The board of directors has put forward three referenda questions to be voted upon by the student body in the upcoming elections. Students can respond with either “yes” or “no.”
Extended Health and Dental Plan Referendum Question
The Board has put forward two questions with reference to the Health and Dental Plan:
1) Do you support an increase to the SFSS Health and Dental Plan Fee to $255 per policy year for expanded and increased benefits under a Flexible Plan, as a result of which students would still retain the option to choose a lower level of coverage at a lower cost (current fee), or opt out completely if they have equivalent coverage?
2) Do you grant the SFSS Board the continuing authority to choose between the options of reducing SFSS Extended Health and Dental Plan benefits or increasing the Plan Fees by a maximum of up to 5 per cent in any given year, by formal motion of the Board as per SFSS by-laws and regulations?
Society of Arts and Social Sciences*
The SASS would like to establish a Faculty Student Union, and so have put forward the following motion:
3) Be it resolved that the Society of Arts and Social Sciences be recognized as the official Faculty Student Union for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as of May 1, 2014.
*Only students in an Arts program or registered in an Arts course this semester may vote on this referendum question.
Full descriptions of each motion can be found at http://elections.sfss.ca/, where students can read the details behind the aforementioned proposals.
I’m a graduate student – but I would most likely vote no to the second one. That is an open ended permission slip with no cap or end date. What if the board (notice it’s not the council who will be voting) voted to increase it by 5% every year? That would add up quick. There should be a cap, for example it can increased a total of 15% overall before going back to referendum.