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The Peak Board of Directors Meeting | 15 March 2016

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Peak Publications Society Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

March 15, 2016

The Peak offices

Chair: Max Hill

 

In Attendance:

  • Maia Odegaard (Board Secretary, non-voting)
  • Max Hill (Editor-in-Chief)
  • Tamara Connor (Collective Rep)
  • Kevin Rey (Collective Rep)
  • Thadoe Wai (At-large Rep)
  • MuhammadQasim Dewji (Employee Rep)

 

 

  • Call to Order

 

 

 

  • Approval of Agenda

  • Approval of past minutes from February 16, 2015
  • Financial update

 

Maia to present the state of the Society’s finances through January 2016 (see appendix A)

 

 

  • Layout assistant stipend and job description update

 

Tamara to present a proposal submitted to the board from the Production team.

 

 

  • News Editor and Associate News Editor stipend

 

Tamara to present a proposal submitted to the board from the News team.

 

 

  • Features Editor stipend and job description update

 

Kevin Rey to present a proposal submitted to board from Tamara Connor.

 

 

  • In-camera session

 

Tamara and Kevin to speak to complaints launched against a collective member.

 

 

  • Web News Editor Proposal

 

Nathan Ross (if Nathan is unable to make it in time Tamara will will present and try to field

questions) to speak to a proposal submitted to the board.

 

 

  • Adjournment

 

 

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