Notice of Motion: Change to Conflict Rules in R-4*

Whereas concurrently serving as an executive of a group that operates within the SFSS and as anSFSS Executive could give rise to potential conflicts of interest; Whereas By-Law 13(3) outlines a basic framework for preventing this, although there is noenforcement measure outlined within any council policies; Whereas one method of ensuring that these rules is […]

Notice of Motion: Procedural Changes to R-7*

Whereas R-7 has numerous procedures in it that are completely inconsistent with establishedpractice by the previous chair(s) of council;Whereas R-7 should be corrected to ensure that the procedures within it are consistent withestablished practice, so that Council begins to follow the policy as written;Be it resolved to amend R-7.21 by striking all occurrences of “Board” […]

Notice of Motion: Housekeeping Changes to R-6*

Whereas R-6 has several minor issues that should be corrected to ensure that the policy is wordedcorrectly in the event that it needs to be applied; Be it further resolved to amend R-6 by striking R-6.9(c) and replacing it with “be submitted at leastone (1) hour in advance of the meeting in question.”; Be it […]

Notice of Motion: Housekeeping Changes to R-5*

Whereas R-5 has several minor errors and typos/spelling mistakes that need to be corrected toensure the consistency of the policy with established practice;Be it resolved to amend R-5.1 by striking it and replacing it with: 5.1. Proper operation of a democratic student organization requires that students elected orappointed to Council or a Society Committee be […]

Notice of Motion: Housekeeping Changes to R-2*

Whereas there is a minor error in R-2 based on inconsistent wording due to past amendments notfully considering all language that exists in R-2;Be it resolved to amend R-2.7 by striking the word “semi-monthly” and replacing it with “monthly”. *R-2: Duties and Responsibilities of Non-executive Councilors, Stipend Requirements 

Notice of Motion: Constituency and Affiliated Student Group Censure Policy Corrections

Whereas Constituency Group and Affiliated Student Group representatives currently do not have membership in any Faculty Caucus. Whereas this causes issues for these representatives if they were ever to be censured for a breach of confidence, as unlike Student Union representatives, they would then begin to lose a portion of their stipend as outlined under […]

Notice of Motion: Correction to R-4.5 and R-4.6 of Council Policies

Whereas R-4.6 of Council Policies was amended on June 30th, 2021, to transition the SFSS to a monthly work report submission for Non-Executive Councillors, rather than a bi-weekly submission. Whereas this amendment was incorrectly worded, as R-4.6 referred to the submission deadline for semester reports, rather than the submission deadline for work reports. Whereas this […]

Notice of Motion: Housekeeping Changes to R-4

Whereas there are several minor typos and consistency issues R-4 of Council’s Policies Whereas these minor issues should be corrected to ensure the clarity of R-4 Be it resolved to strike the words “Council or committee meeting.” in R-4.11(b) of Council Policies and replace it with “Council or committee meeting without approved regrets.” Be it […]

Notice of Motion: Clarification to Executive Officer Committee Stipend Reduction Rule

Whereas R-4.15(a), the rule on when the stipend of an executive officer is reduced for not sitting on enough committees, is currently ambiguous in its application Whereas R-4.15(a) should be clarified to ensure that it is clearly worded and can be applied consistently, if necessary, without any ambiguity about its meaning Be it resolved to […]

Notice of Motion: Housekeeping Changes to The Terms of Reference of the Committee for the Recommended Appointment of an IEC (CRAI)

Whereas the terms of reference for the CRAI currently contain several minor typos Whereas the purpose listed in the terms of reference for the CRAI is currently inaccurate Be it resolved to amend the “Purpose” section in the CRAI Terms of Reference by striking it and replacing it with “The purpose of this committee is […]

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