Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 18, 1978

AGENDA SENATE MEETING It9 July 18, 1978 Moyer Student Union Building Room 201 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes //8 IV. Executive Board Announcements V. Executive Board Nominations VI. Committee Reports A. Activities Board B. S.E.F. C. By-Laws D. Constitution Revision VII. Old Business A. Activities Board Budget (submission) B. Presidential Screening Committee C. Vacant Senate Seats (vote) 1. Arts and Letters (2) a. Dave Ball b. Elaine Mendonca c. Mary Barney 2. Junior Class a. Jeff Thompson b. DeeAnn Turpen c. Dale Hulen D. Intramurals Operating Policy (vote) E. College/Class Senatorial Transfers (from Table) F. Vacant Senate Seats (nbminations, from Table) 1. University College 2. Hotel Administration 3. Allied Health G. Senate/Activities Board Stipends VIII. New Business A. Maximum amount an Executive officer can authorize without Senate approval (disc.) B. CSUN Budget (vote) C. Soliciting within the Student Union (disc.) 1. Check with Dr. Cassese D. Library hours report (Danny Campbell) IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment MINUTES SENATE MEETING //9 July 18, 1978 Moyer Student Union Building Room 203 Call to Order The ninth meeting of the Consolidated Student Senate was called to order by the Speaker at 4:03 p.m. in Lounge 203 of the Moyer Student Union Build-ing. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Phillip Jackson Peggy Racel Lise Wyman Kirk Voelcker Lorraine Alderman Joyce Bridges Bill Botos Peggy Burnham Byron Blasco Susana Reyes Jeanne Harkenrider Ron Deems Scott Greene Rick Gutierrez Bruce Bayne (Excused Late) Danny Campbell Dave Craddock (Excused Late) Joe Matvay Scott Gonzalez Unexcused Absence Dawn DuCharme III. Approval of Minutes //8 There were a few corrections to the Minutes of the eighth meeting. The first was pointed out by the Speaker that Bruce Bayne should be moved to Unexcused Absence from Members in Attendance. The second correction, also brought up by the Speaker, concerns the voting for delegates for the USUNS Conference. The Speaker feels that it should be pointed out that when his name (Speaker) was made as a nomination for a delegate, the chair was passed to Joe Matvay as Speaker Protem. Joyce Bridges pointed out that on page 2 the S.E.F. meeting was changed to 1 p.m. Saturday not 9 a.m. Saturday. The last correction was made by Kirk Voelcker pointing out that the correct spelling of Dan Lovil's name. Kirk Voelcker then moved to approve the Minutes #8 with all corrections noted and wa;j seconded, and passed. IV. Executive Board Announcements Chairmanship of Committees The Speaker announced the following people as Chairmans and Co-Chairinans of the various Committees: Lorraine Alderman is Chairman of the By-Laws Committee, and Phillip Jackson is Co-Chairman, and Kirk Voelcker is Chairman of the S.E.F. Committee. Amendments to Amendments The Speaker announced that it is possible to make amendments to amendments, but it is not possible to make amendments to amendments to amendments. Senate Openings The Speaker announced that there are two openings in the Senate. One in the College of Education and another in the College of Business and Economics. He informed the Senate that nominations for these seats will be open at the next meeting. Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 2 Quorum Requirements The Speaker announced that under Senate Stipends, an agenda item, he will explain the quorum requirements and the reason why the last Senate stipends were passed illegally because of the quorum requirement. Yell Editor Stipend President White submitted a stipend of $250 a month for Leon Levitt, editor of the Yell. This will be voted upon at the next meeting. Day Care Center President White announced that the Day Care Center has become a licensed pre-school. (Bruce Bayne arrived at 4:09 p.m. - excused late) University Ad Hoc Committee Report President White gave the Ad Hoc Committee Report and in this report he read a letter sent by Duane A. Clary of the Business College, concerning his views on representations of standing committees. The followS-letter was read by President White: I find that I must take exception to recommendation //3 in the tentative draft of the Committee Report dated 6-27-78. Regardless of sections of the By-Laws deleted by the faculty referendum is clearly to remove administrative faculty anc[ students from the Senate. The standing committees are part of the Senate. Students and administrative faculty should be removed from the committees. The function of this committee is to implement the faculty referendum. Recommendation //3 is a compromise of that responsibility in my view. I. do not believe the committee