Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 19, 1978

AGENDA SENATE MEETING //16 September 19, 1978 Moyer Student Union Building Room 201 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #15 IV. Executive Board Announcements V. Executive Board Nominations (vote) A. Academic Standards 1. Jacques Ryland 2. Lisa Wolfbrandt 3. Paul Bonnett B. CSUN Bar Manager 1. Joe LaLiberte C. Curriculum 1. DeAnn Turpen 2. Bill Onorato D. Financial Aid 1. Elaine Mendonca 2. Peggy Racel 3. Jeanne Harkenrider E. Grievance 1. Shawn Jenkins 2. Bill Onorato 3. Carol Tarpley VI. Committee Reports A. S.E.F. Committee #7 B. By-Law Committee It 1. Ratification of By-Law #4 (from Table) C. Appropriations Board It3 D. Activities Board It9 VII. Old Business A. Vacant Senate Seats (nominations) 1. Arts & Letters 2. Allied Health Professions B. Committee Nominations 1. Mandatory Athletic Fee Investigative Committee a. Scott Greene VIII. New Business IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment MINUTES SENATE MEETING it 16 September 19, 1978 Moyer Student Union Building Room 201 I. Call to Order The sixteenth meeting of the Consolidated Student Senate was called to order by the Speaker at 4:01 p.m. in Lounge 201 of the Moyer Student Union Build-ing. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Shellee Willden Phillip Jackson Peggy Racel Lise Wyman Kirk Voelcker DeAnn Turpen Lorraine Alderman Joyce Bridges Bill Botos Byron Blasco Susana Reyes Jeanne Ilarkenrider Ron Deems Scott Greene Lisa Wolfbrandt Rick Gutierrez (Excused Late) Mary Barney Shawn Jenkins Bruce Bayne Scott Gonzalez Absent Danny Campbell Peggy Burnham (Excused) Bill Onorato Dave Craddock (Late - Unexcused) Joe Matvay David Martinez III. Approval of Minutes #15 Kirk Voelcker moved to approve the Minutes of Senate Meeting //15, seconded by Lisa Wolfbrandt, and passed unanimously. IV. Executive Board Announcements The Speaker did not have any announcements to make. Party Fund The Speaker Pro Tem, Joe Matvay, announced that for those Senators who would like to contribute their Stipends to the Party Fund, they will have to cash the check themselves and then give the Speaker or the Speaker Pro Tem cash or a check made out to them. The bank will not accept just the endorsed stipend checks. V. Executive Board Nominations (vote) A. Academic Standards 1. Jacques Ryland 2. Lisa Wolfbrandt 3. Paul Bonnett Byron Blasco moved to approve the three names listed as members of the Academic Standards Committee, seconded, and passed with two abstentions. B. CSUN Bar Manager 1. Joe Laliberte John Hunt moved to approve Joe Laliberte as CSUN Bar Manager, seconded, and passed with three abstentions. Minutes - Senate Meeting if 16 September 19, 1978 Page 2 (Dave Craddock arrived at A:05 p.m. - unexcused.) C. Curriculum 1. DeAnn Turpen 2. Bill Onorato Joe Matvay moved to approve the two names listed as members of the Curriculum Committee, seconded by John Hunt, and passed with three abstentions. D. Financial Aid 1. Elaine Mendonca 2. Peggy Racel 3. Jeanne Harkenrider Lisa Wolfbrandt moved to approve all three names listed as members of the Financial Aid Committee, seconded, and passed unanimously. (Rick Cutierrez arrived at 4:06 p.m. - excused.) E. Grievance 1. Shawn Jenkins 2. Bill Onorato 3. Carol Tarpley DeAnn Turpen moved to approve the three names listed as members of the Grievance Committee, seconded by Bill Botos, and passed unanimously. F. Election Board (Nominations) 1. Bill Onorato 2. Shellee Willden 3. Carol Tarpley The Speaker announced that these nominations will come up for a vote at the next Senate Meeting, and that these three final nominations are necessary for the progress of the Election Board. VI. Committee Reports A. S.E.F. Committee #7 Kirk Voelcker that a meeting was not held, therefore, there were no minutes, nor a Committee Report. B. By-Law Committee #9 1. Ratification of By-Law #3 (from Table) Bruce Bayne moved to vote on the approval of Minutes //6, and By-Law //3 separately, seconded, and passed. Bruce Bayne then moved to approve Minutes #6, with the exception of approving By-Law #3, seconded, and passed with two abstentions. Bruce Bayne then moved to approve By-Law #3, and was seconded by Lorraine Alderman. Bruce Bayne then read By-Law //3 to the Senate: BY-LAW //3 Minimum Workload Policy This By-Law sets a minimum workload for Senator's of CSUN. Minutes - Senate Meeting if 16 September 19, 1978 Page 3 I. All CSUN Senators must maintain a minimum workload. For the purpose of this By-Law, the minimum workload requirement may be satisfied by: A. Maintaining active membership on any standing CSUN Board. B. Maintaining active membership on any standing Committee. C. Maintaining the position of Speaker Pro Tem. D. Otherwise directly serving CSUN in such a way that a majority of the Senators vote to accept the alternate service of an individual as satisfactory. E. Any situation which is deemed acceptable by a majority vote of the Senate. II. Each Senator shall, within 2 weeks of taking office, submit a preference sheet to the Speaker of the Senate. III. The Executive Board and