STUDENT FEDERATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION

OF 2010-2011

Date: Sunday, March 20th 2011

Location: Portable 106
Time: 1 PM
Chair: Federico Carvajal
Secretary: Véronique Maggiore

10.1 Welcome
The meeting began at 1:10PM

10.2 Roll call:

SFUO Tyler Steeves

SFUO Sarah Jayne King
SFUO Ted Horton
SFUO Amy Hammett
SFUO Alex Chaput (ABSENT)
SFUO Paige Galette
Arts Danika Brisson
Arts Mel Large (Alex proxy)
Arts Gillian Lessard (Anne-Marie Roy proxy)
Arts Logan Ouellette
Arts Martin Schoots-McAlpine
Common Law Hannah Draper
Droit civil Emilie Lemieux- Guenard
Education Carolyna Vasquez (ABSENT)
Engineering VACANT
Health Sciences Julie Brezden
Health Sciences Adrien Herod
Health Sciences Hafsa Khan (ABSENT)
Management Eric Hampel
Management Kundai Marume (ABSENT)
Management Andrei Huranchyk
Medicine Miriam Kimpton
Science Rosy Fournier
Science Chouaib Redouane (Myriam proxy)
Science Michael Colantonio (LATE)
Social Sciences Iain Brannigan (Nicole proxy)
Social Sciences Armel Mesmin Agbodjogbe (LATE)
Social Sciences Sam Kabbara
 Social Sciences Tasha Peters
Social Sciences Jesse Root

Social Sciences Christine Moncrieff

10.3 Comments from the chair

- Alex’s absence will be discussed upon his arrival or at the next meeting

10.4 Adoption of the agenda

Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted as presented:

10.1 Welcome
10.2 Roll Call
10.3 Comments from the chair
10.4 Adoption of the agenda
10.5 Adoption of the Minutes of the last meeting
10.6 Executive update
10.7 Question period
10.8 Elections
10.9 Federated Body Levies
10.10 CFS/CFS-O Delegation
10.11 Miscellaneous
10.12 Question Period
10.13 Closing of the meeting

Proposed by: Amy Hammett

Seconded by: Logan Ouellette
Adopted as presented

10.5 Adoption of the Minutes of the last meeting

Be it resolved that the minutes of the 9th meeting of the Board of Administration of
2010-2011 be adopted

Proposed by: Martin Schoots-McAlpin

Seconded by: Logan Ouellette
Adopted

Be it resolved that the minutes of the special meeting of the Board of Administration
of 2010-2011 on March 6th be adopted

Proposed by: Amy Hammett

Seconded by: Jesse Root
Adopted
Anne-Marie Roy abstains.

10.6 Executive update

10.7 Question period

10.8 Elections

Motion to go in camera

Proposed by: Martin Schoots-McAlpin

Seconded by: Amy Hammett
Adopted
Danika Brisson, Adrian Herod and Logan Ouellette abstain

Be it resolved that the Board ratify the legal documents provided by the lawyer and that the
Chair signs the documents

Amendment

Be it further resolved that the documents be posted on the elections website

Proposed by: Danika Brisson

Seconded by: Anne-Marie Roy
Adopted

Proposed by: Jesse Root

Seconded by: Tasha Peters
Adopted
Danika Brisson, Émilie Lemieux-Guénard et Armel Mesmin Agbodjogbe abstain.

Motion to go out of camera

Proposed by: Émilie Lemieux-Guénard

Seconded by: Danika Brisson
Adopted

10.9 Federated Body Levies

Be it resolved that an FTE or full-time equivalent student is a student registered for 12 or more
credits in one semester. Furthermore, a student registered for less than 12 credits is equivalent to
1/3 FTE. An FTE is calculated per semester.

Amendment

Be it resolved that the 1/3 read as 1/2 in the motion

Proposed by: Sarah Jayne King

Seconded by: Danika Brisson
Adopted

Amendment

Be it resolved that all undergraduate students of the Medicine Program will be

considered full time

Proposed by: Myriam

Seconded by: Rosy Fournier
Adopted
Hannah Draper abstains

Amendment

Be it resolved that the SFUO constitution adopts the following definition of an

FTE:

An FTE or full time equivalent student is a student registered full time as

defined by their respective faculty. Furthermore a student registered part time
as defined by their respective faculty is equivalent to 1/2 FTE. An FTE is
calculated per semester.

