Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 04, 1983

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS AGENDA SENATE MEETING #46 SESSION 13 0 4 OCTOBER 1983 4:00 P.M. MSU 203 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #45 IV. Executive Board Announcements V. Executive Board Nominations A. Faculty Senate Budget Committee - Catherine Clay B. Faculty Senate General Education Committee - Pamela Reynolds VI. Board, Committee and Director Reports A. Ad Hoc Committee 1. Constitutional Revision B. Elections Board C. Entertainment and Programming Board D. Nevada Student Affairs E. Organizations Board F. Professional Programming G. Publications Board H. Radio Board I. Student Services J. Other K. Appropriations Board UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 2 VII. Old Business A. Approval of Submission of Referendum Proposal on Basket-ball Game Seats in the Thomas and Mack Center - Long from table B. Discussion/Action on Submission of Compensation for Vice President/Director of the CSUN Cabinet(from table) C. Committee of the Whole to Discuss the Presentation of Michael Schivo presented at Senate Meeting #44 during Open Discussion - Eglet(from table) D. Discussion/Action/Resolution on Michael Schivo Presentation, presented at Senate Meeting #44 during Open Discussion - Eglet(from table) E. Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate and recommend amendments to current CSUN Coop Concert Policy - Clay(from table) F. Discussion/Action/Resolution(Closed Personnel Session) to discuss the performance and competency of the Senate President - Eglet G. Compensation for Elections Board Chairman, D-2 Classi-fication, $150.00 per month, including September, plus a fee waiver - Eglet(from table) H. Approval of Work Election Agreement - Crum VIII. New Business A. Presentation by Lance Descourouez/Approval of Endorsing the "Up with People" Program - Clay B. Approval of Contract for Elections - Crum C. Appointment of Senators 1. Academic Advisement a. Norm Johnson b. Giovanna Sardelli 2. Education a. Joe Somers 3. Science, Math and Engineering a. Randy Kolquit MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 3 VIII. New Business(cont.) b. Cara Iddings c. Kirt Brown d. Ozzie Gripentrog D. Nominations for Senate Seat 1. Health Sciences IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 SESSION 13 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 4:00 P.M. MSU 203 I. Call to Order Senate President Clay called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Stephanie Pettit Jay Lezcano Sari Bloom John Pasquantino Louie Schiavone August Corrales Tom Ware Sindy Glasgow David Mounts Nanda Briggs Deanna Macaluso Mark Doubrava III. Approval of Minutes #45 Senator Eells moved to approve senate minutes #45. Senator Corrales seconded the motion. Senator Pasquantino corrected the minutes to amend the fifth line on page 5 to "Senator Pasquantino spoke in favor of the table," instead of "Senator Pasquantino spoke against the table." Senator Glasgow corrected the minutes to delete the sentence "Senator Glasgow left the meeting," from page 08. The motion to approve the minutes of senate meeting #45 as corrected passed with all in favor. Senator Eells moved to suspend the rules and move into new business, items A, B and C. Senator Bloom seconded the motion which passed with all in favor. VIII. New Business A. Presentation by Lance Descourouez/Approval of Endors-ing the "Up with People" Program - Clay UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 Members Absent Robert Eglet - excused Murray Long - late Virgil Jackson - resigned Jim Eells - excused MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 2 Lance Descourouez distributed a fact sheet which described the "Up With People" Program. He stated that the Program did not need CSUN's endorsement, but needed funds. At 4:07 p.m. Senator Long was present. Senator Pasquantino explained that the Senate could not approve funds for a group not recognized by the Organizations Board of CSUN. Once the organization became recognized, requests for funds must first be approved by the Organizations Board and then by the Senate. B. Approval of Contract for Elections - Crum Senator Mounts moved to approve the Work Election Agreement as submitted by Randy Crum. Senator Bloom seconded the motion(agreement attached). Senate President Clay read the Contract. The motion to approve the Work Election Agreement as submitted passed with 10 in favor, 0 opposed and 4 abstaining(Long, Glasgow, Corrales, Macaluso). C. Appointment of Senators 1. Academic Advisement a. Norm Johnson b. Giovanna Sardelli Senator Eells moved to allow each candidate to speak for no more than two minutes and the candidate who receives the simple majority is appointed to the senate seat. Senator Doubrava seconded the motion. Senator Pasquantino added an amendment to allow for a question and answer period to take place after the candidate speaks and before the vote is taken. This was accepted as a friendly amendment. Norm Johnson was not present. Giovanna Sardelli addressed the senate. Senate President Clay took a roll call vote: The following Senators voted for Giovanna Sardelli: Stephanie Pettit Jay Lezcano Sari Bloom August Corrales John Pasquantino Louie Schiavone Tom Ware Sindy Glasgow David Mounts Nanda Briggs Murray Long Deanna Macaluso Mark Doubrava MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 3 The following Senator voted for Norm Johnson: Jim Eells Giovanna Sardelli was appointed Academic Advisement Senator with 13 votes for Sardelli and one vote for Johnson. 