AUSA Autumn General Meeting Done Within Fifteen Minutes

Chaos reigned at last Wednesday’s Autumn General Meeting as dishevelled students fought feverishly for free drinks and bags. Administrative Vice President Joe McCrory struggled to hold back the horde, as over two hundred students lusted for a free scooter and associated paraphernalia.

The AGM was placed in doubt as an initial count found too few members at the meeting. Despite the efforts of Executive members to lure students in to the quad, it looked like the string of inquorate General Meetings would continue for another semester. However a divine hand intervened with a furious blast of precipitation, driving more students towards shelter and allowing the chair to open the meeting.

The first items of business involved the passing of various motions. Minutes from a Special General Meeting held in September 2008 were finally received and adopted. This meeting is notable for an amendment to the constitution which removed the requirement for a balance sheet to be posted on the noticeboard for SRC (now Student Forum) consideration. A further amendment now means that AUSA Secretary and General Manager Tom O’Connor is required to make accounts available for all members to view before a General Meeting. Few at the meeting appeared to have read the minutes from the SGM, much like how few will read this paragraph.

Other items of business included the adoption of audited accounts from three years ago, the appointment of an honorary solicitor with the surname of Hawk and the appointment of auditors with the cryptic name of ‘…….’ in the agenda. Results for last year’s elections were adopted also.

McCrory then handed the chair to AUSA President Elliott Blade in order to speak in support for the repeal of the 2002 referendum that banned pro-life clubs from affiliating with AUSA. Welfare Officer John Kingi, a pro-choice supporter, was “glad the motion passed” because he believed that forcing pro-life clubs to adhere to additional affiliation standards was “unfair and undemocratic.”

The meeting climaxed and ended within ten minutes, which is somewhat longer than Craccum requires to climax and end. A scooter was given away after meeting closure, which Craccum failed to win. Damn it.