Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 11, 1991

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-16 THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 I CALL TO ORDER II ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 21-15 IV ANNOUNCEMENTS V BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Education Senate Seat. B. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Mathematics and Science Senate Seat. 1. Jayson Landers 2. John Epperson Nominations were closed at Senate Meeting 21-15, April 4, 1991. C. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Business and Economics Senate Seat. 1. Ryan Buy - nominated by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman 2. Brian Cox - nominated by Senator Finmark VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations , B. Approval of $4500.00 out of the 904 account for 25,000 scantrons. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION posted in: MSU Case, MSU 120, WRI 1st floor, BEH 1st floor, FDH 1st floor. GBP: b j b X ADJOURNMENT UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-16 THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1991 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 NEW BUSINESS C . Approval of Senate Bill #5. D . Approval of Senate Bill #6. E. Introduc tion of Senate Bill #7. F=. Introduc t ion of Senate Bill #8 (Appropriations ) • G. App roval of Senate Resolution 21-02. H. Approval of the Appropriations Board Operating Pol icy I. Approval of a contract with Scott Fisher to pr ovide music fo r th e CSUN Awards Banquet on April 19, 1991 . IX. OPEN DISCUSSION X. ADJOURNMENT :bjb VIII. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT MINUTES SENATE MEETING 21-16 THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1991 4:00 PM MSU 201 I. CALL TO ORDER Senate President Gina B. Polovina called the meeting to order 4:07 p.m. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT Senator Adair Senator Barkhuff Senator Benneman Senator Bunin Senator Cudlip Senator Field Senator Finmark (late) Senator Fisher Senator Kostman Senator Lee Senator Love (late) Senator Maultsby Senator Ortega Senator Romero Senator Roth Senator Young Senator Epperson (sworn in) ABSENT Senator Jensen (excused) Senator Ricci (excused) Director Rosenberg (late) Director Kennedy Director Reed Director Kershaw Assistant Director Fitzpatrick (late) Chair Tomory Chair Benneman Chair Bunin Director Menez (unexcused) Assistant Director deHondol (unexcused) Director Gripentrog (excused) Acting Director Ricci (excused) Chair Gonzalez (unexcused) III. APPROVAL OF SENATE MINUTES 21-15 Motion to approve by Sen. Fisher. Motion carried by voice vote with Sen. Young abstaining. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BENNEMAN stated that it is a really packed gal-lery, and that it will be necessary to maintain silence, as there will be order in the gallery today. He stated that if there is not order, those who are out of order will be asked to leave. He stated that there is a lot of important business on today's agenda, and that hopefully the Senate will ask relevant questions concerning the issues, as there has been a lot of time spent on them. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MEETING 21-16 2 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA stated that the softball game between the student and faculty Senates will hopefully be on April 27, and that there is talk of a practice this weekend. She stated that the Banquet plans are going well, and that the Banquet will be next Friday, and that she needs confirmations concerning RSVP's. She had the Senate Secretary read off the RSVP list and confirm the number of guests. She stated that since the meeting today is so large, she will be appointing a two-Senator committee to maintain order, and appointed Senator Barkhuff and Senator Kostman to the committee, informing them that if any member of the gallery acts out of order, to personally escort them from the meeting. V. BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND DIRECTOR REPORTS RULES — Chair Bunin spoke. E & P — Senator Bunin spoke for Director Gripentrog. BYLAWS — Chair Benneman spoke. ELECTIONS- Director Kershaw spoke. OSI — Director Reed spoke. JUDICIAL COUNCIL — Justice Quick spoke. NSA — Director Kennedy spoke. KUNV — Manager Rosenthal spoke. SHAC — Chair Tomory spoke. CSUN BUSINESS MANAGER — Sue Hobbs spoke. YELLIN' REBEL — Editor-in-Chief Tucker spoke. APPROPRIATINS —' Director Rosenberg spoke. VI. EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS There were no Executive Board Nominations. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Education Senate Seat. JACKIE BERGER was nominated by Sen. Bunin. KIM KERSHAW was nominated by Sen. Finmark. B. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Mathematics and Science Senate Seat. 1. Jayson Landers 2. John Epperson **Closed at Senate Meeting 21-15** Senate President Polovina informed the Senate that Jayson Landers withdrew his nomination. Motion to appoint John Epperson by unanimous acclamation by Sen. Field. Motion carried by voice wote with Senators Fisher, Kostman, and Romero abstaining. JOHN EPPERSON WAS SWORN IN BY JUSTICE QUICK. Senator Epperson assumed his seat on the Senate. C. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Business and Mathematics Senate Seat. 1. Ryan Buy 2. Brian Cox Senate President Polovina informed the Senate that Brian Cox withdrew his nomination. KEVIN JARCHOW was nominated by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion to close nominations by Senator Finmark. Motion carried by voice vote, with Senators Fisher and Romero voting against, and Senator Love abstaining. No further action was taken. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. MOTION OUT OF ORDER. SENATE MEETING 21-16 3 VIII. NEW BUSINESS B. Approval of $4500.00 out of the 904 account for 25,000 scantrons. Motion to approve by Sen. Pres. Pro Tern Benneman. Motion carried by voice vote. C. Approval of Senate Bill #5. Motion to approve by Sen. Bunin. There was discussion. Motion passed by voice vote D. Approval of Senate Bill #6. Motion to approve by Sen. Kostman. There was discussion. Motion to amend Senate Bill #6 to read "shall" instead of "must" on Article I, Section B. by Sen. Adair. Maker and second concurred. Motion carried by voice vote. E. Introduction of Senate Bill #7. Senate Bill #7 was introduced to the Senate. F. Introduction of Senate Bill #8. Senate Bill #8 was introduced to the Senate. G. Approval of Senate Resolution 21-02. Motion to approve by Sen. Ortega. There was discussion. The meeting was recessed by Senate President Polovina at 4:55 p.m. per Sen. Bunin's request. Senate Pres. Polovina called the meeting back to order at 5:00 p.m. There was further discussion Motion to amend Article III to read "up for review in one year" rather then "in two years" by Sen. Bunin. Maker and second concur. There was discussion. Motion to amend Article III to read "in two years unless there is a 2/3 majority vote of the Senate to meet in one year from the initial date" rather then "up for review in one year" by Sen. Kostman. Maker and second concurred. There was further discussion. Call for the Question by Sen. Bunin. Motion for a roll call vote by Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Benneman. There was further discussion. Sen. Kostman rescinded his amendment. Maker and second did not concur, amendment stood. There was further discussion. Motion to rescind amendment, again, by Sen. Kostman. Senate President Polovina recessed the meeting at 5:25 p.m. Meeting called back to order at 5:26 p.m. There was further discussion. Maker and second concurred. Call for the Question by Sen. Bunin. Motion for a roll call vote by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Senators Adair, Barkhuff, Benneman, Bunin, Finmark, Fisher, Kostman, Lee, Love, Ortega, Romero, Roth, Young, and Epperson voted for the motion. Senators Cudlip, Field, and Maultsby voted against the motion. Motion carried 14-3-0. H. Approval of the Appropriations Baord Operating Policy. Senate President Polovina stated that until Senate Bill #8 is approved, the Operating Policy cannot be approved, therefore it is introduced only. I. Approval of a contract with Scott Fisher to provide music for the CSUN Awards Banquet. Motion to approve by Sen. Finmark. Motion carried by voice vote. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION SENATOR BUNIN stated that he is glad the meeting is over, and that it was a simple motion to make the Senators more comfortable with the resolution, and that he wished he had left it at two years. He stated that the Senate did the right thing to pass the resolution, and that he wishes the paper success. SENATOR LEE stated that he felt the approval of the resolution was very necessary, and that the Senate had to let the paper go. He stated that Student Government cannot continue to monitor the Yellin' Rebel, and that he wishes them well. SENATOR FIELD stated that a parking fee is being planned to add tuition, and that everytime that you have to park across the street, at a business, or down the block, you will be paying for that right. She congratulated Senator Epperson, and stated that she is all in favor of the newpaper's independence, but that she was against the wording of the resolution, and had to vote against the wording, not the independence itself. SENATOR ORTEGA welcomed Senator Epperson, and stated that the reason that she did not accept the withdrawal of Senator Kostman's amendment because she was trying to help the Yellin' Rebel, not hinder them. She congratulated the Yellin Rebel, SENATE MEETING 21-16 4 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION, CONTINUED SENATOR KOSTMAN congratulated the Yellin' Rebel, and stated that he hopes that the elections run smoothly. He thanked Senator Barkhuff. He stated that anyone who wants to join in the softball practice should see him after the meeting. He wished everyone a really nice day. SENATOR ROMERO stated that he is glad that it is over. He congratulated Senator Epperson and stated that he hopes the elections go well. He stated that all of the Senators who signed up for the Parlimentary Procedures seminar and did mot attend missed a good thing. SENATOR ROTH congratulated Senator Epperson, and stated that the Senate is a lot of fun. He congratulated the paper and stated that he hopes it goes well. SENATOR CUDLIP congratulated Senator Epperson and the Yellin' Rebel newspaper, and stated, that he is glad that their independence was accomplished. SENATOR MAULTSBY had no comments, but yielded the floor to Christian Hardigree. CHRISTIAN HARDIGREE suggested that the Senate do a service project with a local orphanage, and that she would like to help if needed. SENATOR EPPERSON