2. Education a. Joe Somers There was no action taken on this item. 3. Science, Math and Engineering a. Randy Kolquit b. Cara Iddings c. Kirt Brown d. Ozzie Gripentrog Senate President Clay has not received applications for Brown and Gripentrog. Randy Kolquit and Cara Iddings addressed the Senate. Senate President Clay took a roll call vote. The following Senators voted for Randy Kolquit: Mark Doubrava Deanna Macaluso Nanda Briggs David Mounts Sindy Glasgow Tom Ware Louie Schiavone Sari Bloom Jay Lezcano Stephanie Pettit The following Senators voted for Cara Iddings: Jim Eells Murray Long John Pasquantino August Corrales Giovanna Sardelli Randy Kolquit was appointed Science, Math and Engineering Senator with 10 votes for Kolquit and 5 votes for Iddings. Senator Long moved to recess the meeting for 10 minutes. Senator Bloom seconded. Long withdrew his motion. IV. Executive Board Announcements Vice President Shaffer and Vice President Pro Tempore Best had no announcements. Senate President Clay announced that the agenda item for the override of veto will be on next week's agenda. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 04 August Corrales has resigned from his position as Bylaws Committee Chairman and member of the Consti-tutional Revision Committee. V. Executive Board Nominations A. Faculty Senate Budget Committee - Catherine Clay Vice President Shaffer moved to approve Catherine Clay as a member of the Faculty Senate Budget Committee. Senator Corrales seconded the motion which passed with all in favor. B. Faculty Senate General Education Committee - Pamela Reynolds Senator Corrales moved to approve Pamela Reynolds as a member of the Faculty Senate General Education Committee. Senator Mounts seconded the motion which passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstaining(Long, Macaluso). VI. Board, Committee and Director Reports A. Ad Hoc Committee 1. Constitutional Revision Committee Senate President Clay announced that there was a meeting on September 2 9 which Vice President Shaffer called to order. He did not achieve quorum. Vice President Shaffer stated that the committee has had trouble achieving quorum. He suggested that members be removed from the committee so that the constitution may be revised. Senator Glasgow suggested that Senators propose specific amendments to the constitution to help the committee get started. B. Elections Board Chairman Crum stated that there will be a meeting next week. C. Entertainment and Programming Board Chairman Turner read the Translator/Burning Sensations report. Total expenses for the concert were $4,795.71. Gross receipts totalled $2,567.00. The net loss for the concert was $2,228.71. D. Nevada Student Affairs There was no report. E. Organizations Board Chairman Lieberman read the minutes from the Organizations Board Meeting #3 held on September 29 at 3:30 p.m. Lieber man called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m. The organiza tions present were Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Tau Omega Little Sisters American Institute of Mining Engineers, Baptist Student Union, Delta Zeta, Emergency Medical Technicians, Gay MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 05 Academic Union, Greek Paper, Hillel, Hispanic Student Association, Hotel Association, Inter-Fraternity Council, Kappa Sigma, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Pan-hellenic, Pre-Professional Club, Protestant Student Assoc-iation, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Sigma Nu,,Sigma Nu Little Sisters, Theater Arts Students Association, UNLV Athletic Club, UNLV Cheerleaders, UNLV Songleaders, Women in Science and Engineering, Zeta, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Tau Kappa Epsilon Little Sisters. The board recognized all organizations present. The board approved Jay Lezcano as Vice Chairman. The board approved $750 for the UNLV Pre-Professional Club of which $25 must be spent for advertising. The board approved $150 for the Student Council for Exceptional Children. There was a motion to approve $986 for A.I.M.E. which was seconded and failed. There was a motion to give $300 to A.I.M.E. with the left over money going back to the Organizations Board. This motion also failed. The meeting at 4:45 p.m. Senator Schiavone corrected the minutes to add Tau Kappa Epsilon and Tau Kappa Epsilon Little Sisters to the roll call. Senator Bloom moved to approve the minutes from Organiza-tions Board Meeting #3 as corrected. Senator Corrales seconded the motion. Senator Mounts corrected the minutes to add the Athletic Club in the roll call. This was accepted as a friendly amendment. It was stated that