Trustee Board Minutes 29 September 2016

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SMSU Trustee Board Minutes 29 September 2016 1/ Welcome and Apologies In Attendance: Zander Lavall; SU President (Chair), Sam Cliffe; VP Sports and Societies, Henry Morrant; VP Community, Catherine Quinn; External Trustee, Mark Griffin; External Trustee, Veronica Fulton; External Trustee, Orla Welby; Student Trustee, Rochelle Gray; Student Trustee, Donna Smith; SU CEO, Jenny Carr; Representation, Democracy and Communications Intern (Secretary). Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest noted.

2/ Minutes of the last meeting (15/06/2016) Matters Arising: CEO is to perform a review of constitution byelaws as a result of changes in law with regards to charity committee legislation. The Trustee Board approved the minutes as an accurate record of the meeting on 15/06/2016.

3/ Terms of Reference – Paper 1 Addition of a secretary (non-voting member). ACTION: Change of wording of ‘observers’ to ‘non-voting members’. Terms of reference approved with amendments

4/ 2014/15 Accounts and VAT Review Declaration to HMRC - The CEO reported that VAT declaration was discussed at the finance, audit and risk sub-committee. The Students’ Union paid 54k with interest to HMRC, the university will pay this back in full (56k total transfer of funds). Staff Contracts – The CEO informed the board of a meeting with HR to discuss joint contracts between the students’ union and the university. It was discussed that in the future the Students Union may need its own HR system. The CEO suggests a lengthy investigation into what will be required with regards to the development of its own policies and a review of staff job descriptions. Risk assessments regarding the separation of the students union from


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