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directors should be was
reviewed.

There was a discussion on
what NUGSS is going to do
about the use of the recently
bought PA system. John
Stevenson and John Robertson
came to a conclusion that a
person should be hired to set
up, operate and take down the
equipment at a charge to clubs
of $8/hour. The problem is how
money can be collected
properly. CUPE is expected to
have a problem with hiring a
non-union person, even though
the Society doesn’t fall under
the stipulations of the CUPE

* union. Grant was designated to

check out what the policies
surrounding it will be and get
feedback.

Ryan Maclvor motioned that
the society spend $800 in order
to become members of the
British. Columbia and Yukon
Student Association (BCYSA).
This is viewed by the board to
be a good decision and a viable
alternative to joining the
Canadian Federation of
Students (CI'S) because it will
not raise the amount of fees
that will be collected by the
Student Society at the
beginning of the semester. If
the society decides at a later
date that it wants to withdraw
its membership from the
BCYSA, there will be no
problems or legalities. Also,
since it is a relatively new
organization, the society will
be able to play a role in shaping
the BCYSA. It will provide
more lobbying power and it
also offers the possibility that
we will be able to appoint a
member to-its board. The
motion passed.

A letter was submitted by the
Prince George Political Interest
and Research Group (PG
PIRG) outlining the fact that
they need more office space.
The original proposal that was
made a long time ago
concerning the allocation of
office space to NUGSS has not
changed. An outline of this
proposal will be available upon
request from the Over the Edge
Newspaper office or stop by

‘the NUGSS office for more

information. The board
decided that the Society didn’t
want to trade off its second
office for PG PIRG’s smaller
office and mentioned that PG
PIRG should be happy that
they have space at all.

A discussion was alsp held

about the purchase of a new
filing cabinet for the second
office and for some plants, new
chairs, lamps, a couch and a
new coffee maker. Grant
Leippi, John Stevenson and
Brenda Haggerty volunteered
to check prices for the items
but were concerned about who
would clean up the dirty cups.

Some discussion was held
about what the Society is going
to do over the summer. There
are a lot of problems
concerning the inactivity of the
board since most do not live in
Prince George over the
summer. It was suggested that
a second person be hired over
the summer to help coordinate
activities and get ready for
September. The constitution
needs to be amended but
chances are, there will be no
chance of an Annual General
Meeting being held until next
year. The organization and the
job descriptions of directors
will have to be addressed and
how they pertain to summer
activity.

John Stevenson apologized
for missing the last meeting
(February 24 - It was a
conference call) since he chose
to go Skiing in Jasper instead.

Brenda motioned that it will
be OK for John Stevenson to
miss the next meeting, with no
consequences to receiving his
$300 monthly honorarium,
since he has to go to a job
interview to go to in
Summerland. The motion
passed.

Ryan Maclvor motioned that
he be allowed to be absent from
the Societies board of directors
from March 11 until March 24
since he is on duty for Naval
Cadet Training. The motion
passed,

John Stevenson motioned that
the Society purchase Aldus
Pagemaker 6.5 at the price of
$216.25 + tax for the use of the
Student Society. The motion
passed.

_Discussion was also held
about the fact that John
Robertson’s resignation was
suggested and that new
directors should not be
appointed halfway through the
term since they are
unknowledgeable in the
structure of the society and it
takes them too long to catch
up. It was suggested that
people be appointed to the
positions at the discretion of
the acting board of directors
instead of holding elections.

March 10, 1997

A good hour was spent at the
beginning of the meeting today
to hear a presentation from
Paul Zanette on why the
university is designed the way
that it is and what will be
happening to thé university in
the future construction wise as
pertaining to the ten year plan.
There was much discussion on
this subject pertaining to the
future construction of a
Student Union Building (SUB
Building) on the campus. The
idea so far is that the SUB
building will be located in the
area in between the conference
centre and the path to the
residences. The building will
be two stories high and will
have a pub init. Also, there is
planned space for clubs and a
hall to hold events and venues
in. There is a new problem that
the University has never had to
deal with before. This is the
problem of how the Student
Society is going to go about
legally acquiring the land. It is
anticipated to be a relatively
simple problem to sort out
though. Some major monetary
questions still need to be sorted
out though such as how much
is it going to cost to hire an
architect to design a building
and how much is it going to
cost to construct the building?

The accounting club
requested matched funding for
the amount of $700 since they
raised $700 through
fundraising activities. This will
give them a total of $1400 to
work with. It is a policy that
the Northern Undergraduate
Student Society will match
funding once a year per club to
a maximum of $700 per year.
The accounting club raised and
qualified for the full amount.
The only remaining condition
for the payment of the money
is that the accounting club
move its accounts to the Bank
of Nova Scotia and give
NUGSS full signing authority
to its accounts.

A discussion was held
pertaining to the fact that there
will need to be a representative
for the British Columbia and
Yukon Student Association
(BCYSA) and weather or not
the position should be an
elected position or an
appointed position. The
general consensus is that this -
position should be competed
for by the undergraduate

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