Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 27, 1984

CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS AGENDA SENATE MEETING #14-42 September 27, 1984 MSU LOUNGE 201 4:00 p.m. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes #14-41 IV. Announcements V. Executive Board Nominations VI. Board, Committee, Director Reports o , JL^ A. Entertainment & Programming 1. Action/Item approval of Co-Sponsorship Policy B. Intramurals 1. Approval of Operating Policy. C. Organizations Board D. Student Services E. Other VII. Old Business A. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seats 1. Academic Advisement (2) 2. Education (1) VIII. New Business A. Appointment of candidates to fill vacant Senate seats B. Approval of Appointments 1. Elections Board Appointments UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 2. Ashley to Student Services C. Approval of Entertainment & Programming Contract with Robert Hastings for UFO Lecture. D. Approval of Co-Sponsorship Movie Contract with Peter Mores. E. Recind action whereby Senate approved Amendments to the CSUN Constitution. F. Amend Amendments to CSUN Constitution. G. Approval of Amendments to CSUN Constitution. H. Establish dates of Senate Elections. Oct. 17 - 18. I. Establish filing dates for Senate elections (Sept. 28 - Oct. 5). J. Establish filing deposit for Senate elections (Sept. 28 - Oct 5). K. Amendments to Election Board Operating Policy. L. Amendment to Election Rules. M. Amendment to Bylaw 22 - Varona. N. Discussion/Action Double Dipping Policy - Varona. IX. Open Discussion X. Adjournment Typed by %D Copied by % Posted by y) CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS SUPPLEMENT TO AGENDA SENATE MEETING #14-42 September 27, 1984 MSU Lounge 201 4:00 p.m. Under VIII. New Business B. Approval of Appointments 3. Judicial Council a. Cathy Clay to Justice. b. Jeff Wild to Justice. 4. Hoang Van Do to Performing Arts Committee Member. n • • • 5. Mark Doubrava to Nevada Student Affairs Staff. i?. ® 0. Approval of CSUN Organizations recognition. 1. Hotel Association 2. Skydivers Club. 3. Student Philosophical Round-Table Association. 4. Chinese & American Cultural Exchange Association. P. Approval of donation of $250.00 to Student Council for Exceptional Children. S JD TYP ?CPYfPST UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AMENDMENTS TO ELECTIONS RULES Submitted by Senate President HaldemaiV AMEND ARTICLE I., Section B., by deleting "Elections Board Chairman" from line 2 and inserting in its place "an appropriate officer or official. AMEND ARTICLE I., Section C., by deletion of current material and substituting in its place the following: C. Filing fee 1. Each candidate shall, at the time of filing or at another time set by the Chairman or acting Chairman, pay a fee to CSUN. 2. The fee amount shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for Senate offices, fifty dollars ($50) for Executive offices. 3. The board shall retain in whole or portion, the filing fee of a candidate cited and deemed in violation of election rules. 4. The filing fee or portion not retained shall be refunded to a candidate within two (2) weeks of election certifi-cation. 5. The board rr^fwajive the filing-f^e in partjor wbble if thi anpant of thfe .fee,,ls-"'so cTreat\i^ai^.Jit'' would prevent--""' a candidate from filing for office. AMEND ARTICLE I., Section D., by deletion of current material and substituting in its place the following: D. A candidates meeting, for the purpose of explaining election rules shall be held on the last day of filing. AMEND ARTICLE III, by deleting sections D.- and E., and creating a new Section D., E., and F. to read as follows: D. To. assure equal access, -igi no material be posted over the material of another candidate. 7t"""— ~~~ •— /Wcu/ E. Illegally posted material: 1. shall be removed by an Election Board member and citation posted in MSU 120. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT AMENDMENTS TO ELECTIONS RULES (cont'd) p. 2 2. shall be held in MSU 120 for the candidate to reclaim, within twenty-four (24) hours of a citation. 3. will be disposed of after the twenty-four (24) hour period expires. 