Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 9, 1992

CONSOLIDATED SIU08YTS OfRCS OF THE SENATE PRES06NT I. CALL TO ORDER A G E N D A SENATE MEETING NO. 23-02 M O N D A Y , NOVEMBER 9, 1992 MOYER STUDENT UNION ROOM 203 I I . ROLL CALL I I I . APPROVAL OF MINUTES NO. 23-01 I V . ANNOUNCEMENTS V . BOARD & C O M M I T T E E REPORTS V I . UNFINISHED BUSINESS A . N o m i n a t i o n / A p p r o v a l for the open Senate seat for the College of Human P e r f o r m a n ce and D e v e l o p m e n t. V I I . SENATE COMMITTEE & E X E C U T I V E BOARD NOMINATIONS V I I I . NEW BUSINESS A . N o m i n a t i o n / a p p r o v a l of Senate President Pro-tempore; B . N o m i n a t i o n / a p p r o v a l of C h a i r p e r s o n for the Bylaws C o m m i t t e e ; C . N o m i n a t i o n / a p p r o v a l of C h a i r p e r s o n for the Rules C o m m i t t e e ; D . N o m i n a t i o n / a p p r o v a l of Chairperson for the Student Campus Safety Awareness Committee; E . Approval of the O r g a n i z a t i o n s Board Operating policy c h a n g e s . I X . OPEN DISCUSSION X . ADJOURNMENT P O S T E D IN ACCORDANE WITH THE NEVADA OPEN MEETING LAW: M O Y E R STUDENT U N I 0 N - 1 S T FLOOR H U M A N I T I E S - 1 ST FLOOR W R I G H T HALL-1ST FLOOR BEAM HALL-1ST FLOOR E N G I N E E R I N G - 1 S T FLOOR GENERAL POLICY REVISIONS 1. Please follow along with current copy of policy, those passages in brackets on old policy will be the ones removed. Those underlined on this sheet will be the way the new policy will be read. SECTION 1. AUTHORITY two-thirds (2/3) vote by the Organizations Board as well as a two-thirds (2/3) vote by the senate in order to change or waive the Operating policy of the Organizations Board. 3. STRUCTURE A. Omit A. old B Director \fV<^ ' , \ B. old C Assistant Director .e-hgsen by the director approved by DDCX^^- the executive board and then the senate. C. old E omit old D 1. Director when application for recognition is submitted 3. omit 3. old 4 4. old 5 5. old 6 4 . GENERAL PROVISIONS C. Director I. Name change of an organization shall be allowed at the discretion of the Director. 5. FUNDING A. Appropriations Process 1. Appropriations Director ten(10) 3. Appropriations Director Organizations Board for approval. 4. Application will then go to Senate for approval. 6. A. 1. two-thirds (2/3) J.omit K. now J Organizations Director L. omit M. omit N. now K O. now L 7. C. two (2) J. April 7 L. omit A D HOC POLICY 3 . STRUCTURE D. An Organization may be inactive in which they will only be entitled to room reservations for their meetings or activities. E. Inactive status for an organization shall consist of the filing of an Organizations Board packet, to be kept on file for Director verification. An inactive organization is not required to attend meetings or adhere to any active organizations guidelines. Nor shall an inactive organization be entitled to funding or sporting event tickets. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Submitted by Vice President Engel and members of the Ad Hoc Committee (January 12, 1990) Revised by Vice President Engel and members of the Ad Hoc Committee (January 12, 1990) Submitted by Vice President Pro Tempore Tammy Fountain (April 2, 1991) I. AUTHORITY In accordance with the Constitution Article IX, Section L, the Senate hereby establishes the Operating Policy of the Organizations Board. Further, it shall take (.three-fourths (3/4's) vote by the Organization Board as well as a three-fourths (3/4's) vote of the Senate in order to change or waive the Operating Policy of the Organizations Board.) II. PURPOSE A. The Board will coordinate the CSUN Activities of the student organizations. B. The Board reserves the right to review and approve the budget forecast prepared by the representatives of each organization. C. The Board will make recommendations to the CSUN Executive Board and to the Senate concerning student organizations. D. The Board may act as mediator in inter-organizational disputes. E. The Board will act as an information basis to heighten awareness and involvement in CSUN and university activities. III. STRUCTURE A. To override this policy, two-thirds (2/3*s) of the Organizations Board and three-fourths (3/4's) of the> CSUN Senate must approve the motion. ' -••<.-- ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 2 The (chair^ will be empoweed and held responsible as enumerated in the Constitution, Article IX, and shall establish policies and procedures necessary to execute the function of the board. The Chair shall only organize and run meetings, remanding all voting power to the board as a whole. The (vice Chair^will be empowered and held responsible as enumerated in the Constitution, Article IX. The Vice Chair shall be( nominated by the general membership of the Organizations Board (D. ""Senators shall assist the Board in its duties to the J Senate. J C ( E - ) A minimum of ten (10) members are needed to meet just " one of the requirements for an organization. The organization must also have three-fourths (3/4's) of its members as CSUN matriculated students. 1. The (chair) must be notified pf the name of the organization's representative Qby the executive board at the beginning of each academic semester.^ 2. Notifications will include the current constitution, complete with roster of the student organization, and the name of the organization's advisor. The organization's constitution and bylaws muse be updated at least every two (2) years in order to continue to be recognized by CSUN. The membership roster must state the name and social security number of each CSUN member for University identification purposes of each, for grade verification. 5. All CSUN recognized organizations must be in good standing with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and as such must abide by all University regulations. »*Article II and IX of the CSUN Constitution. * 6. The (^Chair) will seat the representatives upon completion of all requirements and after they have been voted on and approved by the Board. At the first meeting, the representative will be introduced, and shall be voted upon at the second meeting for approval or disapproval. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 3 IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Organizations requesting assistance from CSUN will not deny participation or membership to CSUN members regardless of sex [with the exception of fraternities, sororities, Interfraternity Council, and Panhellenic], race, religion, handicap, nationality, sexual orientation, or other affiliation. B. Funds will be disbursed or privileges granted only upon fulfillment of all Organization Board requirements. C. The CSUN Business Manager will be empowered to conduct • • audits of the financial character of organizations as they relate to each proposal, submitting relevant findings to the(^Chairjand the Senate. D. Organizations must comply with usual, customary, accounting procedures of CSUN and the University of Nevada. ( E. An organization with an outstanding financial debt to any University affiliate will lose all future privileges for one (1) year. F. Three (3) unexcused absences from meetings of the board during two (2) semesters of one (1) calendar year will cause the automatic dismissal of members of the board. G. Quorum will consist of 50% + 1 of the last semester's general membership. H. Organizations must comply with the Code of Conduct Policy. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action as stated in the Code of Conduct Policy, included at the end if this policy. (If you do not have a copy of the Code of Conduct attached to this, please pick up a copy in the CSUN Office.) V . (. USE OF NON-PROFIT STATUS OR NAME ANDJ FUNDING A. / Organizations desiring to share CSUN's non-profit status, I CSUN's name for activities must apply for a certificate of Vauthorization for each event. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 4 1. Applications must be made to the (chair) at least ^twenty (20)j working days prior to the event. 2. The application will include a specific description of the event. 3. Upon recommendation by the Board, the/Chair 1 will submit the application to the^Senate for approval^ B. Monies allocated from the Organizations Board budget, for organizations, can be issued by the Senate ONLY under the expressed permission by the Organizations Board. 1. Organizations may request matching funds, grants, or co-sponsorships. a. Matching funds may be awarded in an amount equal to, or less than, that supplied by one or more organization. b. A grant is an award of a sum, the amount of which will not exceed the total expense of the proposal. c. A co-sponsored event is any cooperative venture conducted by CSUN and one or more organization. d. Requests must be as specific as possible, including all funding that will be required and anticipated sources of funding. 2. Upon the recommendation of the Board, the Appropriations Board and the Organizations Board Chairs will prepare a specific agreement between CSUN and the organizations(s), with the appropriate signature from the organization(s) to submit to the Senate. a. The agreement will specifically enumerate the responsibilities of all concerned parties. b. The agreement will state that the Business Manager will have the authority to supervise the control of and accounting for all revenues and expenditures. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 5 c. The agreement will specify a profit/loss split, if applicable. d. The agreement may require the organ-izations to supply a deposit. e. Upon approval by the Senate and signature by the Executive Board, the Chair will meet with the Business Manager to confirm that all obligations of the organization(s) have been met prior to disbursement of CSUN funds. f. The agreement may require that the CSUN Business Manager and Entertainment and Programming Director supervise distribution of alcoholic beverages. **This must fall within the parameters of the current alcohol policy. VI. RECOGNITION FOR CSUN RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS A. Must submit a constitution for the organization. See attached guidelines. 1. To change or waive the requirements, two-thirds (2/3's) of the Organizations Board and (three-fourths (3/4's)] of the Senate must vote to approve. J B. Must complete G . P . A . verification forms for ail members of the organization, verifying that each officer is in good academic standing at UNLV. Good standing is no less than a 2.0 cumulative G . P . A . and a 2.0 semester G . P . A . C. Must have a faculty/staff or alumni advisor. D. Must include a date of ratification of the Constitution. E. Must submit a statement signed by one of the organization's officers indicating that your organization doesn't discriminate in regards to race, color, creed, religion ."national origin, age, sex [with theexception of fraternities and sororities], handicap, .or sexual preference. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 6 F. A CSUN recognized organization must have a minimum of ten (10) members, at least three-fourths (3/4's) of its members UNLV matriculated students. G. The Organizations Board reserves the right to "spot check" meetings or events. Problems will be written up I and made to the Organizations Board and/or CSUN * Senate. T ( K . ) H. No organization will be denied recognition on the basis of its intended purpose if that purpose was originally approved by the Organizations Board. I. All University rules and regulations regarding Church and Office of Student Services regulations concerning the use of University facilities shall apply to all CSUN recognized organizations. All CSUN recognized organizations, in order to retain their recognition, must submit a CSUN Recognized Organizational Annual Report by the end if the spring semester. Failure to do so will result in removal of recognition. Any changes in officers, name of organization, constitution, bylaws, or address/phone must be reported to the Chair or the CSUN Secretary in the CSUN Office, by the next Organizations Board meeting. L. All CSUN recognized organizations must submit an updated membership roster, constitution and bylaws each semester. M. The deadline period for submitting application for recognition will be thirty-one (31) calendar days into the semester. K M TO Once the organization is recognized by CSUN, the organization will have a probation period of one (1) semester. During probation, they must hold a community service event [i.e. a car wash, telethon, clean-up committee, or other event], and report it to the Board orally and in written form. From the time of recognition, the organization will not receive group seating to athletic events for one (1) calendar year. During this year, the organization will conduct itself under the policies of this Board. At the end of the probation period, they will be recognized. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 7 VII. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD BUDGETING POLICIES A. Organizations are required to perform a community service with at least fifty percent (50%) of the organization participating. Community services include, but are not limited to: blood drives, charity events, sponsoring a seminar, bringing high school, junior high school or elementary students on campus to attend seminars, helping local politicians during elections or election related activities, and/or church related functions. . B . Organizations Board shall not fund academic classes or other events for which university credit is received. C. Any club receiving funding shall report back to the Board orally and in written form no later than(three (3)) weeks after the event has taken place. The report must include a financial breakdown of all receipts and expenditures. Failure to do so will result in suspension with a one (1) week extension to submit the report. D. Upon request, proof of solicitation for funding from