Introduction

Dan introduced the meeting.

Explained how the voting system works.

Quorum was met with 15 paid members present.

Disciplinary Actions

It has been put forward that we should not discipline the executive committee (as it was at the beginning of term) for breaking the election rules set out in the constitution as action was required to maintain the operation of the society. This constituted the reshuffling of the committee after removal of the existing president due to lack of involvement and the stepping up of Mex to cover Will who is currently unavailable to perform his secretarial duties.

The society chose to not impose disciplinary action by a majority vote.

The Society voted yes by majority vote.

Dan explained how we make changes to our constitution and why we need to do so.

The following items were voted on.

FROM: To provide hands-on and theoretical electronics and computer science skills to its members.
TO: To provide hands-on and theoretical experience in technology, engineering and craft.

Passed Unanimously

Passed majority vote.

Passed majority vote.

FROM: The Union Societies Federation Committee shall be informed of the names of all Society Officers.

TO: The Union Societies Federation Committee shall be informed of the names of all Voting Officers.

Passed majority vote.

FROM:Nominations for any post shall close one (1) day before the vote takes place.
TO: Nominations for any post shall close three (3) days before the vote takes place.

Passed majority vote.

The quota for Nominations be made public before elections according to the rules set by the Union.

Passed majority vote.

From: In the interim period before any such bye-election, the committee may co-opt a full member of the society into the position as a non-voting officer, with the exception of the executive positions.
To:In the interim period before any such bye-election, the committee may co-opt a full member of the society into the position as a non-voting officer, with the exception of the voting positions which follow the rules in E5.a

Passed majority vote.

The Voting Committee may temporarily co-opt new Voting committee members. In this case a General Meeting must be called before the end of the current term where a vote to confirm this appointment or call a byelection.

There was some discussion about this as it could possibly be abused and the potentially long period before the the next General Meeting.

However it passed by majority vote.

Disciplinary action can be proposed by any full member against any other member.

Passed majority vote.

The decision to implement a disciplinary action can be confirmed via majority Committee vote or majority General Meeting vote.

Passed majority vote.

No other business was brought up.