[GSA Council] GA Meeting Package for Approval

[Keroles Riad]

Hi everyone,I hope Montreal is trating you all well! I look forward to seeing you all in the next council meeting in March.
A couple of issues I would like to point out in this GA package1) bylaw changes point is very unfriendly. Because of the extent of the changes, this should be presented as new bylaws. So the ENTIRE new bylaws document should be provided. Preferably, two versions should be provided: the clean end result, and another document with the changes (the way it looks in track changes). Also, somebody is likely to point out that we should have public consultations before submitting this to a GA.
2) The budget table (below this line: "The table below provides detail list of expenditure items and the amounts ") is unclear- at least to me. I do not think the last two columns are titled properly. I do not understand what the deference between "% budget spent" and "utilized portion". They both seem to mean the same thing to me. I think what is meant is "% spent", "% remaining".Also winter orientation seems to have "0" budget but we still say we were on budget- makes me wonder if this was done properly in excel or proper software and that all other numbers are actually correct.
3) We are showcasing our sustainability policy and its newly established committee, which is supposed to meet monthly and report to council bimonthly. However, to my knowledge, the committee has never met and certainly never reported to council- which is very disappointing to me. But beyond my disappointment, this statement strikes me as misleading. 
Hopefully someone will address these points so that I can vote :)
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Keroles Riad
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      From: meeting facilitator <meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com>
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 Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2017 3:40 PM
 Subject: Re: [GSA Council] GA Meeting Package for Approval
   
Hello all, please use the following Doodle link to cast your approval (or disapproval) for the GA Meeting Package for the GA meeting taking place on 17th of February. I believe that we need 100% participation when voting online so I please ask you all to participate as soon as possible. I would like to have this vote completed by Wednesday. 
Doodle link
GA Package Link
Thank you.


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