other sources must be provided. E. Only CSUN recognized organizations may receive funding from the Board. F. Organizations Board shall not reimburse any club for an activity which has already taken place without prior funding approval. G. Any organizations which has already received funding from another board must report the amount received to the Organizations Board. H. No organization may receive funding in excess of $500 per year. I. Any activity funded by the Organizations Board shall be open to all CSUN members. J. All organizations shall submit a preliminary request prior to (May lst^to receive funding for the summer. K. The Organizations Board " may not consider any organization for funding if that organization is in violation of Organizations Board policies. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 8 / L. Benefits which students receive from funds allocated to / them or to their organization must display that CSUN V funded them [not just say it, but it has to be written.] VIII. SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A CONSTITUTION FOR CSUN RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS ARTICLE I - PREAMBLE State the purposes and aims of your organization. ARTICLE II - NAME State the full name of your organization. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP State requirements, rights, duties, resignation, and termination methods for members. Remember, according to CSUN policy, no organization may discriminate in it membership with regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex or handicap. ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS List the officer of your organization, the method of selection, term of office, and general duties. ARTICLE V - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL State the composition of the Executive Council (Committee or Board) and method of selection of its members, their term of office, general duties, authority, and responsibilities. Provision of vacancies of officers or other executive council members may be included in a section under this article. ARTICLE VI - QUORUM State the size of quorum for all your organization's regular meetings. VII - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE Amendments require previous notification to the membership and two-thirds (2/3's) or three-fourths (3/4's) affirmative vote of those present and voting, or of those present for its adoption. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 9 IX. BASKETBALL TICKET DISTRIBUTION POLICY A. Group ticket distribution will be to CSUN recognized student organizations only. Those CSUN recognized organizations desiring to participate in the group ticket distribution will need to secure the appropriate roster form through the CSUN Organizations Board. B. Groups will receive thirty (30) floor seats. After each group has received their allotment, if any floor seats are available, seating will go to the first group through the last group with the rest of the seating going to the balcony. C. Rosters, properly completed and with properly validated ID cards, must be turned into the CSUN Office according to the schedule listed herein. D. The random drawing for each of the four (4) distributions will be conducted at the Organizations Board Meeting according to the schedule listed herein. Each participating student organization may be represented at this meeting. E. For each organization a completed roster form and IDs must be turned in to CSUN only during the time period assigned to that distribution. A receipt will be issued and the roster will be date/time stamped. Organizations will enter into the drawing for seats according to the time which the roster and ID were turned in according to the following schedule: DAY ONE: 1st drawing 8:00AM - 12 noon 2nd drawing 12:00 noon - 4:00PM DAY TWO 1st drawing 8:00AM - 12 noon 2nd drawing 12:00 noon - 4:00PM The distribution dates will be determined by the athletic schedule. The drawings will take place in conjunction with the Organizations Board Meeting as listed herein and the organization may be represented at the drawings. ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OPERATING POLICY Page 10 F. Times will be listed at the Organizations Board Meeting concerning dates that tickets and IDs are available to be picked up. a representative must be designated, and the name of the representative must be indicated in the space provided at the time of the roster form and that person will need to present picture identification as well as sign for the tickets and ID cards. Only that person designated by the organization will be permitted to attend the Organizations Board Meeting when the tickets and ID cards are distributed. G. All persons presenting a student ticket to gain admission to the game will also need tp present a currently validated student ID card. - •• M I N U T E S S E N A T E MEETING NO. 23-02 W E D N E S D A Y , NOVEMBER 11, 1992 M O Y E R STUDENT UNION ROOM 201 5 : 0 0 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER S E N A T E PRESIDENT BENNEMAN called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. I I . ROLL CALL P R E S E N T Senator Bennett Senator Birdsell Senator Brown (late) Senator Cromer (late) Senator H. Fischer Senator S. Fisher Senator Nalder Senator Pobst Senator Romero Senator Rosenthal Senator Sabatini Senator Siciliano Senator Smith Senator Turner Senator A. Wilson Senator Yan Senator Yohe I I I . APPROVAL OF M I N U T E S NO. 23-01 M o t i o n is out of order. I V . ANNOUNCEMENTS VICE P R E S I D E N T HELD announces that the retreat will be on S a t u r d a y at 9 a . m . and we will be meeting in the h o r s e s h o e. Thank you to Hobreigh for recommending a place to have it. I want to ask your opinion to see if we should rent buses or car pool . P R E S I D E N T KOSTMAN nothing at this time. S E N A T E PRESIDENT BENNEMAN just a reminder that all Senators must be on 2 c o m m i t t e e s and a lot of the faculty committees are empty. V . BOARD & C O M M I T T E E REPORTS A P P R O P R I A T I O N S DIRECTOR FINMARK states that at the next meeting there will be several funding requests that will need to be a p p r o v e d . I am looking into speeding up the process for a p p r o v i n g funding requests but Bud is opposed to using s u p p l e m e n t a l a g e n d a s. P r e s i d e n t Kostman states that the reason that Bud is against s u p p l e m e n t a l agendas is that we are not sure if they are legal. S T U D E N T SERVICES DIRECTOR SMITH we now have about 28 applications for Career Day h o s t s . We are also going to start interviewing A B S E N T Senator Jackson (excused) Senator Stephenson (excused) Senator L. Wilson (unexcused) SENATE MINUTES NO. 23-02 page three V . BOARD & C O M M I T T E E REPORTS CONT. l a w y e r s soon. We are still researching for the cheapest route to go for the Discount Cards. NEVADA STUDENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR KENNEDY explained what the o u t c o m e of the elections last week could mean for s t u d e n t s. He also stated that Senator Bryan was on campus last week. T h e r e will be an NSA Board meeting Thursday at 2:30. We may be starting a new petition drive to try to influence the State L e g i s l a t u r e . We are starting a mailer that will go to all f r e s h m a n to let them know about all the places to get help to bring their grades up. Senator Yohe asks what he knows about the Shelley Berkley s i t u a t i o n , is she going to forget? Senator H. Fischer asks which party will be more effective in the K r e n z e r / J a m e s race? P r e s i d e n t Kostman states that Shelley Berkley did apologize but in the last edition of the Yell she bad mouthed again. So M r s . Berkely and I will have w o r d s . We will straighten this out on F r i d a y . Regents are there for legislative purposes and we will speak for the s t u d e n t s. CSUN BUSINESS MANAGER SNYDER handed out copies of the cost b r e a k d o w n since July 1. V I . UNFINISHED BUSINESS Nothing at this time. V I I . SENATE C O M M I T T E E & E X E C U T I V E BOARD NOMINATIONS N o t h i n g at this time. V I I I . NEW BUSINESS A . N o m i n a t i o n / a p p r o v a l of Senate President P r o - t e m p o r e. Senator H. Fischer nominates Senator Romero. Senator Yohe n o m i n a t e s Senator S. F i s h e r . M o t i o n to close n o m i n a t i o n s by Senator S a b a t i n i , seconded by Senator T u r n e r . Motion passes 15-0-1. Senator Romero abstained M o t i o n to hear each candidate speak for 5 minutes followed by u n l i m i t e d question and answer followed by roll call vote by S e n a t o r N a l d e r , seconded by Senator Yohe. Senator Romero speaks. Senator Pobst asks what are the duties of the job and what e x p e r i e n c e he has? Senator S. Fisher speaks. Senator H. Fischer asks what visible position he is talking about ? Senator Turner asks if he would tell people that they are idiots? Senator Smith asks what visible parts has Senator Romero been i n e f f e c t i v e ? Senator Bennett asks what his goals would be? Senator Rosenthal asks why he would be more parlimentary instead of a d m i n i s t r a t i v e? Senator Yohe states that Willie did a great j o b . He would be SENATE MINUTES NO. 23-02 page three V I I I . NEW BUSINESS CONT. happy