Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 28, 1984

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 SESSION 14 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 4:00 P.M. MSU 201 I. Call to Order Senate President Clay called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in MSU 201. II. Roll Call Members in Attendance Bill Haldeman Tom Hawley James Ohriner Karen Cohen Robert Eglet John Fazi Gus Varona Rian Flourens Hal Friedman Karen Eckert Cara Iddings III. Approval of Minutes #15 Senator Fazi moved to approve senate minutes #15. Senator Friedman seconded the motion. There being no objections the minutes from senate meeting #15 stood approved. IV. Executive Board Announcements President Lee was not present. Senate President Clay sug-gested that this item be postponed until he arrived. Senate President Clay announced that the Academically Talented Tours went well. On March 26 and 27 a Health Fair is scheduled. Volunteers are needed to work the Fair. A minimum of 38 workers are necessary per hour. Clay also announced that she would no longer tolerate swearing on the senate floor. At the first mention of a swear word Clay would adjourn the meeting. Senate President Clay suggested that Vice President Shaffer read two memo s. Vice President Shaffer read a memo from Dean Daniels asking that the senate take action regarding President Lee's conduct. Shaffer also read a memo from Affirmative Action Officer Lujan to Dean Daniels describing President Lee's unprofessional conduct with certain office personnel. Members Absent Patrick Adams - unexcused Mark Doubrava - unexcused UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS, NV 89154/(702) 739-3477 MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 2 Senate President Clay requested volunteer committee members from the senate to investigate the matter concerning President Lee and certain office personnel. Senators Cohen, Eckert, Eglet, Friedman and Fazi volun-teered. Clay announced that this committee would meet informally this week and would report by the next week. Senator Hawley moved to suspend the rules and move into new business, item I, 2. Senator Fazi seconded the motion. There being no objections the motion carried. VIII. New Business I. Discussion/Action on Travel Request 2. 901 Senator Hawley requested that this item be ruled out of order. Hawley added that he was speaking as a member of KUNV and not a member of the senate on this item. The travel request is for two individuals to attend the Inter-national Broadcasting System convent ion in Washington, D.C. Those individuals would be Tom Hawley and Ken Jordan. The trip per person would cost $506. Vice President Shaffer moved to approve the travel request for Tom Hawley and Ken Jordan to attend the International Broadcasting System convention in Washington, D.C. at a cost of $506 per person to be taken from the 901 account. Senate Eckert seconded the motion which carried with 9 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstaining(Varona, Friedman). V. Executive Board Nominations A. Regents' Grant in Aid for the Yellin' Rebel Editor Senator Cohen moved to approve a Regents' Grant in Aid for the Yellin' Rebel Editor. Senator Fazi seconded the motion. Discussion took place. Senator Haldeman spoke in favor. Senator Friedman raised a point of information asking whether this item required a two thirds majority. Senate President Clay stated that two thirds majority was necessary to approve this item. The motion to approve a Regents' Grant in Aid for the Yellin' Rebel Editor which is retroactive and equal to cost of tuition and fees was 7 in favor, 3 opposed(Friedman, Eglet, Varona) and 1 abstaining(Flourens). The chair cast her vote in favor stating the motion as passing with 8 in favor, 3 opposed and 1 abstaining. Senator Eglet raised a point of information asking how many senators were currently serving. Senate President Clay stated that there were 13. Senator Eglet stated that two thirds of 13 is 9 and the motion failed. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 3 Senate President Clay stated the motion to approve a Regents' Grant in Aid for the Ye 11in' Rebel Editor as failing. B. Elections Board - Lewis Dessormeau Vice President Shaffer moved to approve Lewis Dessormeau as a member of the Elections Board. Senator Friedman seconded the motion. Lewis Dessormeau addressed the senate. The motion carried with 9 in favor, 1 opposed(Fazi) and 1 abstaining(Cohen). C. Increase in the Elections Board Chairman's Stipend from $40.00 per month to $50.00 per month Discussion took place on this item. D. Payment of the Elections Board Chairman's Stipends (March, April and May) in Advance Senator Fazi spoke against the approval of this item. Senator Cohen raised a point of information stating that the appointment of the current Elections Board Chairman expires on April 30. Senator Eglet moved to approve the payment of the Elections Board Chairman's Stipends for the months of March, April and May in Advance. Senator Varona seconded the motion. Senator Flourens moved to table this item indefinitely. Senator Fazi seconded the motion. The motion to table this item indefinitely failed. Senator Flourens objected to the submission of this item. Senator Eglet withdrew his motion to approve. Varona concurred. VI. Board, Committee and Director Reports A. Bylaws Committee Senator Cohen read the minutes from the meeting held on February 14, 1984 at 2:30 p.m. in MSU 122. Chairman Cohen called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Senators Haldeman and Ohriner were present. Senator Dimick was absent(unexcused), and