Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 09, 1983

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS MINUTES QUALIFICATIONS VERIFICATION COMMITTEE Meeting #04 09 August 8 3 2:00 P.M. MSU 122 I. Call To Order Chairman Chadwell called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. The meeting was recessed for ten minutes to find Sindy Glasgow. The meeting was called back to order at 2:15 p.m. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Chairman Chadwell John Pasquantino Sindy Glasgow Guests Mark Shaffer Robert Eglet Denyce Tuller Larry Hamilton August Corrales Karen Cohen Lynn Best Rayma Bax Cathy Clay Deanna Macaluso Deron Shields III. Announcements There wore no announcements . IV. Unfinished Business A. Review of Operating Policy Chairman Chadwell passed around a new version of the operating policy that reflected the changes made in S.B. 012. John Pasquantino moved to amend the operating policy to include the new additions. Sindy Glasgow seconded the motion. There was no discussion. . The motion passed 3-0-0. V. Open Discussion There was no open discussion. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 QUALIFICATIONS VERIFICATION COMM. MINUTES Cont'd page 2 VI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted by, Qualifications Verification Committee Chairman CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS QUALIFICATIONS VERIFICATION COMMITTEE OPERATING POLICY AS AMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE 09 AUGUST 19 83 PURPOSE The purpose of the Qualifications Verification Commit-tee shall be to verify the qualifications of Executive Board Members, and to make sure that the Senate Presi-dent reports correctly the qualifications of Senate members and of (all) applicants to (all) C.S.U.N, posi-tions except for positions on the Executive Board. STRUCTURE A. The committee shall consist of three senators ap-ri pointed by the Senate who do not already hold the position of Chairman or Director of a committee or board. B. The Senate President Pro Tempore shall be an ex officio member of the committee unless he or she is appointed to the committee by the Senate as one of the members. C. The Chairman of the committee shall be selected by the Senate/ DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. The Chairman 1. The Chairman shall make sure that the written permission of the members of the Executive Board to have their qualifications verified is obtained. 2. The Chairman shall make sure that the proper veri-fication forms and written permissions are de- ~ livered to the registrar's office and that the completed verification forms are picked up from the registrar's office. B. The Committee 1. The committee as a whole shall verify the qual-ifications of the members of the Executive Board. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 QUALIFICATIONS VERIFICATION COMMITTEE OPERATING POLICY Cont'd page The committee as a whole shall determine whether the Senate President reports correctly the verifications of the qualifications of the Senate members and of (all) applicants to all C.S.U.N, positions except for positions on the Executive Board. MEETINGS A. The committee shall meet once at the beginning of the fall semester and once at the beginning of the spring semester to verify the qualifications of Executive Board members. B. The committee shall meet whenever necessary to verify the qualifications of a member of the Executive Board and (whenever necessary) to check the qualifications of Senate members and of (all) applicants to (all) C.S.U.N, positions except positions on the Executive Board as reported by the Senate President. C. The assignment of three (3) unexused absences by the Chairman per semester shall constitute automatic dismissal from the committee. D. Quorum at all meetings shall be 2/3 of the members on the committee. * 2. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS SENATE BYLAW #9 Removal From Office I. Impeachment A. Officers liable to impeachment. Any CSUN officer, created by the CSUN Constitution, shall be liable for impeachment for any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony while in office; and, for failure in upholding or otherwise subjugating the CSUN Constitution, its bylaws, or its statutes. B. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for that purpose, the senators shall be under oath or affirmation as specified in NRS 283.220. C. When a CSUN officer is impeached by the assembly for a misdemeanor in office, the articles of impeachment shall be delivered to the President of the Senate. 1. Upon presentation of the articles of impeachment, the Senate shall establish an Impeachment Committee by nominating and appointing its members. 2. The committee shall be composed of one UNLV administrator and two CSUN senators. 3. The Impeachment Committee shall investigate the accusations presented. 4. The committee shall make recommendations to the Senate based upon the findings of the investigation within two weeks. D. Upon presentation of the recommendations of the Impeachment Committee, and in the event the CSUN Senate elects to prosecute the accused by a simple majority of the members present at the meeting in which the recommen-dations of the Impeachment Committee are presented, the Senate shall nominate and appoint from its membership a senator who shall serve as prosecutor. E. The Senate shall assign' a day for hearing the impeachment and shall inform the assembly thereof. 1. Not less than 10 days before the day fixed for the hearing, the President of the Senate shall cause a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 * SENATE BYLAW #9 Page 2 copy of the articles of impeachment, with a notice to appear and answer the same at the time and place appointed, to be served on the defendant. 