Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 6, 1974

SENATE MEETING #8 Tuesday, August 6, 197^ AGENDA Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Minutes Committee Reports By-Law Committee Screening Committee Student Bill of Rights Activities Board Emergency Loan Committee Centennial Committee ' ' . • vr-f Old Business Contracts Approval: FANNY, UTAH SYMPHONY, UNIVERSAL 16 and WARNER BROTHERS, INC. Student Fee Resolution Approval of Presidential Nominations New Business Presidential Appointments Activities Board Budget Activities Board Operating Policy Submit Contract: JAMES LEE STANLEY Spouse Card Proposal In format ion Next Senate Meeting - August 20 , 197*+ SENATE MEETING #8 TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 197^ I. Meeting was called to order by Joe Karaffa at 5:15 p.m. II. Roll call was taken III. Mi nut e s Motion by Curtis Haggard to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve as is. Seconded by Carl Collins Motion carries IV. Committee Reports A. By-Law Committee Rafael Lara reported the meeting scheduled for August 5 was postponed due to lack of quorum. B. Screening Committee Carl Collins reported nine organizations were screened, four of them were approved. Also, Roy D. Doig, candidate to serve on the Grievance Committee was not eligible because there was no record of him being a UNLV student. C. Student Bill of Rights Committee John Tofano reported the main resources being used to establish the Student Bill of Rights are the National Education Association's publication, "Code of Rights on Students Responsibilities" and the "Academic Freedom for Civil Liberties of Students, Colleges and Universities" published by American Liberties Union. Mr. Tofano also stated the Committee is doing some investigation into the requirement on the students to pay the athletic fee and what work is being accomplished towards an option fee. D. Emergency Loan Howard Needham reported he spoke to Jim Dropp, Controller of the accounts. Mr. Dropp stated there was $816.65 cash on hand and $1,306.70 outstanding. Also, the applicant must fill out a Promisory Note Contract, which states if they do default it goes to the loan agency and they will have to pay a 33-1/3% charge to collect on the loan. Mr. Needham also stated CSUN has no control over the fund. It is controlled completely by the University administration with Dr. Standish administering the fund. The money donated by CSUN is strickly voluntary. In 1972-73-$l,000 was given and in 1973-7^ no contribution was made. Mr. Collins requested we check into the 1973-7^ action. (Rosalynn Ramey took her seat.) 1 E. Centennial Committee Curtis Haggard was not prepared to give a report at this time. V. Old Business A. Contract Approval Motion by John Tofano to vote on each of the four contracts s eparat ely. Seconded by Carl Collins Motion passed unanimously Motion by Eugene Belin to accept the Warner Brothers, Inc. Contract for $2,1*30. Seconded by Carol Stapleton Motion passed, 11 yes, 2 no, 6 abstain Motion by Carol Stapleton to accept the Universal Studios Contract. Seconded by Eugene Belin Discussion Motion before the floor to accept Universal Studios Contract. Motion passed 12 yes, 7 abstain Motion by John Goris to accept the Utah Symphony Contract. Seconded by Howard Needham Discussion Call for the question by Carol Stapleton Seconded by Sue Deems Motion defeated 9 yes, 10 no Further Discussion Call for the question by Rafael Lara Seconded by Carl Collins Motion defeated, 7 yes, 8 no Further Discussion Call for the question by Carl Collins Seconded by Ray Carrillo Motion passed unanimously Motion before the floor to accept the Utah Symphony Contract. John Tofano requested a roll call vote. Curtis Haggard No Carl Collins No Ray Carrillo No Rick Cuellar No Susan Deems Abstain David Elkins No Gary Abbott No Howard Needham No Rafael Lara No Carol Stapleton No Rosalynn Ramey Abst ain Craig Ball Abstain Gale Geer No Kevyn DuMay No John Tofano No Richard Barozzi No Lynn Squires No Eugene Belin Yes 2 John Goris No (Craig Ball was excused) Motion by Rick Cuellar to send the Utah Symphony back to the Activities Board with recommendations that they check into the cost of the performance before and after expected revenues, location of the performance, number of students participating, number of community persons participating, the possibility of two performances, and the times of the performances. Seconded by Carl Collins Discussion Call for the question by John Tofano Seocnded by Carl Collins Motion passed unanimously Motion before the floor to send the Utah Symphony contract back to the Activities Board with recommendations... Motion passed unanimously Motion by Rick Cuellar to accept the Fanny Contract. Seconded by Carol Stapleton Discussion (Sue Deems was excused) Motion by Carl Collins to recess for five minutes. Seconded by Rick Cuellar Meeting was called back to order at 6:30 p.m. Further discussion on Fanny Contract Call for the question by Carl Collins Seconded by John Goris Motion carries Motion before the floor to accept the Fanny Contract. Motion passed, 6 yes, 5 no, 5 abstain B. Student Fee Resolution Ron Nold reported John Tofano and he did not meet but will get together in the near future. C. Approval of Presidential Nominations The Chair pointed out, Roy D. Doig should be crossed off the ballot until further investigation of his records could be obtained per Screening Committee Report. Val Buhecker withdrew Andrew Hafen from the ballot until further investigation could be made on his records. Motion by Richard Barozzi to vote by ballot. Seconded by John Goris 3 Discussion Call for the question by Rafael Lara Seconded by John Goris Motion before the floor to vote by ballot. Motion carries The Chair stated the ballots would be tallied at a later date and the results presented to the Senate at their next meeting. D. Senate Seat Nominations 1. College of Arts & Letters Carol Stapleton