58 Students’ Council Meeting Policy
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Monthly Students’ Council Meetings
Regular meetings should be held on a monthly basis after the Fall Election concludes. The first meeting should be held no later than October 15. At the first meeting, you should provide your Council membership with a meeting schedule for the rest of the semester.
Special Meetings
On occasion, there may be the need to host additional meetings outside of your stated schedule. Special meetings must be called by either the Chair of the Students’ Council, an Executive, or by written request from a majority of council members.
Attendance
Attendance Classifications
Present – Member is in attendance at the meeting
Absent – Member is not present, and gave no notice of their absence
Regrets – Member is not present, but gave advanced notice and arranged for an alternate to attend
Notification requirement for sending regrets include notifying either the Chair or the Executive Committee if they are unable to attend, as well as:
Program Representatives: Should arrange to send an alternate whenever possible, with full voting rights
Executive members: Must ensure their report is presented by another Executive, as well as any other meeting related duties be fulfilled.