The following Motions were approved by the Board of Governors at the April 24, 2007 meeting.

MOTION

THAT the minutes of the March 20, 2007 Open Session meeting be approved as corrected.

THAT the Board of Governors approve the implementation of the Engineering tuition fee surcharge ($40 per credit hour for courses taught by the Faculty of Engineering and $17 per credit hour for courses taught by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Department of Biosystems Engineering) as supported by Engineering students through the 2007 Engineering Tuition Surcharge Referendum.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors authorize interim spending guidelines based on 98% of the current 2006-2007 baseline operating budget from April 1, 2007 until the Board of Governors approves the 2007-2008 budget.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve a $2.94 per credit hour contribution (approximate donation of $100 per student) against the students from the Faculty of Pharmacy for one year commencing September 2007 as outlined in the letter from Dr. David Collins, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, dated March 15, 2007.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve a $60/year student contribution against students in the Landscape Architecture Students Association in the Faculty of Architecture for the next three years effective September 2007, as outlined in the letter from Dr. David Witty, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, dated March 6, 2007.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors increase the University of Manitoba Recycling and Environmental Group (UMREG) levy by $0.50 (for a total of $2.50 for the regular session) as requested by students through the means of referendum.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve a new Committee structure and terms of reference, effective for the 2007-2008 Board year.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve revisions to the provisions for Board Assessors to read as follows:

Assessors

1. The University of Manitoba Faculty Association may appoint from time to time in relation to the Board and Executive Committee a person called an assessor, and a person called an alternate assessor.
2. The Support Staff of the University shall elect from time to time in relation to the Board and Executive Committee a person called an assessor and a person called an alternate assessor. Individuals so elected shall be elected for a term of two years in an election administered by the Secretary of the Board.
3. Assessors and alternate assessors are designated by the Board of Governors in an effort to provide perspectives and insights not otherwise available to the Board of Governors.
4. In relation to meetings of the Board and Executive Committee, an assessor shall have the same rights and obligations as a member of the Board and Executive Committee, except that an assessor may not make or amend motions, or vote.
5. In the absence of an assessor from any meeting, the alternate assessor shall have, in relation to that meeting, the same rights and obligations as the absent assessor would have had if present.
6. The assessors and alternate assessors shall not be members of their respective bargaining unit’s bargaining teams and shall be excluded from attendance during deliberations of the Board relating to labour relations between the University and any other union or employee group, and shall not receive any information relating to such deliberations.