2. The service shall be made upon the defendant personally. If upon diligent inquiry he cannot be found within the state and upon due proof of fact, the Senate may order publication to be made, in such a manner as it deems proper, of a notice requiring him/her to appear at a specified time and place and answer the articles of impeachment. F. If the defendant does not appear, upon proof of service or publication as provided in NRS 283.170 and 283.180, the Senate may, of its own motion or for cause shown, assign another day for hearing the impeachment; or, in the absence of the defendant, may then, or at any other time which it may appoint, proceed to trial and judgment. G. When the defendant appears, he may object in writing to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment, or he may answer by an oral plea of not guilty. The"plea of not guilty shall be entered upon the journal, and it puts in issue every material allegation of the articles of impeachment. 1. If the objection to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment is not sustained by a majority of the members of the Senate who heard the argument, the defendant must be ordered .forthwith to answer the articles of impeachment. If he pleads guilty, or refuses to plead, the Senate must render judgment of conviction against him. 2. If he pleads not guilty, the Senate shall, at such time as it may appoint, proceed to try the impeach-ment . H. NRS 2 83.220. Senate to be sworn: Procedure. At the time and place appointed, and before the Senate proceeds to act on the impeachment, the secretary shall administer to the President of the Senate, and the President of the Senate to each of the members of the Senate then present, an oath truly and impartially to hear, try and determine the impeachment. No member of the Senate can act or vote upon the impeachment, or any question arising thereon, without having taken such oath. When such oath has been administered, the Senate shall proceed to try and determine the impeachment, and may adjourn the trial from time to time. SENATE BYLAW #9 Page 3 I. The trial shall be by jury of the Senate, and conducted in all respects in the same manner as a trial of an indictment. 1. The trial shall take place no later than 10 days after the CSUN Senate elects to prosecute the accused. J. Upon conviction the Senate shall immediately, or at such time as it appoints, pronounce judgment that the defendant be removed from office. To warrant such a removal, the judgment shall be entered upon the minutes, and the cause of removal shall be assigned therein. K. The rights of the accused shall be in accordance with those rights as specified by the Nevada Revised Statutes for trials of indictment. L. The defendant cannot be convicted on impeachment without the concurrence of 2/3 of the members of the CSUN Senate, voting by ayes and nos. If 2/3 of the members elected do not concur in a conviction, he shall be acquitted. M. Judgment 1. After conviction and at such time as it may appoint, the Senate shall pronounce judgment in the form of a resolution which shall be entered upon the journal of the Senate or the proper entity. 2. On the adoption of the resolution by 2/3 of the members present who voted on the question of acquittal or conviction, it becomes the judgment of the Senate. a. The judgment may be that the defendant be suspended, or that he be removed from office and disqualified to hold any office of CSUN. b. If judgment of suspension is given, during the continuance of the judgment the defendant is disqualified from receiving the salary, fees, or emoluments of the office. N. Suspension of officers pending impeachment. 1. Whenever articles of impeachment against any officer subject to impeachment are presented to the Senate, the officer is temporarily suspended from his office and cannot act in his official capacity until he is acquitted. 2. Upon temporary suspension of any officer, his office shall at once be temporarily filled by an appointment SENATE BYLAW #9 Page 4 made by the Senate President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, until the acquittal of the party impeached, or, in case of his removal, until the vacancy is filled as provided by law. w 0. If the offense for which the defendant is convicted on impeachment is also the subject of an indictment or information, the indictment or information is not barred thereby. II. Accusation against certain public officers for willful or corrupt misconduct in office. A. An accusation in writing against any CSUN officer, except a member of the Judicial Council, for willful or corrupt misconduct, may be presented by any member of the CSUN Senate. 1. The accusation shall state the offense charged in ordinary and concise language and without repetition. 2. a. The accusation shall be delivered by any CSUN Senator to the Chief Justice of the Judicial Council. b. The Chief Justice shall cause a copy of the accusation to be served upon the defendant, and by notice in writing shall require the accused to appear before the Judicial Council at a time stated in the notice, and answer the accusation. Appearance shall not be required in less than 10 days from the service of the notice. After service, the original accusation shall be filed with the Judicial Council. 3. The defendant may answer the accusation either by objecting to its sufficiency or any article therein, or by denying the truth of the accusation. 4. If the defendant objects to the legal sufficiency of the accusation, the objection shall be in writing. The objection need not be in any specific form. It is sufficient if it presents intelligibly the grounds of the objection. 5. If the defendant denies the truth of the accusation, the denial may be oral and without oath. The denial shall be entered upon the minutes. 6. If the objection to the sufficiency of the accusation is not sustained, the defendant shall answer thereto forthwith. 