Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 16, 1994

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President MINUTES SENATE MEETING 24-15 WEDNESDAY APRIL 16,1994 MOYER STUDENT UNION ROOM 201 7:00 P.M. I. SENATE PRESIDENT BUD BENNEMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:15 P.M. II. ROLL CALL CHELLINO CAMPBELL DINOTO ELLIOTT FOX HADDOCK JOHANNSSON McMILLIN POBST SCHWARTZ VODRAZKA VOLKERT 15 present; 3 absent; Quorum set at 12. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve Senate Minutes 24-11 and 24-12 by Senator Schwartz, seconded by Senator Fox. Amendments Senator Pobst corrected roll call from an un-excused absence to an excused absence in Senate Minutes 24-11. Senator Schwartz's name was misspelled in Senate Minutes 24-12. Senator Elliott's name was left off roll call in Senate Minutes 24-12. PRESENT ABSENT ANWAR BLOCK BOIXO ALLISON (Excused) MARTIN (Excused) PIDA (Un-excused) 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154 • (702) 739-3477 • FAX (702) 597-4606 SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE TWO APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONTINUED Minutes approved as corrected 13-0-2, with Senators Pobst and Johannsson abstaining. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS President Joel Kostman said that item E under New Business was out of order. Item F need to be amended to a $5,000 contractual loan. He also needs to speak with the Liberal Arts Senators after tonights meeting. Senate President Bud Benneman said that he is working on the minutes, and the handbooks are ready for the new Senators. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports 1. Nomination/Election of Senate By-Laws Chair Senators Block, Pobst and Volkert have been nominated. Motion to close nominations by Senator Schwartz, seconded by Senator Elliott. Motion passes 14-0-1, with Senator Pobst abstaining. Senator Boixo moved to have each candidate speak for two minutes, followed by question and answer period, followed by a roll call vote, seconded by Senator Schwartz. Motion carries 15-0-0. Senator Pobst spoke regarding her qualifications, followed by Senators Block and Volkert. Roll Call Vote. ANWAR BLOCK BOIXO CHELLINO Volkert Abstain Volkert Volkert SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE THREE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS CONTINUED SCHWARTZ VODRAZKA VOLKERT McMILLIN POBST ELLIOTT FOX HADDOCK JOHANNSSON CAMPBELL DINOTO Volkert Volkert Volkert Volkert Volkert Block Block Abstain Block Pobst Abstain Senator Volkert - 8 Senator Block - 3 Senator Pobst -1 Senator Volkert received 8 votes; Senator Block received 3 votes; Senator Pobst received 1 vote. Senator Volkert was elected to the By-Laws Chair. 2. Approval of Senate Rules for the 24th CSUN Senate Session. Motion to approve the Senate Rules by Senator Campbell, seconded by Senator Haddock. Discussion. Addition of rule #10, requiring Senators to notify the Dean's office of their respective colleges regarding their Senate Seat introduced by Senator Haddock and seconded by Senator Schwartz. Motion to add Rule #10 carried 15-0-0. Motion to amend Rule #3 regarding tardies by Senator Pobst, seconded by Senator Schwartz. Amendment passes 11-2-2, with Senators McMillin and Chellino against, and Senators Vodraza and Boixo Abstaining. SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE THREE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS CONTINUED Senate Rules passed as amended 10-5-0, with Senators Fox, McMillin, Anwar, Elliott, and Boixo against. Senate Committe Reports Senator Boixo reporting for the Rebel Yell Advisory Board, stated that she can answer any questions regarding the emergency funding for the Rebel Yell. Senator Volkert, Chair of By-Laws, asked if he could get a copy of the two pending Bills. Ways and Means Committee. There had been a lot of bashing regarding the funding requests and meetings, and Senate President Benneman requested that all inquiries and comments should be directed to the Chair, Senator Martin, who was not present at the time. Senator Johannsson said that the new Health Services Building is finished, and that the elections are going on as we speak. There will also be a debate during these elections. B. Executive Committe Reports Organizations Board Director, Ed Marshall, had a lot of concerns regarding funding requests. Senate President Benneman asked the Director to contact Senator Martin regarding these concerns. Director Marshall also had concerns with the opposing points of view on the ballot question regarding recycling. President Kostman and Senate President Benneman advised him that the elections board did nothing wrong. Pros are a favorable opinion and cons are not favorable. That is the point. Student Services Director, Ted Greenhalgh, reported that he is looking into the student directory and possibly changing the way we get student's names. He would also like to see CSUN at the function tomorrow if we approve the funding. No other Director's report were given at this time. C. Business and Management Reports No reports were given. SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE THREE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS CONTINUED D. Public Comment There was no public comment at this time. