BYLAWS & POLICY
Our Governing Documents
The Constitution, By-laws and Policies are the governing documents of the students’ union. The by-laws outline the structures which govern the students’ union while the policies outline the day-to-day operations of the students’ union. The by-laws and policies can be amended by a vote of the Board of Directors.
Budget
The annual budget governs the financial priorities of the students’ union for each fiscal year. Drafted by the Finance and Services Committee and and reviewed and adopted by the Board of Directors, the Budget outlines how membership fees and other revenue is distributed among the various departments of the Union.
MUNSU Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
The MUNSU Board of Directors meets bi-weekly during the Fall and Winter semesters, as well as monthly during the Spring/ Summer semesters. All MUNSU members are welcome to join these meetings as guests and observers.
2023 - 2024 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Bylaws & Policies Under Review
MUNSU adopts policies on a range of issues that affect students in their daily lives, but also issues that are of regional and global in scope. These range from issues like the cost of education, to environmental sustainability, to removing barriers impacting students’ identities (gender, sexuality, religion, etc), to broader global issues.
These policies are adopted through a range of mechanisms. Some policies are adopted at our national level through the Canadian Federation of Students. Other policies are adopted our Board of Directors or by means of referendum of our entire membership. It is the role of the Executive Committee and other standing committees of the Union to interpret policies or develop stances in response to urgent developments.
The MUNSU Policy and Bylaw Review Committee also meets regularly and recommends to the MUNSU Board of Directors policies and bylaws that should be updated or adopted. MUNSU endeavours to ensure widespread consultation among its membership in reviewing, adopting or amending policies.
In order to ensure it is able to adequately focus attention on the policies under review, the number of policies which can be under review at any one time are restricted to a total of three:
New policies to be adopted;
Existing policies to be amended or revised; and
Outdated policies to be archived or removed
The latter refers to policies which no longer serve an effective purpose or whose existence has been rendered redundant in response to legal/legislative changes.
You are encouraged to share any feedback on them by emailing our BoD Secretary at resource@munsu.ca and/or the committee chair at external@munsu.ca.