should indulge in speculation on success or failure before the Board of Regents or current state of displeasure on the part of student leaders in deciding how far to carry the faculty mandate. Since at least three committee members were absent at today's meeting, I request that committee members be polled on the content of recommendation //3 before the final draft of the Committee Report is submitted. In the event the majority of the committee approves recommendation #3, I request that the report submitted to the SEnate carry a record of my dissent. President White informed the Senate that the results of this letter are pending and he will report back when he receives the results. He also informed the Senate that a Crievance Committee will be set up a soon as the results of this issue are settled. Radio Training Classes President White announced that $300 will be allocated to Tommy Walker for the Radio Training Classes. USUNS Report President White informed the Senate that the new USUNS President is Larry Schefcik. He also announced that the USUN- budget for this year will be $10,385.00. Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 3 President White gave a report on how much each school is allocating to the. USUNS budget. This report goes as follows: Western Nevada Community College (North) Western Nevada Community College (South) Northern Nevada Community College University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Subject to Senate approval - to be discussed and voted upon at the next week) Clark County Community College University of Nevada, Reno $1,200 $ 900 $ 200 $2,885 200% 125% 70% 45% increase increase increase increase $1,260 no increase $1,500 a 15% decrease President White announced that he will be giving monthly reports for USUNS. Baseball Field Repairs President White announced that he had spoken to Buildings and Crounds and requested that they repair the field such as the dug outs and also keep the field in proper condition. They have agreed to do so. Nevada Blood Services Two representatives from Nevada Blood Services attended the meeting to ask for the Senates help in recruiting donors, and in advertising that there will be a blood drive here at UNLV on July 24th and 25th from 8-12. V. Executive Board Nominations Joe Matvay was submitted as a nomination for Parliamentarian and will be voted upon next week. VI. Committee Reports A. Activities Board The Activities Board submitted three lecturers for the fall semester, and these will be discussed at the next meeting. They also informed the Senate that a list of the movies for the fall semester is available in the Student Activities office. B. S.E.F. There was no committee report for the S.E.F. Committee this week. C. By-Laws Lorraine submitted the following by-law for discussion and vote at the next meeting. I. Definition A. A by-law of CSUN shall be a standing rule as per Article 6, Section 1, Paragraph E, Subparagraph 6, Item C. for the purpose of the govern-ment of CSUN and its subsidiary bodies and the proper interpretation of the CSUN Constitution. II. Committee Composition A. A By-Lav; Committee shall be formed for the purpose of considering all proposed by-laws on the basis of the relevance and necessity of each to the ConstitiQniand existing by-laws. 1. The committee shall consist of four student senators. 2. All members shall be appointed each year after the October CSUN elections. Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 4 III. Submission of By-Laws A. The Senate shall refer all by-law proposals to the By-Law committee by a simple majority vote. After review by the committee, the chairman shall submit all referred by-laws to the Senate for ratification with the committee's affirmative or negative recommendation. B. The By-Law committee may independently submit a proposed by-law to the Senate for ratification. IV. Ratification A. All proposed by-laws shall be submitted to the Senate by the By-Law Committee for ratification. B. By-Laws may become ratified by a 2/3 majority vote of the Senate at the Senate meeting following that of submission. V. Classification A. The By-Law committee shall classify all ratified by-laws according to a numbered series, to begin as Senate By-Law I. As was stated earlier, Lorraine Alderman submitted this to the Senate and will be discussed and voted upon at the next meeting. D. Constitution Revision The Chairman of this committee reported that the committee's main goal right now is to correct all typographical and spelling errors. The Chairman urges the Senators to review the part of the Constitution that deals with them and submit changes and suggestions to him. The Chairman announced that this committee would like to have the Constitution