4. may result in loss in part or whole of the filing fee. F. Candidates shall submit samples of all campaign materials to the board prior to distribution. The material shall be kept on file until all election disputes or charges of an election, if any, have been settled. AMEND ARTICLE IV., Section D., Subsection 3., by deleting the term in line 3 "security deposit," and substituting in its place the term "filing fee." B H : j e o UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS MINUTES SENATE MEETING #14-42 September 27, 1984 MSU Lounge 201 4:00 p.m. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Present Senator Ashley Senator Bacon Senator Champagne Senator Colquitt Senator Doubrava Senator Harrington Senator Holm Senator Larson Senator Nellis Senator Nichols Senator Ohriner Senator Van Do Senator Varona Senator Whipple Senator Woodford III. Approval of Minutes The minutes were approved with no corrections. IV. Announcements Senate President Haldeman announced that the filing forms for the election have been found and that things are moving along. Senate President Haldeman also wanted to note that Chris Maestro was left off the agenda. He announced that conversations with Don Klassic have taken place about the changes in the Constitution. Senator Ohriner spoke for CSUN President Anderson, who was not present at the meeting, that Nancy Russell is the new Business Manager and she starts Monday. V. Executive Board Nominations 1. Bill Haldeman to Faculty Code Committee, member. Absent Senator Acker (excused) Senator Smith (late-unexcused) UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. LAS VEGAS/4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY/LAS VEGAS. NEVADA 89154/(702) 739-3477 SENATE MEETING #14-42 -2- 2. Tyrone Smith to Radio Board, Chairman. 3. Scott Black to Elections Board, member. 4. Jeff Chadwell to Elections Board, member. 5. Scott Widmar to Elections Board, member. 6. Sari Bloom to Elections Board, Chairman. 7. Stipend of $50 for fall 1984 semester, $50 for Spring 1985 semester, and 12 credit fee waiver for Spring 1985 for Elections Board Chairman. VI. Board, Committee, Director Reports A. Entertainment & Programming Jim Rathner stepped out for a minute. B. Intramurals John Fazi, Intramurals Director discussed his plans for the October-Fest. Senator Smith arrived at 4:13 p.m. (unexcused late). C. Organizations Board Bill Bacon, Chairman said he had no recommendations at this time. D. Student Services Gus Varona, Chairman discussed the Business Office operations were not moving very well. A. Entertainment & Programming Jim Rathner, E&P Director wanted the minutes to reflect that Ric Jimenez was appointed Vice Chairman with a stipend of $125 a month. This was approved by the committe and became effective as of September 17. The October-Fest Dates were set for the 10th through the 13th of October. The Halloween party on the 30th of October will be co-sponsored with IFC and hopefully Hotel Association. E. Karen Cohen, Editor of the Yell discussed the Business Office, and asked the Senate about the Bylaws Committee. Senators Holm, Larson, and Varona volunteered to join the Committee. James Ohriner discussed the OPI and how the discount service is coming along good. Senator Bacon moved to suspend the rules and move into Item 0, and P, Kew Business. Senator Varona seconded. The motion passed with 16 in favor,0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. 0. Approval of CSUN Organizations recognition. 1. Hotel Association 2. Skydivers Club. 3. Student Philosophical Round-Table Association 4. Chinese & American Cultural Exchange Association Senator Nichols moved approve 1 through 4 as a whole. Senator Nellis seconded The motion passed with 16 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. SENATE MEETING #14-42 -3- P. Approval of donation of $250.00 to Student Council for Exceptional Children. Senator Ohriner moved to re-refer this back to the Organizations Board. Senator Bacon seconded. The motion passed with 16 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 abstaining. Andy Nichols spoke for the Appropriations Board, due to lack of information for funding the Computer Graphics Broadcast it was postponed. VII* Old Business A. Nominations for Vacant Senate Seats 1. Academic Advisement (2) 2. Education (1) Chris Maestro Senator Varona moved to close nominations. Senator Nichols seconded. , .The motion passed with 16 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. VIII. New Business i. A.1 Appointment of candidates to fill vacant Senate seats B. Approval of Appointments 1. Elections Board Appointments None were made. 2. Ashley to Student Services Senator Varona moved to approve the motion. Senator Nichols seconded. