Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 26, 1981

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas. Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 AGENDA Senate Meeting #25 Moyer Student Union Building Room 20 3 5-26-81 4 p.m. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Executive Board Announcements A. Introduction of U.S. Senator Howard Cannon V . Executive Board Nominations See Attached VI. Committee Reports A . Appropriations Board B . Election Board C. Entertainment and Programming Board D. Organization Board E. Publications Board F. Radio Board G. By-Laws Committee H. Student Services Committee I. Other Ad Hoc Committees VII. Unfinished Business A . Vacant Senate Seat I. University College (vote for one) 1. Lynn Best 2. Larry Hamilton VIII. New Business A. Wavier of 15 hour work week requirement 1. CSUN Vice President-35 hours B. Proposal for CSUN Information Director C. Nominations for Business and Economics Senate Seat D. Repeal of By-Law #3 refer to committee E. Financial Transfers (see attached) IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment Executive Board Nominations Appropriations Board Robert Eglett Andre Filosi Dave Guedry Jennifer Libman Election Board Gregg Goussak- Chairman Carolyn Cantrell Kelly Green Dave Guedry Cheryl Jackson Theresa Jackson Denyce Tuller Georganne Wert Entertainment and Programming Board Dave Gist-Chairman Les Hopper Phil Horn Cece Krelitz Jay Levine Nickie Sanchez Epiloque Editor-Steve Bailey Bar Manaqer-Scott McAtee General Education Study Committee- Scott Karosa Judicial Council Tom Foskaris Mark Small Organizations Board Rick Oshmski-Chairman Publications Board Dondi Corleone Publications Guidance Committee Dondi Corleone Cheryl Jackson Radio Board Joel Geffen Laurel Moore John Reyhons Student Services Committee Bill Haldeman-Chairman MaryAnne Muscarelli Dondi Corleone Mark Small Senate Meeting #25 Moyer Student Union Building Room 203 4 p.m. 5-26-81 I. Call to Order Senate President Oshinski called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Patrick Malloy-excused absent Catherine Clay Cathy Powell Steve Nitzschke MaryBeth Nitzschke Kathi Kulesza Stephen LoPresti Stan Phares Karen Cohen Patrick Thomas Robert Scavetta Derrek Yel ton David Campbell Jeff Wild Ginger Clayton Bill Haldeman Roberta Burton-excused absent Andrew Levy Lynn Best Guest Present Jim Fitchet Dr. Carhart John Wennstrom Senator Howard Cannon III. Approval of Minutes H24 It was corrected in the minutes under Executive Board Nominations that Senator Karen Cohen was nominated and approve as a member of the Appropriations Board, and the Entertainment and Programming Board. There being no further additions or corrections the minutes of Senate Meeting #24 stood approved as corrected. IV. Executive Board Announcements A. President Ravenholt President Ravenholt read to the Senate the memo sent out by the Executive Board concerning a freeze on all CSUN expenditures. Jim Fitchet, the CSUt! Business Manager, will oversee all expenditures. B. Search Committee President Ravenholt also asked Senators and students at large to serve on the CSUN Business Manager Search Committee. If anyone is interested please contact President Ravenholt. C. Vice-President Roberts Vice-President Roberts spoke briefly about the financial situation of CSUN. There is a concern and it is important that everyone cooperates. There will be a meeting of the Appropriations Board held on Monday, July 1, at 11:00 a.m. Senate Meeting ft25 5-26-81 Page 2 D. Temporary Pro Tempore Senate President Oshinski asked Senator Derrek Yelton to serve a temporary Senate President Pro Tempore for Senate Meeting #25 if there were no objections from the Senate. There were no objections to this appointment from the Senate. E. Senate President Oshinski Senate President Oshinski announced that Scott Karosa had resigned his nomination from the University College Senate seat. The nominations of Nickie Sanchez for Entertainment and Programming Board was replaced by Mary (Mimi) Mayer. F. Thank-You Senate President Oshinski thanked Dr. Carhart, and Matt Helm from the Las Vegas Sun for attending the Senate meeting. V. Executive Board Nominations Vice-President Roberts moved to approve the Executive Board Nominations as a whole. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Senator Cohen moved to divide the question into boards and committees. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Vice-President Roberts moved to approve the nominations for Appopriations Board. The motion was seconded. Appropriations Board Robert Eglet Andre Filosi Dave Buedry Jennifer Libman The motion passed with thirteen in favor, one opposed, and one abstention. There was a motion to approve Greg Goussak as Chairman of the Elections Board. The motion was seconded. Much discussion took place. Senator Clayton moved to amend the motion to approve Greg Goussak as a member of the Elections Board. The amendment was seconded. Discussion took place. The amendment failed. The Senate was back in discussion on the main motion. Senator Haldeman called for question on the main motion. The call for the question passed with fifteen in favor and one opposed. The main motion to approve Greg Goussak as Election Board Chairman passed with eight in favor, seven opposed, and one abstention. IV.. Executive Board Annoucements A. Senator Howard Cannon Vice-President Roberts introduced two of his staff members Lise Wyman and Dondi Corleone. Senate President Oshinski introduced Senator Cannon to the Senate. Senator Cannon spoke to the Senate on what was going on in Washington D.C.? He spoke about the issue of President's Regan in balancing the budget, and how to get a balanced budget. Questions and Answers followed his brief speech. He answered questions about the MX Missile System, and other problems concerning the U.S. Vice-President Roberts moved to suspend with the rules and move into New Business item E. Financial Transfers. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Senate Meeting ft25 5-26-81 Page 3 E. Financial Transfer Senator Cohen moved to approve the following transfers. The motion was seconded. A. Transfer $3460.10 to 906-9001 from 907-9002 in the amount of $3000 and from 902-9002 in the amount of $460.10. B. Transfer $1000 to 901-1100 from 901-1500 C. Transfer $120.00 to 908-1600 from 908-3000. D. Transfer $800.00 to 903-3000 from 903-1500. E. Transfer $10.00 to 903-1600 from 903-1500. F. Increase Budget 903-3000 by $5000.00 from 903-8000 consisting of $5000.00 transfered from Contingency by Senate Action on April 28, 1981. G. Decrease Budget 901-3000 by $5000 due to excess appropriated budget funds. H. Transfer $3000.00 to 900-9001 from 906-9002. I. Incrase 900-3000 budget by $3000 from 900-8000 as relected in item H. J. Decrease budget 901-3000 by $3000 due to excess appropriated budget funds. K. Transfer $1000 to 905-9001 from 906-9002. L. Transfer $4000.00 to 903-9001 from 906-9002. M. Increase budget 903-3000 by $4000.00 from 903-800 as reflected in item L. N. Decrease budget 901-3000 by $4000.00 due to excess appropriated budget funds. Jim Fitchet, CSUN Business Manager, explained these transactions briefly to the Senate. Senator Powell moved to suspend with the rules and move into Unfinished Business, item A. University College Senate Seat Vote. VII. Unfinished Business A. University College Senate Seat Vote 1. Lynn Best 2. Larry Hamilton Vice-President Roberts moved that each candidate speak for no more than 3 minutes and voting be done by secret ballot. There were no objections from the Senate. Both candidates were present to speak and answered questions. Lynn Best received 7 votes Larry Hamilton received 7 votes, and 2 abstentions. Senate President Oshinski cast his vote for Lynn Best to break the tie. Lynn Best was announced the new University College Senator and was asked to take a seat at the Senate table for the remainder of the business. V. Executive Board Nominations Election Board Carolyn Cantrell Kelly Green Dave Guedry Cheryl Jackson Theresa Jackson Denyce Tuller Georganne Wert Senator Cohen moved to delete Carolyn Cantrell as a mbmber of the Elections Board. The motion was seconded. The motion failed. Vice-President Roberts moved to approve the Election Board as a whole. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with twelve in favor, one opposed, and four abstenstions Entertainment and Programming Board Dave Gist-Chairman Les Hopper Phil Horn Cece Krelitz Jay Levine Mi mi Mayer Senate Meeting ft25 5-26-81 Page 4 Jeff moved to approve the Entertainment and Programming Board nominations. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Judicial Council Tom Foskaris Mark Small Senator Haldeman moved to approve. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Organizations Board Rick Oshinski-Chairman Senate President Oshinski at this time passed the gavel to Senate President Pro Tempore. Catherine Clay moved to approve. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unaimously. Publications Board Dondi Corleone Senator Kulesza moved to approve. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with thirteen infavor, one opposed, and one abstention. Publications Guidance Committee Dondi Corleone Cheryl Jackson Senator Haldeman moved to approve the members of the Publications Guidance Committee. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with fifteen in favor, and one abstention. Radio Board Joel Geffen Laurel Moore John Reyhons Senator Wild moved to approve the members of the Radio Board. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with fourteen in favor and one abstention. Student Services Committee Bill Haldeman-Chairman MaryAnne Musarelli Dondi Corleone Mark Small Senator Haldeman moved to approve the members and Chairman of the Student Services Committee. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with fourteen in favor and one abstention. Epiloque Editor-Steve Bailey Bar Manger-Scott McAtee General Education Study Committee-Scott Karosa Senator Catherine Clay moved to approve the Epilogue Editor, Bar Manager, and Scott Karosa. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Senate President Oshinski asked for a 10 minute recess at this time. There were no objections from the Senate. Senate President Oshinski called the meeting back to order at 6:05 p.m. Senate Meeting ft25 5-26-81 Page 5 VI. Committee Reports A. Appropriations Board There was no report. B. Election Board There was no report. C. Entertainment and Programming Board There was no report. D. Organizations Board There was no report. E. Publications Board There was no report. F. Radio Board There was no report. G. By-Laws Committee There was no report. H. Student Services Committee There was no report. VIII. New Business A. Waiver of 15 hour work week requirement I. CSUN Vice-President 36 hours Vice-President Roberts moved to approve. The motion was seconded. Discussion took place. Senator Clay called for the question. The motion was seconded. The call for the question passed unanimously. The main motion passed unanimously. B. Proposal of CSUN Information Director Senator Cohen moved to approve the proposal of a CSUN Information Director. The motion was seconded. See attached the piece of legislation moved for approval. President Ravenholt moved to amend the proposal to delete items concerning the stipend, and qualifications along with hours to work. The amendment was seconded. Discussion took place. Senator Campbell moved to table the proposal until investigation as been completed foY one month. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with eleven in favor, three opposed, and two abstention. C. Nominations for Business and Economics Senate Seat Senator Clay nominated Robert Eglet. Ron Deems, and Lee Drizen were nominated by Senator Campbell, and Senator Haldeman nominated Craig Peterson, and James Mastel. Senator Haldeman moved to close nomiantions. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. D. Repeal of By-Law ft 3 refer to committee. Senate President Oshinski passed the gavel to Senate President Pro Tempore Yelton. Senate President Oshinski informed the Senate that he was the one who placed this item on the agenda. He moved to repeal By-Law #3 to the By-Laws committee and to have them report one week. The motion was seconded. This by-law concerns Senate Stipends, this item has been discussed many times by the Senate to abolish the Senate stipends, and by referring the By-Laws to committee this can be accomplished. The motion passed with fifteen in favor and one abstention. Senate Meeting #25 5-26-81 Page 6 F. Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee Vice-President Roberts moved to establish a CSUN Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the proposal of an Information Director, the committee would consist of the following members: Karen Cohen, Pam Roberts, Dirk Ravenholt, Larry Kokeler, Les Lareschko, Cathy Clay, David Campbell, and one student at large. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. IX. .Open Discussion Senator Wild moved to ajourn. The motion was seconded. The motion passed with thirteen in favor and three opposed. X. Adjournment Senate President Oshinski adjourned the twenty-fifth meeting of the Consolidated Student Senate at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by, Respectfully Prepared by, Robin Starlin CSUN Senate Secretary Rick Oshinski CSUN Senate President HW CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 MEMORANDUM TO: CSUN Executive Board and Senate Members FROM: Karen Cohen, University College Senator DATE: 26 May 1981 RE: CSUN Information Officer Proposal Inadequate publicity and strained press relations are problems continually encountered by CSUN. The attached proposal has been presented in aneffort to solve both of these problems. Adoption of this proposal will create and define the position of CSUN Information Officer. As the proposal states, the Information Officer will be responsible for overseeing all CSUN publicity and press relations. The adv^nzaye afforded by the creation of this position will be that all publicity will be central-ized, which will afford for greater organization and coordination. Also, this person will devote a great deal of time and effort to publicity and press relations, which will mean greater quality. Instead of many different events chairmen working with agencies outside of CSUN, one person will coordinate those efforts, which will eliminate a great deal of confusion and duplication of effort. As the Information would be a CSUN member, he/she will have a knowledge of the kind of promotion that appeals to students.Also, this position will provide a unique learning experience for CSUN members. These are only a few important points concerning this issue. I welcome not only discussion of this proposal, but also proposals of advantageous revision. CSUN INFORMATION JOB DESCRIPTION The CSUN Information Officer will oversee CSUN press relations and publicity of the activities of all CSUN departments. The Information Officer will be responsible for A. Providing both local and campus media with press information, including press releases, photographs, public service announcements, and public statements by the CSUN Executive Board arid the CSUN Senate. B. Arranging all media advertising. C. Overseeing design and printing of all promotional materials. D. Calling press conferences whenever necessary. The Information Officer will A. Coordinate off campus publicity with the UNLV Office of Information. B. Work in cooperation with the CSUN Executive Board, Senate, and department heads. C. Report to the Executive Board D. Be an ex officio non-voting member of the CSUN Entertainment and Programming Board. The Information Officer will A. Be nominated by the Executive Board, and appointed upon the approval of the Senate. B. Be awarded a monthly stipend, to be approved by the Senate. The Information Officer must A. Be ^ CSUN member. B. Have a basic working knowledge of CSUN structure and operations. '. Be willing to commit 10 to 20 hours per week to fulfilling his responsibilities. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 MEMORANDUM TO: ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM: EXECUTIVE BOARD DATE: May 21, 1981 SUBJECT: EXPENDITURES Effective immediately there is a freeze on expenditure authority. The financial position of CSUN is in a precarious posture. While some departments are fin-ancially stable, the condition of other departments have placed CSUN, as a whole, in a very tight position. At this point, it is necessary for the Executive Board to consider the financial integrity of CSUN as a whole and take whatever steps are necessary to maintain that integrity. In a meeting on Wednesday, Mc>y 20, 1981, with Jim Fitchet and John Purvis, the status of CSUN's financial condition was agreed on as well as the probable reasons for tr.c present conditions. It was the opinion of both Mr. Fitchet and Mr. Purvis that Mr. Fitchet would work out financial transfers to alleviate the immediate impasses, but that the margins for error were so close that all decisions for the disbursement of funds or commitment to disburse funds must be centralized at once. Therefore, until July 1, 1981, no person shall contract in writing or verbally as a representative of CSUN. Every expenditure will be reviewed by Jim Fitchet, and recommendations made to the Executive Board on each and every expenditure. Only absolutely necessary expenditures will be approved. Office supplies, subscriptions, seminars, travel, memberships, records, tapes, books, printed materials, entertainment, and any other purchase that isn't absolutely necessary before July 1st will be rejected. Your cooperation as CSUN managers is necessary in order to survive this period. Make an effort to see that supplies are used wisely and that only truly necessary purchases are forwarded for consideration. The Executive Board does not enjoy taking this position. Jim Fitchet likes it even less as it greatly increases demands on his time which is especially scarce at this time of the year. But, as we are sure you would agree, leaving the decisions on expenditures up to a large number of individuals when we are talking about the significance of dollars on a day-to-day basis, would be negligent on our part. As Jim Fitchet does not have the actual authority to refuse to process transactions, the Executive Board has instructed him to justify every ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS May 21, 1981 Page 2 purchase that he asks us to sign. We will only consider those transactions presented by the Business Manager as being valid necessities. Your cooperation in this matter will be a great service to the student body and greatly appreciated by the Executive Board and most assuredly the CSUN Senate. df CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS I. Definition A. Senate stipends shall be defined as monthly honorariums given to the Legislative officers. II. Amount A. Senate stipends shall be set at ten (10) percent of the CSUN President's stipend. III. Conditions A. No Senator shall be given a Senate stipend while receiving remuneration for service to any CSUN Board, Committee, or Council, B. No Senator shall be given a stipend for any month recording unexcused Senate, Committee, or Board absences. 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 SENATE BYLAW S3 Senate Stipend Policy Passed with thirteen in favor and four opposed at Senate Meeting #10 held on July 10, 1979. Lorraine Alderman Senate President * CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEG^ 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (/02) 739-3477 MEMORANDUM TO: CSUN Senate and Executive Board FROM: Rick Oshinski, CSUN Senate President DATE: June 1, 19 81 After reviewing the Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, issued by the Office of the Attorney General, it has come to by attention that secret ballots are illegal because they are inconsistent with intent of che bill. The following is an excerpt from that report: NRS 241.010 declares it to be the intent of the law that the actions of all public bodies, as well as their deliberations, will be taken openly. A secret ballot would defeat the accountability factor of individual members of public bodies since their vote would be an "anonymous" vote. The Attorney General has concluded that a secret ballot is not permissible under the law ... Effective immediately, the Chair will not recognize any motion for a secret ballot in order to comply with the law. This includes votes on vacant Senate seats. RO/rs CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OP NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 Telephone (702) 739-3477 SENATE PRESIDENT RICK OSHINSKI MEMORANDUM TO: CSUN Senate and Executive Board FROM: Rick Oshinski, CSUN Senate President ffiO DATE: May 29, 1981 Be advised that University College Senator, Steve Nitzschke, has resigned effective June 2, 1981. Steve has received summer employment in California and will be gone for about three months. I am sure the .Senate will agree that Steve has served us will in the past and we look forward to his return to CSUN in the future. Formal nominations to the vacant seat will open on June 9. Please make this opening known to your constituents. RO/rs