Word: quorums
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...semi-annual grants meeting last night, the Undergraduate Council doled out only half of the $35,000 it had appropriated for various extracurricular organizations, because it could not maintain a quorum...
...hours of debate, the dwindling number of representatives at the meeting prompted Treasurer Christopher J. Borgen '91 and Finance Committee Chair Hans C. Canosa '92 to ask for a roll call, which showed that only 41 of the council's 87 members were present. Half the council constitutes a quorum...
...reason we called for a quorum was that we did not feel we could equitably consider all of the requests and recommendations without a quorum," said Canosa after the meeting. "I'm concerned. My overriding emotion is that we need to be fair," Canosa said...
...grants meeting has always been a poorly attended meeting," he said early in the session-when the council barely had a quorum. "According to utilitarian doctrine, you're probably doing well to skip this...
...addition, the council must enforce its attendance policies. Many of this year's meetings barely had a quorum of members, despite an alleged attendance crackdown. Representatives who don't go to meetings do not represent anyone...