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Arts councillorAndrae Martinlostlus seat on students' council onbebruanr 9 because he was absent from too many council meetings. Martin be came the third councillor to be removed fromstudents'council in2003 03 after science co-op councillor Michelle Bokhan and enpeering wuncillor ~ r i n ~ o u n ~ ltheir o s tseats last term due to absenteeism. Bokhari later regained her seat through acclamation. Martin, a fourth year cconomics student, attributed his absence to a "huge academcworkload" and a fulltime job that made it difficultfor hun to fulfills obligations as arts councillor He missed council meetings in December,January and February Federation of Students president Brenda Kopiowskt said Martin faded to excuse hunself from some of the meetings he nussed "At the start, he was really good with e-matling me if there was aproblem, but then the last two or three times, there was no response," said Koprowski "It was hard to find out what was going on." Under subsection VIII.1 of the Federationof Studentsbylaws regardingabsentee councdors, "Any voting member of students' council who satisfies any of the conctttons lkted below shall be deemed to have r e h quishedhs/her seatmdthe seat shall
be vacant, subject to ratificationby a simplemajonty of students' council'" Martin qualified for remol a1 under the first condition of the bylaw "The councillor has been absent and/or more than 30 mtnutea late for two or more meetings without being excused "
"I expect that [student council members] understand the commitment they're making." -Brenda Koprowski, Fedspresident
Except for one abstention, students' council voted unanimously in favour of removing Martin at the last councilmeetingon Sunday,February 9 Although the bylaw states that "Councillors facing removal shall be allowed to defend themselves during the debate on the ratification of their removal," Martin said he could not attend the last council meeting because he was scheduled to work that day. Last year, only three councillors
hadpelfect attendance records-mad co op councillor Liam McHugh R u s d , science co-op councillo CynthiaKoert andSt Jerome's coun cdlor I<atte Law Absentecrsm 17 common problem among council lors "Some people might finda's nc for them and lust stop commg [to th meeting\] ," Ihprowsh explainec "Other people might pat h a ~ ~toe much to do " Although Koprowskt said sh sy.mpathizes with' councillors wh cannot attend e>erymeetingbecaus of school or work obltgatlons, sh expects them to fulfil their counc duties to the b ~ s of t their ability ' expectthat they understand the con mltment they're makingand that thc understand~heimportance of bcm therc to speak [about] issues," sk said Councillors are encouraged r notify I<oprowsh if they cannot a t~ndameeting or if theyneed to lea\ &Y According to Federation of Sh dents executive researcher and assis ant Brandon Sweet,Martin7spositir has already been filled "Aas regul student Jason Stanley submitted nomination form on Tuesday, Fel w r y 11forthe arts regularvacancyk by Mr Martin and has subsequent been acclaimed to the arts regular se fortheremamderofthe2002-03term said Sweet
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