BETHUNE COLLEGE COUNCIL
GENERAL MEETING
Come one, come all!
The Bethune College Council is once again hosting a general meeting. These meetings are incredibly important to Council and constituents alike.
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Because of this, all Bethune constituents are welcome and encouraged to join.
This includes:
The Faculty of Science
The Lassonde School of Engineering
The meeting will be taking place virtually on Zoom
on January 5th, 2023 at 6:30 pm
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Further information will be provided on this page.
What is it?
General meetings are an essential part of the operations of your student Council. The services we provide and the way we provide them can be decided and discussed in these meetings. They are formally overseen by our Speaker, and allow any thoughts and concerns to be voiced.
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Your voice is therefore extremely important and necessary for an effective Council.
Why should I care?
Any and all services we provide to Bethune constituents are mandated by the Council's governing documents.
As per these documents, specially important decisions must be presented to the student-body for review. These could affect any services or spaces we provide, or future initiatives which might have a direct impact on your time here at Bethune College.
Terminology
You may feel confused or intimidated by the terms used on this page, or in the general meeting; that is okay. To help you out, we've defined a few here.
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Motion: A formal request to do something in the meeting. Some motions require a vote, whilst others do not. Voted decisions are motions and, sometimes, the scope of their subject matters extend beyond the current meeting, making them binding in other contexts. They can be used to ratify or amend governing documents.
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Discussion Point: A topic to be formally discussed during the meeting. Typically these discussions take place after the motions.
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Quorum: The minimum number of individuals in attendance needed for the votes in the meeting to be valid. If quorum is lost, the subsequent votes are invalidated and, thus, rendered non-binding. This also applies retroactively.
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POC: A Point Of Clarification. If, at any point during the meeting, you have a non-argumentative question, seek clarification on something said, or would like to request that some relevant information be disclosed or checked, you can make one of these points by raising three (3) fingers, or sending a "3" in the Zoom chat.
The Agenda
The meeting agenda is the document that will guide what decisions will be voted on, and what topics will be discussed during the meeting.
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Once the meeting starts, the agenda cannot be changed.
It is therefore imperative that you submit any and all motions and discussion points to the immediately preceding Council meeting.
The time to propose motions has passed