thanked everyone for their support, and congratulated the Yellin' Rebel. He stated that his first meeting has been very heated, and that hopefully, he will fulfill everyone's expectations. SENATOR FINMARK stated that she is in favor of working with an orphange, as she is in a similar situation, and that it is a positive thing to do. She stated that the independence decision was philosophically correct, and that she is of the belief that the student paper should receive student funding, as the money is student money. SENATOR ADAIR stated that he would have rather abstained from the independence vote, and that while he is for independence, it cannot be done while still receiving funding from Student Government, and that the only true independence would be to be funded from a totally separate source. He stated that a policy that exists with the potential for harm should be corrected before harm occurs. He stated that he was out of town during the Scholarship meeting, and apologized for missing the meeting. He stated that he was at a UNLV Ballroom dancing competition and that while the UNLV ballroom team has only been around for three semesters, it took first place in two categories. He stated that the orphanage project is a good idea, and that he would love to see it go over well, as it would show another side of CSUN and provide a community service. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA apologized for misleading anyone concerning the for/ against vote concerning the independence issue. She stated that abstentions are always allowed. SENATOR LOVE stated that she would like to see the program for orphans get started, and congratulated Senator Epperson. She also congratulated the UNLV Ballroom Dancing Team, and the Yellin' Rebel. SENATOR YOUNG congratulated the new Senator, and stated that a two-year trial period is acceptable, and that he is glad that the original motion passed. He stated that he is really embarrassed that he missed the Parlimentary Procedures Seminar. SENATOR FISHER stated that he echoes Senator Young's feelings concerning the Parliamentary Procedures meeting. He stated that he wanted to go, and that he is really upset. He stated that it does make Student Government look bad, but that he really wanted to attend as extensive knowledge of parliamentary pro-cedures can really give a person an advantage. He stated that he would like to congratulate Senator Epperson, and wish the same to the Yellin' Rebel. He stated that the Yellin' Rebel has a lot of work ahead of them, and that he hopes that it works well. He stated that the funding situation needs to be examined. He stated that he is kind of angry at President Bunin for engaging in cross-debate, as both Pres. Bunin and the person he debated with have no vote on the issues. He stated that if any debate was allowed, it should have been done by those who vote on the issues. He stated that the contract was the best item approved at this meeting. SENATE MEETING 21-16 5 IX. OPEN DISCUSSION SENATOR BARKHUFF informed Senator Kostman that he is very welcome. She congratulated Senator Epperson, and stated that she will see everyone on the Wheel of Fortune in two weeks. SENATOR KOSTMAN stated that the Gallery does not understand procedure as the Senate does, and that there must be respect to the Chair. All questions must go through the Chair, and that procedure must be followed. FROM THE EXECUTIVES: SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BEN.NEMAN thanked the Senate for passing Senate Bills #5 and #6. He stated that he spent more time on Senate Resolution 21-02 than on anything else this year, and that while it would be nice to get funding for the newspaper from other sources, it is very hard, if not impossible, to do. He stated that independence is independence, and that now that the indepen-dence has been approved, the real work begins. He congratulated the new Senator. SENATE PRESIDENT POLOVINA congratulated and welcomed Senator Epperson, and stated that if there is anything that she or Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman can do, to please don't hesitate to ask. She congratulated Senator Barkhuff, and told her fco win large amounts of money. She stated that she wants to praise Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman for his large amounts of effort and work, and that she appreciates his time and effort. She stated that she also wants to praise the Senate for their professionalism at this meeting, stating that there was a high level of decorum shown, even during'distractions by the press. She stated that Student Government will be seen on Channels 3 and 8 at 11:00 p.m. and thanked Christian Hardigree for her proposal, and stated that it was well received. She questioned Sen. Romero concerning which Senators did not show to the Parlimentary Procedures Seminar and was informed that he was the only Senator to show. She also asked what positive things were at the seminar. SENATOR ROMERO stated that a lot of good points were discussed, and that there was a lot of free food. He stated that the Senate knows some of the Parliamentary Procedures, but that we know a lot of it incorrectly. SENATE PRESIDENT POIOVINA confirmed the RSVP's for the Awards Banquet, and stated that if anyone wants to go to softball practice, to see Senator Kostman. X. ADJOURNMENT Senate President Polovina adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.