Speaker of the Senate shall submit a list of nominations to the Senate for CSUN Standing Boards and Committees respectively. IV. Upon resignation or termination from a Standing Board or Committee each Senator must be nominated for another Standing Board or Committee by the second Senate meeting following his resignation or termination. V. Absences from Boards and Committees shall be determined by their operating policies. Termination from two Boards and/or Committees shall cause the Speaker Pro Tem to call for that Senator's impeachment at the first (1st) Senate meeting following his second termination. Some discussion took place on this By-Law, a vote was taken, and the motion passed with 21 in favor, 2 opposed, and 2 abstentions. C. Appropriations Board #3 Bill Botos moved to approve Minutes #3, and was seconded. Bruce Bayne then moved to vote separately on first the remainder of Minutes //3, then the Operating Policy, and then the budget, and was seconded. A division of the house took place, and the motion passed with fourteen in favor, seven opposed, and three abstentions. Bruce Bayne then moved for a roll call vote be taken for the passing of the budget, seconded by Danny Campbell, a division of the house took place, and the motion passed with sixteen in favor, six opposed, and three abstentions. Lorraine Alderman moved to approve the remainder of Minutes #3, seconded, and passed with one abstention. There was a move already made to approve the operating policy, a vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously. The next item up for approval was the budget, and much discussion took place on this. John Hunt and Dave Levins answered the Senators questions about the various budgets. Minutes - Senate Meeting if 16 September 19, 1978 Page 4 (I,ise Wyman was excused at 4:28.) After much discussion Lorraine Alderman called for the question, and was seconded by Jeanne Harkenrider. The motion passed with two oppositions, and four abstentions. A Roll Call vote was then taken on the budget: Shellee Willden Yes Ron Deems Yes Phillip Jackson abs. Scott Greene Yes Peggy Racel Yes Lisa Wolfbrandt abs. Lise Wyman Rick Gutierrez No Kirk Voelcker Yes Mary Barney Yes DeAnn Turpen Yes Shawn Jenkins No Lorraine Alderman Yes Bruce Bayne Pass Joyce Bridges No Danny Campbell Yes Bill Botos Yes Bill Onorato No Peggy Burnham Dave Craddock Yes Byron Blasco Yes Joe Matvay Yes Susana Reyes abs. David Martinez Yes Jeanne Harkenrider Yes Scott Gonzalez Yes Bruce Bayne Yes The motion passed with seventeen in favor, four opposed, and three abstentions. D. Activites Board #9 Joyce Bridges moved to approve the Minutes if9 of the Activities Board, and was seconded by Bill Botos. Many of the Senators suggested that the Minutes be turned in earlier, so that they will have a say on what will be going on. As it is now, they are voting on items that that have already taken place. John Hunt called for the question, seconded by Lorraine Alderman, and passed unanimously. A vote on the main motion to approve the Minutes was taken which passed with one opposition. VII. Old Business A. Vacant Senate Seats (nominations) 1. Arts & Letters 2. Allied Health Professions Arts & Letters - Kirk Voelcker nominated Jeff Wild, Susana Reyes nominated Linda Merialdo, Peggy Racel nominated Phillip DiMarino, and Danny Campbell nominated George Chanos. Nominations were closed, and these nominations will come up for a vote at the next Senate Meeting. Allied Health - Danny Campbell nominated Carole Beck, and this will also come up for a vote at the next Senate Meeting. B. Committee Nominations 1. Mandatory Athletic Fee Investigative Committee a. Scott Greene Danny Campbell informed the Senate that a report should be given by this Committee, and Scott Gonzalez informed the Senate that the next meeting will be Wednesday at 3:45 in Room 203 (September 20. 1978.) He also informed the Senate that he will have a report for them at the next meeting. A disagreement took place on the number of people that should be allotted for this committee, therefore, John Hunt moved to table indefinitely, however, for the lack of a second the motion died. Minutes - Senate Meeting if 16 September 19, 1978 Page 5 Joe Matvay moved to approve Scott Gr e e n e as a member of this Committee, seconded, and passed with two abstentions. Scott Gonzalez then moved to close this Committee to further nominations, seconded by Bruce Bayne, and passed unanimously. C. Radio Station Minutes - September 6, 1978 A motion was made to approve the Radio Station Minutes of September 6, seconded by Bruce Bayne, and passed unanimously. VIII. New Business NONE IX. Open Discussion Dave Craddock asked for those people who were nominated for Senate Seats to stand up. X. Adjournment Bruce Bayne moved to adjourn, seconded, and passed with two abstentions. The meeting adjourned at 5:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Rene Bernier Senate Secretary Minutes - Senate Meeting if 16 September 19, 1978 Page 9 Peggy Burnham moved to adjourn, seconded, and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Rene Bernier Senate Secretary