Senator Eckert was absent(excused). The chair announced that the committee had not achieved quorum and adjourned the meeting at 2:32 p.m. Senator Cohen moved to approve the minutes from Bylaws meeting #14-05 held on February 14, 1984. Senator Iddings seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. B. Elections Board Chairman DiBenedetto stated that he is making progress with the election procedure. He is meeting with Thalia Dondero this week. DiBenedetto has planned a dorm rally and a candidates' rally. Filing for Executive Board Elections MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 4 begins on Monday, March 5 and ends on March 16. The rally is scheduled for Saturday at 8:00 p.m. He also announced that the Moyer Student Union is transferring $1325 as its contribution for the election. Senator Friedman resigned from the committee and another senate member is needed. C. Entertainment and Programming Board Senator Eckert stated that she did not receive a copy of the minutes and does not believe that the minutes have been typed yet. D. Organizations Board Senator Flourens read the minutes from the Organizations Board Meeting held on February 16, 1984 at 3:30 p.m. Chairman O'Connell called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. Members present were Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Tau Omega, Baptist Student Union, Gay Aca-demic Union, Greek Paper, Hotel Association, IFC(left early), International Student Organization, LDSSA, Sigma Chi, Sigma Gamma EpsiIon(1ate), Sigma Nu, Sigma Nu Little Sisters, Society of Physics Students, Student Philosophical Round Table Associa-tion, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon Little Sisters, Women in Science, Math and Engineering, UNLV Skydivers and Rian Flourens(late). Minutes #09 were approved with all in favor. The board recognized the Chinese American Cultural Exchange Association and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The board also recognized Kappa Delta Rho and A.E.I.O.U.S. The board approved funding in the amount of $400.00 for the UNLV Skydivers, $600.00 for The Greek Connection, $500.00 for the Interfraternity Council and $390.00 for Sigma Nu. The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m. Senator Flourens moved to approve the minutes from Organiza-tions Board Meeting #10. Senator Eglet seconded the motion. Senator Ohriner moved to amend the motion to delete new busi-ness, item B, Request for Funding The Greek Connection approved in the amount of $600.00. Senator Haldeman seconded the amend-ment . Senator Ohriner spoke in favor of the amendment and yielded the floor to Richard Proctor, a member of the Greek Connec-tion staff who spoke against the amendment. Senators Eckert and Haldeman questioned Richard Proctor. Franco Frantellizzi spoke against the amendment. Senator Flourens spoke against the amendment. President Lee spoke in favor of the amendment. Senator Fazi spoke in favor of the amendment. Senator Ohriner questioned Richard Proctor further. Senator Haldeman moved for a five minute recess. Senator Eckert seconded the motion. Senate President Clay recessed the meeting at 5:01 p.m. MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 5 Senate President Clay called the meeting back to order at 5:10 p.m. Second Roll Call Members in Attendance Bill Haldeman Tom Hawley James Ohriner Karen Cohen Robert Eglet John Fazi Gus Varona Rian Flourens Hal Friedman Karen Eckert Cara Iddings Senator Haldeman yielded the floor to Bill DiBenedetto who spoke in behalf of the Greek Connection. Senator Haldeman moved to table the amendment for one week. Senator Eckert seconded the motion. It was stated that a motion to table a portion of the minutes is legal. The motion to table for one week the amendment to delete new business, item B, the approval of the funding for the Greek Connection in the amount of $600.00 carried with 9 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstaining(Hawley, Friedman). Senator Eckert suggested that it would help if the Greek Connect ion produced bills and books regarding the paper. The motion to approve the minutes from Organizations Board meeting #10 excluding new business, item B which was tabled carried with all in favor. Senate President Clay suspended with the rules and moved into old business, item C since there were no objections. VII. Old Business C. Discussion/Action on Funding Library Project(s) Senator Ohriner moved to discuss funding library project(s). Senator Haldeman seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. Dr. Thompson addressed the senate regarding a plan to extend library hours for the students during midterms and finals weeks. This cost to CSUN for undertaking this project has not been set. Discussion took place. Senator Cohen suggested that the idea of using the Moyer Student Union instead of the library should be investigated. Discussion continued and no action was taken on this item. Members Absent Patrick Adams - unexcused Mark Doubrava - unexcused VI. Board, Committee and Director Reports MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 6 E. Student Services Committee Senator Varona read the minutes from student services committee meeting #9 held on February 16, 1984 at 5:00 p.m. Vice Chairman Glasgow called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. Members present were Kai Fischer, Cara Iddings, Richard Phil-lips, Blair Sonthreelle, Denyce Tuller, Gus Varona, Sari Bloom (late). The board approved a motion to pull the typewriters out of the library, to put the three that are in the best condition in MSU 120, the remaining typewriters