Beale 

c. Health Sciences Funding Review (1516P7)

Proposed: Daniel Browning (Health Sciences Faculty Officer), Calum Lyon (Nursing Academic President), Aisling Butler (Occupational Therapy Academic President), Samy Roshdy (Physiotherapy Academic President), Johnny Barber (Podiatry Academic President)

d. Enhancing SUSU Volunteering Policy (1516P8)

Proposed: Kerry Sclater (Vice-President Democracy and Creative Industries) on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee.

e. JCRs Officer to Halls Officer (1516R3)

Proposed: Anjit Aulakh (Vice-President Student Communities) on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee.

f. PGR Students not to be Faculty Officers (1516R4)

Proposed: Shruti Verma (Vice-President Education) on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee.

a. Union Council Star

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

b. Student Groups Star

• Student Groups Stars recognise the success of our Student Groups.

a. Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees

b. Officer Reports

c. Questions to Officers

Questions submitted by 12pm on Thursday 2nd December 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. 

a. Democracy Review

b. Brand Review

a. Politics Society

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 1 February 2016 at 6pm in the Senate Room.