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

[Ribal Abi Raad]

I agree to waive notice but I cannot attend the meeting. If the meeting is
after Wednesday that would be great.

On Saturday, February 28, 2015, gretchen k <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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 23
>> rd, 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.
>>
>>
>

-- 
*Ribal Abi Raad*
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