Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 13, 1995

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUDENT SENATE MEETING 26-02 Monday, November 13,1995 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. ANNOUNCEMENTS IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS B. DIRECTOR REPORTS a. Elections Board, DIRECTOR ARAIZA; b. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR TURNER; c. Student Services, DIRECTOR GREENHALGH; d. Organizations Board, DIRECTOR COLE; e. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR HAGEN; f. Entertainment and Programming, DIRECTOR SALIBA; C. FACULTY SENATE REPORTS D. BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] VH. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion/approval to expend an amount of $7,100.00 for Career Day '95, to be encumbered out of the 2702 (GenAcct)-(action item); B. Discussion/approval to expend an amount of $4,980.10 to purchase a departmental electric cart, model TOURALL, from manufacturer Club Car, Inc., to be encumbered out of the 2702 (GenAcct)-(action item); C. item); Discussion/approval of Rob Bonghi as Assistant to Organizations Board Director-(action CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUDENT SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA FOR MEETING 26-02 Monday November 13, 1995 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00 p.m. IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports 1. Selection of a Ways and Means Committee and Chair 2. Selection of a Campus Safety Awareness Committee and Chair. 3. Selection of a Bylaws Committee and Chair. VIII. NEW BUSINESS F. Approval to permit the Executive Board to make expenditures up to (and including) $500.00 without specific approval of the Senate (action item). Posted in accordance Nevada Open Meeting Law (N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank and Estella Beam Hall, Wright Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLANO PARKWAY • U s VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUDENT SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA FOR MEETING 26-02 Monday November 13, 1995 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00 p.m. IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports 1. Selection of a Ways and Means Committee and Chair 2. Selection of a Campus Safety Awareness Committee and Chair. 3. Selection of a Bylaws Committee and Chair. VIII. NEW BUSINESS F. Approval to permit the Executive Board to make expenditures up to (and including) $500.00 without specific approval of the Senate (action item). Posted in accordance Nevada Open Meeting Law (N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank and Estella Beam Hall, Wright Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President MINUTES SENA TE MEETING 26-02 Monday, November 13,1995 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00 p.m I. CALL TO ORDER Senate President Smith called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Jeremy Aguero Heather Anderson Phoebe Block Shawna Campbell Terence Carroll Dan Fendell Leia Fleischman Thrace Griffith Marlon Howard James Kimmet Bryan Lawe Joe Laxague Cathy Monaco Terry Moore Veronica Perez Robert Soloman Craig Spanton Eric Stengel Carl Tolbert Melanie Trotter Joaquin Trujillo Julie Wong Laura Zurek III. ANNOUNCEMENTS Student Body Vice-President Mills-Class is the reason he leaves meetings early. IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Supplemental Agenda-1. Selection of a Ways and Means Committee and Chair. 1 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 26-02 / NOVEMBER 13, 1995 Motion to nominate SENATOR ZUREK made by SENATOR FENDELL, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Motion to nominate SENATOR MOORE made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Motion to nominate SENATOR CARROLL made by SENATOR WONG, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Motion to nominate SENATOR WONG made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Motion to nominate SENATOR TOLBERT made by SENATOR BLOCK, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to nominate SENATOR AGUERO made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR KIMMET. Motion to waive Bylaw 37 made by SENATOR KIMMET, seconded by SENATOR CARROLL. Friendly amendment to include., until the end of this meeting made by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-4-1. SENATORS LAXAGUE, FLEISCHMAN, ZUREK, BLOCK opposed. SENATOR TRUJILLO abstained. Motion to close nominations made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR TOLBERT. Motion passes by unanimous acclimation. Motion to nominate SENATOR TOLBERT as chair made by SENATOR BLOCK, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Motion to nominate SENATOR ZUREK as chair made by SENATOR FENDELL, seconded by SENATOR LA WE. Motion to have each candidate speak for no more than two minutes, followed by limited question and answer, followed by division of the house and a roll call vote made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, Senate President Smith grants. SENATOR TOLBERT spoke to the Senate and answered questions. SENATOR ZUREK spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Move into a roll call vote. SENATOR TOLBERT receives 21 votes. SENATOR ZUREK receives 6 votes. SENATOR TOLBERT receives the chair for Ways and Means. Supplemental Agenda-2. Selection of a Campus Safety & Awareness Committee and Chair. Motion to nominate SENATOR TRUJILLO, SENATOR WONG, SENATOR FENDELL;, SENATOR GRIFFITH and SENATOR FLEISCHMAN made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. Motion to nominate SENATOR SOLOMAN made by SENATOR ANDERSON, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. 2 SENATE MINUTES 26-02 / NOVEMBER 13, 1995 Motion to close nominations made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR FENDELL. Nominations closed by unanimous acclimation. Motion to nominate SENATOR FLEISCHMAN as chair made by SENATOR WONG, seconded by SENATOR FENDELL. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN receives the chair for Campus Safety and Awareness by unanimous acclimation. Supplemental Agenda-3. Selection of a Bylaws Committee and Chair. Motion to nominate SENATOR KIMMET made by SENATOR SPANTON, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to nominate SENATOR LAXAGUE made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. Motion to nominate SENATOR SPANTON made by SENATOR KIMMET, seconded by SENATOR HOWARD. Motion to nominate SENATOR MOORE made by SENATOR AGUERO, seconded by SENATOR TOLBERT. Motion to nominate SENATOR CARROLL made by SENATOR HOWARD, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Motion to nominate SENATOR PEREZ made by SENATOR STENGEL, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to nominate SENATOR BLOCK made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR FENDELL. Motion to close nominations made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR SPANTON. Motion to nominate SENATOR CARROLL as chair made by SENATOR HOWARD, seconded by SENATOR WONG. Motion to nominate SENATOR LAXAGUE made by SENATOR FENDELL, seconded by SENATOR TOLBERT. Motion to allow each candidate to speak to the Senate for no more than two minutes, to be followed by a limited question and answer, a division of the house and a roll call vote made by SENATOR GRIFFITH, seconded by SENATOR HOWARD. SENATOR CARROLL spoke to the Senate and answered questions. SENATOR LAXAGUE spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Move into a roll call vote. SENATOR CARROLL receives 14 votes. SENATOR LAXAGUE receives 7 votes. SENATOR CARROLL receives the chair for Bylaws. A. SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS 3 SENATE MINUTES 26-02 / NOVEMBER 13, 1995 None. B. DIRECTOR REPORTS a. Elections-no report. b. Nevada Student Affairs-Magic Johnson will not be speaking for World Aids Day, looking into another time for Johnson and another speaker for Aids Day. c. Student Services-Career Day hosts needed for February 28. d. Organizations-no report. e. Student Information-Scanner is in. Rest of the computers expected soon. f. E & P-Noon scene went well. Thunder tickets sold out. Movie next Sunday, 7:00 p.m. One more noon scene, then activities for this semester finished. C. FACULTY SENATE REPORTS SENATOR TRUJILLO-Library-Student involvement scarce. Senate President Smith calls a two (2) minute recess. Senate President Smith calls the meeting back to order at 6:55 p.m. SENATORS MONACO, TROTTER, STENGEL taking personal privilege. (Note: Senate now contains 20 Senators) Motion to remove all current members of Faculty Senate committees and elect new members made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR KIMMET. Move into a vote. Motion fails 2-16-2. SENATORS ANDERSON, SOLOMAN, SPANTON, LAXAGUE, CAMPBELL, TOLBERT, GRIFFITH, FLEISCHMAN, PEREZ, BLOCK, HOWARD, WONG, FENDELL, AGUERO, LA WE, ZUREK opposed. SENATORS CARROLL, KIMMET abstained. D. BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT Currently working on E-Documents for Senators to receive payment. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241,020(2)(c)(3)] Keith McLain spoke regarding requirement for all stipend positions to speak in front of two classes each semester. Michelle Alexander spoke concerning the appointment of Carl Tolbert to the seat for the College of Communications. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion/approval to expend an amount of $7,100.00 for Career Day '95, to be encumbered out of the 2702 (GenAcct) Motion to approve made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR CARROLL. Discussion of details ensued. SENATOR CAMPBELL questioned past Career Days and recognition of CSUN involvement. Friendly amendment for item to read...February 28,1996...made by SENATOR CARROLL. 4 SENATE MINUTES 26-02 / NOVEMBER 13, 1995 Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-1. SENATOR CAMPBELL abstained. B. Discussion/approval to expend an amount of $4,980.10 to purchase a departmental electric cart, model TOURALL, from manufacturer Club Car, Inc., to be encumbered out of the 2702 (GenAcct) Motion to approve made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Lengthy discussion of details ensued. Senators questioned purchase of new cart versus used cart. Move into a vote. Motion fails 7-10-3. SENATORS ANDERSON, SPANTON, KIMMET, LAXAGUE, CAMPBELL, TOLBERT, BLOCK, AGUERO, LA WE, ZUREK opposed. SENATORS WONG, TRUJILLO, PEREZ abstained. C. Discussion/approval of Rob Bonghi as Assistant to Organizations Board Director Out of order. D. Discussion/ approval to expend the total amount of $2,336 out of the 2709 (KUNVCapital Improvement) account and to encumber an amount not to exceed $ 1,664.00 out of the 2702(GenAcct) [for the total amount of $3,000.00] for purchase costs for a M4425LL/A MACINTOSH PERFORMA 7500 w/POWER PC 16MB HARD DISK 1.2 GIGABYTES w/CD-ROM to be purchased from Apple Computer, Inc. Motion to approve made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR PEREZ. Friendly amendment to amend item to read...strike model number M4425LL/A...amount not to exceed $1,099.00 out of the 2702...total amount of $3,435.00...made by SENATOR CARROLL. Lengthy discussion of details ensued. Explanation of equipment and future use supplied to senators by SENATOR CARROLL. SENATOR TOLBERT takes personal privilege at 7:50 p.m. SENATOR TOLBERT returns at 7:55 p.m. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. E. Discussion/approval of a Senate President Pro-Tempore for the 26th Senate Session Senate President Smith calls a two (2) minute recess at 7:56 p.m. Senate President Smith calls the meeting back to order at 7:58 p.m. Motion to allow both candidates to speak for no more than five (5) minutes, to be followed by limited question and answer made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, Senate President Smith granted the motion. SENATOR CAMPBELL spoke to the Senate and answered questions. SENATOR MOORE spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Motion to divide the house and move into a roll call vote made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, Senate President Smith granted the motion. 5 SENATE MINUTES 26-02 / NOVEMBER 13, 1995 Move into a roll call vote. SENATOR MOORE receives 10 votes. SENATOR CAMPBELL recieves 8 votes. SENATOR MOORE received the position of Senate President Pro-Tempore. F. (Supplemental Agenda) Approval to permit the Executive Board to make expenditures up to (and including) $500.00 without specific approval of the Senate. Motion to approve made by SENATOR BLOCK, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. Lengthy discussion of details ensued. Senators discussed $500.00 amount versus lower amount. Motion to amend the amount to $300.00, and to read... without specific approval from the Senate provided the Business Manager reports expenditures at the following Senate meetings made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Discussion on the amendment ensued. Move into a vote. Motion fails 9-9-1. SENATORS HOWARD, CARROLL, WONG, FENDELL, MOORE, LA WE, PEREZ, FLEISCHMAN, GRIFFITH, SPANTON opposed. SENATOR TRUJILLO abstained. Return to main motion. Motion to amend the item to read. .$500.00 without specific approval of the Senate provided the Business Manager reports expenditures at Senate meetings following made by SENATOR CARROLL, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. Move into a vote of the original motion. Motion passes 19-0-0. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION SENATOR SPANTON-Pursue the Magic Johnson possibility for AIDS Day. But if it does not happen, go and support the cause because it is a good one. SENATOR KIMMET-Inquired about status of the minutes. SENATOR CAMPBELL-Is going to investigate the availability of information through the registrar office in regard to the privacy act and address the allegations that the Senate did not investigate the situation with SENATOR TOLBERT. Expressed disappointment at new Senators not responding to her notes in the box to contact her to share ideas and thoughts. SENATOR TOLBERT-Disappointed about the fall through of the Magic Johnson appearance, but urged not to forget what is being honored on that day. Urged people to hear the speech by Hydea. Come talk to him and get all the facts before believing everything written in the paper regarding the situation in the Communications College. SENATOR GRIFFITH-Would like to get the open committee seats out for the constituents to fill, seeing that the positions are for students. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Glad to see a studentfMichelle Alexander, Communications student] address the Senate with concerns. If the subject of SENATOR TOLBERT is to be pursued, the best course of action is to put the item on the agenda so the Senate may address it. David Turner should be commended for doing a wonderful job arranging National AIDS Day. Regarding the Executive Board $500.00, the 6 SENATE MINUTES 26-02 / NOVEMBER 13, 1995 Senate has the right to amend the amount down if the Senate feels the Executive Board has not spent the moneys responsibly. The student government annex needs more supervision. SENATOR PEREZ-Thanks to the senior senators for the guidance to the freshman senators. The Senator Tolbert issue is something that needs to be looked into further, and not just passed over. SENATOR HOWARD-Disappointed regarding the cart decision. The agendas were posted, if students had a problem, it would have been voiced. The worry about spending too much money was not expressed last week when it was voted to send eleven people to Washington. SENATOR CARROLL-Need supervision of the annex, and a phone line installed. SENATOR FENDELL-Need support of Director Turner and AIDS Day. Approve the tabling of the committees until the general student body can be notified. SENATOR TRUJILLO-In support of students being on the faculty senate committees, but the committees are full right now. The present members need to be removed before it is advertised for new people to apply for the positions. In support of being wise with the budget, it is student money. SENATOR MOORE-In support of students being involved in faculty-senate committees as much as possible, including senators as members of as many committees as they can be. Expressed gratitude toward Senator Campbell for a fair and well fought election for Pro-Tempore. If Senators have concerns, thoughts, etc. come to him and express them so he can relate those to E-Board. SENATOR AGUERO-Regarding Senator Tolbert, supports his right to the privacy act, but also believes that he should make some kind of public comment to address the situation. Commendation to Director Turner for his work and efforts. SENATOR ZUREK-Expressed disappointment that a chair was nominated to Ways and Means that is not a regular member of the committee. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-The senate budget is not a million dollars, that rumor is wrong. It is closer to five hundred thousand. After some checking, found that the federal privacy act does not cover your major and what school you are in. The investigation of the specifics of this situation need to be handled by the proper people. The phone in the annex has been discussed by the E-Board. Announces the members of the Rules and Ethics Committee-SENATORS CARROLL (chair), HOWARD, GRIFFITH, MOORE, TRUJILLO, STENGEL. Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH adjourns the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Note: All minutes are subject to summation. Patrick T.C. Smith SENATE PRESIDENT 7