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Minutes – April 2021

Peak Publications Society Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Zoom

Chair: Kelly Chia

In Attendance

Le (Yuri) Zhou (Board Secretary, non-voting)
Kelly Chia (Collective Members Representative)
Meera Eragoda (Employee Members Representative)
Angela Wachowich (At-Large Representative)
Emma Dunbar (At-Large Representative)
Pablo Clairmont (At-Large Representative)
Marco Ovies (Editor-In-Chief_Guest)

Agenda

Call to Order
12:31p.m.

Approval of Agenda
Emma, Angela
All in Favour

Approval of Past Minutes from March 22, 2021
Angela, Pablo
All in Favour

Financial Updates
Yuri to present

Summer Budget Review
Yuri to present

Membership Report
Yuri to present (68 members)

Employee Representative Items
Direct Deposit Report
This service would reduce cheque loss risks
We may be working remotely, but if we return to campus in Fall, we may return to pick up cheques in the office

Approval of Contributor Pay Policy
Kelly to present
Return to the interviewee section of the policy next month and reach out to multimedia editor about filming and editing portion of the policy

SSSS meeting updates
Anti-harassment training & policy draft interests
Yuri to present

Board Director Updates
Yuri to present

Adjournment
1:48 P.M.

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