JJCR Meeting 14th June 2007 

Opening prayer.

 Apologies: 

Claire Gorge

 

Becca – Thanks to SEC for John’s day.  Staff are happy and best John’s day SH has been to.  Also thanks to the exec.  College going through a difficult patch which means that we are expecting fewer students than we budgeted for arriving in September due to statistical variations.  Sharing the effects with Cranmer.  Improvements they were going to make cannot be made.  Principal’s walk – appologies for miscommunication.  Another coach has been booked and all those who have e-mailed Becca have places but need to sign up on the sheet.  40 ish places left.  Meeting is on a Thursday as we were trying to coincide with Cranmer terms but missed it by a week as they finish next Friday not this.

 

Mark representing Cranmer – Not a lot to report as most of Cranmer have gone home.  Only about 30 methodists left who go home tomorrow.  Pete is in America.

 

Ed – MCR ball deadline for tickets is the 22nd June.  Ed leaving for 5 weeks so can go through Ian Kid or John Sivill.

 

Will – College in a bit of trouble and to counteract effects they have invited students from other colleges to move into Margarets.  Has been sorted by Becca and the Senior Tutor.  23 and 28 will not be available unless you are an international student.  If you are living in Margarets come on Monday at 10am other than the one flat who gets a specific flat and the ballot will be done then.

 

Nick – Been to finance committee and a few execs.  Done welfare blurb for freshers handbook and has been counting condoms and rape alarms.  Deadline for travel bursaries are tomorrow e-mail Nick.

 

Martin – Appologies for the TV still being part broken.  Been doing the budget – will come up later.  Been making sure all is up to date.  Accounts for the bar are now better.  Thanks to Siobhan and Will.  JCR subscriptions will be discussed later.  Money request deadline is Monday.  Please e-mail johns-treasurer not Martin’s personal account as makes it easier.  Yearbook – please send cheques as debtors list is being activated before the end of the weekend.  Cheques were paid in today so they should go out

 

Charlotte – TW busy, minutes for exec meetings on the internet. TW on the internet. Re-registered e-mail accounts.

-no TW in margrets?

-Sorry, Donald said he’d taken them.

 

Sammy – Busy – had Durham Student awards and congratulations to Felix on his award.  University wants to move the counselling service up to behind Hild Bede so please let feelings be felt.  Had DSU exec meeting in Stockton.  People graduationg this year will get the new design.  Changes happening to the night bus.  Could be a decision over the summer.  Sammy, Nick and Becca will be consulted English department are on three locations and want to be on two which is why it is being moved.

 - what power does the DSU have to stop it?

 - Not happening in the near future.

 

Enoch – college stash has arrived so please come and collect it from the flat and cross off your name from the list.  Shop has made about £700 and there will be a sale next week.  Please do come to the shop for bargains.  If you would like to sell your gown please see Enoch – will buy second hand gowns for £15 if they are in good condition.   - Advertised that for John’s day that there would be sandwiches and there weren’t any.

-          they arrived at 12:30 so there were sandwiches

 

Tom – John’s day – mostly cleaned up and thanks to the SEC.  Took the whole SEC a month to organise it and there was a whole team to help.  Saw a lot of John’s spirit yesterday and hope all enjoyed it.  A table plan for the summer ball will go up tonight.  Third and fourth years can sign up only.  All the tickets are sold.  Any problems please see Tom.  Finalists formal - £5, leavers get priority and they will be sold in the dining room over the weekend.

 

Henry – Thank you for drinking responsibly.  Thank you to the bar team who were up til 7 sorting the cellar.  The ales – had to serve them out of the casks as the cellar equipment couldn’t cope.  It is being changed over the next couple of weeks or over the summer.  There will be cut prices on cast ales etc but not on spirits. Please be polite to staff, especially at kicking out time otherwise you may be banned.

 Discussion:Budget and JJCR fees 

Had a long discussion at finance committee.  As per constitution have to bring it to the JCR.  Going up again this year.  Every commonroom set their own.  Talking about to John’s Hall.  Going up to £60.  £20 per year.  Still the cheapest in Durham – next is Chad’s on £90.  The actual split is still under consideration – talking to Becca and Nick.  Thanks to Becca for her work on the Membership fund which is almost up and running again.  Money going into the Membership fund, Part I and Part II.  Extra money in the membership fund will counteract welfare costs.

-          will there be provision made for students who can’t afford this especially as living costs

-          Asked for at the beginning of term and there will be more help for students through the membership fund and Nick is doing a lot of work to signpost these funds.

-          Need to have it signposted as a lot of new students don’t know about the membership fund.

-          Will be put in the freshers’ exec handbook as to how you can get money from where and for what.  More money is going on sports teams and all the money will be put back for the students.

 

-          will be paid on Freshers’ Sunday.  May go out in freshers’ bumpf so people can do it from home so people know how much they will have to pay before they get to the Bailey room.

 

-          Have been the cheapest for ages and the traditional justification has been that we are well off – is there a case to raise it more?

 

-          Trying to provide a compromise. We are scraping the barrel but we are getting better – bar will be paid back by the end of term and Martin is doing a lot to ensure we are financially secure so £60 is a reasonable increase.

 

-          Have we added in the decrease in students?

 

-          Unsure how much money is going to be coming in from Cranmer – hence the split has not been finalised.  In the budget Martin is working on 90 students.  Mandated for Martin to bring the split to the finance committee next meeting.

 

Budget – most things have stayed the same so budget is rough for part I.  Exec meals have moved from part II to part I as has This Week.  Necessary as it is throughout college – hence the increase.  Also a new allowance for frizbee team.  Not trying to store a lot a way – the extra is in preparation for other unexpected causes.

