Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 12, 1991

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-26 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. GEO TRAILER 4, SOUTH ROOM I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Senate Minutes 21-25 IV. Announcements V. Board, Committee, and Director Reports VI. Executive Board Nominations A. Approval of Heidi Smith as Vice-President Pro Tempore B. Approval of Monica Ricci as a member of the Public Relations Committee VII. Unfinished Business A. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Hotel Administra-tion Senate Seat 1. Jami Nalder 2. Brett Lindermann 3. Lindsey Lauro 4. Trina Wolfenbarger [withdrew] Nominations were closed at Senate Meeting 21-25. VIII. New Business A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. ***The Executive Board has requested approval of the Executive Board Nominations in Item VI of the agenda. B. Approval of the $100 per month stipend for the Vice- President Pro Tempore from September 12, 1991 through April 30, 1992. ***The Executive Board has requested approval of Item B of the agenda. Item B is contingent upon approval of Executive Board Nomination A. C. Approval of $10,850 for the 1991 Homecoming activi-ties from the 9 03 account. ***Entertainment and Programming Director Warren White has requested approval of $10,850 for Homecoming '91. $8000.00 is for food, $2000.00 for t-shirts, and $850.00 is for cash awards. D. Constitutional Revisions •••Appropriations Board Director David Gillespie has requested the following revisions to the CSUN Consti-tution. An Ad Hoc Constitution Revision Committee shall be formed to review the proposal. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009/(702) 739-3477 SENATE AGENDA 21-26 Page Two (2) ITEMS IN BRACKETS ARE TO BE OMITTED. ITEMS UNDERLINDED ADDITIONS. 1. Article I "The name of this organizations shall be [the Consol-idated Students] Student Government of the University of Nevada, at Las Vegas, herein referred to as [CSUN] Student Government." All other references to CSUN in the Constitution shall be amended to reflect this change as well. 2. Article VI, Section D, subsection 1 "The Senate shall require the regular attendance of the Senators. A Senator who accumulates three (3) [unexcused] absences in any six (6) month period within a session shall be dismissed from the Senate [unless the third (3rd) unexcused absence is over-ridden. Overriding the third (3rd) unexcused absence shall be considered as the first item of business following Roll Call of the next regular meeting of the Senate after the third (3rd) unexcused absence was issued.]" 3. Article IX, Section G 11 [CSUN, acting under the authority of the licensee and in accordance with its policies, shall be empow-ered to manage and operate KUNV.] Student Government shall disperse to KUNV funds not less than 17% of the amount of money Student Government receives in student fees, and in any case not to be less than $90 , 000 . 00 . " d! Approval of $20 ,000 out of the 904 account for the Department of Public Safety. ***President Colebrook has requested approval of $20,000 from the Student Services account to the Department Public Safety. IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEVADA OPEN MEETING LAW: 1st floors of: BEH, WRI, ENG, FDH; 2nd floor TOH MK/bjbs CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT VI. SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-26 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. GEO TRAILER 4, SOUTH ROOM Executive Board Nominations C. Approval of Joe DeMarco as a member of the Elections Board. VIII. New Business E. Approval of a $300 . 00 per month stipend with no fee waiver from August 29 , 1991 to April 30 , 1992 for Student Services Director Michael Quick out of the 9 04 account. ***The Executive Board has requested the approval of Item E of New Business as a contract for Student Services Director Michael Quick. F. Approval of $900 for a Capital Improvement expenditure for a new computer for the CSUN Business Manager. ***The Executive Board has requested approval of Item F. of New Business to update the Business Managers computer system. IX. Open Discussion X . A d j o u r n m e nt MK/bjbs UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA SENATE MEETING 21-26 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991 4:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. GEO TRAILER 4, SOUTH ROOM D. Approval of Joe Alemida to the Entertainment and Programming Board. G. Approval of a $1500 .00 open end purchase order for ZAV Audio Visual Services from September 12, 1991 to June 30, 1992. ***Entertainment and Programming Board Director Warren White has requested approval of an open end purchase order for audio/visual services at E&P events. H. Approval of $3010.36 for Third Co. for studio main-tenance out of the 909 account. ***Radio Manager Rob Rosenthal has requested approval of $3010.36 from the KUNV Capital Improvement Account for studio maintenance costs. I. Approval of $3000.00 from the 908 acocunt for ad-vertising costs. ***Office of Student Information Director Joel Kostman has requested approval of $3000.00 from the 908 account for advertising costs for the Student Health Fee Referendum. VI. Executive Board Nominations VIII. New Business IX. Open Discussion X . Adjournment MK/bjbs UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. 