Agenda

Name of Committee Union Council
Date and time 8th June 2015, 11:00
Place The Cube
Members
(voting)

50 voting members
Show all members

In Attendance
(non-voting officers and staff)
Policy Ideas
P 1. Ideas discussion session
Attached:
Formal Business
2. Welcome and apologies
3. Minutes of the last meeting

The minutes for the last meeting can be found here.

4. Matters arising from the previous meeting
Membership and Financial
P 5. Membership matters
P 6. Financial matters
7. Feedback from today's session
8. Action from previous ideas session
P 9. Policy proposals

a. Rebrand Student Consultation (1415P24)

Proposed: Frazer Delves, Union Councillor; Seconded: Jenny Bortoluzzi, RAG Officer

b. Rebrand Referendum (1415P25)

Proposed: Jenny Bortoluzzi, RAG Officer; Seconded: Giles Howard, Physical Sciences and Engineering Faculty Offcer

c. Accessible events (1415P26) - See amendment

Proposed: Edmund Baird, Postgraduate Students' Officer (Taught); Seconded: Samuel Bailey, Equality and Diversity Officer

d. Securing Night-time Student Safety (1415P27)

Proposed: Beckie Thomas (Chair), on behalf of Student Life Zone Committee

e. Spaces in SUSU (1415P28)

Proposed: Chris McGeehan, Student Groups Officer

f. Improving student engagement in our events (1415P29)

Proposed: David Mendoza-Wolfson, Union President; Seconded: Ben Franklin, Union President-elect

g. Socially Responsible Investment (1415P30)

Proposed: Lydia Butler, Ethical and Environmental Officer; Seconded: Beckie Thomas, VP Welfare

h. Amendments to the Complaints Procedure (Rule 8) (1415R3)

Proposed: Megan Downing (Chair), on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

i. Notice and papers for Zone Committees (1415R4)

Proposed: Megan Downing (Chair), on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

j. Renaming the RAG Officer (1415R5)

Proposed: Megan Downing (Chair), on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

k. Returning & Deputy Returning Officers (1415R6)

Proposed: Megan Downing (Chair), on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

l. Emergency Policy Proposal - Securing the old Union Films office for use by Student Groups (1415P31)

Proposed: Steven Osborn, Union Councillor

m. Emergency Policy Proposal - Condemning the NUS for supporting BDS (1415P32)

Proposed: David Mendoza-Wolfson, Union President

Attached:
Accountability
10. Zone reports and updates
P 11. Disciplinary and Appeals committee reports
P 12. Officer reports and questions
13. Union Council Stars
14. Any other business

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