University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STUDENT
     
     
      UNION
     
     
      INC.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Students,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      letter
      is
      in
      response
      to
      your
      X-Press
      Editorial
      of
     
     
      February
      13,
      1992.
      The
      figures
      that
      were
      presented
     
     
      in
      the
      past
      issue
      came
      directly
      from
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Union
      Inc.
      budget
      for
      the
      year
      ended
      April
      30,
      1992.
     
     
      Further
      explanation
      of
      those
      figures
      are
      explained
     
     
      below.
      The
      1991/92
      Budget
      was
      created
      and
      approved
     
     
      by
      the
      1990/91
      Council.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yearbook
      1991/92
      -$55,886.00*
     
    

    
     
      printing
      $22,000
     
    

    
     
      salaries
      5,025
     
    

    
     
      material
      and
      supplies
      3,500
     
    

    
     
      shipping
      1,000
     
    

    
     
      workshops
      400
     
    

    
     
      misc.
      400
     
    

    
     
      32,325
      less
      ad
      revenue
      (5,200)
      27,125
     
    

    
     
      *
      printing
      of
      the
      1990
      yearbook
      included
      in
      the
     
     
      $55,886.00
      figure
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Executive
      Salaries
      1988/89
      -
      1991/92
      10%
      increase
     
     
      Monthly
      salary
      for
      8
      months;
      the
      total
      salary
      is
     
     
      broken
      down
      by
      the
      number
      of
      pay
      periods
      and
      paid
     
     
      biweekly
      (the
      same
      asa
      teacher
      is
      paid
      for
      10
      months
     
     
      overa
      12
      month
      period).
      This
      is
      for
      a
      minimum
      of
     
     
      ten
      office
      hours
      per
      week.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Capital
      Savings
      Fund
      In
      1970
      the
      Barn
      was
      renovated
     
     
      and
      the
      Student
      Union
      borrowed
      $100,000
      from
     
     
      U.P.E.I.
      The
      Barn
      was
      to
      be
      a
      temporary
      location
     
     
      until
      anew
      Building
      was
      built.
      The
      Capital
      Savings
     
     
      Fund
      started
      in
      1979
      as
      part
      of
      an
      agreement
      with
     
     
      U.P.E.I.
      to
      forgive
      the
      remaining
      balance
      of
      our
      loan.
     
     
      In
      1990
      aten
      year
      plan
      was
      recommended
      witha
     
     
      concentrated
      savings
      plan
      as
      part
      of
      the
      plan.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $3,000
      Council
      Parties
      in
      lieu
      of
      Honoraria:
      Council-
     
     
      lors
      have
      never
      received
      an
      Honoraria.
      The
      (party)
     
     
      ‘Banquet
      is
      a
      thank-you
      for
      Councillors,
      volunteers
     
     
      and
      staff
      for
      their
      work
      and
      contribution
      to
      the
      Stu-
     
     
      dent
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      council
      $1,500
      Allocated
      to
      various
      council
     
     
      activities.
      The
      Charlottetown
      Harbour
      Cruise
      (no
     
     
      food
      or
      beverages
      were
      provided
      by
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union)
      was
      the
      first
      meeting
      of
      the
      council
      asa
     
     
      whole
      body.
      It
      wasa
      time
      for
      council
      to
      meet
      as
      an
     
     
      informal
      group,
      talk,
      and
      get
      to
      know
      one
      another.
     
     
      The
      cruise
      cost
      $150.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CFS
      Medical
      Plan
      1,500
      students
      x
      $99
      =
      $148,500
     
     
      1,000
      students
      opted
      out
      of
      the
      plan
      in
      1991.
      The
     
     
      bylaws
      of
      U.P.E.I.
      state
      that
      everyone
      must
      have
     
     
      some
      sort
      of
      medical
      coverage.
      The
      CFS
      Medical
     
     
      Plan
      was
      approved
      by
      council
      (vote)
      in
      1987/88
      and
     
     
      was
      the
      first
      year
      of
      its
      operation.
      Prior
      to
      that
      Blue
     
     
      Cross
      was
      the
      medical
      plan
      administered.
      Every
     
     
      student
      is
      charged
      a
      medical
      fee
      of
      $99.00.
      Every
     
     
      student
      is
      given
      the
      option
      to
      opt
      out
      of
      the
      plan
      and
     
     
      to
      receive
      areimbursement
      for
      the
      $99.00.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      $10,500
      for
      CFS
      fees.
      In
      1983/84
      a
      referendum
      was
     
     
      held
      by
      the
      Student
      Union
      to
      implement
      the
      $4.00
      fee.
     
     
      1984/85
      was
      the
      first
      year
      that
      the
      fee
      was
      imple-
     
     
      mented.
      This
      fee
      included
      such
      things
      as
      the
      Student
     
     
      Discount
      Saver
      Program,
      national
      and
      provincial
     
     
      lobby
      efforts
      for
      student
      aid,
      employment
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      university
      funding,
      travel
      cuts,
      and
      CFS
      Com-
     
     
      puter
      Network.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Everyone
      is
      encouraged
      to
      get
      involved
      with
      their
     
     
      Student
      Union.
      If
      anyone
      has
      questions
      or
      concerns
     
     
      about
      any
      of
      the
      SU’s
      workings
      please
      feel
      free
      to
     
     
      contact
      any
      of
      the
      Student
      Council
      members
      for
     
     
      further
      clarification.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sincerely
      yours,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Council
      1991/92
     
    

    
     
      Jo-Anna
      Murphy
      -
      President
      Nadine
      De
      Wolfe
      -
      VP
     
     
      External
     
    

    
     
      Tracey
      Arsenault
      -
      VP
      Internal
     
    

    
     
      Laurie
      Callaghan
      -
      VP
      Finance
     
    

    
     
      David
      Fitzpatrick
      -
      VP
      Operations
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARts
      Reps:
      Scott
      Campbell
     
     
      Melanie
      Johnston
      Heather
      J.
      Morrison
     
     
      Tara
      O’
      Connor
     
     
      Business
      Reps:
      Andrew
      Johnston
     
     
      Jason
      Inman
     
     
      Science
      Reps:
      Peter
      Rashad
     
     
      Andrea
      Griffin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vet
      Medicine
      Rep:
      Jeff
      Goodall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Frosh
      Rep:
      Ray
      Murphy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Board
      of
      Governors
      Rep:
      Bruce
      Davidson
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
      February
      20,
      1992
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