with either one. Willie does more behind the scenes but if you want a stronger p a r l i m e n t a r i a n vote for Scott. M o v e into a vote. Senator B e n n e t t - W i l l i e Romero Senator B i r d s e l l - W i l l i e Romero Senator C r o m e r - W i l l i e Romero Senator H. F i s c h e r - W i l l i e Romero Senator S. F i s h e r - A b s t a in Senator N a l d e r - W i l l i e Romero Senator P o b s t - W i l l i e Romero Senator Romero-Abstain S e n a t o r R o s e n t h a l - S c o t t Fisher Senator S a b a t i n i - W i l l i e Romero Senator S i c i l i a n o - W i l l i e Romero Senator Smith-Willie Romero Senator S t e p h e n s o n - W i l l i e Romero Senator T u r n e r - W i l l i e Romero Senator A. W i l s o n - S c o t t Fisher Senator Yan-Willie Romero Senator Yohe-Scott Fisher Senator Romero 11, Senator S. Fisher 3, 2 a b s t e n t i o n s . Senator Romero is the new Senate President P r o - t e m p o r e. Point of Information from Senate President Benneman that Roxanne W a r r e n and Tamara Hunt are in the gallery and are running for J u d i c i a l Council. S E N A T E PRESIDENT BENNEMAN calls a three minute recess to swear in the Senate President P r o - t e m p o r e. Senator Romero is sworn in by Paul Stuhff Notary R e p u b l i c. M e e t i n g is called back to order. S E N A T E PRESIDENT BENNEMAN explains what the B y l a w s , Rules and S t u d e n t Campus Safety Awareness C o m m i t t e e s are. B . Nomination/ approval of Chairperson for the Bylaws Committee Senator Turner and S. Fisher nominate Senator Romero. M o t i o n to close n o m i n a t i o n s by Senator S. F i s h e r , seconded by Senator T u r n e r . Motion passes 16-0-0. M o t i o n to approve Senator Romero by unanimous a c c l a m a t i o n by Senator Yohe, seconded by Senator S. F i s h e r . Motion passes 1 5 - 0 - 1 . Senator Romero a b s t a i n s. C . N o m i n a t i o n / a p p r o v a l of C h a i r p e r s o n for the Rules C o m m i t t e e. Senator Turner nominates Senator S. F i s h e r . Senator Romero nominates Senator H. F i s c h e r . Senator A. Wilson nominates Senator Nalder. Senator S. Fisher nominates Senator Yohe. M o t i o n to close n o m i n a t i o n s by Senator R o m e r o , seconded by SENATE MINUTES NO. 23-02 page three V I I I . NEW BUSINESS CONT. Senator Smith. Motion passes 16-0-0. Senator S. Fisher withdraws his name. M o t i o n to hear each candidate speak for 2 minutes followed by u n l i m i t e d question and answer followed by a roll call vote. Senator H. Fischer speaks. Senator Pobst asks if he can enforce rules if they are broken? Senator Nalder speaks. Senator Romero asks if she has ever been on the rules committee? Senator S. Fisher asks what other things she would like to do with the Committee? Senator Yohe speaks. Senator Sabatini asks if he could give any examples of a l t e r n a t i v e s to doing speeches? Senator Bennett asks how we can be sure he will vote by the rules and not by his conscious? Senator Smith asks what the judgment was that caused him to get involved in CSUN? M o v e into a roll call vote. Senator B e n n e t t - H . Fischer Senator B i r d s e l l - H . Fischer Senator C r o m e r - J . Nalder Senator H. F i s c h e r - a b s t a in Senator S. F i s h e r - a b s t a in Senator N a l d e r - a b s t a i ns Senator Pobst-Yohe Senator R o m e r o - H . Fischer Senator Rosenthal-Yohe Senator S a b a t i n i - H . Fischer Senator Siciliano-Yohe Senator S m i t h - H . Fischer S e n a t o r Turner-Yohe Senator A. W i l s o n - N a l d e r Senator Y a n - H . Fischer Senator Yohe-abstain Senator H. Fischer 6, Senator Nalder 2, Senator Yohe 4 and 4 a b s t e n t i o n s . Call for a Run off vote between Senator H. Fischer and Senator Yohe . Senator B e n n e t t - H . Fischer Senator B i r d s e l l - H . Fischer Senator C r o m e r - H . Fischer Senator H. F i s c h e r - A b s t a in Senator S. Fisher-Yohe Senator Nalder-Yohe Senator Pobst-Yohe Senator R o m e r o - H . Fischer Senator Rosenthal-Yohe Senator S a b a t i n i - H . Fischer Senator Siciliano-Yohe Senator S m i t h - H . Fischer SENATE MINUTES NO. 23-02 page three V I I I . NEW BUSINESS CONT. Senator Turner-Yohe Senator A. W i l s o n - Y o h e Senator Y a n - H . Fischer Senator Yohe calls for a two minute r e c e s s , seconded by Senator S . Fisher . S e n a t e President calls the meeting back to order. Senator Yohe-Abstains Senator H. Fischer 7, Senator Yohe 7 and 2 a b s t e n t i o n s . The deciding vote is cast by Senate President Benneman which is for Senator H. F i s c h e r . Senator H. Fischer is the Chair for the Rules C o m m i t t e e. D . N o m i