General Meeting
AGENDA OF GENERAL MEETING OF SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
TO BE HELD AT 4:00 PM, 12TH OF MARCH AT J01 – FLEXIBLE TEACHING SPACE
- OPENING AND WELCOME
- APOLOGIES AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE
- MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING & BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
3.4 Any members joining in 2021 shall be waived of the membership fee of an Ordinary Member in clause 3.3.i), being entitled to a free membership with full access as to any other Ordinary Members. Any person joining in 2021 shall be deemed as an Ordinary Member of the Society defined under clause 3.1.i)
Amend to:
Removal of clause.
4.1 The Society shall have executive members consisting of:
i) A President
ii) A Vice President
iii) A Secretary
iv) A Treasurer
v) An Executive Assistant
vi) A Marketing Assistant
vii) An Industry Liaison
viii) Two Second Year Representatives
ix) One First Year Representative
Amend to:
The Society shall have executive members consisting of:
i) A President
ii) A Vice President
iii) A Secretary
iv) A Treasurer
v) An Executive Assistant
vi) A Marketing Officer
vii) An Industry Liaison
viii) Two Second Year Representatives
ix) One First Year Representative
5.6 The Marketing Assistant shall:
Amend to:
5.6 The Marketing Officer Shall:
11.4 The finances of the Society shall be maintained in accordance with the C&S Handbook for Treasurers produced by the Clubs & Societies Office of The University of the Sydney Union, and submitted for audit by the Clubs & Societies Auditor immediately following the Financial Year End of the Society in the month of May each year.
Amend to:
11.4 The finances of the Society shall be maintained in accordance with the C&S Handbook for Treasurers produced by the Clubs & Societies Office of The University of the Sydney Union, and submitted for audit by the Clubs & Societies Auditor immediately following the Financial Year End of the Society in the month of August each year.
11.6 The financial year of the Society shall run from the date of the AGM to the AGM the following year.
Amend to:
11.6 The financial year of the Society shall run from the 1st September to the 30th August of the following year.
5. ELECTION OF EXECUTIVES
Appointment of Returning Officer
Nominations will be considered and voted on for the following positions:
- First Year Representative.
Candidates can be self nominated or nominated by someone else as long as the nominee accepts. Nominations must be informed to the society's secretary via email ([email protected]) or in person. Email nominations will be received until the start of the meeting (Wednesday 12th of March at 4pm). In person nominations will be received during the election of executives until the start of the voting. Nominations for the positions will be seconded and accepted on the day of the GM. All candidates speak to their nominations. Nominations will be considered and voted on for the executive positions by a majority vote of ordinary members. This will be first past the post, meaning the candidate with the most votes wins. Votes will be counted on a method determined by the Returning Officer. Once the votes have been cast and counted, the Returning Officer will declare a winner.
6. DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
7. CLOSE OF MEETING
