The First of the Motions

Tees then abandoned the chair and spoke on the first motion (moved Tees/Stainthorpe):

That Schedule No. 3C 2(c) be amended to delete the word 'editor' in specific reference to Salient the VUWSA newspaper, and that (e) be added to read as follows: —

(e) The Salient Editor each year shall be elected by SRC in the third term of the previous year and if a vacancy shall occur for the position of Editor of Salient at any time during the year the SRC shall elect a new editor at least thirty (30) days of the position becoming vacant, the publication board retaining power to appoint an interim student newspaper Editor of Salient if it becomes necessary or if the vacancy occurs during the vacation.'

The arguments against this motion were covered at length in last week's Salient so I will not go into them, especially as the motion never came up for discussion. The Association's lawyers, who must be consulted whenever a change to the constitution is being considered, had written to Mr Tees saying that while there was nothing wrong with the idea of the motion, it's wording was unacceptable. Andrew was, unaccountably reticent about why he was withdrawing the motion, and it was only with difficulty that he was persuaded to, actually read out the letter.

This sent Andrew into a bad case of the sulks, and he mumbled his way through the next motions. 'That the position of accommodation officer be abolished and be replaced by a welfare officer on the executive.' and That this Annual General Meeting does formally abolish the position of SRC Welfare Officer duly elected by SRC, effective immediately.' The Association has now moved pretty much out of owning flats, rendering the Accommodation Officer to a large degree redundant. Under these circumstances, it makes more sense to amalgamate the Accommodation Officer's duties into the new position which would have far broader interests and powers These motions were passed, as was the next one:

That the VUWSA Constitution, Part E S.l (1) be amended to include the following:

(d) Every person who is an internal student at the clinical school of Medicine in Wellington under the University of Otago and further that under Part F, (3) be added the following:

(3) That all internal students attending the Clinical School of Medicine in Wellington, notwithstanding their current membership of Otago University Students' Association, shall be members of VUWSA on payment of an annual subscription of $4.00 to be paid into the Association's general account.