would be placed in the dorm if there is room. Glasgow adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m. Kai Fischer addressed the senate regarding the Shuttle Cart. Senator Eglet moved to approve Student Services Committee minutes #9 held on February 16, 1984. Senator Fazi seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. F. Appropriations Board ~ Senator Iddings stated that meeting #4 held on February 27 was called to order by herself due to the fact that the board had no chairman or vice chairman. The members present were Iddings and Jack McClary. Gues ts present were Business Manager Levins and Senator Eckert. Due to lack of quorum Acting Chairman Iddings adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m. Senator Ohriner moved to approve the minutes from meeting #4 and Senator Eckert seconded the motion. There being no objec-tions the minutes stood approved. G. Nevada Student Affairs Senator Eglet announced that Miller Beer Company has agreed to sponsor the lecture note service by providing the paper for the front page renaming the notes "Miller Notes" and funding the lecture note service in the amount of $500.00 per semester. H. Other There were no other reports. VII. Old Business A. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seats 1. Academic Advisement College(3) Senator Flourens moved to close one seat. Senator Fried-man seconded the motion which carried with 8 in favor, 1 opposed(Eckert) and 2 abstaining(Cohen, Fazi). 2. Arts and Letters College(l) Senator Ohriner nominated Judy Allan. Senator Flourens nominated Bruce Dyer. Senator Varona nominated Sari Bloom. Senator Ohriner moved to close nominations for this seat. Senator Friedman seconded the motion which carried with 8 in favor, 0 opposed and 3 abstaining(Iddings, Eckert, Cohen). MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 7 Senate President Clay stated that grade sheets for the nominees for Ac ad emic Advi s ement and Art s and Letters are due by Thursday at 5:00 p.m. 3. Education College(2) Senator Friedman nominated Matt Fullenwider. Senator Haldeman nominated Robert Ashley. Senator Cohen nomi-nated Vickie Hughes. Senator Fazi moved to close nominations for both of the Education College senate seats. Senator Friedman seconded the motion which carried with 9 in favor, 2 opposed and 0 abstaining. 4. Health Sciences College(3) Senator Haldeman requested that the Yellin' Rebel advertise the open senate seats. Senator Ohriner stated that the Public Information Of-fice is in the process of organizing and will take care of advertising for senate -seats. Senator Haldeman withdrew his request. B. Discussion/Action regarding a Transfer not to Exceed $7000.00 to 902 Special Projects(Organizations Board) - Shaffer Senator Flourens moved to discuss a transfer not to exceed $7000.00 to 902 (Special Projects-Organizations Board). Senator Friedman seconded the motion. Senator Eckert objected to the consideration. There were 6 in favor of discussion, 0 opposed and 5 abstaining (Ohriner, Eckert, Cohen, Fazi, Iddings). The motion carried. There was discussion on the item. VIII. New Business A. Amendment to Bylaws Committee Operating Policy, Section II, Subsection C: substitution of "three" for "four." - Coher Senator Cohen moved to approve an amendment to the Bylaws Committee Operating Policy, section II, subsection C, to substitute "three" for "four." Senator Eckert seconded the motion which carried with all in favor. B. Approval of forfeiture of all funds not claimed by Organi-zations Board Members within 30 days of Event or if it is not an Event within 30 days of Senate's Approval - Fazi Senator Fazi moved to approve the forfeiture of all funds not claimed by Organizations Board Members within 30 days of an event or if it is not an event within 30 days of senate approval. Senator Varona seconded the motion. Senator Eckert spoke against the motion. Senator Ohriner stated that there may be a problem with the definition of the word "days." MINUTES SENATE MEETING #16 FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 8 Senator Cohen suggested that the motion include the word "calendar" before "days," exclude funds previously approved and allow 60 to 90 calendar days for non-events. Business Manager Levins stated that she did not recall sug-gesting a 30 day period in regards to this motion. Levins clarified what the business office and business manager's positions would be if the motion were approved. There was further discussion. Senator Ohriner suggested that this item be considered in resolution form. Senator Fazi spoke in favor of items B and C. Senator Varona moved to refer this item to the Bylaws Committee. Senator Eglet seconded the motion. Senator Fazi withdrew his motion to approve this item. Sena-tor Varona concurred. Senator Fazi left the meeting at 6:07 p.m. C. Approval of Forfeiture of all funds presently outstanding but not claimed by Organizations Board Members by March This item was withdrawn. D. Approval of Reopening Nominations for Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Flourens moved to adjourn the meeting. Senator Varona seconded the motion. There were 5 in favor, 5 opposed (Hawley, Eckert, Iddings, Haldeman, Ohriner) and 0 abstain-ing. The chair cast her vote against the motion to adjourn making the vote 5 in favor, 6 opposed and 0 abstaining. Senate President Clay adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m. as she had stated she would adjourn if there was any swearing on the senate floor. Respectfully submitted by, Respectfully prepared by, 25, 1984 Catherine Clay CSUN Senate President Lynn Best C SUN Secretary