JCR Open Meeting Minutes
Meeting on 22.02.2022 at 17.00 UK time
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List of Committee Members
Names, initials and pronouns and * to mark non-attendance
	Role 
	Jamie Charles, JC, she/her
	President 
	George Stokes, GS, he/him
	Vice President
	James O’Garro, JO, he/him
	Treasurer
	Jacob Hougie, JH, he/him
	Secretary
	Keelan Shorten, KS, he/him
	Welfare
	Vasilisa Grachova, VG, she/they
	Welfare
	Ben Palmer-Welch, BPW, he/him*
	Welfare
	James Walker, JW, he/him*
	Academic and Access
	Kitty Joyce, KJ, she/her
	Green
	Yifei Zheng, YZ, he/him
	Catering, Accommodation and Facilities
	Matthew Wadey, MW, he/him
	Sports and Societies
	Gosia Szakowska, GoSz, she/her*
	Ents
	Muhammad Mahmoud, MM, he/him
	Ethnic Minorities
	Neve Baskar, NB, she/her
	International Students
	Emma Gibson, EG, she/they/he*
	LGBTQ+
	Lucy Trusler, LT, she/her
	Gender Equalities
	Malachi Gee, MG, he/him*
	Disabled Students
	Izaac Mammadov, IM, he/him
	Computing
	

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Agenda


Summary of Key Points        3
0. Administrative Matters – Apologies and Approval of Minutes        4
1. Budget 2022 (JO)        4
2. Any other business        5
Summary of Key Points
The JCR approved the 2022 Budget
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0. Administrative Matters – Apologies and Approval of Minutes
Meeting begins at 17.27[1] . BPW and EG are absent with apologies. MG and GoSz are absent.
1. Budget 2022 (JO)
JO explained that: the budget had not changed much since it was published; societies are getting more than less year, but less than they requested; the Corpus Challenge is being part-funded by students and only a few students have opted out; the JCR Committee requested less money; subject drinks will go ahead; and that Sky has been cancelled. All of which leaves us with a One Off Purchase fund of £3000 not £4000 as last year.[2]
JO noted that the MCR has received more due to inflation, but that JO will work with the MCR and the senior treasurer to find a more sustainable way to fund the MCR as the ratio of JCR to MCR members changes.
Alex Mann questioned whether the squash fund covers alcoholic drinks and JO said he’d check this. JO subsequently noted that it does cover alcoholic drinks.
Vote to approve the JCR budget: 27 in favour, 1 abstention[3]
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2. Any other business
IM asked that people leave photos and comments for the room ballot, which can even be done for rooms they lived in in previous years.[4]
MW explained that there will be more details on the Corpus Challenge soon, as they come from the Oxford group, though this may be either slower or faster than expected as they have all got covid.[5]
Alex Mann explained that the May Ball committee had been following the previous year’s policy on cheque deposits for May Ball workers and, after discussion with the JCR President and Vice President, has decided not to use that policy.
Meeting ends at 17.34
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[1] Molly Dewar is the Queen of democracy because even on crutches she finally brought us quorum
[2] We must all worship the budgetary magic that our JCR treasurer has worked to allow us to reach this point
[3] 3 proxy votes were cast
[4] Or, if your room will be for a first year, you can give them tips on maximising their benefit from it
[5] Once more - please do not throw up on the bus