Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 15, 2001

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President Steph Davy SENATE AGENDA MEETING 31-32 Monday, October 15, 2001 MSU 201, 6:00PM Monica Moradkhan SenatePreside^Pro-Teypc^ J Q Q R D E R Education Samra DayaniH. Urban Affairs Sarah Bowers Business Chris Powell Education IV. Lisa Fleming Liberal Arts Katie MacDonald Hotel Administration Ken Aoki V. Student Development Jessica Zarndt Health Services Shawna Hughes Fines Arts Cara Chasin Sciences Aaron Dunning Education Tony Salsaa Business Alyson Ling Business Luke Bowland Engineering Rocco Gonzalez Liberal Arts Jason Schrock Education Giselle Stewart Urban Affairs Scott Fauske Hotel Administration Nicole Reddick Business Lauren Miller Student Development Nicholas Farryrj Health Sciences Anisa Izzolo Hotel AdminisMitm Glenn Butler Liberal Arts ROLL CALL III. ANNOUNCEMENTS APPROVAL OF MINUTES 31-29, 31-30, and 31-31 BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Business Manager Report D. Directors' Reports Michael Bond- Office of Student Information A1 Heck- Nevada Student Affairs Davin Hill- Rebel Radio Ali Laman-Lyons- Elections Joseph Lucchese- Entertainment & Programming Kelly Martinez- CSUN Services E. Liaison Reports Greek Advisory Multicultural Student Affairs Residence Hall Association Student Athletics Student Health Advisory Committee UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of changes to Bylaw 10 (See Attachment). As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3645 • FAX (702) 895-4606 B. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of amendment to Senate Bylaw 31 (See Attachment). As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; C. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of changes to Bylaw 21 (See Attachment). As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; D. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of expending an amount not to exceed $5,000 to have data ports and computers installed in each of the 3 (three) CSUN annexes. As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI. ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with Nevada Open Meeting Law (N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank & Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. SENATE BYLAW 10 LEGISLATION PROCEDURE (Effective June 26, 1984; Revised August 21, 1995) I. BILL SUBMISSION AND INTRODUCTION A bill proposed to the Senate shall be submitted in a manner as follows: A. A bill must be submitted to the Senate President: 1. The Senate President shall include introduction of a bill as a New Business Item on the first agenda posted following submission; 2. The Senate President shall affix a copy of the bill to the aforementioned agenda; 3. The Senate President shall entertain no motion concerning the bill except to discuss, commit, or refer at the meeting in which the bill is introduced; 4. The Senate President shall include approval of the bill as a New Business Item on the first agenda posted following introduction; 5. The Senate President shall number bills consecutively in the order if submission, with the first number of each session being " 1" preceded by the session number and meeting number. B. A bill shall cite statutes into which it shall be referred upon passage and shall cite its effective date (SEE IV); C. A change in statutes shall be proposed in the form of a bill. II. EMERGENCY MEASURES The Senate may, by two-thirds (2/3) majority Vote, suspend rules and declare an item introduced, further suspend rules and declare a measure an emergency, and dispense with Section I, Subsections 1,2, 3, and 4 of the bylaw. III. STANDING STATUTES The Standing Statutes of CSUN shall be as follows: 001.00 - 099.99 Miscellaneous 100.00 - 199.99 Interpretations and Definitions 200.00 - 299.99 Boards, Committees, Agencies, and Offices 300.00 - 399.99 CSUN Interna] Operations 400.00 - 499.99 CSUN Internal Operations 500.00 - 599.99 Elections, Elected Officials/Officers 700.00 - 899.99 Mass Media 900.00 - 999.99 Appropriations, Expenditures, Revenues, and Budgets IV. EFFECTIVE DATES Unless otherwise stated within a bill, a bill shall become a statute and become effective forty-eight (48) hours after the meeting in which it was passed. V. ABSORPTION OF PRIOR LEGISLATION AND CONSTRUCTION STATUTES All legislation passed prior to the passage of this bylaw shall be absorbed into statutes set forth in a bill to be recommended by the Bylaws Committee. VI. FORM OF BILLS A bill shall be submitted in a form similar to the following: Senate Bill No. of the Session INTRODUCED BY: Summary: We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: (Additions are underlined. Deletions shall be placed in brackets.) VII. BYLAW EFFECTIVE DATE This bylaw shall become effective forty-eight (48) hours after the meeting in which it is passed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Senate. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR POWELL Summary: This is intended to ensure that the Rules and Ethics Committee submits the rules for a session to the Senate for approval in a timely manner, and to prevent non-compliance with said rules due to lack of notification. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: (Additions are underlined. Deletions shall be placed in brackets.) SENATE BYLAW 31 CSUN RULES AND ETHICS COMMITTEE (Effective: March 15, 1990, Revised: October 16, 1995) I. MEMBERSHIP A. The CSUN Rules and Ethics Committee shall be composed of six (6) Senators serving in the current session of the CSUN Senate. B. Five (5) of the members will be designated as voting members and one (1) will be designated as the chair of the committee. C. Quorum will consist of at least four (4) committee members: three (3) voting members along with the chair. D. Members of the committee shall be appointed by the Senate President by the third official meeting of the new Senate session. E. Upon the creation of a vacancy in the committee, the Senate President shall appoint a Senator to fill that vacancy at the Senate meeting immediately following the creation of the vacancy. F. If a charge is levied against a member of the committee he/she shall be prohibited from participating as a member of the committee during that particular investigation. This member is therefore prohibited from voting in such a circumstance. G. If, for any reason, a member is unable to participate in a particular case, then the Senate President shall reserve the right to appoint an alternate for the duration of the case. H. The Rules and Ethics committee shall be empowered to investigate charges against the Executive Board, and to recommend disciplinary actions to the Senate, up to the formation of an impeachment committee. H. CHAIR A. The chair shall preside over all committee meetings. B. The chair shall assign excused/unexcused absences to members of the committee. C. The chair shall be empowered to vote only in the case of a tie. D. The chair shall notify a Senator who is being investigated by the committee in so that the Senator may appear on his/her own behalf at the meeting action is being taken. E. The committee shall nominate and approve a voting member of the committee to serve as the vice-chair. F. The vice-chair will preside over the committee only in the case of the absence of the chair. When acting as the chair, the vice-chair is granted all the rights and privileges bestowed upon the chair. G. The vice-chair forfeits his/her voting privileges when acting as the chair of the committee. in. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. The committee shall submit, for Senate approval, a set of rules that Senators will be required to follow for the current session of the Senate. These rules must be submitted on either the first or the second meeting of the committeef.]. and must be submitted to the Senate no later than the second meeting of the session. B. These rules become official upon being approved by the Senate. C. The committee will be responsible for ensuring that all Senators are complying with all rules that are approved in the above manner. D. Members of the committee must report violations of the established rules to the committee at the next scheduled meeting after the infraction is discovered. E. Any CSUN member may report an infraction to the committee for purposes of investigation by the committee. F. A report by the committee may be given at each Senate meeting. G. When discovered, the committee chair must make a motion at the next official Senate meeting, to levy charges of impeachment. Action Item: Discussion/Approval'of amendment to Senate Bylaw 31 III Duties. Powers' and Responsibilities A. The committee shall submit, for Senate approval, a set of rules that Senators will be required to follow for the current session for the Senate. These rules must be submitted on either the first or the second meeting of the committee, and must be submitted to the Senate no later than the second meeting of the session. As submitted by Senator Powell SENATE BYLAW 21 CSUN ENTERTAINMENT AND PROGRAMMING BOARD (Effective November 21, 1987; Revised October 7, 1992) I. PURPOSE The purpose of the Entertainment and Programming Board (E & P) shall be to obtain, schedule, administer, and publicize CSUN sponsored activities, entertainment, and social