Proposals are being made to prevent poor attendance and money wasting at YUSU.
Should the proposal pass, regular documents will be published showing how much YUSU money individual officers are spending, as well as providing an overall breakdown of YUSU spending. They will also make information public about how individual officers are making progress on Union policy and what meetings they fail to attend.
At the moment most of this information is only available to students through complicated procedures. It is hoped however that by regularly publishing the data, people can be more aware of the union’s work.
In a bid to generate more student interest in YUSU, the information will be displayed on the LCD screens in the Courtyard and elsewhere, starting next term.
Union Council Chair David Levene has said: “It’s about accountability and about engaging all students… It is a way of bringing YUSU to students instead of asking students to come to YUSU, so everyone can see what YUSU is here for.”
The proposals are set to be submitted for a Union General Meeting in Week 8 and is expected to pass without much resistance.
Sounds like a waste of resources. Why don’t interested people read the annual audit or budget if they’re interested (which I’m sure they’re not)?