Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 10, 1995

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office o. 'he Senate President STUDENT SENATE MEETING 25-22 Monday, July 10,1995 6:30 PM to 8:06 PM FLORA DUNGAN HUMANITIES 1ST FLOOR/AUDITORIUM 6:30-6:40 PM 6:40-6:50 PM 6:50-7:00 PM 7:00-7:t0 PM 7:10-7:20 PM 7:20-7:30 PM 7:30-7:35 PM 7:35-7:55 PM 7:55-8:05 PM 8:05-8:06 PM Special notes: Agenda topics I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL HI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 25-17, 25-18, 25-19,25-20, & 25-21 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS Y. BOARD & COMMITTEE REPORTS " VI. PUBLIC COMMENT VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS vni. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion/approval of Senate Bill 25-03 (The Senate Stipend Bill attached to agenda). B. Approval of the CSUN Fiscal Year 1995-1996 Budget. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION X. ADJOURNMENT The CSUN Fiscal Year 1995-1996 Budget is available for viewing at the CSUN Office-MSU Posted in accordance with NRS 241.00 at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Wright Hall, and The Beam Engineering Complex. CONSOUDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4.V15 SNIRRW MAOVI IUN PIOVWAV • I AS VFAAS NCVMNI RQ1 ^D-TOTLQ • (7r\0\ aac..1A77 . PJV I7n0\ Senate BUI 25-03. Written by ^ ~<t Schwartz and Laura Zurek. Submitted by Scott Schwartz. Jum 33 I 02 FH 'ft Senate Stipend Bylaw Summary: This bill establishes a stipend policy for CSUN Senators to consist of S50 per meeting attended, and a 12 credit fee waiver split between two semesters. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as • follows: I. Purpose. A. To provide Senators with a reasonable consideration for their effort B. To more firmly emphasize the accountability of Senators. C. To fully encourage direct involvement in the ongoing business of the CSUN Student Government II. Definition. A. The CSUN Senate Stipend (herein referred to as "Stipend") shall be a gift to Senators for their continued commitment to public service. As such, all or any part of the Stipend can be declined by a Senator. B. The Stipend shall consist of a credit fee waiver of no less than 12 credits evenly split between Fall and Spring Semesters, and a per meeting attended cash amount of $50.00 per meeting. C. Any raise in the Stipend must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the Senate in the session preceding the increase. No Senate shall be empowered to give themselves a Stipend increase. D. When quorum is not met, a per meeting Stipend will not be paid. If an emergency meeting is called due to the lack of quorum, all Senators in attendance at both meetings will receive a Stipend. E. All other emergency meetings will be treated as ordinary meetings for Stipend purposes. F. For the fee waiver portion of the Stipend, any Senator not completing an entire term shall be given a prorated fee waiver based on the percentage of the term completed. Audited, dropped, or failed courses will not be covered by the fee waiver. If any of these occur, the Senator will be charged for the amount owed to CSUN, as fee waivers are processed before the semester begins. If these moneys are not returned to CSUN, then by the definition in the Regent's handbook (refer to handbook for appropriate article) a registration hold and/or a hold on graduation will be placed on the above mentioned student. G. The Senate President Pro Tempore is exempt from this, as he/she already receives a Stipend and fee waiver. H. The amount declared by the Senate shall be budgeted in the CSUN Budget, each year. I. Senators are bound by Senate Bylaw 27. J. No part of this bylaw may be waived; it must be waived as a whole. K. Senators will be held accountable to the rules established by the Rules and Ethics Committee of each session. L. The Rules and Ethics Committee shall be empowered to bring charges against Senators who fail to meet the above mentioned obligations. M. Penalties, including reduction of stipend, shall only be enforced by as 2/3 vote of the Senate. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President MINUTES SENATE MEETING 25-22 MONDAY, JULY 10, 1995 FLORA DUNGAN HUMANITIES 1ST FLOOR AUDITORIUM 6:30 P.M. L CALL T O O R D E R SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. II. ROLL C A L L PRESENT ABSENT Shawna Campbell Terence Carroll Jaimie Fox (excused) Joel Laxague (unexcused) Dan Fendell Leia Fleischman Joel Laxague Keith McLain Terry Moore Edward Rivera Scott Schwartz Sandra Shelling Carl Tolbert Juaquin Trajillo Jason Williams Laura Zurek M . APPROVAL O F M I N U T E S 25-17, 2 5 - 1 8 , 2 5 - 1 9 , 2 5 - 2 0 , 25-21. Minutes 25-17, 25-18 and 25-19 are out of order. Motion to approve minutes 25-20 and 25-21 made by SENATOR CARROLL, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 12-0-2. SENATORS SCHWARTZ, FLEISCHMAN abstained. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT MILLS-A couple of things that we've accomplished since the last senate meeting that I am proud to say, today we did a good job representing student government, SENATOR TOLBERT and myself at the organizations faire. SENATOR MCLAIN as well. So, basically that's one thing. Another thing I was able to accomplish was one of my campaign promises, and which was to keep the dorms open extended past the time when they pushed students to leave, which was 24 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 25-22 / JULY 10, 1995 hours after their last exam. And this will occur at no charge to the student, all they will have to do is apply in advance and notify that they have to stay, and have a legitimate reason and they can stay until Sunday noon. Also, I helped a lot of students with questions regarding administration and registering for classes. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MOORE-No announcements at this time. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-Regarding agenda item V, I have been receiving a lot of agendas and I do not know who is on what committee, and it is really confusing. We will record everything today, and will reappoint senators on different committees today. If you are currently on a committee, then that will be recorded, and we will fill the empty seats on the committees. V. BOARD A N D COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Bylaws, CHAIR MCLAIN-The bylaws committee had a meeting at 6:00 p.m. on July 10. Senate Bill 25-03 passed. SENATOR RIVERA entered late at 6:47 p.m. b. Constitutional Revision (Ad hoc), CHAIR CAMPBELL-As of yet, last meeting the announcement was made that all of the constitutional revisions were to be submitted. Only one person has done so. Those are needed, otherwise they will be written by me, and you will not have any opportunity to be told until the Senate meeting. Question from SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MOORE regarding when the revisions are due. Response from SENATOR CAMPBELL- the deadline was last week, but the end of this week will be fine. SENATOR MORROW questioned whether senators can still receive the stipend if they receive the leadership scholarship. Also questioned whether the credits can also be received if a Senator is a recipient of the leadership scholarship. Response from SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH that he believes if you are receiving money from CSUN, you are not eligible. Response from SENATOR SCHWARTZ that according to the leadership scholarship, it would not be possible to receive both. The Senate Bill amounts to more than the scholarship. Motion to nominate SENATOR WILLIAMS to the Campus Safety Committee made by SENATOR FLIESCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR TOLBERT. SENATOR WILLIAMS appointed by unanimous acclimation. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH reaffirmed existing and appointed new committee members. VL PUBLIC COMMENT No comment from the gallery. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS No unfinished business at this time. SENATE MINUTES 25-22 / JULY 10, 1995 VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. DISCUSSION / APPROVAL OF SENATE BILL 25-03 (THE SENATE STIPEND BILL ATTACHED TO AGENDA) \ SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH- Per Bylaw 1, this had to be tabled. SENATOR SCHWARTZ- Not sure it had to be tabled since it was introduced at a past meeting. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MOORE-Read Bylaw 1, stating: The committee may submit bylaw proposals for approval to the Senate, proposals will be voted on the meeting following that of the submission. Motion to approve Senate Bylaw 25-03 made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR MORROW. Motion to table Senate Bylaw 25-03 made by SENATOR TOLBERT, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. B. APPROVAL OF THE CSUN FISCAL YEAR 1995-1996 BUDGET. Motion to approve made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR MCLAIN. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. IX. OPEN DISCUSSION SENATOR RIVERA-Need to work on the Bylaw. SENATOR FENDELL-Need to discuss the Bylaw more. It will pass eventually. SENATOR SCHWARTZ-The bill is a good bill the way it is written right now, additions that were made were good ones. SENATOR FLDESCHMAN-Suggestion that we move into a committee of the whole before the next meeting, questioned about the trip to Chicago attended by Pat Smith, John Pida, Terry Moore, and Joe Mills. Spoke with John Pida and was informed that all three were going, and then found that all for attended. Expressed curiosity about the trip, and how it was paid for. Expressed curiosity about the emergency meeting on Friday, June 30. SENATOR MORROW- questioned if there were plans to have a Senate trip or retreat. Response from SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MOORE- it is being worked on. SENATE MINUTES 25-22 / JULY 10, 1995 SENATOR MCLAIN-Pleased that we made quorum. SENATOR CAMPBELL- Reviewed the budget, and it needs work. If the bill is to pass the Senate, there is $60,000.00 not accounted for the year. Situation with the business manager also needs to handled before the next Senate meeting, and before that budget is approved. SENATOR CARROLL-Does not think we should go into a committee of the whole, should rather have a Senate caucus, and if everybody showed up for it, it would be a very good idea. STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT MILLS-I just have a couple real quick things to say. I'm glad to see that everybody could make it out here. Our next meeting will be on the twenty-fourth, and I hope everyone is here again. If anyone would like to know what have been up to since our last meeting, just stop by my office and talk to me. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MOORE- Re. What SENATOR MORROW asked regarding the leadership scholarship, Page 2 of Bylaw 26: After receiving a scholarship, if a recipient receives a fee waiver and/or a stipend from CSUN prior to the beginning of an academic semester, he or she forfeits the remainder of that scholarship. So, if you have the leadership scholarship and you took the fee waiver or the stipend, you would forfeit the rest of that scholarship. I also disagree with going into a committee of the whole, what I would like to do would be sometime between now and next week, have a caucus similar to what SENATOR CARROLL suggested where we can all get together and get ideas out. I would like all of the Senators to get back to me during the next school week with times that are good for you, it can even be done on a weekend if that is more convenient. Announcement by STUDENT BODY VICE-PRESIDENT MILLS- The former business manager Lori will not be returning to the position, so a search will be started for someone to fill that position of Business Manager for Student Government. Question from SENATOR CAMPBELL-regarding the starting salary for the position of Business Manager. Response from SENATOR MOORE-@ $28,000. He talked with Lou DuBois, and he said around that amount. Response from SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-The position is a professional staff position, therefore receiving a salary of that amount. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-Regarding the budget, we just need to approve the amount of money that we have, and then we can make line item transfers, etc. The budget as written now is not exactly how it is going to be, changes can be made after approval. Regarding the emergency meeting, a Senator called in saying they could not attend which broke quorum. That was why it was canceled. Regarding the trip to Chicago, the information had been brought into a Senate meeting, and the quote was for four people, and SENATOR MOORE is a member of the Executive Board. Response from SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-She inquired with PRESIDENT PIDA and was told the quote was for three people. SENATE MINUTES 25-22 / JULY 10, 1995 Response from SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-The quote that SENATOR FLEISCHMAN was given was four people. The convention was NACA, a student government workshop. This university has a great constitution in comparison with other universities that were present at the convention. The average constitution was 12 pages long there, we are at over 100. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MOORE-Regarding the retreat, wanted some of the Senators opinions. Is planning a retreat two weeks after the Senate elections in October to get the Senators-elect some information on how to run a meeting and how our meetings are run. Questioned if retreat is wanted before summer ends for existing Senators to start Fall semester as a team. Response from SENATOR CAMPBELL-Over the summer, things tend to fall apart, and it is crucial that there is something where everyone can get back into being a group working together. X. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR TOLBERT, seconded by SENATOR RIVERA. Move into a vote. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR MCLAIN abstained. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH adjourns the meeting at 7:05 p.m. Patrick T.C. Smith SENATE PRESIDENT NOTE: All minutes are subject to summation" and represent the statements of those present. COMMITTEES Student Senate ( Legislative) Committee *Bylaws SENATORS CAMPBELL, CARROLL, MCLAIN (chair), MOORE, RIVERA Constitutional Revision f Ad hoc) SENATORS CAMPBELL (chair), CARROLL, LAXAGUE, MCLAIN, RIVERA *Rules and Ethics SENATORS CAMPBELL, FLEISCHMAN, MCLAIN,SCHWARTZ (chair), ZUREK *Wavs and Means SENATORS CARROLL, FOX (chair), MORROW, RIVERA, ZUREK *Student Campus Safety Awareness Committee SENATORS FENDELL, FLEISCHMAN (chair), SHELLING, TRUJILLO, WILLIAMS Student Executive (Administrative) Committee ^ * Student Services - *Nevada Student Affairs * Entertainment and Programming "^Elections -*OSI s*Q Board Faculty Senate Committees * Academic BudgetnV-CARROLL * Academic StandardsnV-FLEISCHMAN * Admissions^V-SCHWARTZ. FLEISCHMAN, ZUREK * Codef 1)—MORROW *Curriculum(2V-MOORE. TRUJILLO * General Educational V-FOX * Grievance(3V-CAMPBELL. CARROLL, WILLIAMS *Librarvf 1V-POEB ST •Public Relationsf 1V-MORROW *Scholorshipf3V-SCHWARTZ. SHELLING, TRUJILLO * Status ofWorngnQ)—CAMPBELL