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Nomination/Election for vacant Senate Seat for the College of Business and Economics. Senator Vodrazka nominated Eric Fergen. Senator Elliott nominated Joe Laxague Nominations were left open. B. Nomination/Election for the vacant Senate Seat for the College of Hotel Administration. Senator Schwartz nominated Chris Rey. Nominations were left open. C. Nomination/Election for the vacant Senate Seat for the College of Student Development. Terry Morrow was nominated in Senate Meeting 24-14. Senator Schwartz moved to close nominations, seconded by Senator Campbell. Motion fails 0-13-2, with Senators Campbell and Fox abstaining. Senator Elliott nominated Mike Ponks to the Seat. Senator Schwartz moved to close nominations, seconded by Senator Pobst. Motion carries 15-0-0. SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE SIX UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONTINUED Senator Boixo moved to close nominations for the Hotel Seat and Business and Economics, seconded by Senator Vodrazka. Motion fails 0-12-3, with Senators McMillin, Fox and Vodraza abstaining. D. Approval for a Contract with performer Biscuit. Motion to approve by Senator Schwartz, seconded by Senator Johannsson. President Kostman briefed the Senate on the performer. Motion carries 14-0-1, with Senator Boixo abstaining. E. Not action taken on Item E. F. Motion to approve $2,000 for emergency funding for the Rebel Yell Student Newspaper by Senator Johannsson, seconded by Senator Boixo. Senate President Bud Benneman stipulated to the Senate that the contract should be approved by the Rebel Yell Advisory Board, thus for our passage of this contract is contingent upon the Rebel Yell Advisory Board approving the contract. The meeting of the Rebel Yell Advisory Board must also follow the Nevada Open Meeting Law. Senator Johannsson moved to amend the amount to $5,000 and to a contractual loan, seconded by Senator McMillin. Motion carries 15-0-0. VII. OPEN DISCUSSION Senator Haddock said we should have greater attendance and participation in all events. Communication and team work are also needed. Senator Fox like the minutes, and reminded everyone to sign up for the Spring Extravaganza on Sunday April 17, 1994. Senator Schwartz thanked Senator Johannsson for typing the minutes. Stop by and see the AIDS quilt. SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE SEVEN OPEN DISCUSSION CONTINUED Senator Chellino congratulated Senator Volkert on the By-Laws Chair election. Senator McMillin encouraged Senators to get people out to vote. She also said the Society of Women Engineers is having a raffle and she is selling tickets. Senator Vodrazka said he was also selling tickets. He also said that he heard he was un-excused for his absence last week. He reported that they did well in the competition in Hawaii, and next year the competition will take place at UNLV. Senator Boixo said we did not have to be lectured by our Directors regarding Senate Committees and the job of the Senate. Senator Dinoto thanked Senator Johannsson for the minutes, and stated that we need to correct any mistakes with the funding requests. She said Senator Schwartz did a great job with the Senate Rules. Senator Anwar congratulated Senator Volkert, and encouraged everyone to vote. He also felt that the Engineering College did a good job in the contest. Senator Elliott had not comment at this time. Senator Volkert asked Senators to return the surveys. Senator Campbell said that the Ways and Means needs to be fixed and any concerns should be addressed to the committee. The Faculty Senate Committee on Scholarships is very un-organized. Senator Block congratulated Senator Volkert. She went to the Faculty Senate meeting for Admissions. They have 196 slots available and filled 35. Senator Johannsson said she could not take all the credit for the minutes. Senate President Benneman transcribed the minutes and she typed them. Elections are going on, go vote. Senator Pobst said the minutes looked good. The Senate President Pro-Tempore should fill in as the Ways and Means Vice Chair. She also congratulated Senator Volkert. Student Body President Kostman said the Senate Ways and Means must be corrected. We need to serve the students and at this point we are not. The ballot SENATE MINUTES 24-15 PAGE EIGHT OPEN DISCUSSION CONTINUED question should have strong pros and cons. That is the way it should be. The Elections Board is doing the right job. Rebel Yell Advisory Board amendment was a good one. Senate President Benneman was glad to have open discussion since last week he was robbed due to one person taking 5 of the 15 minutes for open discussion. Ways and Means will be cleared up. The ballot question was worded correctly. Some people state an opinion without all or any facts. SCOPE, as an organization, is lacking both in formation and communication. The organization was informed by me personally on the procedure for a binding question. Thank you to Senator Johannsson for helping with the minutes. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn by Senator Pobst, seconded by Senator Block. Motion carried 15-0-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Bud Benneman Senate President t! Recording Secretary it hB« IRf 00 e P? m