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstaining (Ashley). 3. Judicial Council a. Cathy Clay to Justice. b. Jef Wild to Justice. Sentor Ohriner moved to approve a and b as a whole. Senator Varona seconded. Cathy Clay addressed the Senate. Senate President Haldeman passed the gavel at 4:59 p.m. to speak on Jef Wild's behalf. The motion passed with 16 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. The gavel was passed back at 5:01. Senators Bacon and Harrington had to leave the meeting,at 5:01 p.m. 4. Hoang Van Do to Performing Arts Committee Member. Senator Nichols moved to approve Van Do. Senator Ohriner seconded. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstaining (Van Do). 5. Mark Doubrava to Nevada Student Affairs Staff. Senator Ohriner moved to approve Doubrava. Senator Champagne seconded. The motion passed with 11 in favor, 2 opposed (Varona, Colquitt) and 1 abstaining.(Doubrava). Ci_ Approval of Entertainment & Programming Contract with Robert Hastings for UFO Lecture. SENATE MEETING #14-42 Senator Ohriner moved to approve. Senator Doubrava seconded. The motion passed with 11 in favor, 0 opposed, and 3 abstaining (Holm,Whipple Larson). D. Approval of Co-Sponsorship Movie Contract with Peter Mores. Senator Ohriner moved to approve the motion. Senator Smith seconded. The motion passed with 12 in favor, 0 opposed, and 2 abstaining.(Nichols,Nellis) E. Recind action whereby Senate appproved Amendments to the CSUN Constitution. F. Amend Amendments to CSUN Constitution. G. Approval of Amendments, to CSUN Constitution. Senator Nellis moved that the Senate move into a Committe of the whole and discuss Items E,F, and G. with James Ohriner presiding as Chairman. Senator Smith seconded.The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. There was much discussion. Senate President Haldeman discussed the amendments. Senator Holm discussed the possibility of making a resolution. Senator Varona made a friendly amendment to make Article IV section C subsection 2 to read'.'.may neither file for nor hold..." Senator Holm moved that the Senate postpone for a week their decision. This was withdrawn. Senator Nellis moved that the Committee Rise and Report and recommend approval of Items E,F, and G. including the amendment by Senator Varona. Senator Smith seconded. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. Senator Nellis moved to accept the Committee Report. Senator Smith seconded. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. H. Establish dates of Senate Elections. Oct. 17 - 18. I. Establish filing dates for Senate elections (Sept. 28 - Oct. 5) J. Establish filing deposit for Senate elections ($25.00) Senator Ohriner moved to approved H,I, and J as a whole. Senator Colquitt seconded. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. K. Amendments to Election Board Operating Policy. L. Amendment to Election Rules. Senator Smith moved to approve Items K and L as a whole. Senator Nichols seconded. Senator Nichols left the meeting at 5:57 p.m. There was much discussion. Senator Doubrava called for the question. Senator Colquitt seconded. The motion failed with 10 in favor, 3 opposed (Varona,Ohriner,Holm) and 0 abstaining. Senator Varona moved to amend Article III section D and change the number from one to five. Senator Nellis offered a friendly amendment and also change notice to notices. Senator Nichols returned at 6:11 p.m. SENATE MEETING #14-42 Senator Varona withdrew his motion. Senator Varona moved to change Art. Ill section D to read as "To assure equal access, no material may be posted over the material of another candidate." The motion was seconded. The motion passed with 11 in in favor, 3 opposed (Woodford,Larson, Nellis) and 0 abstaining. Senator Nellis left the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Senator Ohriner moved to delete amended Art. I section c subsection 5. Senator Varona seconded. The motion passed with 13 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstaining. The main motion of approval of Item K and L including the amendments passed with 12 in favor, 1 opposed (Woodford),and 0 abstaining. M. Amendment to Bylaw 22 Varona. No action was taken. N. Discussion/Action Double Dipping Policy - Varona. No action was taken. IX. Open Discussion There was no discussion. X. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Senate Secretary, Susan Dute