Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 10, 1975

SENATE MEETING #3 TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1975 AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes .IV. Old Business A. Approval of Presidential Nominations B. Student Exchange Program C. The YELL Contract D. New Mascot Proposal E. Athletic Complex Fee V. New Business A. Activities Board Operating Policy B. Student Union Board Operating Policy C. Presidential Appointments VI. Information SENATE MEETING #3 TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1975 I. Meeting was called to order by Rafael Lara, Jr. at 5:11 P.M. II. Roll call was taken III. Approval of Minutes Correction to the minutes of Senate Meeting No. 2 by Joe Karaffa under New Business, Item C, Presidential Nomina-tions to include the nomination of David Kelley as Editor of CSUN Publications Motion by Gerone Free to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve as amended Seconded by Pam Moore Motion carries unanimously IV. Old Business A. Approval of Presidential Nominations Motion by Joe Karaffa to accept Bill Thomason's appointment to the Appropriations Committee Seconded by Sen McVey Motion carries unanimously Motion by Sean McVey to accept the By-law Committee as appointed Seconded by Gerone Free Motion carries unanimously Motion by Scott Blackmer to accept David Kelley as Editor of CSUN Publications Seconded by Pat Daugherty Motion carries unanimously B. Student Exchange Program President, Joe Karaffa, presented the basic concepts of the Student Exchange Program and proposed that the Senate accept this program Seconded by Shirley Lindsey Dis cussion Motion carries unanimously C. The YELL Contract Motion by Marie Shea to remove from the table the YELL contract Seconded by Sean McVey Motion passes unanimously Motion by Marie Shea to accept the YELL Contract, specifically, the Computagraphic Machine Contract Seconded by Gerone Free Discussion Amendment to the main motion by Joe Karaffa to include that the expenses under the Computagraphic Contract be taken out of the YELL Budget Seconded by Bill Thomason Dis cussion Amendment to the main motion before the floor carries unan imously Main motion to approve the YELL contract passes unanimously D. New Mascot Proposal George Stamos reported briefly on the progress of the Revolutionary Colonial Mascot renderings, stating that the renderings recently submitted by the artist were of very poor quality, but that they will be improved on and, hopefully, submitted for approval at the next Senate meeting. E. Athletic Complex Fee Joe Karaffa reported on the progress of the Athletic Complex Fee and indicated that the Athletic Depart-ment was in agreement with the $5.00 optional charge per semester, guaranteeing use of a locker and $.10 for towels,as recommended by the Senate. He also stated that the general public will be assessed a charge of $10.00 per month for the use of the facilities. -2- V. New Business A. Activities Board Operating Policy Motion by Marie Shea to approve the Activities Board Operating Policy, as submitted Seconded by Gerone Free Discussion Motion by Joe Karaffa to recess for five minutes Seconded by Bill Thomason Motion passes unanimously Meeting was called back to order at 5:35 P.M. Discussion on motion before the floor Motion carries, 14 yes, 1 abstention B. Student Union Board Operating Policy Motion by Bill Thomason to introduce the Student Union Board Operating Policy for approval Seconded by Shirley Lindsey Motion by Joe Karaffa to recess for five minutes Seconded by Paul Serra Motion passes unanimously Meeting was called back to order at 5:55 P.M. Discussion on motion before the floor Motion by Eugene Belin to amend the policy, under Responsibilities of the Student Union Board, Page 2, last section, as follows: "The Student Union Board, by 3/4 vote of the voting membership, shall be responsible for the salary, as well as the hiring and firing of all professional and classified staff." Seconded by Gerone Free Dis cus s ion (Kevin Coe was excused) -3- Motion by Eugene Belin for immediate vote Seconded by Gerone Free Motion fails, 9 yes, 4 no, 1 abstention Motion by Gerone Free for informal discussion Seconded by Sean McVey Discussion Motion fails, 3 yes, 9 no, 2 abstentions Motion by Marie Shea to amend the amendment to read : "The Student Union Board, by 2/3 vote of the voting membership, shall be responsible M Seconded by Scott Blackmer Dis cus s ion Amendment to the amendment passes unanimously D is cus s ion Amendment to the main motion carries, 12 yes, 1 no, 1 abstention Discussion Motion by Scott Blackmer to amend the main motion to accept the Student Union Board Operating Policy until the end of September or until a Union Board Policy is finally renegotiated Seconded by Bill "Thomason Dis cuss ion Motion carries, 13 yes, 1 abstention Motion by Scott Blackmer for immediate vote Seconded by Chris Augspurger Motion carries 11 yes, 3 abstentions Main motion passes unanimously Motion by Joe Karaffa to accept the Student Union Board Operating Policy by acclamation Seconded by Shirley Lindsey -4- Dis cus s i on Motion passes unanimously C. Presidential Appointments The President nominated the following Senators for the Book Co-op Committee: Acting Chairman: Rafael Lara, Jr. Gerone Free Yvonne Hunter Richard Gutierrez Pat Daugherty The following nominations were made by the President for the Student Evaluation Committee of the Faculty: Chairman: PaulSerra Kevin Coe Cyndy Augspurger Pam Moore Shirley Lindsey Jude Gary was appointed advisor to the Activities Board Eugene Belin nominated Ed Swalm and Ray Carrillo for the vacant Business College Senate seats Motion by Joe Karaffa to establish the Book Co-op Committee as a Senate Ad Hoc Committee Seconded by Gerone Free Motion passes unanimously Motion by Joe Karaffa to accept the Book Co-op and Student Evaluation Committees as appointed Seconded by Paul Serra Motion passes unanimously The Chairman requested that the Senate Ad Hoc Organizations Investigative Committee submit a report to the Senate by the next Senate meeting Richard Gutierrez nominated Edith Perez for the vacancy in the University College Senate VI. Information Motion by Sean McVey that the Senators receive a copy of the Agenda, Senate Minutes, and other policies in the mail approximately a week prior to the following Senate Meeting Seconded by Richard Gutierrez Discussion The Chairman passed the gavel to point out that, in certain instances, information pertinent to the Senators may not be available in time for mailing and would, therefore, be presented at the subsequent Senate mee ting Motion passes unanimously Jude Gary submitted his resignation as Parliamentarian The Presiding Officer nominated Dr. Robert Stephens as the new Parliamentarian Motion by Shirley Lindsey to adjourn Seconded by Gerone Free Motion carries unanimously Meeting was adjourned at 6:55 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Brenda L. Black CSUN Secretary -6-