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Senator Benneman Senator Bunin Senator Epperson Senator Field (late) Senator Finmark Senator Fisher Senator Lee (late) Senator Maultsby Senator Ortega Senator Romero Senator Roth Senator Young Motion to make an emergency motion by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to Override the Third Unexcused Absence of Senator Adair by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. There was discussion. Senator Adair entered the meeting. Senate President Mike Kennedy explained the situation and procedure to Senator Adair. Senator Adair spoke and answered questions. There was more discussion. Motion carried by 10-2-1. Senator Adair retained his seat. III. Motion to approve Senate Minutes 21-25 Motion to approve by Senator Maultsby. Corrections: Senator Maultsby was excused from Senate Meeting 21-25, not unexcused. Correction noted and made. Motion carried by voice vote. IV. Announcements Senate President Pro Tempore Bud Benneman stated that he is still working on the CSUN Retreat, and that while a single retreat per academic year is the constitutional requirement, a retreat every semester is more effective. He stated that he has run into a few problems with the retreat, the main one being the traditional place, the Sky Mountain Ranch, has gone bankrupt. He stated that the retreat will be held at Lee Canyon this semester, and the it will be on October 12, 1991, the Saturday after Homecoming. I. Roll Call PRESENT Senator Adair (late) Senator Barkhuff ABSENT Senator Love (excused) Senator Ricci (excused) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MINUTES 21-26 Page Three (2) IV. Announcements Senate President Mike Kennedy stated that he has football tickets for the Senators for this Saturday's football game. He stated that the meetings have been moved all over campus, and that he will let everyone know on Monday where the next Senate Meeting will be held. V. Board, Committee, and Director Reports Mike Quick, Director of Student Services stated that the first chapter of the Student Directory has been completed, and that it contains questions regarding life at a university. He"--stated that he is working on a program that encourages and promotes small businesses that are owned and run by UNLV students, and that he has began a successful bid to get the first chapter of the Student Directory by a student who runs a print/copy store. He stated that Student Services has saved money by hiring three work study students for Student Services that are paid $1.05 per hour by Student Government, with the rest subsidized by the government. He stated that the notes are running really slow this year, and that there are only about nine classes being offered. It was stated that Student Services has received the shipment of scantrons today. Warren White, Director of Entertainment and Programming stated that there will be a tailgate party this weekend, and that E&P needs volunteers. He stated that the volunteers need to arrive at 4:30 p.m. He stated that the article in the paper was wrong, and that a correction is expected in the next paper. He stated that he will receive word on wether or not his bid for OINGO BOINGO will be accepted on Friday. He responded to questions that the bid was $12 ,500 and that the date for the concert would be either October 25 or 26, and that there will be tailgate parties at all home games, and that the food is being purchased in a three way split with Athletics and the President's Office. He also stated that the theme for Homecoming is "Operation Rebel Storm: Stormin' the Beach". Joel Kostman, Director of the Office of Student Information stated that there is a deadline for the OSI Page is necessary, and that the item agenda is for advertising, and that they will not be mailed due to time constraints. He stated that he needed some Senator volunteers to help post the flyers all around campus about the Student Health fee. He stated that it is necessary to let the student body know all about the issue, but that CSUN will not be taking sides. He stated that it is also more cost effective to post than to mail. Paul Stuhff, Director of Nevada Student Affairs stated that he is under the understanding that his item in the OSI page has been quite a hit. He stated that the budget cuts will be non-academic in the first year, and that the second year will see 27 faculty members cut from UNLV. He stated that the Board of Regents are against the cuts, and that President Colebrook has encouraged the Nevada Student Alliance (which is comprised of all Community College and University Presidents) to work together to fight the proposed 4% budget cut. He explained that if there is a Student Health fee decision, that Maxson will recommend it, and that the Board of Regents have final approval of it. SENATE MINUTES 21-26 Page Three (3) V. Board, Gommmitee, and Director Reports Rob Rosenthal, KUNV General Manager had no announcements. David Gillespie, Appropriations Board Director stated that he is working on revamping the Organizations Board Policy on funding the recognized organizations, and that on Tuesday, a preliminary