completely revised and submitted to the Board of Regents by December 31, 1978. VII. Old Business A. Activities Board Budget (submission) The Activities Board Budget was officially submitted this meeting and will be discussed and voted upon at the next meeting. This budget is for the fall semester only. B. Presidential Screening Committee There was no discussion concerning the Presidential Screening Committee. C. Vacant Senate Seats (vote) after iit-mduchon ^ Rick Gutierrez moved to have a five minute recess^so that the candidates could get acquainted with the Senators and the Senators would have a chance to talk to the candidates. The motion was seconded, and went immediately into a vote. However, the. motion failed. Dave Craddock then moved to have each candidate give a speecx instead of the five minute recess. The motion was seconded by Bruce Bayne. It was then suggested that there be a time limit on each speech. Dave Craddock moved to place a two minute time limit on each speech and the motion was seconded. There was a call for the question, and this motion passed. The Senate then voted on the main motion and the motion passed with two oppositions, and no abstentions. The candidates for Arts and Letters (2 seats open) were Dave Ball, Elaine Mendonca, and Mary Barney. Each of the Candidates gave their speeches Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 5 revealing their opinions on what they could do for the Senate. After all speeches were completed from the candidates for the College of Arts and Letters, Joyce Bridges moved to vote by secret ballot. The motion was seconded, and passed with one opposition and no abstentions. The vote took place and Dave Ball won one of the two seats open, however, there was a tie between Elaine Mendonca and Mary Barney. Another vote was taken, again by secret ballot, but only between Elaine and Mary. The votes were cast and again there was a tie. Byron Blasco then moved to change the voting procedure from that of secret ballot to that of a show of hands. The motion was seconded and passed with three oppositions and one abstention. Voting took place and again there was a tie. The Speaker then moved to take a five minute recess and the motion was seconded and passed with one abstention. The meeting resumed order at 5:50 p.m. and the Speaker cast his vote in favor of Mary Barney, breaking the tie. The second item to be voted on was the Junior Class. The Speaker announced that Dale Hulen's name would be withdrawn from the ballot, therefore, the two remaining nominations were Jeff Thompson and DeAnn Turpen. The Speaker reminded the'Senate that we were still in the motion for a secret ballot and also for a two minute speech from each candidate. Jeff Thompson was not present at the meeting, so DeAnn Turpen gave her speech and the Senate moved into voting. Bruce Bayne moved to change the voting procedure to a show of hands, seconded, and passed unanimously. The Senate then moved immediately into voting for the Junior Class Senate seat. DeAnn Turpen won. D. — Intramural Operating Policy (Vote) Bruce Bayne moved to discuss the policy, and the motion was seconded. Bayne thought two changes should be made in the policy. The first dealing with both men and women playing on the same team. He feels, that women should not play with the men, however, this deals only with the contact sports. The second change would be the section on tie votes. These are only suggested changes. Scott Greene moved to approve the Intramurals Operating Policy, and Rick Gutierrez seconded the motion. The Senate moved into discussion on the policy. Bayne moved to change the policy. The first change in Section 4. It should be changed to males and females will be on separate teams, but co-ed teams will also be offered. Dave Cracldock seconded the motion. It was pointed out that the contact sports will be segregated and the other sports will be determined, and for each men's team set up. a women's team should be set up. Bayne then moved to withdraw the motion and was seconded. Dave Craddock then moved that no female will play on a male team and no male will play on a female team, and was seconded. Discussion took place, however, nothing could be decided upon. Craddock then moved to table the issue, and was seconded. The Intramurals Operating Pol icy was tabled definitely until the next meeting. The table passed with one opposition and one abstention. Danny Campbell asked for an Intramurals budget, and Bill Hornbuckle informed the Senate that he will be submitting this shortly. E. College/Class Senatorial Transfers (from table) Kirk Voelcker moved to approve the motion which is stated in the Minutes for Meeting //8, and the motion was seconded by Rick Gutierrez. Peggy Racel then asked for the motion to be re-read. The motion was re-read and Bruce Bayne expressed the opinion that we will lose good Senators according to the original motion. Kirk Voelcker then explained that this is dealing with a Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 6 college/class transfer, not a class/class transfer. The Speaker then explains to the Senate that this is just to keep people from circumventing elections. Scott Greene then called for the question, and was seconded, and passed with three oppositions and one abstention. The motion was then made to entertain a Roll Call vote. The motion passed with one opposition and eight abstentions. A Roll Call vote was taken and the the original motion concerning College/ Class Senatorial Transfer was passed with eight oppositions and two abstentions. F. Vacant Senate Seats (nominations, from Table) 1. University College Kirk Voelcker moved to open nominations for the University College and was seconded. There were two nominations: Pam Roberts and Debbie Moyer. A motion was then made to close nominations and was seconded. The motion passed with one oppositions, and two abstentions. 2. Hotel Administration The motion was made to open nominations for Hotel Administration. There were two nominations: Tim Nelson and Bill Onorato. Bill Botos then moved to close nominations and was seconded by Lise Wyman. The motion passed with three abstentions. 3. Allied Health There were no nominations for the College of Allied Health. G. Senate/Activities Board Stipends Kirk Voelcker moved to set Senate stipends at $15 a month, and Lorraine Alderman seconded the motion. There was much discussion on this issue. Lorraine Alderman pointed out that Senate stipends are an honorarium not a salary. Scott Greene pointed out that by lowering the Senate stipends, we would set a good example for future Senators. The Speaker explained that the last time Senate stipends were voted upon a two-thirds majority was not met, therefore, the stipends were passed illegally. Jeanne Harkenrider then called for the question. Bruce Bayne then made a motion to entertain a Roll Call vote, and the motion was seconded by Bill Botos. Voting took place immediately, and the motion for a Roll Call vote passed unanimously. Voting then took place on setting Senate stipends at $15 a month and the motion passed with four abstentions and four oppositions. qpffO^Z Lorraine Aldermen then moved to nvbe Activities Board stipends at $15 a month. The motion was seconded by Bill Botos. There was no discussion. The Speaker announced that those Senators who are also members of the Activities Board will receive only one stipend. Joe Matvay moved to entertain a Roll Call vote, and was seconded. A division of the house took place and the motion failed with five oppositions and nine abstentions. Voting then took place on the main motion and was passed with five oppositions and three abstentions. VIII. New Business A. Maximum amount an Executive officer can authorize without Senate approval (disc.) Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 7 Joe Matvay moved that any expenditure or group of expenditures for a specific event or activity totaling $500 or more shall be brought to the Senate for approval and also before the By-Laws Committee. The motion was seconded. Joyce Bridges then moved to amend to the motion to $300 and was seconded by Rick Gutierrez. (At 6:15 Peggy Racel and Scott Gonzalez were excused, and at 6:29 Peggy Burnham was excused.) Dave Craddock moved to have an itemized list submitted to the Senate of every expenditure under $500 that comes out of the CSUN office. However, the motion died because of a lack of a second. Joe Matvay then called for the question. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. A vote was then taken on the original motion and passed with one opposition, and one abstention. B. CSUN Budget Lorraine Alderman moved to approve the CSUN budget and the motion was seconded. Joe Matvay expressed a disappointment of John Hunt's absence, but also compli-: .. mented President White's schooling of the budget. The motion to approve the CSUN budget was voted upon and passed with four abstentions. C. Soliciting within the Student Union (disc.) Danny Campbell gave a report on this issue and he read a portion of the Student Union Constitution which prohibited soliciting. Senator Campbell informed us that if there happen to be any solicitors in the Student Union contact Jim Artis and it will be taken care of. D. Library hours report (Danny Campbell) Danny Campbell moved for Senate approval for extension of Library hours, and was seconded by Bill Botos. Danny Campbell submitted a resolution to the Senate, which was a letter to Library Director, Harold