Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 14, 1996

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President Joe Laxague STUDENT SENATE MEETING 26-32 Monday, October 14,1996 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:30p.m. Terry A. Moore Studies Senate President Pro-Tempore Leia Fleischman Fine & Performing Arts Laura Zurek Hotel Administration Joaquin F. Trujillo Business & Economics Jeremy A. Aguero Hotel Administration Heather A nderson Business & Economics Frank Lideros Engineering Kyle Lopez Student Development Veronica Perez Liberal Arts "Margaret Persch alth Sciences illiam Price Communications Todd Rasmussen Liberal Arts Andreas Roell Business & Economics Robert W. Solomon Education Michael Atherley Business & Economics Derrick Bruce Hotel Administration Ryan Marth Science & Mathematics David Fisk Education I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Director reports 1. Entertainment and Programming Director Castillo; 2. O.S.I. Director Hamilton; 3. Organizations Board Director Bonghi; 4. Nevada Student Affairs Director Valera; 5. Student Services Director Tolbert; 6. Elections Board Director Reed; B. Senate Committee Reports C. Faculty Senate Committee Reports D. Business Manager Report E. CSUN—Residence Hall Liaison Report VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of performance contract for Mudsharks; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 26-05 (SENATE BYLAW 15) as submitted by the Bylaws Committee; C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 26-06 (SENATE BYLAW 27) as submitted by the Bylaws Committee; D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Dineen Barkhuff as replacement CSUN Representative to the Status of Women Committee; E. Action Item: Discussion/Election/Appointment of CSUN Judicial Council Chief Justice from among the Executive Board nominees: Matilda Betsuie and Jason Moss; * oC T3 — < ^ o X m. CO rri -li H -xt o —< o o -°o m ro rn -°o O 'ft tf. CO m m i^j o x>- • 1 rn O O 23SL CO -n —i ij> cr> CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 F. Discussion/Appointment of Executive Board nominee Michael F. Kawazoe as CSUN Justice; * IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI. ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with Nevada Open Meeting Law (N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank and Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex, and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. * Items marked as such have been passed by the CSUN Executive Board, on Monday, September 30 and Monday, October 7, 1996. OFFICIAL NOTICE: When applicable, any formal Executive Board/Senate approval for all heretofore and hereafter appointed nominee(s) are to be contingent upon necessary receipt of required grade point average verification(s). Cer-a3 CO -fc\r> 1 Senate Bill No. 05 of the 26th Session INTRODUCED BY: Senator Terry A. Moore Summary:The purpose of this bill is to amend the Ways & Means Bylaw in order to insure it is more accurate and in tune with current procedures. I. II. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: (Effective June 16, 1988; Revised October 7, 1992; September 17, 1993) PURPOSE The purpose of the Senate Ways & Means Committee shall be to approve/revise the annual CSUN Budget as prepared by the CSUN President and CSUN Business Manager and to serve as one of the financial counsels to CSUN. STRUCTURE The Senate Ways & Means Committee shall consist of the following: A. The Chair, which shall be appointed by the Senate; B. At least five (5), but no more than nine (9), CSUN Senators, at least one of whom must be the Senate President Pro-Tempore; C. The Business Manager shall serve as an advisor to the Committee. SENATE BYLAW 15 WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE III. DUTIES, POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. The Chair: 2. The Chair shall assign excused/unexcused absences to members of the Committee; 1. The Chair shall preside over all committee meetings; o o a . 3. The Chair shall be empowered to vote only in the case of a tie. B. The Committee: 1. The Committee shall nominate and approve a voting member of the Committee to serve as Vice Chair; 2. The Vice Chair will preside over the committee only in the absence of the Chair. When acting as the Chair, the Vice Chair is granted all the rights and privileges bestowed upon the Chair; 3. The Vice Chair forfeits his/her voting privileges when acting as the Chair of the Committee. C. Duties, Powers, and Responsibilities: 1. The Ways & Means Committee shall submit the annual CSUN budget to the Senate no later than the last Senate Meeting in the month [4th Wednesday] of May; 2. The Ways & Means Committee, after consultation with the CSUN Business Manager, shall make [the] recommendations to the CSUN Executive Board and Senate necessary for the proper control and management of CSUN funds; [3. The Ways & Means Committee shall submit a monthly financial statement to the Senate;] 3.[4.] The Ways & Means Committee, upon consultation with the CSUN Business Manager or his/her designee, shall recommend approval or disapproval of all budget allocations of all CSUN organizations according to the merit of the proposed activities; 4.[5.] The Ways & Means Committee may authorize the audit of any CSUN organization using CSUN funds; 5.