-          £100 going on an anti-racism working group.  Where does that go?

-          Was a motion after a racist attack in college and it is a group which should be running within college.  Welfare budget is necessary and this is a flexible part of the budget.

-          Swim dance society has been allocated £200 and there is no swim dance society. 

-          This year, Martin has not taken any money off them as it would be harsh to take money off people but would revise this for the budget for 2008.

 

Budget was ratified by finance committee. 

 

Passed on a general aye.

 Motions:MFS Environment 

Motion for £20 for Frisbee team.  Passed by finance committee.  No formal opposition.  Passed on a general aye.

 Elections:Alumni Rep 

No candidates

 BEC Pubs 

Publicity for bar events – a couple of times per year. 

Anna Sharkey standing. Phil Waldbridge proposed.  James Tyrell seconded.

 Senior Duck Rep 

No candidates

 Environment Rep 

No candidates

 

Assistant Environment Rep

 

Have to live in Margaret’s.  No candidates.

 College Council Rep 

No candidates.  It is like the governers of a school.  SH, AD, Principal and the rest are external except Becca and the rep.  Lengthy meetings but provide a different view of college – talking about long terms for college.  Held once per term.  Pete Godden standing.  Proposed Phil Waldbridge.  Seconded Sophie Godfree

Luke Wells standing.  Proposed Katherine Slight.  Seconded Chris Gough

Pete – met with college council when they were having dinner and got on well with them and appeared in a video for college council.  Living in next year.  Likes Bishops and likes talking to old people. Good bloak and likes college.

Luke - Thinks he would be very good at it.  Was a student governer at school and has interest in long term plans.  Living in Margarets so will want to get out.

MH – list 3 qualities most essential for this position.

LW - Good listener, put up with meetings, see someone elses point of view

PG - Enthusiastic, willing to see someone elses point of view, love college

PW – What makes college diffee

PG - Financially independent so has more say on financial things and intake

LW - Our choice whether we raise rents and could have own uni challenge team

EMcC - Long term policy change?

LW - Should report to JCR meetings so college knows what it is doing

PG - Recommend the younger ordinands could be included more in John’s hall activities.

 

Votes – Peter 40

-          Luke 9

-          RON 0

-          Abstentions 4

Pete elected.

 Daylight Robbery Rep 

No candidates

 Kit and Merchandise Rep 

No candidates

 Loo News 

Ben Clarke and Alex Sanne standing as a joint candidate. 

Joint candidature proposed Phil Waldbridge and seconded Becca Davies

Alex Sanne can’t do it as he is Assistant Estates.  Ben still standing.

Those who know him know what they would get.  Want to do it more regularly as has only seen one copy.  Don’t want to get just cliquey jokes and want people to send in articles for him to edit and shortern awards ceremony.

-          EMcC – fine line between banter and bullying

-          BC – would consult people before it is published

-          BD – usually funny so tell a joke, possibly a jelly baby joke with voices.

-          BC – joke. (you should have been here!)

Taken on a general aye.

 Website rep 

No candidates

 St Margaret’s Garth officer 

No candidates.  Must be living in Margarets

 Environment Rep  

Stuart Morris

Proposed I-Shan Porter. 

Seconded Chris Leach.

 

Taken on a general aye.

 Sports captains announced: 

Netball A – Becky Ryding

Netball B – Susie Buckler

 JJCR A.O.B. 

Ed asked about Boat Club elections.

Becca – were asked to rewrite the constitution and return so will be approved when they have done this.

 

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 JHJCR elections Assistant Welfare officer - Male 

Pete Godden – Spent a lot of tiem doing welfare stuff.  Was AWO last year and was student-2-student rep and has done a lot of training so would like to think has a lot of experience.  Is a practicing Christian but not CU so has foot in both camps. 

TM – what is the difference between the condoms

PG – Extra safe and extra lube. 

NR – what is your position on Loo News?

PG – fine as long as not one person being picked on and as long as it is held by someone responsaible.

Overwhelming majority for Pete.  Duely elected.

 Assistant Welfare Officer – female 

Claire Gordge standing.  Appologies sent so Lucy Knight spoke.  Works with children in youth work and does a lot of church work.  Works specifically on exam stress.  Worked on estates in Manchester.  Friendly, good listener and is dependable.  Firmly believes she should not enforce views on religion on people although she is Christian.  Studying community and youth work so no exams and

MH – would placements take them away from durham?

LK – a few placements but just day ones.

JT – no placements next year and she was AWO last year and has done nightline training etc.

 

Overwhelming majority for Claire.  Duely elected.

 Livers out officer 

Helen Loxley – very different from living in college so may be very isolating and would be good for people to stay in touch.  Will be in college a lot due to JWS.  Lots of time and very creative – is an arts student.  Wants a livers-out formal.  Going to put a livers out section in this week if there have been muggings or anything similar.  Wants to work on the livers out handbook and do two different ones at different times of the year.  Very excited about continuing to work on the welfare team.

NR – how do you see it working in the welfare team?

HL – connecting livers out to the college welfare team

MH – a lot of work – are you prepared for this?

HL – has considered it a lot and if she takes something on she puts 100% into it.  Has managed 2 positions this year.

BD – is also helping livers out know about what is going on in the university not just in college.

HL – wants a section in handbook as to how to maximise finances.

CG – don’t know many livers out

HL – livers out socials to which anyone can come and make the meet the parents bigger to ease 2nd years into meeting 1st years.

CL – how is a livers out event different to any other day saying come to the bar

HL – provide food.

 

Overwhelming majority in favour.  Helen duely elected.

 Shop Manager 

No candidates

 Assistant Comms 

No candidates

 A.O.B.

Nothing arising

 

End of meeting.