Legislative Council
AUS Legislative Council meets biweekly during the academic year, and is the legislative governing body of the Arts Undergraduate Society, subordinate only to the AUS General Assembly. Legislative Council meetings are open to the public, unless a confidential session is declared.
Voting membership on AUS Council includes the AUS Executive, the Arts Senators, a representative from each of the AUS’ departmental associations, a representative from FEARC (the AUS’s first-year committee), the AUS Equity Commissioners, and a representative from AUSec (the AUS Environmental Council), a representative from ACE (the Arts Community Engagement Committee), and a representative from EPIC (the AUS Event Planning and Implementation Committee).
AUS Council operates under a modified version of Robert’s Rules of Order so that meetings can occur in an organized and efficient fashion. Most decisions of AUS Council are made by way of motions submitted to and approved by AUS Council.
The standing rules for Legislative Council can be found here. A template for submitting motions to council can be found here. The AUS letterhead for submitting reports can be found here.
“The governing body of the AUS shall be known as the Legislative Council (hereinafter, Council) and as such shall:
(a) Recognize the supremacy of the AUS Constitution and be bound by it;
(b) Be empowered to make all decisions and take action on behalf of the AUS in accordance with and subject to the constraints imposed by the General Assembly;
(c) Adopt the AUS annual budget;
(d) Establish Committees of Council where and when it deems necessary;
(e) Have the power to mandate any of its representatives to adopt and defend a specific stance.”

Council Documents
Fall 2022
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentations
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Communications
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Motions
- Motion to Ratify AUS Departmental Association Budgets
- Motion to Amend the Constitution of the CSA
- Motion to Approve Statement Condemning the New Vic Project
- Motion to Amend the Human Resource Policy
- Motion to Amend the AUS Constitution
- Motion to Amend the Accountability By-Laws
- Motion to Amend the Standing Rules
- Motion to Approve AUS Elections Team
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Communications
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Representative Reports
- Arts Representatives to SSMU
- Arts Senators
- Departmental Reports
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Arts Senators
- Arts Representatives to SSMU
- Departmental Reports
- Agenda
- Motions
- AUS Equity Commissioners – AUS Equity Frosh Report 2022
- Motion to Ratify ASEFC Membership
- Motion to Approve the creation of LLCUSA
- Motion to approve RUSS Constitution
- Motion to approve AUS Executive Committee decision
- Motion to Amend the FY2022 AUS Operating Budget and Departmental Association Budgets
- Motion to Ratify FMC Decisions
- Motion to Recommend Removal of AUS VP External
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes
- 10.26.2022
- TABLED TO THIS MEETING
- 11.9.2022
- 10.26.2022
Winter 2023
- Agenda
- Motions
- Robert’s rules and Procedures
- Accountability Presentation
- Legislative Council Role Presentation
- Motion to Approve Summer School in Italy
- Motion to Approve a new fee for GEOG 425
- Motion to ratify FMC decisions
- Motion to Remove VP External
- Motion to Remove VP Internal
- Motion to Ratify Arts Student Employment FUnd Committee (ASEFC) Decisions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes
- Agenda
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- VP Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes
- Agenda
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes
- Agenda
- Motions
- Motion to Amend the ASEF By-Laws
- Motion to Amend DESA Constitution
- Motion to Approve Opt-Out List for Departmental Elections
- Motion to Ratify the Arts Student Employment Fund Committee (ASEFC) Decisions
- Motion to Support the Call to Action for Divestment and Democratisation
- Motion to Approve Financial By-Laws
- Motion to Amend the AUS Accountability By-Laws
- Feb 22 – Motion to ratify FMC decisions
- March 08 – Motion to ratify FMC decisions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- VP Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes for Approval
- Agenda
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes
- Agenda
- Motions
- Executive Reports
- President
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Academic
- Vice-President Internal
- Vice-President External
- Vice-President Social
- Vice-President Communications
- Representative Reports
- Departmental Reports
- Minutes
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