events. II. STRUCTURE The E & P Board shall consist of the following: A. The Director, who shall be nominated by the Executive Board and approved by the Senate; B. The Assistant Director(s), who shall be selected as prescribed by Articles IX, Section E, Item 1, of the CSUN Constitution; C. At least five (5) but no more than [ten (10)] thirty five (35), CSUN members, at least three (3) of whom must be Senators. III. DUTIES, POWERS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENTERTAINMENT AND PROGRAMMING A. The Director: 1. The duties of the Director shall be as those as described in Article IX , Section D, of the CSUN Constitution; 2. The Director shall vote only to break a tie. B. The Assistant Director: 1. The duties of the Assistant Director shall be as those as described in Article IX , Section D, of the CSUN Constitution; C. The Board: 1. Budgetary Authority: a. The Board shall review the budget prepared by the Director; b. All budgets must be approved by the Board prior to their submission to either the Ways & Means Committee, the Senate, or any other body as appropriated. 2. The Board may establish any necessary subcommittees, the chair of which must be a Board member; 3. The Entertainment and Programming Board shall establish an Operating Policy to be approved by both the E & P Board and the Senate. Minutes Meeting 31-32 Monday, October 15, 2001 MSU 201, 6:00PM I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY calls meeting 31-32 to order at 6:02pm; II. ROLL CALL Sarah Bowers Chris Powell Katie MacDonald Ken Aoki Jessica Zarndt Shawna Hughes Cara Chasin Aaron Dunning Tony Salsaa Alyson Ling Luke Bowland Rocco Gonzalez Jason Schrock Giselle Stewart Scott Fauske Nicole Reddick Lauren Miller Nicholas Farrey Anisa Izzolo * Denotes tardiness III. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- All the directors except for Director Martinez and the rest of the E-Board are meeting with a potential donor and they aren't going to be here until later if they come at all; PRESENT ABSENT Monica Moradkhan SamraDayani * (6:08pm) Glenn Butler (Excused) Lisa Fleming (Excused) IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- We only have minutes 31-31; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR SCHROCK; Move into a vote; Motion carries unanimously; V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR POWELL- The Bylaws Committee met today and they have some changes to submit tonight; SENATOR LING- She is sorry the Ways and Means meeting was canceled, but they will meet next week and she has agendas for everyone; B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- The search committee for the Dean of the School of Dentistry will be meeting soon; C. Business Manager Report $55.65 to Reprographics for Letterhead, $88.00 to Public Safety for parking permits, $47.97 to Motor Pool for a cargo van to transport the band members, $116.55 to Facilities Management for re-keying the Senate Presidebnt's Office, $35.70 to Facilities Management for re-keying the CBC Annex, $15.73 to Motor Pool for a van used for the tailgate, $100.00 to Julio Moises Flycht for the provision of DJ Services at Rebel Ruckus, $125.00 to Abraham Millett for the provision of the band "Atwood Rose" at the November 3r d tailgate, $75.00 to Aletha Unna for the provision of the band "Kick Wurmz" for Rebel Ruckus, $250.00 to Ben Garcia for the provision of DJ Services, $50.00 to Louis Marek III for the provision of DJ Services at Rebel Ruckus, $106.92 to Target Stores for four Memorex two-way radios, batteries, and a camcorder video tape, $47.81 to Barnes and Noble for twelve UNLV lanyards for Rebel Ruckus, $55.78 to Barnes and Noble for fourteen UNLV lanyards for Rebel Ruckus, $428.47 to Andersons for Homecoming King and Queen royalty items, $119.00 to Jo- Ann Fabrics for assorted decorating materials used to prepare Homecoming decorations, and $331.89 to Boise Cascade for Miscellaneous Office Supplies totaling $2,049.47; SENATOR DAYANI enters at 6:08pm; D. Directors' Reports Michael Bond- Office of Student Information Not present; A1 Heck- Nevada Student Affairs Not present; Davin Hill- Rebel Radio- They got the initial okay last week and they can start moving their desks and the stuff from the annexes. He is still having problems with purchasing. They are expanding on the idea of putting in a T-l line in. They are always are going to need DJs because of high turnover rates, but all the spots are filled at the moment; Ali Laman-Lyons- Elections Not present; Joseph Lucchese- Entertainment & Programming Not present; Kelly Martinez- CSUN Services- Recognition packets are done. Funding requests are in the Ways and Means