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Meeting of the Dalhousie Law Students’ Society Board of Directors

February 17, 2009

1. Call to order – motion from Mark, seconded by Erin, unanimously carried 7:09 pm

2. Roll call of members present
1.  Gord McGuire – President
2.  Adam Picotte – VP Academic
3.  Alia Rosenstock – VP Executive
4.  Frederic Perron-Welch – VP External – sends regrets
5.  Michelle McBride – VP Finance
6.  Michelle Black – DALSA Representative – sends regrets
7.  Jessica Upshaw – DBLSA Representative  - send regrets
8.  Melissa Grover – First Year Representative
9.  Jade Buchanan - First Year Representative – sends regrets
10.  Stewart Carstairs - First Year Representative – send regrets
11.  Greg Gilhooly - Second Year Representative
12.  Brian Kuchar - Second Year Representative
13.  Erin Tolfo - Second Year Representative
14.  Dan McGruder – Third Year Representative
15.  Mark Leung– Third Year Representative
16.  Gill Carter - Secretary
17.  Sean Fraser – Chair

3. Adoption of Agenda – unanimously carried

4. Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes  - motion from Mark, seconded by Alia, unanimously carried.

5. Chair’s Remarks

1. CANS Contest Winners
1. Jeff Haylock and Jordan Kirkness won prizes – in LSS office as early as Thursday; Jade has informed them of their win

6. Questions from Public – N/A

7. Reports of the Executive
1. President’s Report

-success for LSS video – thanks to Brian Kuchar

-Bria and Maggie will be coming in to talk to us, contingent on their schedule – will likely be first meeting after break

-Board discussed an issue in camera.  Motion to move out of camera from Gord, seconded by mark unanimously carried

-AGM – Constitution says it has to be last weeks in February or 1^st week in March, date set for March 17^th 12:00 – 1:00 rm 305, need quorom so need to bring friends, will include lunch

2. VP Executive Report

-still waiting to receive 2^nd order of Legal Who’s back from Geordy

-matching night for mentorship committee tomorrow night

-locker cutting next week – for those who have requested it

3. VP Finance Report

-society cheques still available for those that are not picked up

-letter from Scotia Bank re: April 2003 draft instrument for $4200, hasn’t been cashed – financial records began 4 months after this event; has been referred to a Bank employee to get back to us – may necessitate emergency budget committee meeting in the future

4. VP Academic Report - nothing to report

5. VP External Report - nothing to report

8. Representative’s Reports
1. DALSA Representative’s Report – N/A
2. DBLSA Representative’s Report –N/A
3. First Year Representatives’ Report
1. Melissa Grover –have signatures from sec A re: LRW letter of concern
2. Stewart Carstairs –N/A
3. Jade Buchanan – N/A

4. Second Year Representatives’ Report
1. Greg Gilhooly – nothing to report
2. Brian Kuchar – nothing to report
3. Erin Tolfo – have Public Service Law (PSL) as part of alternative careers initiative

5. Third Year Representatives’ Report
1. Dan McGruder – Curriculum Committee, will hold a “town hall” meeting, invite students March 10, room 104 to gather views regarding potential curriculum reforms – suggestion to combine this with debate about JD/LLB name change
2. Mark Leung – objection to counting of Pith & Substance ballot, support from other LSS members

9. Old Business

     1. Support for LRW Petition – tabled to next meeting

10. New Business

                  1. JD/LLB Debate

-next step will be to make a motion at faculty council, March 13^th – need to consider approach to take, including mandate regarding potential committee

-consideration if LSS should support a side of the debate given results of plebiscite, given that we represent the student body – this may rest also on next year’s LSS

-no way that this issue can be addressed this year –through late March and summer consult with alumni and existing students, look at process at other schools; report back to faculty council, then based on findings, vote on issue

-discussion whether we should create a new committee, or make it the responsibility of executing committee e.g. academic committee – will need students who can stay in Halifax for the summer, and have an interest in conducting research on this topic, this committee will begin research on this after committee struck (after March 13^th)

-regarding support from LSS – will discuss a motion next meeting, Adam to draft a resolution

2.  LSS Social – tentatively scheduled for first Tuesday after the break

11. Announcements – next meeting after Reading Week, Tues March 3; relaunching Weldon  Times website (weldontimes.ca)

12. Adjournment – motion from Dan to adjourn, seconded by Michelle, unanimously carried 8:10 pm