[GSA Council] Special Council Meeting Cancelled - Voting by Email

Fri Oct 14 07:43:34 PDT 2016

Dear Councilors,

Good Morning,

I hope you all are well,

Let me start off by stating the following, the purpose of this email is to open discussion between voting members regarding the material that was supposed to be at the meeting, with that being said any defense arguments may they please be put aside because where I come from there is a saying "Argument is the defense of the incompetent" .

1- My first comment is of the last minute nature of this conundrum , I think it should have been ready in the last meeting anyway. This is crude and it feels like losing touch.

2- I move to approve the GA Committee meeting minutes and if it is motioned I move to approve.

3- I move to edit the GA agenda by clearing stating an "Open Expression Session" for attending students to express their concerns and questions to the council at the GA, and if motioned I move to approve, if not I move to abstain.

4- As for the Bylaws, I move to add the following three clauses:

A- to avoid what happened with Mr. Ocheoha from ever happening again I suggest the following clause:

GSA Transition of Authority

After the yearly elections and the selection of a new executive team, the former executive team shall work side by side with the new executive team until the end of their mandate. The former team will still get paid until the end of their salaries and the new team will not get paid until day one of their mandate. This period is considered a hands-on training period.
Yet, during this period, the former executive team is not allowed to take any decisions or perform any actions that might affect the new team’s mandate without the consent and signature of the responsible member(s) of the new executive team.
If the team of the mandate that is about to end takes any decisions without the written consent of the new team, these decisions can be canceled in council and the former team will be held responsible for any legal or financial outcomes arising from them breaking the bylaws by this manner.

B- Also for avoiding what is going on with Mr. Ocheoha, and with the staff, and in order to save the GSA a lot of dearly needed money (starting off with 24000 CAD a year), I present the following clause:

Defining Roles, Positions, and Related Salaries

All roles and positions employed by and working within the GSA are viewed as volunteers. This includes executives, directors, and employees. Based on this definition salaried employees will have their salaries revolving between the minimum wage and the minimum wage +60%, depending on the role and type of work and years of service. Furthermore, the salaries for all executives shall be 712 CAD in today’s dollars (24th of September 2016) and can only be adjusted by inflation on a quarterly basis.

C- To avoid our newly founded legal capability be abused by elected GSA members on personal issues and internal fights, as going on right now, I propose the following clause:

Zero Liability for Misconduct

In the case found that any internal legal issue was the result of personal, racism, or personal misconduct on behalf of any legally represented GSA elected member, the GSA holds no liability to represent that person or suffer the consequences of his or her actions. This policy is to be decided and enforced by the council whenever deemed needed.

5- As for the budget , Mahsa can you clarify why the salaries are as is ? As I recall we moved to reduce them and already set a date for the negotiations to be commenced and then another semi-deadline. That number must have changed.

Thank you councilors for your time,

Best Regards,

Samer El Zahab
Research Assistant, Concordia University
ENCS Director at GSA Concordia
MAC Scout Leader
MSA Lebanon Scout Leader

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From: meeting facilitator <meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com>
Sent: October 14, 2016 9:00 AM
Subject: Fwd: Special Council Meeting Cancelled - Voting by Email

Hello councillors,

As some of you may already know we have had a difficult time establishing and maintaining quorum for any of the proposed meeting dates next week. Since the GA is rapidly approaching we feel that it is necessary to accept your votes via email. The relevant documents are attached to the email. For each of you who replies back, please indicate your preference by putting an "X" next to your voting option. If you feel that any points require further discussion before making your vote, please feel free to email the whole group for discussion (gsaconcordia at lists.resist.ca<mailto:gsaconcordia at lists.resist.ca>).

We need to have these resolved by end of day Monday. If their are any questions or concerns please direct to me.

Thank you for your participation.

SECTION A - GA RELATED ISSUES:
1. Approve GA committee meeting minutes

For:

Against:

Abstain:

2. Approve GA Agenda

For:

Against:

Abstain:

3. Approve updated bylaws as per the policy committee recommendations

For:

Against:

Abstain:

4. Approve semi-final version of the budget 2016-2017 (The final version will be just in a better format and there won't be any changes in the numbers except for actual to-date figures.)

For:

Against:

Abstain:

SECTION B: - 2014 & 2015 FINANCIAL AUDIT APPROVAL:
5. Approve financial audit documents in order to be signed by the former president.

For:

Against:

Abstain:

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