Saskatoon Area Council Meeting: November 23, 2023 via Zoom
Present: Wendy Miller (40023), Gwen Bonyai (40023), Doug Kopko (40009), Chelsea Herman (40161), Hayden Marquette (40022), Javed Syed (40022), Tasha Felix (40350), Gloria Pfeifer (40350, SK RVP), Dawn Montgrant (PRC Rep), Marianne Hladun (REVP Prairies), Jesse Todd (PSAC Staff Rep)
- Call to order – Marianne 5:40pm
- Land Acknowledgement
- PSAC Statement on Harassment
- Round Introductions
- Adoption of Agenda
- Amendment – add election of chair to the agenda
- Amendment – delete election of delegate to national convention
- Motion to adopt as amended – Wendy, seconded by Tasha
- Elections
- Marianne explained the area council boundaries
- Every local gets 2 voting delegates
- Marianne explained the function of the AC and budget process
- Marianne explained the functions of each position
Chair – Chelsea (acclaimed)
(Nominated by Tasha, Seconded by Gloria)
Vice Chair – Laura (acclaimed)
(Nominated by Laura, Seconded by Hayden)
Hayden – declined
(Nominated by Gloria, Seconded by Tasha)
Treasurer – Gwen (acclaimed)
(Nominated by Wendy, Seconded by Chelsea)
Secretary – Hayden (acclaimed)
(Nominated by Gwen, Seconded by Tasha)
Oath of Office – Marianne
- Roundtable
- Tasha – PSAC open house. Look toward partnering with the RWC to host the open house.
- Dawn – possibly join up with the PAAC for an open house
- Hayden – look at community engagement and how we can contribute to local organizations. Would also like to look at some lobbying
- Tasha – RWC is looking at some supports for PHR
- Doug – Look at some peace events to recognize the violence in Ukraine
- Marianne – just need to be mindful of who is taking the lead on certain events so there isn’t duplication of budget requests
- Dawn – it is helpful to look at past budget requests to see what has been done in the past. It might be helpful in planning for the future.
- Next Meeting – TBD
- Adjournment – Motion – Tasha