Erickson. The resolution goes as follows: Dear Mr. Erickson: In regard to our conversation last Wednesday, the 12th of July, I reported back to the Senate my findings. We are pleased with your cooperation in the past concerning Library hours. We wish that it were possible to keep the Library open later in the evening during the summer months but we do understand the reasons against it. We would like to request one concession though. If you could extend the hours on Thursday, August 17 until 11:00 p.m. in order to accommodate students studying for final exams on the 18th, we would greatly appreciate your effort. We realize the inconvenience and extra time which is involved for both you and your staff. However, in the interest of the students at UNLV we hope that you will take this request under consideration and inform us of your decision as soon as possible. The Senate then voted to approve the resolution and was passed unanimously. IX. Open Discussion Rick Gutierrez expressed disapproval in the tabling of the University College nominations. He felt that it was not fair to the other nominations, because the seats have been open for a number of weeks. Danny Campbell added that the seats are being left open too long. (At 6:49 Byron Blasco was excused.) Minutes - Senate Meeting //9 July 18, 1978 Page 8 Bill Botos revealed to the Senate that he feels that they are not doing too bad. He feels pleased with the Senate's approval of lowering the stipends, also. Kirk Voelcker moved to close open discussion, and was seconded. A division of the house took place. The motion passed with four oppositions and one abstention. X. Adjournment Kirk Voelcker moved to adjourn, seconded and passed. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted by, Rene Bernier Senate Secretary SEWA'PK BY-LAV/ £l BY-LAV/ I( Definition A. A by-law of C.S.U.K. shall be a standing rule as per Article 6, Section 1, Paragraph E, Subparagraph 6, Item C, for the purpose of the government of C.S.U.N, and its subsidiary bodies and the proper interpretation of the C.S.U.N. Constitution. II. Commi 11ee Co;aposition A,. A By-Law Commit tea shall be formed for the purpose of considering all proposed by-laws on the basis of the relevance and necessity of each to the Constition and existing by-laws. 1. The committee shall consist of four (4) student senators, 2. All members shall be appointed each year after the October C.S.U.N, elections. III. Submission of By-Laws A. The Senate shall refer all by-law proposals to the By- Lav; committee by a simple majority vote. After review by the committee, the chairman shall submit all referred by-laws to the Senate for ratification with the committee's affirmative or negative recommendation. B. The By- Lav; committee may independently submit a proposed by-law to the Senate for ratification. IV«. Ratification A. All proposed by-laws shall be submitted to the Senate by the By-Law committee for ratification. p B. By-Laws may become ratified by a 73 majority vote of the Senate at the Senate meeting following that of submission. SEilATE BY-LAV/ 7"1 (continued) V„ Classification A, The By-Law committee shall classify all ratified by-laws according to a numbered series, to begin as Senate By - L a w I«. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 July 18, 1978 Mr. Harold Erickson Library Director Dear Mr. Erickson: In regard to our conversation last Wednesday, the 12th of July, I reported back to the Senate my findings. We are pleased with your cooperation in the past concerning Library hours. We wish that it were possible to keep the Library open later in the evening during the summer months but we do understand the reasons against it. We would like to request one concession though. If you could extend the hours on Thursday, August 17 until 11:00 p.m. in order to accommodate students studying for final exams on the 18th, we would greatly appreciate your effort. We realize the inconvenience and extra time which is involved for both you and your staff. However, in the interest of the students at UNLV we hope that you will take this request under consideration and inform us of your decision as soon as possible. Sincerely, Danny Campbell CSUN Senator - Hotel College rjb * Adopted as a resolution of the CSUN Senate July .18, 1978. Marshal S. Willick Speaker of the Senate July 17, 1978 We, the Senators on the Activities board, in unanimous agreement, believe that all Senators should receive equal Senatorial stipends regardless of the committees and boards on which they serve. We therefore recommend that the Senate set one uniform stipend level for all Senators. Lorraine Alderman Senator, Senior class Bill Bo ' • N \S e n a t ^ r..,"''U niver s ollege Lise Wymai Senator, Sophmojre class