Why are we doing this….AGAIN?
Last year we discussed the opportunity of having a Universal Bus Pass added to our student ID at the cost of $150 added to our Student Association fee. This was a hot button issue and both sides felt strongly. The vote was in favour, and rather controversial, yet due to a technicality it was not implemented.
At our last General Assembly it was brought to a vote to decide whether there would be enough interest in the student body to bring the decision to another vote this year. What was also brought forth at the last General Assembly was the additional possibility that our student body could join with the student body of St. Thomas University and get their much less expensive rate.
So… what happened?
After some debate the General Assembly voted to stay the motion until we received confirmation that we could combine our student body with that of St. Thomas University.
The unfortunate response was that there is no way for St. Thomas University to combine their student body with theirs. Thus, we have the new decision of whether we bring last year’s option of $150/per student with no opt-out to a new student wide vote.
What exactly does that mean?
IF we decide to bring that option to a brand new vote, there will be a paper ballot distributed school wide to every student. A General Assembly decision will not be the final deciding factor as per student request.
IF we decide there is not enough student body interest to bring this decision to a new vote we will take the decision off the table.