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

[leili astaneh]

agree and i can attend the friday one.

On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Ribal Abi Raad <abiraad.ribal at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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> 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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