JCM Minutes

September 25, 2000

1. Call to Order and Approval of the Agenda – 7:25

Motion to add SVRT as 9 ii by A. Wakefield and V. Scott. Passed.
Motion to replace 10 xxi, and xxiii with the SHAA and Stephanos by D. Washburn and D. Ort. Passed.
Motion to make Solid Gold 9a by B. Poynter and Mr. Washburn. Passed.
Motion to move 10 xvi to 11 viii by M. Gourlay and S. Bailey. Passed.
Motion to add Jazz Society as 9 iii by Mr. Bailey and D. Halas. Passed.
Motion to move 10 xxvi to 11 vix by Mr. Wakefield and I. Dumitrescu. Passed.
Motion to approve the amended agenda by A. Hartwick and Mr. Halas. Passed.

2. Approval of JBS Minutes – September 20, 2000

Motion to approve by F. Pass and Mr. Bailey. Passed.

3. Business arising out of the JBS Minutes

None

4. Approval of the JCM Minutes – April 5, 2000

Motion to approve by Mr. Ort and Mr. Gourlay. Passed.

5. Business arising out of the JCM Minutes

Mr. Ort asked what the Provost Re-Selection Committee decided. The chair informed the meeting that he is looking into the matter.

6. Reports

Heads of College – Talk to dean Allan if you need more money. The heads package will be out within one week.
Heads of Arts – Are making the calendar for the Head’s Package.
Heads of NRAC – The contractor for the Buttery needs some new ideas. Club heads should inform NRAC of their meetings one week in advance. Will have first NRAC meeting on Sept. 28. There is a tentative agreement to get Non-residents into the dinning halls by leaving their student cards at the door.
Heads of Divinity – Not present.
Chair of the TCM – The TCM wants no changes to last year’s meal policies, wants beer prices to stay at $1.50, and hopes that the SHCM will pass similar resolutions.
Froshweek Committee – Week was a great success but made less money than expected due to inaccurate attendance estimates.
SCCC – None.
SAC – Not present.
Auditor – Two heads failed their audits. The college has a $600,000 deficit. They make money off of food services (jumped from $34,000 à $53,000 after the proposed change to meal plans.
Treasurer – Will get 85% of fees now, 15% at the end of the year. Have $19,000 left after levied clubs are paid. If all budgets are approved, will only have $3,500 in the account. Will have $16,500 after froshweek repays what it can plus the 15%. May have more due to unspent money.
Chair of the SHCM – Budget wasn’t passed at the SHCM. Cannot give money to Saints, Head of Arts, or Head of College without it. Request that we pass it pending the approval of the SHCM. Motion to add SHCM as 11 vx by Mr. Hartwick and Mr. Washburn. Passed.

7. Constitutional Amendments

J. Cherniak handled the meeting for the sake of expediency. He informed the meeting that the JBS had approved the proposed constitution at its meeting.
Mr. Ort made a friendly amendment to give the JCM authority over non-levied clubs that ask for and receive recognition from the JCM.
J. Venn made a friendly amendment to re-word Part II, Section B so that guests cannot vote at meetings.
Mr. Halas informed Mr. Cherniak of the proper spelling of “Stock Ale”.
Mr. Pass made a friendly amendment to change “through” to “under” in Part II, Section M.
Mr. Ort made a grudgingly friendly amendment to change Part III, Section H so that “the Secretary must inform that member, in writing, …”
V. Marshall, M. Lush, and M. Meeuwis spoke against lower quorum. L. Atkinson, Mr. Gourlay, J. Latimore, Mr. Cherniak, and Mr. Washburn spoke in favour of lower quorum. Ms. Dumitrescu argued that quorum should always be present throughout the meeting. I. Smith suggested that fewer meetings would make quorum easier to obtain. Mr. Cherniak informed the meeting that he was unwilling to accept a higher quorum.

Motion to add the provision of beer by M. Jessop and Ms. Atkinson.
Mr. Meeuwis argued that beer was intimidating.
Mr. Jessop withdrew the motion.

Mr. Halas made a friendly amendment to add to Part V, Section C: “If quorum is not called, it will be assumed to exist.”
Mr. Pass made a friendly amendment to change Part V, Section H to read “according to Stanford’s latest edition of Bourinot’s Rules of Order that is present at that meeting.”
Mr. Cherniak informed the meeting of a page of friendly amendments that he was presenting with the proposed constitution.
G. Seaborn made a friendly amendment to reword amendment one to read “and any University of Toronto Student who pays University of Trinity College Student Society Fees.”
Mr. Seaborn made a friendly amendment to add Part II, Section N to read: “Once each academic year, the JCM shall set student society fees for the next academic year. Failing a decision, the fees shall remain unchanged.”
Mr. Ort made a friendly amendment to change amendment three so that Heads of College are “voting, ex officio members…”
Mr. Bailey called the question.
Motion to approve the amendments for the first time by Mr. Cherniak and Mr. Hartwick. Passed.

8. Clubs Seeking Recognition With JBS Approval

Rainbow Trinity by Mr. Bailey and Ms. Scott. Passed.
Trinity College Chamber Players by A. Brooks and B. Gilmour. Passed.
Trinity College Classical Music Society by Mr. Bailey and R. Rosenfeld. Passed.
Trinity College Merchandising Committee by Mr. Washburn and Mr. Ort. Passed.

9. Clubs Seeking Recognition Without JBS Approval

Classics Society by Mr. Bailey and Mr. Pass. Passed.
Society for Vitriolic Recreation at Trinity by Mr. Pass and Ms. Dumitrescu. Passed.
Jazz Society by Mr. Rosenfeld and L. Buntua. Passed.

