July 2020 - June 2021

TRUSTEE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
JULY 2020 – JUNE 2021

Here you can read through the minutes from trustee board meetings from 01 July 2020 to 31 June 2021

 

6 MAY 2021

Minutes of the Board of Trustees

6 MAY 2021

VIA VIDEO CALL

 

In Attendance;

 

Admire Ncube – President Kent (AN)’Chair

Aaliya Khan – Student Trustee (AK)

Julia Seco Lopez de Ávila – Student Trustee (JSLdÁ)

Julia Pentz – Student Trustee (JP)

 

Andrew Fisher – External Trustee (AF)

Roosevelt Avi – External Trustee; Deputy Chair (RA)

 

Andy Squire – Chief Executive (AS)

 

Agenda Item Number Agenda Item Title Action and Vote
      Welcome from the Chair

 

 

AN welcomed members to the meeting.

 
1     Apologies Received

 

 

AS stated that apologies had been received from Karabo Magooa and the meeting was quorate.

 
2     Declarations of Conflict of Interest

 

 

None declared

 
3     Minutes from the Previous Meeting – June 2020

 

 

Approved as provided.

 

 

 

 

Vote to approve;

In Favour: 6

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

  3.1   Action List from Previous Meeting

 

 

 

 

Vote to approve;

In Favour: 6

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

4     Items for Discussion  
  4.1   Student Voice Report- early findings

 

introduced the paper. AF asked how the document would help with student conduct issues. AS answered that the new regulations would allow for some issues to be handled by the club rather than being referred to a disciplinary panel.

 

 

 

Vote to approve:

In Favour: 6

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

  4.4   Farnham bar and venue transfer proposal

 

 

AS introduced the paper. AF stated that based on the financial case, the proposal cannot be approved as the bar is a loss-making business, but that there might be a strong positive impact on the student experience.

 

Members exchanged thoughts on a way forward, with an action being approved for AS to continue discussions with UCA.

 

 

Action:

As to continue conversations with UCA

 

5     Standing Items  
  5.1   Management Accounts

 

AS provided an overview of the commentary and invited questions.

 

approved as supplied

 

 

Vote to approve

In Favour: 6

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

 

  5.2   Strategy Update

 

AS provided overview and invited questions

 

approved as supplied

 

 

Vote to approve

In Favour: 6

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

 

  5.3   Staffing Update

 

AS reported that 100% of student staff stated they felt they were more employable as a result of working in the SU and would recommend it to a friend.

 

 
  5.4   Sabbatical Officer Reports  
    5.4.1 President Kent

 

Taken as Read. Vote to accept report

 

 

 

Vote to approve

In Favour: 5

Against: 0

Abstain: 2

 

  5.5   Cheif Executive Report

 

Taken as Read. Vote to accept report

 

 

 

Vote to approve

In Favour: 6

Against: 0

Abstain: 0

 

  5.6   Union Policies Affecting the Board of Trustees

 

AS updated on changed to Unnion Council designed to improve student voice and accountability.Update for info only

 

 
6     Any Other Business

 

AScommunicated that UCA had declared its plans to close the Rochester campus and cease provision of Further Education courses. AF asked how that could affect UCASU and potentially the buisness case for the bar. AS replied that UCA was planning to use the space currently occupied by FE for higher UG recruitment so student numbers should remain static.

 

AN noted it was his final meeting and thanked everybody for their support, before closing the meeting.