Students’ Administrative Council.
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The Mount Allison Students’ Union is governed by the Students’ Administrative Council (SAC), a democratically elected body of students. Council is responsible for passing policy on behalf of the MASU, for maintaining the bylaws and operating procedures and for providing oversight to the executive and staff.
All meetings are open to the public and we encourage our members to attend. During the summer, council meetings are typically held once a month. During the school year, council meetings occur on a biweekly basis.
Check out our past Council Meetings on our YouTube here
Current SAC Package
The Students' Administrative Council will consider the seven amendments above at its regular meeting on:
Date: TBD
Time: TBD (Atlantic)
Location: Online (Teams)
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The amendment listed below in their entirety are to be considered for Second Reading at the next meeting of the Students’ Administrative Council.
Expedited amendment to Bylaw 33. Quorum under the section titled “STUDENTS’ ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL – MEETINGS”:
BE IT RESOLVED that Bylaw 33. be amended by replacing the word “elected” with “in-term” such that it
now reads…
33. Quorum. The required quorum for the transaction of business at an SAC meeting shall be fifty percent plus one (50% +1) of all then in-term Officers, with the inclusion of at least two Executive in said count. If quorum is not present at a meeting of the SAC, the meeting may, after the lapse of fifteen (15) minutes from the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, be adjourned. Such a lapsed meeting shall be considered sufficient for fulfilling the monthly meeting requirement.
Bylaw Amendment Report – Amendment to Bylaw 33. Quorum
Scope of the Proposed Amendment: The proposed amendment shall make quorum for the transaction of business at meetings of the SAC reflect actual practices by accounting for both elected and appointed voting Officers (listed as Officers under Bylaw 12). If only elected officers are counted toward quorum, it is easier for appointed representatives or Executive members to be excluded from important votes.
Purpose of the Proposed Amendment: This amendment will serve to make the rules surrounding Council’s quorum reflective of the SAC’s actual voting membership in its entirety. As such, appointed positions including the Indigenous Student Representative, the Graduate Student Representative, the Vice President, Finance & Governance, and the Vice President, Communications and Marketing, shall be considered toward the membership of the Union’s voting Officers, making sure that all Representatives and Executives are included in the consideration of important Council-related matters.
Expected Results of the Proposed Amendment: This amendment will slightly increase the flexibility of elected officers, allowing business of the SAC to be transacted in their absence, which is often necessary. Ultimately, this amendment is being made so that the MASU is regularly operating in accordance with our governance, as quorum has typically been measured by the presence or absence of voting Officers, not only elected Officers.
Who sits on Council?
Office of the Chairperson
The Students’ Administrative Council is run by the chairperson and deputy chairperson. Both positions serve as non-voting members and are responsible for ensuring council functions effectively while remaining entirely neutral.
Any questions regarding the Students’ Administrative Council can be directed to the Chairperson of the SAC at masuchair@mta.ca.
Executive
In January, elections are held to select the President; Vice-President, Academic & University Affairs; Vice-President, External Affairs; and Vice-President, Student Life. These four positions sit as voting members of Council.
In addition to the elected positions, the Vice-President, Finance and Governance and the Vice-President, Communications & Marketing are hired by the MASU.
General representatives
Two councillors from among students living on campus and off campus are elected each year in the fall to represent their constituents on general issues. These councillors serve a term from September to April.
Representatives
Four councillors are elected each to represent a specific student group and their interests. Elected each fall, Ethnic Diversity, International Student, Gender & Sexual Diversity, and Disability Representatives serve as voting-members of the SAC for a term from September to April. The Graduate and Indigenous student representatives are appointed each year as voting-members of the SAC as well.
Senators
Each year, the MASU elects seven senators – two from each faculty of Arts, Science, and Social Science and an Indigenous senator – who also represent students on senate, Mount Allison University’s highest academic governing body. These positions sit as voting members of Council. Faculty Councillors serve terms from May to April.
First-Year REPRESENTATIVE
One first-year councillor is elected each year in the fall from the incoming class to represent the best interests of students in their first year of study at Mount Allison. The first-year councillor serves a term from September to April.
Meeting Minutes
Stay up-to-date on the work being done by MASU councillors, committees, and the executive by reading through our meeting minutes.
Meeting recordings
Stay up-to-date on the work being done by MASU councillors, committees, and the executive by watching the sac meeting recordings.