MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE EMERGENCY MEETING HELD IN THE OUSA EXECUTIVE BULL-PEN OFFICE ON MONDAY 14 MAY 2018 AT 11.01AM

PRESENT

Caitlin Barlow-Groome (Chair), Cam Meads, Sam Smith, James Heath, Abigail Clark, Norhan El Sanjak, Kirio Birks, Tiana Mihaere, Umi Asaka, Josh Smith and Roger Yan

IN ATTENDANCE

Joel MacManus (Critic Editor), Charlie O’Mannin (Critic News Reporter) Esme Hall (Chief Reporter), Donna Jones (Minute Secretary), and Debbie Downs (Chief Executive Officer)

SPEAKING RIGHTS

            Moved from the Chair

268/18 THAT Debbie Downs and Donna Jones be granted speaking rights for the duration of this meeting.

                                                                                                                        CARRIED U

NZUSA

            Moved from the Chair

269/18 THAT the meeting move into committee of the whole for reasons of commercial sensitivity at 11.02am

                                                                                                                        CARRIED U

            Moved from the Chair

270/18 THAT the meeting move out of committee of the whole at 12.06pm.

                                                                                                                        CARRIED U

            Moved from the Chair

271/18 THAT the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) will pay $22,750 of their 2019 levy in advance to the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) on 14 May 2018.

                                                                                                Against: Clark/Birks/Mihaere

                                                                                                                        CARRIED

            There was a request for this advance to be checked ASAP to determine if it was a breach of the OUSA Constitution and Rules.  This was a reason why people chose to vote against the motion.

            Going forward the Executive want more transparency and updates from NZUSA in future.

            Meeting closed at 12.07pm

Signed: ___________________________________                        Date: _________