the Athletic Club was already listed under UNLV Athletic Club.. , 11TI n Senator Corrales corrected the minutes to read Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, Incorporated" instead of "Emergency Medical Technicians." Senator Pasquantino moved to correct the minutes to spell his name correctly. The motion to approve the minutes from the Organizations Board Meeting #3 as corrected and amended above passed with all in favor. Senate President (Hay allowed Chairman Turner to make further announcements as long as there were no objections. Chairman Turner announced that October 5, 6 and 7 are set for Oktoberfest activities. There will be beer, dancing, music and the Fox will perform Friday at 2:00 p.m. There will be a muscle man and sexy legs contest. F. Professional Programming Senator Mounts moved to remove the minutes #05 from the table. Senator Corrales seconded the motion which passed with all in favor. Senator Mounts moved to approve Professional Programming Minutes #05 including the operating policy(attached). Senator Schiavone seconded the motion which passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstaining(Eells, Long). David Mounts mentioned the possibility of having a CPR class. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 06 G. Publications Board Senator Pettit announced that there were two meetings held which did not achieve quorum. The next Publications Board Meeting will be held on October 10, 1983 at 1:30 p.m. in the Oasis Room. Senator Corrales moved to approve that the Publications Board held meetings which did not achieve quorum.; Sehator Mounts seconded the motion which passed with all in favor. H. Radio Board Senator Long requested to be placed on the Radio Board as a student at large. I. Student Services Senator Corrales announced the next meeting to be held on Thursday, October 6 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss goal setting. He stated it would be a long meeting. J. Other Vice President Shaffer announced that the next cabinet meeting will be held on Monday, October 10 at 2:00 p.m. The topic of discussion will be department budgets. Senator Macaluso stated that next week the senate will be considering the CMMS agreement. Senate President Clay is having the lawyer look over the contract to determine the legalities. K. Appropriations Board There was no report. VII. Old Business A. Approval of Submission of Referendum Proposal on Basketball Game Seats in the Thomas and Mack Center - Long(from table) There was no action taken on this item. B. Discussion/Action on Submission of Compensation for Vice President/Director of the CSUN Cabinet(from table) There was no action taken on this item. C. Committee of the Whole to Discuss the Presentation of Michael Schivo presented at Senate Meeting #44 during Open Discussion - Eglet(from table) D. Discussion/Action/Resolution on Michael Schivo Presentation, presented at Senate Meeting #44 during Open Discussion - Eglet(from table) F. Discussion/Action/Resolution(Closed Personnel Session) to discuss the performance and competency of the Senate President - Eglet G. Compensation for Elections Board Chairman, D-2 Classi-fication, $150.00 per month, including September, plus a fee waiver - Eglet(from table) Vice President Shaffer moved to table items C, D, F and G MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 7 of Old Business for one week. Senator Bloom seconded the motion which passed with 15 in favor, 1 opposed(Eells) and 0 abstaining. Senate President Clay passed the gavel to Senate President Pro Tempore Pasquantino. E. Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate and Recommend Amendments to Current CSUN Coop Concert Policy - Clay(from table) Senate President Clay moved to remove this item from the table. Senator Corrales seconded the motion which passed with all in favor. Senate President Clay moved to establish an Ad Hoc Com-mittee to investigate and recommend amendments to current CSUN Coop Concert Policy with Roby Turner, Catherine Clay, Robert Eglet, Michael Schivo(ex officio), Pam Levins(ex of-ficio) and Dean Daniels(ex officio) as members of the com-mittee . Roby Turner asked whether Bob Compan and Larry Hamilton could be added as members of the committee. Senate President Clay accepted those names as a friendly amendment to her motion. There was discussion as to why Michael Schivo was chosen as a member of the committee. Roby Turner spoke against the main motion. Senator Kolquit stated that other promoters could be contacted through the Chamber of Commerce. Senator Glasgow moved to amend the motion to add Sari Bloom as a member of the committee. Senator Corrales seconded the amendment which passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed and 3 abstaining(Long, Bloom, Mounts). Vice President Shaffer moved to amend the motion to delfete Michael Schivo from the committee. Senator Corrales seconded the amendment which passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstaining(Pettit). Vice President Shaffer moved to amend the motion to direct'- Entertainment and Programming Board to meet to discuss the Concert Policy and recommend amendments in an informal report to be given to the senate at the next Senate Meeting on Tuesday. Senator Corrales seconded the amendment. Senator Mounts moved to amend to include that a formal report is preferred. Senate President Clay seconded the amendment which passed with all in favor. The motion to direct the Entertainment and Programming Board to meet to discuss the Concert Policy and recom-ment amendments in an informal, preferrably formal, report to the Senate nfext Tuesday passed with all in favor. The main motion was no longer germane so the chairman passed the gavel back to Senate President elay. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #46 0 4 OCTOBER 19 8 3 PAGE 0 08 H. Approval of Work Election Agreement - Crum Item was withdrawn by Vice President Shaffer. VIII. New Business A. Presentation by Lance Descourouez/Approval of Endorsing the "Up with People" Program - Clay This item was considered earlier. B. Approval of Contract for Elections - Crum This item was taken care of earlier. C. Appointment of Senators This item was considered earlier. D. Nominations for Senate Seat 1. Health Sciences There was no action taken on this item. IX. Open Discussion Senator Corrales was pleased that this meeting went smoothly. Senate President Clay welcomed Randy Kolquit and Giovanna Sardelli to the senate. She asked them to see her as soon as possible. 1 !•. Senator Long stated that he had fliers for the Oktober-fest activities which he will be posting. If anyone would like to help, it would save CSUN $2 5 for the cost of paying someone to post them for Entertainment and Programming. Senator Mounts commented that the Senate President's disposition at this meeting was pleasant, and he feels this added a positive attitude during the meeting. Senator Glasgow suggested that the Senators bring ideas for amendments to the constitution and submit them to Senate President Clay as agenda items for the Constitu-tional Revisions Committee Meetings. Senator Bloom also welcomed Randy Kolquit and Giovanna Sardelli to the senate. Senator Pasquantino also welcomed Randy Kolquit and Gio-vanna Sardelli to the senate. He commented that the majority opinion of the Judicial Council was poorly writ-ten and difficult to understand. Basically, the decision made by the Council stated that the senate does not have the authority to direct the executive board to disburse funds. Senate President Clay welcomed Pam Levins, CSUN Business Manager. X. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:21 p.m. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS WORK ELECTION AGREEMENT An agreement between the Nevada State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to wit: That the Nevada State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. will provide the services as listed below for the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada in.the operation of the CSUN election polls during the 1983 Senate Elections. The election dates are scheduled for: October 12 & 13, 1983. Job Description: 1. Hand out ballots. 2. Verify student enrollment against registrar's print-out as stipulated by the Elections Board. 3. Post ballot number against the student's name on the Regi-strar's enrollment print-out. 4. Ensure that all ballots are deposited in the ballot box. 5. Refer all questions regarding student enrollment to the Registrar's Office. All other questions shall be directed to the Elections Board representative in the Student Union. 6. Provide at least 8 election poll workers from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on a daily basis in the following locations: a. Tonopah Hall b. James R. Dickinson Library c. Carlson Education d. White Hall 7. Provide at least 6 election poll workers from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on a daily basis in the following locations: a. Moyer Student Union b. Flora Dungan Humanities c. Beam Hall 8. Provide 2 election poll workers from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on a daily basis at the following location:. a. Dining Commons NIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 39154/(702) 739-3477 WORK ELECTION AGREEMENT 19 83 SENATE ELECTIONS PAGE 02 9. Provide 2 election poll workers from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. a. James R. Dickinson Library 10. Provide at least 2 election poll workers for each station. 11. Provide relief coverage as needed. 