6. Treasurer's Report - Professor Phyllis Nolan presented the Treasurer's report which was previously circulated to members. After her brief explanation, it was moved by Phyllis Nolan and seconded by Peter Wilkinson that the report be received.

7. 8 ,9 - President's Report - Stan Cunningham explained further on the written report of the president which was circulated. He spoke of the excess surplus of $ 1.59 million which sits undistributed till the next round of negotiations. The major achievement of the WURA Executive Committee this year was to successfully obtain representation on various Faculty Association Committees, in particular on the WUFA Executive, Council and the Contract Committee.

There was general discussion on the need to push the UW towards the Queen's model of Pension Plan, where all retirees get the same percentage increase whether on Minimum Guarantee or Money Purchase plans. Further, it was noted that their plan has a Negative Investment Return Reserve to offset market trends. The Queen's model has one University wide committee on pensions and it is out of the Collective agreement.

On the motion of Stan Cunningham seconded by Bob Chandler, it was proposed that the report of the President be received.

Ed Rosenbaum proposed a vote of thanks to Stan and others members of the Executive for their excellent work on behalf of the WURA.

10. Constitutional Amendments - Bob Chandler spoke to the notice of motion on the amendments. The summary sheet provided with the agenda materials described the details of the proposals. The three committees never had a job description and all the past practices were now formalized. The new quorum is set at 25 for all WURA General meetings. On the motion of Bob Chandler seconded by Henry Jansen it was moved that the constitutional amendments be approved. Carried.

11. Fees Increase - A notice of motion was circulated at the Spring General meeting for the Membership Fee to be set at $ 20 per year. In this connection an estimated budget was presented to the membership. On the motion of Phyllis Nolan seconded by Kumar Chatterjee it was resolved that the fee increase be approved. Carried unanimously.

12. Report of Social Committee: John LaGaipa briefly described the social activities of the year including the Annual Dinner and visits to various interesting sites arranged by Bob Whitehurst. Since he will no longer be the Chair next year, he has offered to help the new Chair of this Committee.

13. Report of the Nominating Committee - Kumar Chatterjee as Chair presented the slate of officers for the various positions on the Executive and invited further nominations from the floor. Since there were no further nominations, it was moved by Chatterjee, seconded by Bob Chandler that the slate be approved. Carried unanimously.

14. Other Business - Alan Metcalfe proposed a vote of thanks to Stan Cunningham and Datta Pillay for their hard work on behalf of WURA during the past year.

John Meyer noted that the practice of six month Notice of Motion is impractical and hinders the work of WURA and therefore proposed that the period be reduced to four weeks.

The meeting adjourned at 4.05 p.m. on the motion of Peter Wilkinson seconded by Ripu Singh.

President Dr. Stan Cunningham

Secretary Dr. Datta Pillay

Treasurer Prof. Phyllis Nolan

Past President Dr. Kumar Chatterjee

Director Prof. Robert Chandler

Director Dr. Joseph Habowsky

Director Dr. Alan Metcalfe

Director Ms Idalia Rappe

Ex-officio

Founding President Prof. Norman Shklov

Social Committee Chair Vacant

Bursary Fund Chair Dr. Cormac Smith

Editor of Newsletter Dr. Datta Pillay

Notice of Motion to Amend the Constitution at the Spring, 2000 General Meeting

Add to MEMBERSHIP:

"ADJUNCT MEMBERSHIP

Other former faculty members or administrators who are not members of the stated Plan may be granted adjunct membership upon approval by the Executive Committee".

Add to COMMITTEES:

"REPRESENTATIVES ON FACULTY ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES: One Associate (retired) Member of the Faculty Association (as defined by the Faculty Association Constitution, Article IV.2) each for the Faculty Association Council, Executive Committee and Contract Committee shall be elected by and from Associate Members of the Faculty Association by mail ballot conducted by WURA in October of each year. Three Associate (retired) Members of the Faculty Association (as defined by the Faculty Association Constitution, Article IV.2) shall be appointed to the Faculty Association Retirement and Benefits Committee annually in the fall by the Faculty Association Council on the recommendation of WURA.".

Period of Notice of Motion: Constitutional Amendments

It is proposed that the present practice of six month notice of motion for all constitutional amendments be reduced to four weeks.

Membership Cards and Invoice for Membership Fee

Please note that WURA has enclosed laminated Membership Cards to all members along with the Newsletter.

An Invoice for Membership Dues is also enclosed. In case you have already mailed your dues, please ignore the invoice.

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