Okay folks that time again ... please come join us for the next RA meeting on Sat 4th Jan 2014 at 4.30 pm SLT .. to be held in the Upper Chamber of the Praetorium... Agenda below ..
Agenda for RA meeting on the 4th January 2014 at 4.30PM SLT ...
- Administrative Business.
-- Review and approve agenda (5 min.)
-- Review and approve minutes from last RA meeting
-- Speakers on today’s agenda items? (5 mins)
- Old Business
Chancellor and Guild working together on LA plan ....
- New Business
1 .. a) regarding documentation from Calli
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b) Citizen Recruitment position ... By Rosie
I think both these should run together
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2... Regarding byelections:
The Constitution currently reads:
"Vacancies in RA positions will be filled by by-election administered on a schedule set by the Scientific Council consistent with other applicable CDS law."
A by-election requires a timeframe of from 4 to 6 weeks, depending on when the vacancy occurs, to ensure that the process is performed consistent with applicable CDS laws: the citizenry must have a reasonable amount of time to be notified of the census and byelection, to declare to run, to challenge the candidate or Citizen lists, to campaign and to place polls and conduct the voting. This timeframe for byelection can mean a seat is empty for 2 or 3 meetings of the RA; with a RA of only 5 seats this can seriously impair the function of government.
Therefore, the SC requests that the RA consider a law that addresses filling vacant seats on RA in a more timely fashion, whether it be automatic appointment of a candidate in the previous election cycle, based on the voting of that election, or by specifying shorter timeframes for the steps in a byelection cycle, or by some other method that the RA identifies."
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- Commission Reports (5 min)
- Executive Report (10 min)
- Citizens Concerns (10 min)
- General Announcements (5 min)
- Next RA Meeting? (5 min)
- Adjourn.