[GSA Council] Reminder - URGENT: revised agenda & waiving notice for council to meet this Tuesday at 6pm

[gretchen k]

Hello Councillors--

We still do not have a quorum of Councillors confirmed for Tuesdays meeting
at 6pm.


*Please confirm with me the following:*
*1. Do you agree to waive notice so that Council can meet on Tuesday at
6pm?**2. Can you attend the meeting on Tuesday at 6pm?*

Please find the proposed agenda for the meeting at the bottom of this email.

Thanks,
gretchen

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 8:19 PM, gretchen k <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Councillors--
>
> It has been requested that we consider the bylaw option for Councillors to
> waive notice so we can meet earlier in the week.
>
> The previous doodle suggested we can have a quorum of Councillors on
> Tuesday, March 3, at 6pm.
>
> In order to convene a meeting on Tuesday, every Councillor will have to
> sign a statement agreeing to waive notice for this meeting.
>
> If this statement is not signed by all 17 voting members of Council, the
> Tuesday meeting cannot be considered duly convened and we will have to meet
> on Friday, March 6, at the time properly called (3pm).
>
>
> *Please confirm with me the following:*
>
> *1. Do you agree to waive notice so that Council can meet on Tuesday at
> 6pm?*
> *2. Can you attend the meeting on Tuesday at 6pm?*
>
> As this matter is urgent, please respond as soon as possible. All voting
> members of Council must respond.
>
> Finally, please take note of the *revised agenda* below.
>
> Thanks,
> gretchen
>
>
> *Meeting of GSA Council, Tuesday, March 3 at 6pm OR Friday March 6 at 3pm*
>
> *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 CFS membership (see enclosed resolution)*
> *4. Motion regarding potential settlement offer [Closed session]*
> *5. Adjournment*
>
> *The wording of the motion is as follows and may be distributed to Council
> immediately.*
>
> WHEREAS a referendum question on continued membership in the CFS was put
> to the GSA members concurrently with the GSA 2010 Elections held from
> April 6th to 8th, 2010;
>
> WHEREAS the results of said referendum to the question: “Are you in favor
> of continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students?” were 148
> for the Yes side and 456 for the No side;
>
> WHEREAS the GSA has communicated to the CFS said results and its intention
> to withdraw from the CFS on May 23rd, 2010;
>
> WHEREAS the GSA Council has mandated legal counsel to institute legal
> proceedings to seek, *inter alia*, a declaration from the Court that the
> results of the referendum are valid and binding on the CFS and that the GSA
> is no longer a member of the CFS as of May 23rd, 2010;
>
> WHEREAS no councillor ever elected since 2010 has even put forward a
> motion rescinding the decision of the GSA to withdraw from the CFS;
>
> WHEREAS it is still the will of the actual Council to maintain the
> termination of the GSA’s membership in the CFS that took place on May 23rd,
> 2010 and that is still in effect as of this date;
>
> BIRT GSA reiterates and reconducts its decision to terminate its
> membership to the CFS as of May 23rd, 2010;
>
> BIFRT the Council, *de bene esse*, declares again, with the present
> motion, that the GSA terminates its membership to the CFS as of this date;
>
> BIFRT a copy of this resolution be sent to CFS and to all concerned
> parties.
>
>
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