[GSA Council] NOTICE: Urgent action required -- 3pm on Friday (March 6) meeting re: CFS settlement

[Isabelle Johnston]

Hi, Friday is March 6th and Monday is March 9th. What day is this meeting?
On Feb 27, 2015 8:30 AM, "gretchen k" <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Councillors--
>
> The following notice is for an urgent meeting requested by GSA legal
> advisers (see details below). Based on the previous doodle for *Friday,
> March 9th - 3pm* seems to be the best time for this short meeting.
>
> We need 9 voting members to make quorum and a proposed agenda is included
> below.
>
> Please email me your regrets as soon as possible if you cannot make 3pm
> Friday March 6th.
>
> Thanks,
> gretchen
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Lex Gill <lex.gill at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 7:27 PM
> Subject: Urgent action required -- calling a meeting re: CFS settlement
> To: gretchen.king at mail.mcgill.ca, Houda MADNOUNE <
> president at gsaconcordia.ca>
> Cc: Roddy Doucet <roddy.doucet at gmail.com>, Erik Chevrier <
> erik at collectivevision.ca>
>
>
> Dear Houda and Gretchen,
>
> My name is Lex Gill. I hope this message finds you well. *Please read
> this email carefully as it contains very time sensitive information*!
> (Thank you)
>
> I have been working with Roddy, Erik and the GSA's legal counsel on the
> lawsuit related to the GSA's membership in the Canadian Federation of
> Students.
>
> Roddy is out of the country but I just spoke to him over the phone about
> an urgent issue regarding the case. It was his recommendation to contact
> you and to send this email.
>
> The Canadian Federation of Students has initiated a conversation regarding
> a potential settlement of the lawsuit. Time is of the essence with this
> issue, as the trial is set to begin March 9th.
>
> A decision to settle, rather than go to trial, must be made by a vote of
> GSA Council. This means that GSA Council *must meet before the trial
> begins* in order to be able to consider any potential offer.
>
> We do not have all of the details about the offer yet and a formal meeting
> will need to take place between your legal team and the CFS's legal team
> next week.
>
> However, in order to make sure that we meet the notice requirements in the
> GSA bylaws, the council meeting must be called as soon as possible.
>
> Therefore, I am requesting that the Council Chair *please call a meeting
> for Friday, March 6th. *Feel free to set the exact time at your
> convenience, but it should be on that day in the afternoon.
>
> The agenda should be as follows:
>
> *1. Call to Order*
> *2. Update and discussion regarding Graduate Student Association of
> Concordia University et al. vs. Canadian Federation of Students et
> al. [Closed session]*
> *3. Motion regarding potential settlement offer [Closed session]*
> *4. Adjournment*
>
>
> If there are any issues or problems that you foresee with this meeting,
> please call me on my cellphone as soon as possible and we can work together
> to sort them out.
>
> Thank you so much for your help.
>
> Lex
>
>
>
>
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