7. If the defendant pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall render judgment of conviction against him. If he denies the SENATE BYLAW #9 Page 5 matters charged, the court shall immediately, or at such time as it appoints, try the accusation. 8. The trial shall be by a jury and conducted in all respects in the same manner as a trial of an indictment. 9. The defendant is entitled to such process as necessary to enforce the attendance of witnesses as upon a trial of an indictment. 10. Upon a conviction, the Judicial Council shall immediately, or at such time as it appoints, pronounce judgment that the defendant be removed from office. To warrant such a removal, the judgment shall be entered upon the minutes, and the cause of removal shall be assigned therein. III. Removal of certain public officials for malfeasance or nonfeasance. A. Any person now holding or who shall hereafter hold CSUN office who refuses or neglects to perform any official act in the manner and form prescribed by law, or who is guilty of any malpractice or malfeasance in office, may be removed therefrom as hereinafter prescribed in this section. B. Whenever a complaint in writing, duly verified by the oath of any complaintant, is presented to the Judicial Council alleging that any CSUN officer within juris-diction of the Judicial Council: 1. Has been guilty of charging or collecting any illegal fees for services rendered in his/her office; or 2. Has refused or neglected to perform the official duties pertaining to his/her office as prescribed by the CSUN Constitution and its statutes; or 3. Has been guilty of any malpractice or malfeasance in office, the CSUN Judicial Council shall cite the party charged to appear before it on a certain day, not more than 10 days or less than 5 days from the day the complaint was presented. On that day, or some subsequent day not more than 2 0 days from that on which the complaint was presented, the CSUN Judicial Council, in a summary manner, shall proceed to hear the complaint and evidence offered by the party complained of, if, on the hearing, it .appears that the charge, or charges, of the complaint are sustained, the CSUN Judicial Council shall enter a decree that the party complained of shall be deprived of his/her office. SENATE BYLAW #9 Page 6 C. If the judgment of the Judicial Council is against the officer complained of and on appeal is taken from the judgment so rendered, the officer so appealing shall not hold the office during the pendency of the appeal, but the office shall be filled as in case of a vacancy. IV. Any CSUN officer who shall, during his term of office, become intoxicated or be under the influence of alcoholic, malt or various liquors, or become or be addicted to the use of controlled substances as defined in chapter 45 of NRS, that he shall not at all times be in proper condition for the discharge of the duties of his office, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, and shall, if he is a CSUN officer, be subject to removal from office by impeachment. V. Appellate Process. A. 1. An appeal from a judgment of removal may be taken to the CSUN Judicial Council in the same manner as from a judgment in other areas of CSUN Judicial Council jurisdiction as specified in the CSUN Constitution, but until judgment is reversed, the defendant shall be suspended from his/her office. 2. Pending the appeal, the office may be filled as in case of vacancy. B. Accusations, malfeasance or nonfeasance and other. 1. Appeals will be taken to the UNS Board of Regents. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS Senate Bylaw #21 Nevada Student Affairs I. Definition A. Nevada Student Affairs shall be the chief advocate on issues concerning students. II. Composition A. The Director B. The Assistant Director C. Research Staff III. Powers and Responsibilities A. Nevada Student Affairs shall be the Consolidated Students Chief Advocate for student interests at the local, state, and national level. B. Nevada Student Affairs shall schedule and administer functions designed to heighten awareness of relevant student interests. C. Nevada Student Affairs shall act as a liaison between the Consolidated Students and the public servants at the local, state and national level. D. Nevada Student Affairs shall gather and distribute information on relevant student interests. E. Nevada Student Affairs shall keep complete public records of student government activities. F. Nevada Student Affairs shall keep public records of Faculty Senate minutes. G. Nevada Student Affairs shall keep complete public records of Board of Regents meetings. H. Nevada Student Affairs shall keep records of Nevada Legislative activities. * UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 Senate Bylaw #21, continued I. Nevada Student Affairs shall keep records of local and state government officials. J. Nevada Student Affairs shall coordinate University and Community College student government presidential summits, at least, but not limited to, twice a year. The Director shall act as mediator and Chairman. K. Nevada Student Affairs shall write and distribute reports on student government presidential summits. CSUN NEVADA STUDENT AFFAIRS SPECIAL AGREEMENT This shall serve as an agreement between CSUN Nevada Student Affairs and Jim Mingo (Affiliation: Bobby Morris Agency ) (SSN: 475-64-9304 ) for the following special services: 1. Date of Event: August 29, 1983 2. Description of Services: Band to play at the following times 11:00-11:45, 12:00-12:45, 1:00-1:45, 2:00-2:45. 3. Duration of Event: 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. 4. For the amount of: Three hundred dollars ($300.00) . 5. Check payable to: Jim Mingo Signed this day of , 1983. CSUN Executive Board CSUN Nevada Student Affairs Director Contracted 1629 E. Sahara Address Las Vegas, NV 8 910 4 City State Zip •t UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS