Cardiff Met SU AGM

SU AGM (Annual General Meeting)

AGM 2023 DOCUMENTS

• Annual Report 2022 
• Financial Statements 
• Affiliations 
• Motions 
• Governance & Democracy Summary 

Registration from 5.30 and start AGM from 6pm

The Student Union hereby gives notice to the students of Cardiff Met students’ Union Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023 which will be held in hybrid model, in Lecture Hall 1 at Cyncoed Campus, and via Microsoft Teams. This year’s AGM will be a hybrid meeting allowing students to take part via teams and in person.

If your preference is to attend in person you will be required to bring your student ID card, if you do not attend with an ID card you will not be permitted to participate in the meeting, and if you are joining online you will need to login using your cardiffmet email. 

WHAT IS AN AGM?

AGM or Annual General Meeting is the largest forum where students can oversee and provide opinions on the SU’s finances, affiliations, find out what the SU has done for the past year and submit a motion to determine the direction the SU will be taking forward! You will get to debate and vote on all motions submitted to the AGM. The AGM is a legal requirement for a membership-based charity and can only be attended by its members – the students.  

WHAT HAPPENS AT AN AGM?

The full agenda with documents will be released 10 days prior to the meeting:

• Section 1 – Formal Business
• Reports and Accounts for year 2021/22
• Auditors Appointment
• SU Affiliation approval
• Governance and Democracy Review
• Section 2 - Motions
• Any submitted motions

HOW DO I WRITE / SUBMIT A MOTION?

The deadline for motions is 5pm on 18th April. To submit a motion, please download the template below and e-mail it to pjrobinson@cardiffmet.ac.uk before the deadline. Pleas e note that only motions submitted in this format will be accepted.

DOWNLOAD THE AGM MOTION TEMPLATE 

HOW DO I AMEND A MOTION?

Should you need to amend your motion, for example should it name a person, be out with the charitable objectives you will be notified of the standing orders decision, and you will need to resubmit your amended motion 7 days prior to the AGM. 

I WANT TO VOTE BUT CANNOT ATTEND - WHAT CAN I DO?

Unfortunately, Cardiff Met SU currently does allow proxy voting at an AGM. In order for you to cast your vote, you have to be present either in-person or online and be registered.

For more informaiton visit our AGM webpage - www.cardiffmetsu.co.uk/agm