12. Hand out any additional materials as set by the Elections 13. Election workers opening the polls should report to the Mover Student Union Oasis Room(second floor of the Student Union) at 8:00 a.m. for each day of the polling. It is agreed that in consideration of the above services, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will pay the Nevada Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. the sum of four hundred fifty dollars(450.00) upon completion of each election and additional four hundred fifty dollars (450.00) for primaries, if they occur. Board. GARDEN CLUBS, INC. REPRESENTATIVE CSUN ELECTIONS BOARD CHAIRMAN Agreed to and signed this day CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING BOARD OPERATING POLICY (1983) I. STRUCTURE All activities necessary to the scheduling and administration of the professional lectures and other Professional Programming events and activities shall be exercised via the following mechanisms: A. The Chairman. B. The board members, in accordance with Article IX, Section B, Subsections 1 and 2 of the CSUN Constitution, and C. Sub-committees, in accordance with Article IX, Section G, Subsection 3, paragraph (b) of the CSUN Constitution. II. OFFICERS A. The Executive Officers of the board shall be the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman. B. The Legislative Branch shall be made up of the board members. III. EXECUTIVE BRANCH A. CHAIRMAN 1. The Chairman shall be nominated by the CSUN Executive Board and approved by the Senate. 2. The Chairman shall be the Chief Administrator and head of the organization, and shall there-fore be responsible for all actions and activities of the board and its members. 3. The Chairman shall preside over all meetings of the board. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING DEPT. OPERATING POLICY CONT'D PAGE 2 4. The Chairman shall vote only in questions of a tie or stalemate. 5. The Chairman shall submit minutes of each board meeting to the first CSUN Senate meeting following each board meeting. 6. The CSUN President shall be authorized to enter into contracts and sign expenditures upon passage and approval of the board. B. VICE CHAIRMAN 1. The Vice-Chairman shall be nominated by the Chair-man and elected by the board by majority vote. 2. The Vice-Chairman shall assume all powers of the Chairman in the absence of the Chairman. 3. The Vice-Chairman shall have voting privileges only while not acting as Chairman. IV. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH A. POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. The board shall obtain, schedule, administer, and publicize all CSUN professional lectures and support activities related thereto. 2. The approval of any activity or disbursement of fund must have a majority consent by affirmative vote of a quorum of the board. 3. All subcommittee members shall be nominated by the Chairman and confirmed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board. 4. Board members are required to attend all board meetings. No more than three (3) unexcused absences per semester shall be allowed prior to dismissal from the board. B. QUORUM At no time shall a quorum consist of less than a maj-ority of the board membership and in no case shall a quorum be less than two (2). C. PROXY VOTING Voting by proxy shall be forbidden unless there exists an emergency situation in which there is no possible way to solve a matter that must be handled immediately. In such a case the Chairman -must take full responsibility to verify the accuracy of the voting and the declar-ation of emergency. PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING DEPT. OPERATING POLICY CONT'D PAGE 3 V. SUB-COMMITTEES A. The board may establish any sub-committee that it deems necessary. B. The Chairman of each sub-committee shall be a board member. 1. Sub-committee Chairman shall be responsible for submitting minutes of any meetings held to the board as a whole at the first board meeting following each sub-committee meeting. 2. Sub-committee Chairman shall preside over sub-committee meetings and shall have the power to vote on all decisions of the sub-committee. C. Sub-committees shall meet when the sub-committee Chairman deems it necessary and at times so directed by the board. D. At no time shall a quorum consist of less than a majority of the sub-committee membership and in no case shall a quorum be less than two (2). E. Responsibilities of the sub-committees shall be as follows: 1. Sub-committees shall execute all activities in their realm of power. 2. Sub-committees shall report recommendations and findings of their research to the board concerning their area of study. 3. No sub-committee member may vote for another member and at no time shall proxy voting or absentee ballots be accepted. F. The Sub-Committees shall consist of the following members 1. The Sub-Committee Chairman. 2. No less than two other CSUN members. a. In the case of two, at least one member must be a board member. b. In the case of three or more, at least one board member must be appointed for each three sub-committee members of this category. 3. Any other persons the board deems necessary. PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING DEPT. OPERATING POLICY CONT'D PAGE 4 VI. STIPENDS A. The Chairman shall receive a stipend of One hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month during his active term of office, and a D2 status. B. The Vice-Chairman shall receive a stipend of twenty five dollars ($25) per month during his active term of office. VII. AMENDING POLICY A. The operating policy of the Professional Programming Board may be amended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the board membership. B. All amendments to the operating policy must be approved by the CSUN Senate.