A roll call has been requested

SFUO Tyler Steeves Y
 SFUO Sarah Jayne King N
SFUO Ted Horton Y
SFUO Amy Hammett N
SFUO Alex Chaput (ABSENT)
SFUO Paige Galette N
Arts Danika Brisson Y
Arts Mel Large (Alex proxy) N
Arts Gill Lessard (Anne-Marie Roy proxy) Y
Arts Logan Ouellette Y
Arts Martin Schoots-McAlpine N
Common Law Hannah Draper N
Droit civil Emilie Lemieux- Guenard Y
Education Carolyna Vasquez (ABSENT)
Engineering VACANT
Health Sciences Julie Brezden A
Health Sciences Adrien Herod Y
Health Sciences Hafsa Khan (ABSENT)
Management Eric Hampel Y
Management Kundai Marume (ABSENT)
Management Andrei Huranchyk (ABSENT)
Medicine Miriam Kimpton Y
Science Rosy Fournier N
Science Chouaib Redouane (Myriam proxy) N
Science Michael Colantonio (LATE) A
Social Sciences Iain Brannigan (Nicole proxy) A
Social Sciences Armel Mesmin Agbodjogbe (LATE) A
Social Sciences Sam Kabbara Y
Social Sciences Tasha Peters N
Social Sciences Jesse Root N

Social Sciences Christine Moncrieff N

Proposed by: Hannah Draper
Seconded by: Émilie Lemieux-Guénard

Failed

Amendment

Be it resolved that this motion be referred to the Money Round Table

A roll call vote has been requested

SFUO Tyler Steeves Y
 SFUO Sarah Jayne King N
SFUO Ted Horton Y
SFUO Amy Hammett N
SFUO Alex Chaput (ABSENT)
SFUO Paige Galette N
Arts Danika Brisson Y
Arts Mel Large (Alex proxy) N
Arts Gill Lessard (Anne-Marie Roy proxy) N
Arts Logan Ouellette Y
Arts Martin Schoots-McAlpine N
Common Law Hannah Draper A
Droit civil Emilie Lemieux- Guenard Y
Education Carolyna Vasquez (ABSENT)
Engineering VACANT
Health Sciences Julie Brezden Y
Health Sciences Adrien Herod Y
Health Sciences Hafsa Khan (ABSENT)
Management Eric Hampel Y
Management Kundai Marume (ABSENT)
Management Andrei Huranchyk (ABSENT)
Medicine Miriam Kimpton Y
Science Rosy Fournier A
Science Chouaib Redouane (Myriam proxy) N
Science Michael Colantonio (LATE) Y
Social Sciences Iain Brannigan (Nicole proxy) A
Social Sciences Armel Mesmin Agbodjogbe (LATE) Y
Social Sciences Sam Kabbara Y
Social Sciences Tasha Peters N
Social Sciences Jesse Root N

Social Sciences Christine Moncrieff N

Proposed by: Danika Brisson

Seconded by: Émilie Lemieux Guénard
Adopted

Proposed by: Logan Ouellette

Seconded by: Émilie Lemieux-Guénard
Refered to the Money Round Table

Be it further resolved that the SFUO allocate funds this fiscal year to the Federated Bodies to
match the definition for FTE numbers of this fiscal year.
 Be it further resolved that the SFUO allocate funds this fiscal year to the Federated Bodies to
match the definition for FTE numbers of the last fiscal year.

Proposed by:
Seconded by:
Out of order

Motion to recess for 10 minutes

Prosposed by: Amy Hammett

Seconded by: Émilie Lemieux-Guénard
Adopted
Adrian Herod abstains

10.10 CFS/CFS-O Delegation policy

Be it resolved that the following policy be adopted:

To ensure that all members of the have equal access to the seats selected by the BOA
in the SFUO’s delegation to provincial and national general meetings of the Canadian
Federation of Students it is important that these positions and the method of
application are easily accessible.

A permanent posting on the SFUO website will advertise the general time of year of
each of the provincial and national meetings and which month’s board meeting
candidates will be considered. This posting will be updated annually with specific
information regarding the dates of the board meetings and the dates of each general
meeting.

Amendment

Be it resolved to add a paragraph to the motion stating:

A notice of the upcoming meeting and deadlines will be sent by e-mail to all
students two weeks prior the application deadline of each meeting.

Amendment to the amendment

Be it resolved to include an exception for the summer months

Proposed by: Paige Galette

Seconded by: Sarah Jayne King
Adopted

Proposed by: Danika Brisson

Seconded by: Logan Ouellette
Adopted

Amendment

Be it resolved to change the last paragraph so that it reads:

An e-mail sent to all students during the fall and winter semesters with a link to
the webpage outlining the dates and application process for choosing
delegates for general meetings of the CFS

Proposed by: Amy Hammett

Seconded by: Hannah Draper
Adopted
Armel Mesmin Agodjogbe and Tasha Peters abstain
 Proposed by: Amy Hammett
Seconded by: Paige Galette
Adopted

10.11 Miscellaneous

Motion to provide just cause for Miriam Kimpton’s absence

Proposed by: Adrian Herod
Seconded by: Julie Brezden
Adopted
←
← - Paige Galette: international day of francophony and the francophony centre

← - Julie Brezden: partnership with the library and the Food Bank

← - Ted Horton: bylaw 14 and Relay for Life

- Danika: president tie breaker vote, time saver motions, organize the standing motions,
yes and no committees for referndums,

- Adrian: health fair at the UCU

- Tasha Peters: harassment policy meeting tomorrow

- Amy: Feestock at the SITE cafeteria on April 1rst

←
10.12 Question period

10.13 Closing of the meeting

Be it resolved that the meeting be adjourned

Proposed by: Adrian Herod

Seconded by: Jesse Root
Adopted
The meeting is closed at 4:25 PM