nominated Maria Shea VI. New Business A. Presidential Appointments 1. Activities Board - Mike Petrie 2. Day Care Center - Celeste Williams (Chairman) 3. Screening Committee - John Rice & Richard Barozzi B. Activities Board Budget Motion by Rosalynn Ramey to recsind the motion to recsind under Old Business, Section A-Activities Board Budget of Senate Meeting held on July 30. Seconded by Richard Barozzi Discussion Motion before the floor to recsind the motion to rescind under Old Business, Section A-Activities Board Bedget of Senate Meeting held on July 30. Motion passed unanimously The floor was waived to Val Buhecker at which time he explained the compromise on the amendment to the Activities Board Budget. Motion by Rafael Lara to send the amendment to the Activities Board Budget to the Appropriations Committee Seconded by Carl Collins Motion carries C. Activities Board Operating Policy Motion by Rafael Lara to accept the Activities Board Operating Policy as is. Seconded by John Goris Discussion 1+ Call for the question by Rafael Lara Seconded by John Tofano Motion carries Motion before the floor to accept the Activities Board Operating Policy as is. Motion carries D. Submit Contract The Chair presented the James Lee Stanley Contract for Senate approval at its next meeting. E. Spouse Card Proposal The floor was waived to Val Buhecker at which time he presented the Spouse Card Proposal. Motion by Rafael Lara to accept the Spouse Card Proposal as shown on the Amendment to Activities Board Budget handout. Seconded by Ray Carrillo Di s cus s ion Call for the question by Carl Collins Seconded by Rafael Lara Motion carries Motion before the floor to accept the Spouse Card Proposal as shown on t he Amendment to Activities Board Budget handout. Motion carries VII. Information A. The Chair announced the CSUN sponsored "Island Spree". B. John Tofano announced the next Student Bill of Rights Committee meeting Wednesday, August lb, 19lb at 5 p.m. in the CSUN Conference Room. C. Next Senate Meeting scheduled for August 20, 197^. Meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted Patricia J. Loqsbroock CSUN Secretary APPROVED BY: 5 SENATE MEETING #8 TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 197k UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Ballot EXECUTIVE AD HOC Ballot Academic Standards Ty Erickson Andrew Hafen Robert H. Talley Code David Elkins Curriculum Stan Wardle Tom Cook Library Shirley Lindsey Grievance Roy D. Doig Mike Rangel Gary Pulliam Financial Aid Rosalynn Ramey Howard Needham John Jackson Traffic Mike Erickson Ron Arnoldsen Yes No Abstain Legal Council Search Committee Yes No Abstain Rick Cuellar (Chairman) Jill Novak Gary Abbott Eugene Belin John Tofano SENATE MEETING #8 TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 197k ACTIVITIES REVENUE AMENDMENT Activities Retain Special Events Public ity Contingency Concert s 50% 35% 10% 5% Cultural Events 50% 35% 10% 5% Dances Co \J1 0 10% 5% Films 35% 50% 10% 5% Lectures 35% 50% 10% 5% Outdoor Rec. Q5% 0 10% 5% Traditional Events 50% 35% 10% 5% *Special Events Q5% 0 10% 5% *Money raised from "Spouse Cards" goes to Special Events less 10% for publicity and 5% for contingency. A total of $3,000 to be encumbered from all revenues at the end of the year for Summer Programming. ACTIVITIES SPOUSE CARD It is proposed that a card be provided to the spouses of students that will entitle them to the same activities privileges as their student spouses. The price of the card is suggested to be $6.00 and will get them into all CSUN sponsored activities at student rates. 8 / 6 m pji o CSUN ACTIVITIES BOARD OPERATING POLICY I. Meetings: A. The Activities Board shall meet weekly with dates and times posted in accordance with the CSUN Constitution. B. Quorum shall consist of 2/3 of the total voting membership of the Activities Board. C. To pass any business a simple majority vote of the Activities Board members present is required. II. Absenses: A. An excused absense will be accepted in the event of work, school or illness. B. The Activities Board Chairman or Activities Secretary must be advised of all absenses. The Chairman will determine if the absense is to be excused or unexcused. C. An Activities Board member who has accumulated three (3) unexcused absenses per semester will be reviewed by the Activities Board to determine his membership standing. D. The Activities Board Vice-Chairperson shall preside in the event of the Activities Board Chairman's absense. III. Activities Board Meeting Procedure A. Informal procedure shall be adhered to at all Activities Board meetings. B. Parlimentary procedure can be put into effect at the discretion of the Activities Board Chairman. C. All non-voting persons present must be recognized by the chair. IV. Voting Privileges A. The Activities Board Chairman shall have full voting privileges V. Responsibilities of the Chairpersons of subcommittees: A. Before business can be voted on, recommendations shall be submitted by the Cahirperson or the subchairperson, in the event of the Chairperson's absense, upon the suggested activity B. A simple majority vote of the Activities Board members present is sufficient to approve or disapprove recommendations by the subcommittees. C. A 2/3 majority vote of the Activities Board members present is required to pass business which is not recommended by the subcommittees. D. The subcommittee shall consist of not less than four (1+) members; to include the chairperson, subchairperson and two (2) members at large. E. The Activities Board Chairman shall be considered a voting member of all subcommittees and shall vote only in the event of a tie. VI. UNLV Student Suggestions A. A UNLV student may submit changes to the planned activities in writing to the Activities Secretary. The Secretary will give the suggestions to the Activities Board Chairman and he will present them to the Board members at the next Activities Board meeting.