Council

What is Council?

The Engineering Society Council is a bi-weekly meeting of all voting and ex-officio members of the Society, as well as any members at large, where all decisions regarding the Engineering Society are made. EngSoc Council is the highest decision making body within the Engineering Society. Only 35 members have a vote, however any undergraduate engineering student is welcome to come out, observe, or speak to any motion!

The agenda for each council is posted on the Tuesday two days prior to the meeting and can be found on the EngSoc website. For more information, or if you would like a link to the Zoom meeting, please feel free to email the Director of Governance at governance@nullengsoc.queensu.ca

Note: This year’s Operational Budget is up for approval at this Thursday’s Council! The draft coming to Council is in the link below:

https://myams-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/governance_engsoc_queensu_ca/ETI1sElc1ZVPhLNmhH-hR9gB2ZhfD7dFQc_IWLO5AuxpZQ?e=o9iULT

Council Dates

Fall 2020
Tuesday, September 22nd, 6:30 pm
Thursday, October 1st, 6:30 pm
Thursday, October 22nd, 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 5th, 6:30 pm
Thursday, November 26th, 6:30 pm

Winter 2021
Wednesday, January 20th, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, February 3rd, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, March 3rd, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, March 17th, 6:30 pm (AGM)
Wednesday, March 31st, 6:30 pm

Council Records

Date	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Youtube stream
January 20th, 2021	Agenda			Live stream
November 26th, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
November 5th, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
October 22nd, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
October 1st, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
September 22nd, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
September 18th, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
AGM-March 20th, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
February 27th, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
February 4th, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
January 23rd, 2020	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
November 21st, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
October 31st, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
October 17th, 2019	Agenda		Meeting Minutes
September 26th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
September 12th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
April 4th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
March 21st, 2019 (AGM)	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
March 7th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
February 7th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
January 24th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
January 10th, 2019	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
November 22nd, 2018	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
November 1st, 2018	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
October 11th, 2018	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
September 27th, 2018	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
September 13th, 2018	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
April 5th, 2018	Agenda		Meeting Minutes
March 22nd, 2018 (AGM)	Agenda		Meeting Minutes
March 8th, 2018	Agenda		Meeting Minutes
February 8th, 2018	Agenda		Meeting Minutes	Live stream
January 25th, 2018	Agenda		Meeting Minutes
January 11th, 2018	Agenda		Meeting Minutes	Live stream
November 23rd, 2017	Agenda		Meeting Minutes	Live stream
November 9th, 2017	Agenda		Meeting Minutes
October 26th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
October 12th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
September 28th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
September 14th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes
April 6th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
March 23rd, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 9th, 2017 (AGM)	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
March 2nd, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
February 9th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
January 26th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
January 12th, 2017	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
November 24th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
November 10th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
October 27th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	Live stream
October 13th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	N/A
September 29th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	N/A
September 15th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 24th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 10th, 2016	Agenda	Appendices	Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 9th, 2016 (AGM)			Meeting Minutes	N/A
February 25th, 2016			Meeting Minutes	N/A
February 4th, 2016			Meeting Minutes	N/A
January 21st, 2016			Meeting Minutes	N/A
January 7th, 2016			Meeting Minutes	N/A
November 26th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
November 12th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
October 29th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
October 15th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
October 1st, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
September 17th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 26th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 12th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 9th, 2015 (AGM)			Meeting Minutes	N/A
February 26th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
February 5th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
January 22nd, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
January 8th, 2015			Meeting Minutes	N/A
November 20th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
November 6th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
October 23rd, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
October 9th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
September 25th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
September 11th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 27th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
March 13th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
February 27th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A
February 6th, 2014			Meeting Minutes	N/A

Council FAQ

How do I change Policy/By-Laws?

To change Policy or By-Laws, follow these easy steps!

Keep track changes while you make edits to policy
E-mail your track-changed copy of the Policy/By-Law you are changing to the Director of Governance (governance@nullengsoc.queensu.ca) for 2:00 pm the Sunday before council. You must also include a motion asking council to approve of the changes you want to make. It should look like the following:

WHEREAS, (reason #1 for changing policy/by-laws)
AND WHEREAS, (more reasons, if you have them)
BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Council approve of the changes to Policy Section (insert section here) as seen in appendix “(whatever you want to name it here)”

However if you are changing a By-Law instead of a policy section you must come and submit everything to TWO weeks of council. The first week your BE IT RESOLVED THAT will say “Council approve of the changes to By-Law (insert number here) in its first reading as seen in appendix ‘(whatever you want to name it here)’” and the following week your motion’s BE IT RESOLVED THAT will say “Council approve of the changes to By-Law (insert number here) in its second reading as seen in appendix ‘(whatever you want to name it here)’”

3. Come to council on that Thursday at 6:40pm to speak for why you want your motion to pass, and make it happen!

It’s that simple!

What can I expect when at a Council Meeting?

You can expect interesting discussion on society governance, faculty and university decisions and civilised discourse. There are rules about when you can talk, and how the meetings are structured. For more information on that, download the council guide. The guide contains a more in-depth description of how council works, and what you should expect.

Download the Council Guide! (docx)

Who’s invited to Council?

There are 35 voting members of council, and 11 non-voting members of council. These 46 people are mandated to be at council meetings, however any engineering student who has paid their engsoc student fees are welcome to come join in at Council! Email the Director of Governance at governance@nullengsoc.queensu.ca if you would like the Zoom link to an upcoming Council meeting.

Also, the Annual General Meeting is open to all undergraduate engineering students, with each having a vote.

For any questions about council, or if you have suggestions for this page, please email the Director of Governance at governance@nullengsoc.queensu.ca