[6.] The Ways & Means Committee may set guidelines for any CSUN organization concerning CSUN funds; 6. [7.] The Ways & Means Committee shall suspend or revoke the privilege of the use of CSUN funds of any group that does not abide by the principles of the CSUN Constitution, Bylaws, and Revised Statutes; 7.[8.] Quorum for all meetings shall be considered greater than half of the appointed members; 8.[9.] The Ways & Means Committee shall have the ability to establish any necessary subcommittees. cC=~D> - o —i c rrr£i © CO m^? .» m Si c ~ ro cJ'gat*"-; ui Sa» m± ^"-'i— — - -< Z, o • „ yO' O' mz Cr^ o v, Senate Bill No. 05 of the 26th Session INTRODUCED BY: Senator Terry A. Moore Summary: The purpose of this bill is to make scheduling of appearances easier and less rigid in order to bring it into line with current practices. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: SENATE BYLAW 27 ALL STIPEND POSITIONS ARE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF CLASSES (Effective March 10, 1988; Revised October 7, 1992; October 16, 1995) I. All stipend positions are required to make at least two (2) class appearances each semester: A. These appearances may be scheduled by the Senate President or his/her designee; B. The class appearance shall be to inform students of CSUN activities, programs and/or functions; C. The Senate President, or his/her designee, shall schedule the appearances for each stipend position throughout [during the first month of classes of each of] the Fall and Spring semesters; D. An absence of a stipend position holder from a scheduled appearance will constitute grounds for a stipend reduction, unless otherwise designated by the Senate President. II. All stipend positions are required to attend all Senate meetings. All non-legislative stipend positions are required to attend Executive Board Meetings. Requirements are further defined in CSUNRS 205.000 through 205.12. CC-3D Co C O ""-J ••<• ^/t t-.,, r V ' ^ " ? if "vi =c -- rn l £ ic-rTo i ; n University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 26-32 MINUTES Monday, October 14,1996 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:30p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Jeremy Aguero Heather Anderson Michael Atherley Derrick Bruce David Fisk Leia Fleischman Frank Lideros Ct Kyle Lopez oC O _ ) 0 <=«=<=> Ryan Marth — •x. ° ~r- Terry Moore CO <m :-r - tc —il > ~ Veronica Perez Margaret Persch fe' ->' .0 i'i-rfJ nC5" . . William Price ro o O Ti z ,. r- Todd Rasmussen ' rri Lf. w- Andreas Roell — o>.-on i~ < Robert Solomon cr> /Oftt rj CT"' Joaquin Trujillo Laura Zurek III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes for Senate meetings 26-30, 26-31 are up for approval. Motion to approve made by SENATOR PRICE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. SENATOR PERSCH In her open discussion, she agreed with SENATOR AGUERO that the Directors should not have to explain why they need to leave meetings, and stated that she had seen Director Reed the office quite frequently during the elections. Move into a vote on the motion. Motion passes 16-0-1. SENATOR SOLOMON abstained. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS Asked the Senate to please let him know if they were attending the banquet in their open discussion. in CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • (702) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Director reports 1. Entertainment and Programming—The noon scene had had a great turnout and everyone had a good time. The movie on Sunday had around 120 student, the next movie is Phenomenon. Homecoming is next week, needs support and everyone have fun. The street party and the tailgate will be performed by the Mudsharks. 2. O.S.I.-Directories have been distributed and received well by the departments. The CSUN cart is going to be in the cart parade. Would like to paint the window in the CSUN office. 3. Organizations Board—Meeting tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. in MSU 201. Football ticketing almost done, and then starting on the football tickets, to be released around the second week of November. 4. Nevada Student Affairs—Meet the Candidates is tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. in the MSU ballroom. 15 candidates have already RSVP'd. A town hall meeting will be held on Wednesday in the amphitheater with John Ensign from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. 5. Student Services—Computer will be up and running in the office by the end of next month. There are some things that need to be fixed. The supplies are in good shape for the office and the annex. The suits for the Homecoming King candidates have been donated. 6. Elections Board—Elections went well. Waiting ion the candidate refunds, should be given out around October 31. Is searching for more companies to choose from for the next elections. Addressed the comments and problems that were addressed and expressed by the Senate at last week's meeting. Any ideas for changes for the next elections, please share them for possible use. B. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR AGUERO-Bylaws-met tonight and will meet again next Monday at 5:30 in chambers. C. Faculty Senate Committee Reports SENATOR FLEISCHMAN—Dean Search—Committee has met, they are not sure of their status as of yet. SENATOR SOLOMON—Dean Search—met today, there is not many applicants, reopening the application process. SENATOR MOORE-Dean Search-yet to contact him. SENATOR ANDERSON-Scholarship Committee-holding a banquet for recipients of the scholarship. Was glad to be a part of the process. SENATOR MCLAIN-Dean Search-Accepting applications. cr> —i D. Business Manager Report ^ No business manager at this time. E. CSUN-Residence Hall Liaison Report No liaison present. SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] Michael Kawazoe addressed the Senate regarding his application for Judicial Council position. Gabriel Sanchez addressed the Senate regarding her application to be on the E&P board. Justice Keith McLAin addressed the Senate regarding the official title of the University of Nevada, Reno. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NO unfinished business at this time. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of performance contract for Mudsharks; Motion to approve made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-1. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN abstained. B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 26-05 (SENATE BYLAW 15) as submitted by the Bylaws Committee; Motion to table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 18-0-1. C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 26-06 (SENATE BYLAW 27) as submitted by the Bylaws Committee; Motion to table made by SENATOR PEREZ, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 18-0-0. D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Dineen Barkhuff as replacement CSUN Representative to the Status of Women Committee; Motion to approve made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR PEREZ. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-0-0. t C" E. Action Item: Discussion/Election/Appointment of CSUN Judicial Council c^ eg? Chief Justice from among the Executive Board nominees: Matilda Betsuie and — ~*irn Jason Moss; * Motion to table made by SENATOR ANDERSON. Discussion regarding whether the item should be tabled. Failure of a second, the motion dies on the floor. Motion to approve made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ROELL. CO _ ro Cj0 »CJ « o 3G» r'l -r rts: o o a : c c Offl c n 3 SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 Motion to allow each candidate to speak for no more than two minutes, to be followed by a limited question and answer, to be followed by a division of the house and a roll call vote made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote ion proceeding. Motion passes 17-1-0. SENATOR PRICE opposed. Matilda Betsuie addressed the Senate and answered questions. Jason Moss addressed the Senate and answered questions. Move into a roll call vote. Matilda Betsuie received 3 votes. Jason Moss received 10 votes. There were 5 abstentions. F. Discussion/Appointment of Executive Board nominee Michael F. Kawazoe as CSUN Justice; * Motion to table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-0-0. IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS ro STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ROSENTHAL—Going to Reno Friday for a leadership workshop. >oS Addressed the problems with the scheduling and hiring/firing procedures of the office/annex receptionists.ex- 3 Yj, Asked the Senators to be careful with the cart when using it. Addressed the Rebel Yell allocation money from the CSUN Budget, he is working on making the Rebel Yell independent from CSUN money, the ownership of the Rebel Yell rests with the Rebel Yell Advisory Board; he and they are working on a proposal for their independence from CSUN. STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT MILLS-Supplied the monthly Director reviews. Went over the projects that the directors are currently working on. Encouraged the Senate to participate in the upcoming Homecoming activities. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE-Reviewed the contents of Bylaw 4 with the Senate. Liked the procedure taken for the voting on the Chief Justice. Has a tentative date of October 29 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the orientation session for the 27th Senate session; he would like the returning as well as the new to attend the workshop. Reminded the Senators to please RSVP for the banquet next week. X. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR ANDERSON takes personal privilege at 7:29 p.m. SENATOR BRUCE—Attended a conference in New Orleans and represented UNLV in the fourth largest convention in the world there as UNLV student were picked to be leaders. SENATOR AGUERO-Feels that the Senate should have tabled the Chief Justice, and that the Senate should maintain consistency in tabling procedures. Thanked the Bylaws Committee for their good work and active participation. Thanked Newly appointed Chief Justice Moss for the good work done so far for the JC. SENATOR TRUJILLO-Thanked all the Directors for their hard work, but especially Director Valera who has been persistent in putting on activities for the students to keep informed. Encouraged the Senate to support him tomorrow night at Meet the Candidates. Sat in on a Bylaws meeting, commended the committee for their constant efforts to maintain a balance of power in Student Government. 