Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Student Association
Meeting Minutes
Friday, January 27, 2012
Opening
- The meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 1:35pm on Friday, January 27, 2012 in AQ 5016 by Brent.
In attendance
- Brent, AJ, Steven, Eric, Lisa, Alex, Kresimir, Tanuj, Margaret, Lucy, Natasha, Tabrez, Joyce, Lea, Allison, Shaila, Kirstin, Megan, Jason, Kaitlin
Approval of Agenda
- The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.
Approval of Minutes
- The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as distributed.
Open Issues
- Kin Cup
- Sidney booked gym and will book the equipment for the event on Feb. 24
- Brent proposed the motion to reimburse Sidney Morrison $218.75 from core for Kin Cup gym rental and up to $50 from core for the rental of equipment for the event for a total of up to $268.75 was unanimously approved
- Steven proposed the motion to reimburse Brent Flodin $22.51 from core for banner hanging hardware was unanimously approved
- Sports: Dogeball, Basketball, Soccer
- Career event
- Reflect: What went well? What could we improve?
- Website
- We now have access to the www.sfu.ca/~ksa web space
- What should we use it for? How can we add utility without getting in the way of what the Facebook group accomplishes?
- Year-end party
- will be discussed next meeting
- Changes to BPKSA
- Constitution changes:
- The old constitution limits when we can approve budgets and expenditures
- Change voting to secret ballot
- Added position: promotions
- Departmental undergrad rep and department meetings rep – changed from 3 people rep to 1 person
- Document changes terms of office from Sept to August, not every term
- Steven proposed a motion adopt the new constitution as written, Have this in-term election due to constitutional changes, resulting in this election lasting until the end of summer. Elections for the next one-year term will then take place in fall 2012.
- Alastair seconds the motion and all unanimously approved
- Had discussion at last meeting two weeks ago about constitutional changes and the changes were unanimously approved
- Elections
- A list of nominated candidates at the time of the agenda being written is as follows:
- President: Brent Flodin
- Vice-president: Steven McGee
- Treasurer: Alastair Lindsay
- Secretary: Alex Lukac
- External Relations Officer: Sidney Morrison
- Promotional Coordinator: Lisa Lin
- Departmental Committees Representative: Brent Flodin
- SFSS Forum Representative: Joyce Ching, Matt Chan
- Voting will be done by means of secret ballot. Before each vote is cast, those nominated will leave the room to allow open discussion.
- Tabrez Hussein has agreed to count ballots and tally results.
- Results
- President: Brent Flodin
- Vice-president: Steven McGee
- Treasurer: Alastair Lindsay
- Secretary: Alex Lukac
- External Relations Officer: Sidney Morrison
- Promotional Coordinator: Lisa Lin
- Departmental Committees Representative: Brent Flodin
- SFSS Forum Representative: Joyce Ching
Adjournment
- Meeting was adjourned at 2:20pm by Brent. The next meeting will be Friday, February 10, 2012 in AQ 5016 at 2:20pm.