[GSA Council] Draft minutes from March 24 council and notice for April meeting

Wed Apr 1 08:05:13 PDT 2015

I was not able to attend the meeting, but if Trevor's description of what
happened is accurate, then I agree that the minutes should be altered.
Decisions made at council should not be taken lightly. Directors play an
important role in governing the GSA, and as we are responsible for
representing our members, we must be accountable for those decisions.
Transparency in the meeting records is an essential part of that.
On Apr 1, 2015 10:49 AM, "Trevor James Smith" <
academic.advocacy.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Gretchen,
>
> I would like to hear from someone other than the actual mover of the
> motion on this topic before council adopts these minutes.
>
> It was very clear to me that Korosh moved and motivated for the motion.
> Discussion was had well before Eftakhairul's name was added to the motion.
> In order for any motion to be entertained, it must be proposed and
> seconded. Associations names to the motion should be the first order of
> business, and it is fairly clear that Korosh was the person introducing as
> well as motivating.
>
> Again, this is a matter that council needs to address as a whole.
>
> Best,
>
> Trevor J. Smith
> Academic and Advocacy Affairs
> Graduate Students Association | Concordia University
> On Apr 1, 2015 10:02 AM, "korosh" <k_kooche at encs.concordia.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I think we had a good quorum last council meeting but still  thanks for
>> clarification.
>>
>> This  motion approved unanimously by the councilors no one opposed the
>> motion.
>>
>> Any one including executives and councilors can put motion in agenda and
>> ask for some one
>>
>> to move it I put the motion there but councilors not only opposed but
>> also supported the motion.
>>
>> I don't even think but am pretty sure that this motion completely reflect
>> the actual happening.
>>
>> It is very surprising that some people are not aware  of the way that
>> council works after SEVERAL years.
>>
>> I put the motion get my name down cause I did not want to move it if no
>> one wanted it they could have not moved
>>
>> The motion and the motion should have been failed.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was the person who asked for the  motion and Eftakhairul is the person
>> who moved it this is completely clear to any one
>>
>> who read minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Korosh Koochekian Sabor
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Gsaconcordia [mailto:gsaconcordia-bounces at lists.resist.ca] *On
>> Behalf Of *Trevor James Smith
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 01, 2015 8:48 AM
>> *To:* gsaconcordia at lists.resist.ca
>> *Subject:* Re: [GSA Council] Draft minutes from March 24 council and
>> notice for April meeting
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey,
>>
>> just wanted to point out a clarification to a motion.
>>
>> CO-20150324-04 was originally motioned by Korosh. Eftakhairul's name was
>> only substituted after Houda pointed out that this was a conflict of
>> interest. I don't think this is transparent and the motion does not reflect
>> the actual happenings of council.
>>
>> If a director is uncomfortable having their name associated with council
>> business, it is their responsibility to remove themselves from the process
>> entirely. Motioning and then substituting their name for another director
>> is misleading to the membership.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Trevor J. Smith
>> Academic and Advocacy Affairs
>> Graduate Students Association | Concordia University
>>
>> On Apr 1, 2015 8:38 AM, "Isabelle Johnston" <isabelle.johnston at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> *Time sensitive: *The below motion was adopted by council in my absence,
>> but it has not been carried out.
>>
>>
>>
>> This call was supposed to be sent out on March 25th, and it is now April
>> 1st. I believe this falls under the duties of the President ("1.12 "Manage
>> internal communications of the G.S.A."; "1.13. Oversee all managers") and
>> the VP Internal ("Oversee and supervise the work and tasks of the Finance
>> Manager."; "2.10. Help to oversee internal managerial positions").
>> Therefore, I ask that that the President and the VP Internal ensure that
>> the following be done today, and, as soon as possible:
>>
>>
>>
>> -The call for Finance Manager be posted
>>
>> -An email be sent to all members with the subject line "The GSA is Hiring
>> a Finance Manager"
>>
>> -The call be posted on social media.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you in advance,
>>
>>
>>
>> Isabelle
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 6.1 Re-opening the Call for Applications for a Finance Manager (Isabelle)
>>
>> Motion *CO-20150324-08*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Whereas the GSA is funded by its members and is therefore accountable to
>> its members; *
>>
>>
>>
>> *Whereas the GSA can best serve its members through responsible spending,
>> sharing budgets and financial reports with its members in a timely manner
>> in accordance with our bylaws, and being as transparent as possible about
>> its finances; *
>>
>>
>>
>> *Whereas the Finance Manager plays an important role in carrying out the
>> aforementioned practices and therefore requires a person with the
>> competence, knowledge, and integrity necessary to perform these functions,
>> and furthermore, as per article 11.1 of the GSA bylaws "staff positions
>> shall be made available exclusively to members of the G.S.A."; *
>>
>>
>>
>> *Whereas the call for Finance Manager went unnoticed by many of our
>> members;*
>>
>>
>>
>> *BIRT the call for Finance Manager shall be re-opened for a period of 5
>> days; *
>>
>> Amendment:
>>
>> *BIRT the callout to hire a new finance manager will be reopened from
>> Friday the 25th of March to Friday the 17th of April *
>>
>> Moved Sean
>>
>> Seconded Korosh
>>
>> Amendment carries.
>>
>>
>>
>> *BIFRT the call for Finance Manager shall be sent out in a separate email
>> with the subject line "The GSA is Hiring a Finance Manager"; *
>>
>>
>>
>> *BIFRT this call shall be posted on social media in order to better reach
>> members who may not be on our email list; *
>>
>>
>>
>> Moved Ribal
>>
>> Seconded Sean
>>
>> Motion carries with amendment
>>
>> Abstentions: Ribal, Sapandeep
>>
>>
>> "The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of
>> tyranny is in keeping them ignorant."
>>
>>
>>
>> Maximilien Robespierre
>>
>>
>>
>> On 31 March 2015 at 20:21, gretchen k <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Councillors--
>>
>> Please find your draft minutes attached from Tuesday's meeting.
>>
>> Note - the next meeting of council will take place in H-769 from 6-9pm
>> Monday April 20, 2015.
>>
>>
>>
>> --gretchen
>>
>>
>>
>> May Council - 6-9pm Tuesday May 26, 2015
>>
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