Committee. She will be working in the SOURCE room a lot this week so if she isn't in the office that is where she will be; E. Liaison Reports Greek Advisory- SENATOR DAYANI- Two weeks ago 50 to 100 new Greek members attended Greek 101. Thanks to Monica Moradkhan for hosting two of the sessions; Multicultural Student Affairs- SENATOR STEWART- They are happy that they won the Rebel Variety Show and they have a meeting at 5pm on Wednesday; Residence Hall Association- None; Student Athletics- None; Student Health Advisory Committee- None; VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of changes to Bylaw 10 (See Attachment). As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; SENATOR REDDICK- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR POWELL; SENATOR REDDICK- Moves to amend Bylaw 10 inserting after "C." inserting "D. Dually submitted items shall include, but are not exclusive to: 1.) Items forwarded by the Executive Committee 2.) Items submitted by Senators 3.) Items having been passed by a Committee E. In the event of an item not being adopted it cannot be resubmitted until the next Senate session unless: 1.) The resubmitted bill is fundamentally changed from the original; 2.) The Senate by a two-thirds majority vote chooses to consider the item"; Seconded by SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN; ( Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 20-1-0; (SENATOR BOWERS opposes); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 20-1-0; (SENATOR BOWERS opposes); B. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of amendment to Senate Bylaw 31 (See Attachment). As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; SENATOR POWELL- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR REDDICK; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item under III. Duties and Responsibilities, Section A. "and must be submitted to the Senate no later than the second meeting of the session" striking "second" and inserting "fourth"; Seconded by SENATOR MACDONALD; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries unanimously; C. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of changes to Bylaw 21 (See Attachment). As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; SENATOR REDDICK- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR SALSAA; SENATOR POWELL- Moves to amend the item under II. Subsection C. striking "five (5)" and inserting "ten (10)" and striking "ten (10)" and inserting thirty-five (35)"; Seconded by SENATOR REDDICK; SENATOR BOWERS- No more than thirty-five is fine with her, her concern is with the ten. For some reason in the future if there aren't ten interested people than that director will be in trouble according to the bylaws. She thinks maybe it should be left at five so they won't get in trouble for not having ten; SENATOR DAYANI- She actually has a problem with the thirty-five. The larger number of people you have involved the more problems you have with communication and ideas being generated. A group should be anywhere from five to fifty and twenty if you really want to push it; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- This actually came from the Director of E&P and of course in every session you can change and waive the bylaws. If you are going to fail this she suggests we move to table it that way when the director is here he can speak on this item; There is further discussion; SENATOR REDDICK- Moves to table until the next meeting; Seconded by SENATOR BOWLAND; Move into a vote; Motion carries 16-4-0; (SENATORS DAYANI, SCHROCK, BOWERS, and GONZALEZ oppose); D. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of expending an amount not to exceed $5,000 to have data ports and computers installed in each of the 3 (three) CSUN annexes. As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; SENATOR POWELL- Moves to table indefinitely; Seconded by SENATOR DAYANI; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- Point of information: We don't have enough information to pass this item at the point; Move into a vote; Motion carries 19-1-0; (SENATOR SCHROCK opposes); VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT None; IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- Wants everyone to go out afterwards and have fun; X. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR IZZOLO- The Student Development Center didn't like the fact that some of the senators that attended that the Major Exploration Fair were rude and acted like they were in charge of everything; SENATOR FAUSKE- Pass; SENATOR MACDONALD- Have a good week and Happy Birthday Scott; SENATOR BOWLAND- This Wednesday between 10:30am and 2pm The American Society of Civil Engineers will be have a BBQ. If you get a chance wonder over to the dark side of campus; SENATOR GONZALEZ- The tailgate and Rebel Ruckus went well and he had fun; SENATOR STEWART- More Urban Affairs students have approached her about wanting to join Rebel Radio. There is a research presentation at 1pm in Ballroom if you are interested; SENATOR DAYANI- Congratulations to all the newly elected senators and to SENATOR STEWART for being chosen as the Ideal Rebel. She wants to submit an item so that she can still be the reining Homecoming Queen; SENATOR ZARDNT- Someone stole one of her constituent's bike and she is working on getting that back; SENATOR FARREY- We have to get that bike back; SENATOR MILLER- She went to the Homecoming Banquet last week and the band was there and they were wearing their hats; SENATOR AOKI- Pass; SENATOR CHASIN- She met with her dean today and they will be getting coffee machines in the Physics Building. She has a working committee meeting on Thursday; SENATOR HUGHES- She had a dance show last week and it went well. She hopes everyone has a great week; SENATOR DUNNING- He is working on getting a book published for Education Majors of systems you can use in your classes. He went to the Rose Bowl this weekend; SENATOR POWELL- Samra will always be his Homecoming Queen. It was a good weekend; SENATOR SCHROCK- He is excited about the things going on in his college such as the re-establishment of Kappa Delta Epsilon Honor Society; SENATOR SALSAA- It was a good tailgate. He missed the Rebel Ruckus because it was freezing. Congratulations to Senator Stewart; SENATOR REDDICK- Congratulations to Director Hill for winning the Variety Show and Senator Ling for Homecoming Queen second. Also, to Senator Stewart and the E&P Board for an awesome weekend. Warren Buffett will be on campus to do a Q&A Forum on October 24t h . She has a meeting with her dean on November 1s t ; SENATOR LING- Congratulations to everyone who won throughout Homecoming. She is losing her job because the Rebel Store is closing, but everything is forty percent off this week; SENATOR BOWERS- This weekend rocked. However, there was some concern with the tailgates from the Fraternity end. Rebel Ruckus was one of the best events at UNLV so far; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- Congratulations to everyone during Homecoming. Sorry she couldn't attend. She was representing UNLV in Scottsdale on the Woman's Rugby Team for her first game and she has really big bruises to prove it. The Senator workshop is on Saturday at 1 lam in chambers and there will be food; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- We are going to have an optional end of the year dinner on the 29t h . University Club is closed on Mondays so give her any suggestions and we will vote on it next week. Congratulations to Senator Stewart and President Moradkhan and Senator Ling for getting on Homecoming Court. All the events went well. She has midterms this week so she might not be in the office as much. Next week is the meeting with Kappa Delta Epsilon; Director Lucchese- He appreciates everyone for coming on Friday. The event wouldn't have been possible without the student workers. Thank you also to the E-Board and Senators for having faith in the E&P Board. The next movie night is on Wednesday night in the Ballroom and they we will be showing "The Fast and the Furious"; PRESIDENT MORADKHAN- Thanks to Senator Dayani for being an excellent outgoing Homecoming Queen. There were some issues at tailgate and he will see what can be done. Thanks to the E&P Board, the Senators, and E-Board for attending. Also to Phil Burns who signs off on all the alcohol for Ruckus. His support is appreciated. Elections went extremely well and we had close to one thousand votes. The window painting will be taken down next week. Congratulations to Senator Stewart; Director Bond- He wants to thank the E&P Board also for doing a great job. If you liked the tailgate the next one will be even better. He will be putting flyers in the boxes to advertise fort he two open Senate seats; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Good job to Ali for both elections. Its kind of weird that almost as many students voted in the Homecoming race as the Senate elections. Have a great week and good luck with midterms; XI. ADJOURNMENT SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to adjourn the meeting; Seconded by SENATOR SCHROCK ; Move into a vote; Motion carries 18-2-0; (SENATORS LING and SALSAA oppose); SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY adjourns Meeting 31-32 at 6:45pm; SENATE SECRETARY STEPH DAVY STEPHANIE FILSON