9a. Approval of the Solid Gold Budget

Not approved due to tape recorder cost. Ms. Poynter assured the meeting that the recorder would be kept at Trinity and available when not in use by Solid Gold. Motion to approve the budget by Mr. Rosenfeld and J. Haylock. Passed.

10. Budgets with JBS recommendation

Motion to approve all recommended budgets at once by Mr. Hartwick and Mr. Rosenfeld. Mr. Washburn made a friendly amendment to approve all recommended budgets if there was no discussion. The motion passed.
OT1, OT2, OT3, TCM, JBS, Trinity Review, Trinity College Dramatic Society, Illiterati, Cheese Society, AIDS Awareness, Beer Appreciation Society, Running Society, Wine tasting Society, French Table, International Relations Society, and Trinity College Chamber Players all approved as a result of the previous motion.
OT4 - Motion to make clothing, damage and Service Charge expenses part of a miscellaneous expense by J. Gunn and Mr. Washburn. Passed. Motion to approve by Mr. Washburn and I. Simpson. Passed.
TCAA – Motion to give the TCAA $105 above their levy, to be paid back in not needed, in order to accommodate deficit by P. Miron and Mr. Hartwick. Passed. Motion to approve by Mr. Ort and Mr. Washburn. Passed.
Salterrae – Mr. Ort suggested looking into advertisements. Mr. Simpson informed the meeting that some Froshweek advertisers were interested in the Trinity newspaper. Motion to approve with the understanding that the editors will look into advertising by Mr. Cherniak and J. Woodward. Mr. Bailey asked if people are willing to accept advertisements in the Salterrae considering the upset over advertisements in Strachan hall. Ms. Dumitrescu argued that CDs could be gotten cheap or even free if proper deals are made with stores. Mr. Simpson requested that all CDs be given to the Heads of Arts. Mr. Cherniak called the question. Passed.
TCLI – Mr. Halas explained that Heritage expenses would go towards updating the Speakers’ and Prime Ministers’ boards and possibly some trophies. Motion to approve by Mr. Washburn and Mr. Halas. Passed.
NRAC – Some concern was expressed about NRAC spending a large portion of its bank balance. Motion to approve by E. Lord and A. Crabtree. Passed.
Heads of College – Motion to approve by Mr. Jessop and Mr. Latimore. Passed.
Science and Nature – Motion to approve by Mr. Rosenfeld and Ms. Lord. Mr. Cherniak said that the budget was well written, but contained many unnecessary expenditures. Mr. Bailey said that the budget was already cut from $1,500. Ms. Dumitrescu called the question. Passed.
Pet Therapy – Mr. Meeuwis argued that all who questioned the budget were petty. Mr. Cherniak suggested that the club look into funding from the Dean of Women. Motion to approve by Ms. Lord and S. Neville. Passed.
English Society – Motion to approve by Mr. Gourlay and Ms. Neville. Passed.
SMRT – Mr. Gourlay claimed, “This is terrible”. Motion to approve at $180 by Ms. Neville and Ms. Scott. Passed.
Rainbow Trinity – Motion to approve by Mr. Crabtree and E. Pachaud. Passed.
Classics Society – Motion to approve by Ms. Neville and Mr. Rosenfeld. Passed.

11. Budgets Without JBS Recommendation

Safety Committee – Motion to approve by Mr. Cherniak and Ms. Lord. Mr. Meeuwis exclaimed that there is too much liability involved and that “it’s awful”. Ms. Atkinson reminded the meeting that Mr. Rosenfeld was trusted enough to look at her ass in the week previous. Ms. Lord informed the meeting that the members of the club are not looking for confrontation. Mr Cherniak supported the club and argued that if anything is awful, it is righteous indignation. Mr. Cherniak called the question. Passed.
Chess Club – Motion to Approve by Mr. Bailey and Ms. Scott. Passed.
Classical Music Society – Motion to approve a subsidy of one-sixth of the cost of concert tickets per person up to a total of $1,000 plus the extra $200 budgeted by Mr. Cherniak and S. Bond. Passed.
TCJBS – Motion to approve the original Jams Bond Society Budget by Mr. Cherniak and Mr. Ort. Passed.
Pipe Club – Motion to refer the budget back to the club by Ms. Dumitrescu and A. Oakdon. J. Dutton argued against pettiness. Mr. Meeuwis objected to the budget. The motion failed. Motion to approve the budget by Mr. Gourlay and Ms. Lush. Passed.
Cigar Club – Mr. Latimore claimed that at last year’s first JCM he had a cigar shoved up his sphincter when he tried to get his budget approved. Motion to approve (the budget) by Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Woodward. Passed.
Stephanos – Motion to accept by Ms. Atkinson and Ms. Scott.
SHAA – Motion to accept by Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Bailey. Passed.
UAAC – Mr. Meeuwis suggested, “If you’re going to vote against a budget, this is a good one to vote against.” Motion to accept with photocopying at $10 and the pub float at $300 by Mr. Bailey and Mr. Ort. Passed.
SHCM – Motion to accept by Mr. Bailey and Mr. Washburn. Passed.

12. Gift for Father Black

Miss Marshall bought a watch and Scotch. Father Black thanks the JCM for its generosity.

13. Gift for Jose

Motion to give $50 to Mr. Gunn to buy a bottle of wine and a card by Mr. Gunn and Mr. Latimore. Passed.

14. JCM support for TCM motion regarding Strachan Hall

Mr. Jessop reminded the meeting that a tentative solution has been reached.

15. Other Business.

It was generally agreed that the SHCM should be responsible for the attendance of the Women of College.

16. Next Meeting

A preference for November 16^th was expressed.

17. Adjournment – 11:20

Moved by Mr. Halas and Ms. Neville. Passed.