n a t i o n / A p p r o v a l of C h a i r p e r s o n for the Student Campus Safety Awareness C o m m i t t e e. S e n a t o r H. Fischer nominates Senator Brown. M o t i o n by Senator Romero to close n o m i n a t i o n s , seconded by S e n a t o r Smith. Motion passes 16-0-1. Senator Brown a b s t a i n i n g. M o t i o n by Senator Romero to hear the candidate speak for 2 m i n u t e s followed by unlimited question and answer to be followed by a vote by u n a n i m o u s a c c l a m a t i o n , seconded by Senator Turner. Senator Brown speaks. Senator Yohe asks what she is going to do about the Carrows S u b - s t a t i o n ? Senator Pobst asks if this is an i n f o r m a t i o n a l committee or do you have authority over the UNLV Police Department? Point of Information from Senator H. Fischer that he has members from student security on the c o m m i t t e e . Of all the people in this room she is the most e n t h u s i a s t i c. M o v e into a v o t e . Motion passes 16-0-1. Senator Brown a b s t a i n s. E . Approval of the O r g a n i z a t i o n s Board Operating Policy changes. M o t i o n by Senator R o m e r o , seconded by H. F i s c h e r . Point of Information from Senate President Benneman about what the O r g a n i z a t i o n s Board is. Senator Pobst asks if that is what they received in their boxes? Senator Bennett asks if there is anyone here r e p r e s e n t i n g the o r g a n i z a t i o n s board? Senator S. Fisher states that he has only one problem with the c h a n g e s and that is the way that the Assistant Director is c h o s e n . The O r g a n i z a t i o n s are forced to live with a Director they should have a little say in the in who the Assistant D i r e c t o r will be. I spoke to Nick and he just wants to have some say in the person he has to work with. Senator H. Fischer says that he agrees with Scott and that we should send this back to 0 - B o a r d . Point of Information from Senate President Benneman that it can be tabled . Point of Inquiry from Senator Yohe as to if the policy can be changed off the table? Point of Information from Senate President Benneman that you SENATE MINUTES NO. 23-02 page three V I I I . NEW BUSINESS CONT. can table with r e c o m m e n d a t i o n. M o t i o n to table by Senator A. W i l s o n , seconded by Senator Yohe. M o t i o n passes 16-1-0. Senator Sabatini opposed. I X . OPEN DISCUSSION SENATOR SMITH c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to everyone a p p o i n t e d. SENATOR H. FISCHER this was an interesting ordeal. No hard feeling and C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s. SENATOR YAN c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and when are we getting our h a n d b o o k s ? Is the open seat open for applicants? SENATOR BENNETT c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and tabling was a good idea. SENATOR ROSENTHAL c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and looking forward to retreat and are we car pooling. SENATOR SICILIANO c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and when can we get on c o m m i t t e e s ? SENATOR BROWN c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and I am excited about retreat and I will drive. SENATOR TURNER explains about a proposal that will be going through Executive Board and then to be presented to the Senate for a p p r o v a l . Congratulations. SENATOR CROMER c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and I am excited about retreat. SENATOR SABATINI explains why he voted no on t a b l i n g . The p r o p o s a l was in our boxes and you should go to Nick or go to an 0-Board meeting to research why it is the way it is. SENATOR BIRDSELL c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and I will see everyone on S a t u r d a y SENATOR A. WILSON when will we be getting our phone list? I will see everyone at the retreat. SENATOR NALDER the retreat is looking good and thank you for R S V P - i n g . As for 0-Board I agree with Andy that we need to r e s e a r c h things before the meeting but the reason that we tabled this was to send it back in a nice way. SENATOR S. FISHER I did r e s e a r c h . My c o n d o l e n c e s for the Chairs I want shot g u n - J o e l . I would like to be on the Rules Committee M a y b e we can pull together as a Student Body and get rid of the 7% sales tax d o w n s t a i r s , maybe we can start another petition I recommend that you go to the retreat so you can get to know each o t h e r . I make a lot of jokes but I can be serious too. Don't take my jokes as a lack of r e s p e c t . Now that I see how much the s e c r e t a r i e s get paid I am go