► General Meetings

Want to have your say about your Students’ Union?
Want to propose a policy?
Want to ask the executive officers to campaign on something or make a change?
Want to have a say on the Students’ Union rulebook?
Want to have a say on the sabbatical positions?
Come along to your Students’ Union Extraordinary General Meeting!

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General Meeting Frequently Asked Questions


What is the General Meeting and what can it do? 

A general meeting is a democratic forum of the Students’ Union. If 100 or more students attend, a General Meeting can:  

  1. Pass Policy of the Union
  2. Discuss any matters of Student concern
  3. Overturn decisions of Exec
  4. Hold Executive to Account, through motions of confidence, commendation or censure
  5. Ask Executive officers questions
  6. Change the Union Constitution – the rule book covering how we operate, what we do and   how we do things

In short, it is an opportunity for students to have their say on their Union and hold those you have elected to account.

I think the Union should be doing something new or different, how can I have this discussed? 

You can write and propose a motion. The Union is bound by policy and subject to it being legal, the officers of UHSU are bound to uphold the policy passed by students.
 

I have something I want to discuss how to get an item onto the General Meeting agenda? 

The Union chair will convene the meeting and agree the agenda. To get a matter on the agenda in the first instance you may wish to discuss it with the Union chair. Discussions that are more formal are considered through policy motions that enable matters to be discussed in a structured way.
Questions can be asked during the meeting and there will be a section for questions to the executive
 

Is there a deadline for getting something on the Agenda?

Any Item that you want to place on the Agenda should be submitted to j.a.haigh@hud.ac.uk five days in advance of the meeting. Therefore, the deadline for this EGM is 13.30 on 1st December 2009.

How do I write a policy?

Guidance on how to write a policy is here,

click to find out more

You can also contact any of the sabbatical officers to get support or contact the iZone who will be able to support you.

How do I participate? 

There are many ways to get involved. You could write and propose a motion. Speak at the meeting for against a motion, vote for or against a proposal, or ask a question of the exec. The choice is yours!

 

How do I write a motion?

Please click this link for a full explanation

 
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