draft should be completed. Mike Bunin, Chair of the Rules Committee stated that the Senator speeches are due, and that he would like them by the next Senate Meeting. Nick Whitstone, Organizations Board Director stated that the ticket distribution last night went well, but that few organiza-tions requested football tickets, and that of the few that requested them, only half have picked them up. He stated that on the 25 th of September, the organizations will be officially recognized for this year. He stated that this year he is creating a committee to police the events that are funded by CSUN monies, and that the committee will ensure that the events are open to the university population. He stated that his policy allows for the Organizations Board Director to drop in to CSUN recognized organization meetings anytime to verify that they are holding official meetings, and that he will be enforcing that rule. Motion to make an emergency motion by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to add items E. and F. to the Executive Board Nominations as follows: E. Approval of Christana Hunt as a member of the Elections Board. F. Approval of Chris Jones as a member of the Elections Board. Motion passed unanimously. VI. Executive Board Nominations A. Approval of Heidi Smith as Vice-President Pro Tempore. B. Approval of Monica Ricci as a member of the Public Rela-tions Committee. C. Approval of Joe DeMarco as a member of the Elections Board. D. Approval of Joe Alemida to the Entertainment and Program-ming Board. E. Approval of Christana Hunt as a member of the Elections Board. F. Approval of Chris Jones as a member of the Elections Board. VII. Unfinished Business A. Nomination/Approval of the Vacant Hotel Administration Senate Seat. 1. Jami Nalder 2. Brett Lindermann 3. Lindsey Lauro (withdrew) 4. Trina Wolfengarger (withdrew) No action was taken at this time due to lack of G.P.A. verifications from the registrar's office. SENATE MINUTES 21-26 Page Three (4) VIII. New Business A. Approval of Executive Board Nominations. Motion to approve item A of Executive Board Nominations by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Heidi Smith spoke and answered questions. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to approve item B of Executive Board Nominations by Senator Finmark. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to approve item C of Executive Board Nominations by Senator Barkhuff. There was discussion. Motion to table item C until the nominee appears at the Senate Meeting by Senator Bunin. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion tabled. Motion to approve item D of Executive Board Nominations by Senator Maultsby. There was discussion. Motion to table item D until the nominee appears at the Senate Meeting by Senator Field. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion tabled. Motion to approve items E and F of the Executive Board Nominations as a whole by Senator Bunin. Motion to table items E and F by Senator Bunin. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion tabled. B. Approval of the $100 per month stipend for the Vice President Pro Tempore from September 12, 1991 through April 30, 1992. Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. C. Approval of $10,850 for the 1991 Homecoming activities from the 9 03 account. Motion to approve by Senator Roth. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. D. Constitutional Revisions (Items in brackets are to be omitted, items that are underlined are to be added.) 1. Article I. Name "The name of this organization shall be [the Consoli-dated Students] Student Government of the University of Nevada, at Las Vegas, herein referred to as [CSUN] Student Government." 2. Article VI, Section D, subsection 1 "The Senate shall require the regular attendance of the Senators. A Senator who accumulates three (3) [unexcused] absences in any six (6) month period within a session shall be dismissed from the Senate [unless the third (3rd) unexcused absence is over-ridden. Overriding the third (3rd) unexcused absence shall be considered as the first item of business following Roll Call of the next regular meeting of the Senate after the third (3rd) unexcused absence was issued." 3. Article IX, Section G "[CSUN, acting under the authority of the licensee and in accordance with its policies, shall be empow-ered to manage and operate KUNV.] Student Government shall disperse to KUNV funds not less than seventeen percent (17%) of the amount of money Student Govern-ment receives in student fees, and in any case not to be less than $90,000.00." SENATE MINUTES Page Five (5) VIII. New Business D. Motion to separate items D.l and 2 from Item D.3 by- Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to table item D.3 by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion tabled. D1.Approval of $20 , 000 out of the 904 account for the Department of Public Safety. Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. There was discussion. Motion for a five minute recess by Senator Bunin. Senate President Mike Kennedy recessed the meeting at 5:05 p.m. Senate President Mike Kennedy called the meeting back to order at 5:15 p.m. Motion to table item D1 by Senator Bunin. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion tabled. E. Approval of a $300.00 per month stipend with no fee waiver from August 29, 1991 to April 30 , 1992 for Student Services Director Michael Quick out of the 904 account. Motion to approve by Senator Field. Motion carried by voice vote. F. Approval of $9 00 for a Capital Improvement expenditure for a new computer for the CSUN Business Manger. Motion to approve by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. G. Approval of a $1500 . 00 open end purchase order for ZAV Visual Services from September 12, 1991 to June 30, 1992. [904 account] Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. H. Approval of $3010.36 for Third Co. for studio mainten-ance out of the 909 account. Motion to approve by Sena-tor Finmark. Motion carried by voice vote. I. Approval of $3000.00 from the 908 account for advertising costs. Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. There was discussion. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to make an emergency motion by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion carried 10-2-1. Motion to add Item J. to the agenda to read as follows: J. Approval of a contract for the Deans to play at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl on Saturday, September 14, 1991 for a remuneration of $200.00. Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion to make an emergency motion by Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman. Motion carried unanimously. Motion to add Item K. to the agenda to read as follows: K. Approval of a sound system by Sound Smith Audio for the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl on Saturday, September 14, 1991 for a remuneration of $200.00. Motion to approve by Senator Finmark. Motion carried by voice vote. SENATE MINUTES 21-26 Page Three (6) VIII. New Business Motion to make an emergency motion by Vice President Pro Tempore Smith. Motion carried 11-0-2. Motion to add Item L. to the agenda to read as follows: L. Approval of $600 out of the 904 account for food and drink at the Tailgate Party at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl on Saturday, September 14, 1991. Motion to approve by Vice President Pro Tempore Smith. Motion carried by voice vote. IX. Open Discussion Senator Fisher had no comments. Senator Maultsby invited everyone to the Tailgate Party. Senator Field stated that Robert's Rules of Order need to be passed out at the meetings again as they are very sloppy. Senator Barkhuff congratulated Vice President Pro Tempore Smith, and stated that she hopes that she is successful. Senator Adair thanked the Senate for not kicking him out and stated that he will see everyone at the Tailgate Party. Senator Finmark congratulated Director White and stated that he is doing an excellent job, and that she is impressed. She added that Director Kostman is doing a great job with OSI. She stated that if E&P can get Oingo Boingo it will be awesome. Senator Ortega welcomed Vice President Pro Tempore Smith and stated that she hopes the Senate donated something to the MDA this year, because she spend 25 hours working for the MDa for free. Senator Romero congratulated Vice President Pro Tempore Smith. Senator Roth had no comments. Senator Epperson congratulated Vice President Pro Tempore Smith, stated that he is glad to be back, and that the recycling program is still in the works. Senator Bunin had no comments. Senator Lee had no comments. Senator Young confirmed that the volunteers had to be at the Tailgate Party an half hour early to help set up. Vice President Pro Tempore Smith thanked the Senate for appointing her. Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman congratulated Vice President Pro Tempore Smith, stated that he will be glad if CSUN hosts Oingo Boingo, and stated that the retreat will be awesome. Senate President Kennedy stated that if anyone wants football tickets to see him after the meeting. He read the following notes to the Senate: "6/27/91 For Senate President Mike Kennedy, According to Christian Hardigree, I am told that the minutes from a previous meeting state that I told Bud Benneman of suggested CUSN story headlines which were said to have been given to me by Christian Hardigree. As an editor of the Yellin' Rebel, I received numerous story ideas from numerous people throughout the year. Christian was one of those people. However, whatever we discussed between SENATE MINUTES 21-26 Page Three (7) IX. Open Discussion "us was never revealed by me to Bud. Story ideas were only discussed with other writers or editors. If the Senate meeting minutes do indeed say I gave this information to Bud, I'd like a correction made because this never took place. Sincerely, Bonar Tucker" "June 20, 1991 At no time in the past did I relay any information to Bud Benneman (or anyone else) regarding story suggestions submitted to The Yellin' Rebel or Bonar Tucker from Christian Hardigree. I had no knowledge of these suggestions and even now know nothing about what they may or may not have concerned. Gary C. Puckett" Senate President Pro Tempore Benneman responded by stating that he sticks by his story, and that there will probably be a Judicial Council case concerning this situation. X. Adjournment Senate President Mike Kennedy adjourned the meeting at 5:31 p.m.