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Minutes for JCR Exec Meeting, 2nd March 2003
Present:
- Ian Redding (President) (Chair)
- James Bell (Treasurer)
- Fiona Womack (Target)
- Rachel Reeves (Green)
- Matthew Mayer (IT & Comms)
- Tony Evans (Men's)
- Rebecca Hoyle (Acting Services Officer)
- Matt Dyson (Acting Welfare Officer)
- Nathan Howes (Bar President, non-voting)
Apologies Received from:
- Ben Wiles (Vice-President)
- Farzana Hakim (Women's)
- Nick Drinnan (External)
- Jennie Duggan (Ents)
- Ross McElwain (Academic Affairs)
Summary of Main Points of Meeting:
- Welcome
- Elections
- Will be held on March 5th
- Ian to circulate rota for manning the ballot box
- There are candidates for both remaining Exec positions and various other committee posts
- CUSU elections held on the same day, so times determined by CUSU
- JCR Website
- Matt Mayer reported on an encouraging first week for the new website
(www.downingjcr.co.uk)
- 2500 pageviews per day, at least 210 people from Downing have viewed the site, 26 people
signed up on the forum. Matt Dyson suggested advertising this on the plodge blackboard
- Exec approved a donation of £20 to SRCF who are hosting the site (much less than the
amount suggested in the last meeting for external hosting)
- Looking to expand on information provided by the site, including information for
potential applicants
- Matthew suggested the possibility of developing an SMS service to alert people to
important JCR information, as well as cheap drink offers in the bar! Will investigate
potential interest and cost.
- Terminals on stairacases: under discussion with IT department
- The Bar
- Nathan gave an update on the toilet renovation
- Possibility of putting a fixed charge on people's bills to cover damage when the
perpetrators cannot be found. Discussion as to whether this would be a deterrent, and
fairness to those who don't use the bar
- Prices will probably have to rise
- Motion about making bar non-smoking could be raised at the next Open Meeting
- Sharing Squash Courts with Sidney
- Matt Dyson reported that the current facilities were already overstretched and in need
of repair
- Sharing with Sidney not sensible
- JCR Open Meeting
- Best date appears to be 11th March, though strictly not enough days notice to call one for that date.
- Constutution changes will be debated - but will need to be segmented as certain issues
(eg voting rights for womens and mens officer) are more controversial. One of the old Exec
(Matt Dyson?) will propose the motion
- Other possible motions are on removal of Saturday brunch, non-smoking in the bar, green
electricity
- Microphone and speaker would make it easier to keep meeting in order
- Red Nose Day and University Challenge
- Jenny Duggan to organise Red Nose Day, hopefully in conjunction with the bar
- Ben Wiles to organise UC heats
- Any Other Business
- Welfare: Matt Dyson gave an update on condoms (hopefully will arrive in
time for open meeting), the cycling trip to Ely (small subsidy will be used from Welfare
budget) and £5 rebates for cycle helmets.
- Treasury: Depreciation Fund down to £100. James is preparing mid-year
budget, so money may have to be squeezed from MCR Grant (£500), JCR Grant (£500) and
unused society money. Investments are not in a great state due to stockmarket troubles.
James to meet investment managers next week. He will also enquire about their ethical
stance.
- Green: Rachel keen to set up a Fairtrade stall
The next meeting will be held on Sunday 9th March 2003 at 7pm