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BUSAC Reform Presentation

A Review of the Journey, Process, and Current State of Affairs Chris Ventura, 2017

Chris Ventura

BUSAC Councilor 2010-12

Elections Committee, External Affairs Committee, Environment & Accessibility Committee, Clubs Policy Committee, Ethics Committee

Brock Senator 2011-12; 2014-15

Research & Scholarship Committee, Teaching & Learning Policy Committee, Governance Committee

GSA Council Executive 2014-15

Comprehensive review and reformat of GSA Constitution, GSA By-laws, GSA Referendum Process

BUSAC Speaker 2014-16

BUSAC Council Review & Reformat, Increased Engagement Changes

Where We Were…

We Did Some Work

• Early 2014: Small group of students start a discussion about potential

changes to BUSAC structure & size

• Fall 2014: Speaking Turns report completed
• Winter 2015: Discussions continue, survey of neighbour schools formulated

and executed.

• Spring 2015: Newly elected Governance Committee members resolve to

undertake BUSAC Reform

• Remainder of 2015: Governance Committee holds regular meetings to

discuss and develop full policy options for By-law

We Did Some Work

• December 2014: Governance Report begins discussion with Council as a

whole about electoral reform.

• January 2015: First presentation & reading of Governance Report with Bylaw

103 changes. First Reading passes 17-5 (1)

• January 2015: 2 open invitation round tables to discuss changes.
• January 27: Second reading of Bylaw 103 passes 14-3 (5)
• February 2015: First election under new system takes place

Where We Are…

What About our Neighbours?

Among our immediate neighbours (+/- 2500 FTE) we were double+ size for

• population. New model is still

quite high among our closest schools. Still 4th largest amongst schools surveyed with new model.

How Did We Get Here? Speaking Turns Report, 2014

• 14 Councillors had 0

interventions

• 63% of Councillors had 0-10

interventions.

• Conversation dominated by

Executives, Directors of the Board, who accounted for just under 50% of all interventions (4 Executives, 4 Directors vs. 45 BUSAC Councilors/Non- voting seats)

What Actually Changed?

Engagement Requirements Increased Councillor Responsibility

What Actually Changed?

Council Size & Shape Formalized Process for New Seats

Questions?