Wow good thing we don’t have another one of those for a while … oh wait
The Exec were able to validate their Covid-related constitutional breaches and raise their own pay at the SGM last Wednesday. The SGM met quorum, with over 100 students showing up.
The Exec’s pay rise generated discussion, because the OUSA President’s pay was set to go up by $8000 annually, while ex-officio members such as the Tumuaki of Te Roopu Māori (TRM), and the President of University of Otago Pacific Island Students Association (UOPISA) would only see a pay increase of $250 a year.
Cam, a Pasifika student, questioned why the increase in pay was lower for the ex-officio positions (i.e. the President of UOPISA and Tumuaki of TRM). “They run their own associations and provide their own culture support,” he said. “We should show respect and cultural appreciation for that.”