August GMM (Aug 20th) & Tentative Agenda

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Our next GMM will be August 20th from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm in 320 Bethune College. Free food and TTC tokens will be available! At this GMM we will be voting on several bylaw amendments and important donation requests. All members are encouraged to attend.

Keep reading for the tentative agenda, accessibility information and more.

If you have items to add to the agenda please contact the Recording Secretary, Gizem Çakmak, at recsec.cupe3903@gmail.com. Items must be received by August 18th at 5 pm.

If you require any of the following: ASL interpretation, reimbursement for childcare/caregiver/attendant care, and/or transportation costs for members who are unable to secure Wheel-Trans, or other requests for accommodation, please contact Sheila Wilmot at cupe3903.equity.officer@gmail.com or 416-736-5154 ext. 3

  1. Roll call of officers (5 minutes)
  2. Reading of the Equality Statement (3 minutes)
  3. Reading of the Mississauga Land Acknowledgement (2 minutes)
  4. Approval of agenda (10 minutes)
  5. Notices (10 minutes)
    1. Bylaw Amendment: Article 9.I.f (Officers Sitting on the Executive Committee – Chairperson
    2. Bylaw Amendment: Appendix C (Ways and Means)
    3. Bylaw Amendment: Appendix D (Extended Health Benefits Committee)
    4. Bylaw Amendment: Appendix E (Professional Development Fund)
    5. Donation: Toronto Overdose Prevention Sites ($1000)
  6. Approval of Minutes (15 minutes)
    1. April 2019 GMM minutes
  7. Unfinished Business (30 minutes)
    1. Bylaw Amendment: Bylaw Amendment: Article 10(e) – Committees
    2. Bylaw Amendment: Article 10 (Committees)
    3. Bylaw Amendment: Article 15.V.a (Elections)
    4. Bylaw Amendment: Article 7.c (Dues and Assessments)
    5. Donation Request: The Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions ($3000)
    6. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Article 10 (Committees – Accessibility Committee)
    7. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Article 10 (Committees – Trans Fund Committee)
    8. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Article 11 (Trans Feminist Action Caucus and the Trans Caucus)
    9. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Article 9.I – Officers
    10. Motion to destroy the ballots from the bylaw amendment: Appendix G – Donations Policy
  8. Matters arising (20 minutes)
  9. Finances (30 minutes)
    1. Treasurer’s Report [See separate document]
    2. Proposed Budget Amendments
    3. Communications Committee budget approval
  10. New Business (15 minutes)
    1. Endorsement request: September 27 Climate Strike
  11. Executive Report-backs (15 minutes)
  12. Reports of Committees and Delegates (15 minutes)
    1. Childcare Committee Report
  13. Adjournment