• Student Leader Review (Megan Downing). See papers attached to Item 9b below.
• Equality Impact Assesments (Beckie Thomas)
• Disciplinary Procedure: penalty guidance (Megan Downing/David Mendoza-Wolfson). See Penalty Guidance consultation, circulated to Zone Committees.

Minutes of the last meeting, held on Monday 20th October 2014, can be found here: https://www.susu.org/meetings/972

a. NEW: Athletic Union Officer by-election

This election had been planned to run online, but the one candidate who nominated themselves has now withdrawn, so it will instead be run at this meeting of Union Council. You can find out more about the role by reading the Oppurtunity Profile, or email aupres@soton.ac.uk with any questions.

If you want to run, you’ll need to come along and give a 2-minute speech on why you think you should be elected. If you can’t make the meeting, you can send a short manifesto (200 words maximum) which will be read out for you. The position will run from Monday 8th December to the end of the academic year. If you have any questions about the election, please email democracy@susu.org.

b. Appointment of Returning Officer

c. Spring Elections Working Group

A Working Group is to be established to oversee the administration of the 2015 Spring Election. In addition to the Returning Officer, the Deputy Returning Officer (Megan Downing) and another member of Democracy Zone Committee (to be confirmed), there are three Union Councillors, selected at random from an opt-in pool.

If you're sure that you're not going to be running (or being part of a campaign team) for any position up for election in the Spring (Sabbatical Officers, Student Leaders, Union Councillors or Student Trustees), then you can opt-in - please email democracy@susu.org. We will email Councillors to confirm the deadline for opt-ins, which is likely to be mid-January.

d. Sabbatical Officer Term Limits Working Group

A Working Group is to be established to oversee a project on Sabbatical Officer Term Limits (whether Sabbs should be able to run for more than one term). In addition to Megan Downing  (VP DCI), and Jade Head and Emily Shepherd (who brought the idea), the Group is to be composed of:

• 1 x impartial student
• 2 x students who have declared that they are for proposing a limit
• 2 x students who have declared that they are against proposing a limit 

Students should put themselves forward at this point; in the event of there being more interested students than places available, an election will be held. For more information, see the minutes of the meeting of Democracy Zone Committee on 14th November 2014.

a. Student Enterprise Project

• See also the Appendix.

• Student Leader Review (Megan Downing)
• Union Plan to 2020 (David Mendoza-Wolfson)
• Pro Choice Policy for SUSU (Beckie Thomas)
• Leadership and Representation Policy (Beckie Thomas)

a. Equality Impact Assessments (1415P2)

Proposed: Beckie Thomas (Vice-President Welfare) Seconded: Sam Bailey (Equality and DIversity Officer)

b. Student Leader Review (1415P3)

• Appendix 1: Report
• Appendix 2: Rule amendments
• Appendix 3: Organisation chart (NEW: Additional organisation chart showing all Student Leader positions)

Proposed: Megan Downing, on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

c. Industrial action (1415P4)

Proposed: Sophia d'Angelico (Vice-President Education)

a. Connaught Football Club

The attached papers relate to a disciplinary case brought against Connaught Football Club, and comprise the original hearing (heard by Disciplinary Committee), and an appeal (heard by Appeals Committee).

a. Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees

b. Officer Reports

c. Questions to Officers

Questions submitted by 12pm on Wednesday 3rd 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. 

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

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

The date of the next meeting is Tuesday 3rd February, 6pm in the Senate Room, Building 37.