JCM Minutes

January 23, 2001

1. Call to Order – 9:10

2. Approval of agenda

Mr. Cherniak argued that it was unnecessary to amend the agenda as such; Mr. Bailey disagreed.

Mr. Cherniak reminded the meeting that he had spent a lot of time preparing the ballots, and that Mr. Bailey had originally requested them. Mr. Bailey found these points irrelevant.

3. Approval of JCM minutes – 23 October, 2000

4. Business arising out of the JCM Minutes

Adam Liftweight will look into getting a Globe and Mail subscription for Trinity.

4.5 Provost Selection Committee Election

Mr. Cherniak asked that the floor be open to new nominations. The chair agreed.
Mr. Bailey informed the meeting that the heads decided as a group to accept the JCM nomination which was lowered from two representatives to one representative in order to allow a divinity representative.
The Chair was passed to the chair of the TCM, Ms. Brooks stated an objection and requested that the chair of the SHCM take the Chair instead. The chair of the SHCM declared that she did not care to take the Chair.
M. Karpinski by V. Scott and Mr. Bailey
A. Brooks by Mr. Bailey and Ms. Scott
C. Butler by Mr. Cherniak and I. Simpson
I. Vaculik by B. Bourgase and P. Josselyn
Ms. Brooks was elected; Mr. Karpinski was the obvious second choice.
Motion to have the representative report on the committee’s discussions at the first JCM in the fall of 2001 by Mr. Cherniak and A. Wakefield. Passed.
Mr. Bailey and Ms. Brooks both agreed to recommend the obvious second choice to the board if another student was requested.

5. Reports

Heads of College – The damage to the tapestry will be paid by the damage funds and the revenues from Winterfest and there is work being done to obtain funds from other sources. J. Lattimore suggested that this might be an insurance issue; Mr. Bailey and Ms. Brooks agreed to look into the matter.
Heads of Arts – Winterfest was a good party.
Heads of NRAC – The speakers are up in the Buttery, but the heads package will go out the next day. J. Christie made a mockery of the NRAC fiasco.
Heads of Divinity – Not present.
SAC – Not present.
Auditor – Needs the books of all clubs and heads for their audit.

6. Discussion of Conversat Loan

Mr. Simpson informed the meeting that 200 tickets were sold the previous year, and that there would be wristbands and a greater security presence.
Mr. Bourgase suggested that the budget is overly geometrical.
D. Halas pointed out that there were no funds for the pre-Conversat dinner, and that wrist bands are “stupid and tacky”. Don Gilbert sat smugly in the corner.
B. Gilmour answered that the dinner would be too expensive and otherwise would not comment.
Motion to lend $3000.00 to Conversat by Mr. Simpson and Mr. Gilmour. Passed.

7. Don Committee Elections

A. Lloyd by M. Jessop and Mr. Bailey.
M. Lush by Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Halas.
D. Ort by Ms. Lush and J. Woodward.
T. Magnus by Mr. Josselyn and A. Best.
C. Leung by J. Handyside and Mr. Bailey.
L. Buntua by Ms. Scott and L. Atkinson.
F. Pass by Mr. Simpson and J. MacDonald
Mr. Cherniak by Mr. Lattimore and M. McCormick
As the only science candidates, a vote between Ms. Buntua and Mr. Leung was held first. Ms. Buntua was elected.
All women were therefore taken off the list, and an election was held between Mr. Cherniak, Mr. Pass, and Mr. Ort. Mr. Cherniak was elected.

9. Amendments to the Electoral Rules

Motion to change the Electoral Rules so that there shall be one polling booth in the buttery instead of one in front of Strachan, one in front of Melinda Seaman, and one in the buttery by Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Lattimore.

10. Other business

11. Date for next meeting

12. Adjournment – 10:23