4 SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 SENATOR ATHERLEY-He is proud to have served on the Senate and will be around to help in any way he can. SENATOR LIDEROS-Thanked Director Hamilton for the directory, he has heard much positive feedback about it. His constituents would like to know something about the parking situation on campus. SENATOR PERSCH—She abstained on the vote regarding the Chief Justice because she felt that she did not know enough about the candidates to vote fairly. Addressed a situation between two of the receptionists in the annex that needs to be dealt with. Addressed the growing problem of gender bashing and its futility and uselessness. CO SENATOR RASMUSSEN—Encouraged the Senate to spread the word about the recycling program on campus. ro SENATOR SOLOMON-Feels that the vote for the Chief Justice position should have been decided by a 2/3 vote as it is stated in the constitution. cr> SENATOR FISK--He is not happy with the situation of lack of communication with the Faculty Senate. Feels that the Meet the Candidates is a great opportunity for the voters. His constituents are still expressing much concern regarding the parking situation on campus. SENATOR PEREZ—Feels that the vote on Chief Justice should have been tabled because Justice and Chief Justice are different offices. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN—The palettes for the directories should have been accommodated for before they arrived on campus, rather than stacked in front of the annex. Feels that the women should get dresses donated for Queen if the men get tuxedos donated for King. Most of the campaigning material is still up around campus, it is the candidates' responsibility to remove all of their material. She is disappointed that her Bylaw was not passed by the committee yet. Feels that there should be forum held regarding the parking situation with invitations to all of the related faculty and staff to answer students' questions. She has met each Chief Justice candidate only once, not good enough ground to base such an important decision upon. Feels that the best candidate for Chief Justice is Justice McLain, he is the most informed about the goings on in Senate, something the Chief Justice should be aware of. Thinks there should be a standing constitutional committee rather than an ad hoc one, the constitution needs serious revisions. Feels that the JC decision should have gone by 2/3 vote. Suggested that SENATOR PERSCH and the person that she referred to as having a conflict with another receptionist should address it to Student Body President Rosenthal, he is in charge of situations such as that. SENATOR PRICE--The Chief Justice vote should be compared to the vote for pro-tempore, and should therefore be tabled. ***Motion to reconsider New Business Item E made by SENATOR MARTH, seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. Lengthy discussion ensued regarding the voting procedure used in the first consideration of the item, and whether it needs to be voted upon again in another manner. Motion to call to question made by SENATOR MARTH, seconded by SENATOR ZUREK. Move into a vote on calling to question. Motion fails 8-10-0. SENATORS AGUERO, TRUJILLO, ATHERLEY, LIDEROS, PERSCH, SOLOMON, FISK, FLEISCHMAN, MOORE, BRUCE opposed. Additional lengthy discussion ensued regarding the reconsideration and new voting of the item. SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 SENATOR RASMUSSEN takes personal privilege at 8:08 p.m. SENA TOR RASMUSSEN returns at 8:10 p.m. O c t IB 11 21 AH ' Move into a vote on reconsideration. Motion passes 10-6-0. SENATORS BRUCE, TRUJILLO, ATHERLEY, LOPEZ, PEREZ, MOORE opposed. Motion for a two (2) minute recess made by SENATOR PEREZ, seconded by SENATOR PERSCH. Move into a vote on recessing. Motion passes 17-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE calls a recess at 8:15 p.m. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE calls the meeting back to order at 8:20 p.m. Motion to waive Bylaw 4 made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote on waiving. Motion fails 8-8-0. SENATORS BRUCE, AGUREO, ATHERLEY, LOPEZ, SOLOMON, FISK, PEREZ, FLEISCHMAN opposed. Motion to table made by SENATOR MARTH, seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion fails 8-9-0 as a result of presidential tie breaker. SENATORS BRUCE, TRUJILLO, ATHERLEY, ZUREK, LIDEROS, LOPEZ, RASMUSSEN, ROELL, PEREZ, MOORE opposed. Motion to waive Bylaw 4 for a period of fifteen (15) minutes made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Discussion regarding waiving the bylaw. Move into a vote on waiving. Motion passes 11-5-0. SENATORS AGUERO, LOPEZ, SOLOMON, FISK, PEREZ opposed. Motion to move into a roll call vote made by SENATOR MARTH, seconded by SENATOR ATHERLEY. Discussion regarding proceeding with a roll call vote as a decision maker or a 2/3 vote. Motion to amend the previous motion to add decision by roll call with a 2/3 vote required for approval made by SENATOR SOLOMON, seconded by SENATOR PERSCH. Discussion regarding proceeding in this manner. Motion for a friendly amendment for the entire item to read "Appointment of CSUN Judicial Council Chief Justice from among Executive Board nominees Matilda Betsuie and Jason Moss with the majority being the winner followed by a 2/3 approval vote from the Senate" made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, the first and second concurred. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 15-0-1. SENATOR ATHERLEY abstained. Move into a roll call vote. Matilda Betsuie received 2 votes. Jason Moss received 10 votes. There were 4 abstentions. Move into a 2/3 approval vote. Motion passes 11-0-5. SENATORS PERSCH, SOLOMON, FISK, ROELL, FLEISCHMAN abstained. Jason Moss receives the Chief Justice seat. SENATE MINUTES 26-32 / OCTOBER 14, 1996 XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote. Motion passes 15-0-1 SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE adjourned the meeting at 8:32 p.m. /o<z Laxague Senate President \k Senate Secretary * Items marked as such have been passed by the CSUN Executive Board, on Monday, September 30 and Monday, October 7, 1996. OFFICIAL NOTICE: When applicable, any formal Executive Board/Senate approval for all heretofore and hereafter appointed nominee(s) are to be contingent upon necessary receipt of required grade point average verification(s). 1 Senate Bill No. 05 of the 26th Session INTRODUCED BY: Senator Terry A. Moore Summary:The purpose of this bill is to amend the Ways & Means Bylaw in order to insure it is more accurate and in tune with current procedures. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: SENATE BYLAW 15 WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE (Effective June 16, 1988; Revised October 7, 1992; September 17, 1993) I. PURPOSE The purpose of the Senate Ways & Means Committee shall be to approve/revise the annual CSUN Budget as prepared by the CSUN President and CSUN Business Manager and to serve as one of the financial counsels to CSUN. II. STRUCTURE The Senate Ways & Means Committee shall consist of the following: A. The Chair, which shall be appointed by the Senate; B. At least five (5), but no more than nine (9), CSUN Senators, at least one of whom must be the Senate President Pro-Tempore; C. The Business Manager shall serve as an advisor to the Committee. III. DUTIES, POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. The Chair: 1. The Chair shall preside over all committee meetings; 2. The Chair shall assign excused/unexcused absences to members of the Committee; 3. The Chair shall be empowered to vote only in the case of a tie. B. The Committee: 1. The Committee shall nominate and approve a voting member of the Committee to serve as Vice Chair; 2. The Vice Chair will preside over the committee only in the absence of the Chair. When acting as the Chair, the Vice Chair is granted all the rights and privileges bestowed upon the Chair; 3. The Vice Chair forfeits his/her voting privileges when acting as the Chair of the Committee. Duties, Powers, and Responsibilities: 1. The Ways & Means Committee shall submit the annual CSUN budget to the Senate no later than the last Senate Meeting in the month [4th Wednesday] of May; 2. The Ways & Means Committee, after consultation with the CSUN Business Manager, shall make [the] recommendations to the and Senate necessary for the proper control and management of CSUN funds; [3. The Ways & Means Committee shall submit a monthly financial statement to the Senate;] 3.[4.] The Ways & Means Committee, upon consultation with the CSUN Business Manager or his/her designee, shall recommend approval or disapproval of all budget allocations of all CSUN organizations according to the merit of the proposed activities; 4.[5.] The Ways & Means Committee may authorize the audit of any CSUN organization using CSUN funds; 5.[6.] The Ways & Means Committee may set guidelines for any CSUN organization concerning CSUN funds; 6. [7.] The Ways & Means Committee shall suspend or revoke the privilege of the use of CSUN funds of any group that does not abide by the principles of the CSUN Constitution, Bylaws, and Revised Statutes; 7. [8.] Quorum for all meetings shall be considered greater than half of the appointed members; 8.[9.] The Ways & Means Committee shall have the ability to establish any necessary subcommittees. Senate Bill No. 05 of the 26th Session INTRODUCED BY: Senator Terry A. Moore Summary: The purpose of this bill is to make scheduling of appearances easier and less rigid in order to bring it into line with current practices. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: SENATE BYLAW 27 ALL STIPEND POSITIONS ARE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF CLASSES (Effective March 10, 1988; Revised October 7, 1992; October 16, 1995) I. All stipend positions are required to make at least two (2) class appearances each semester: A. These appearances may be scheduled by the Senate President or his/her designee; B. The class appearance shall be to inform students of CSUN activities, programs and/or functions; C. The Senate President, or his/her designee, may [shall] schedule the appearances for each stipend position throughout [during the first month of classes of each of] the Fall and Spring semesters; D. An absence of a stipend position holder from a scheduled appearance will constitute grounds for a stipend reduction, unless otherwise designated by the Senate President. II. All stipend positions are required to attend all Senate meetings. All non-legislative stipend positions are required to attend Executive Board Meetings. Requirements are further defined in CSUNRS 205.000 through 205.12. Senate Bill No. 05 of the 26th Session INTRODUCED BY: Senator Terry A. Moore Summary:The purpose of this bill is to amend the Ways & Means Bylaw in order to insure it is more accurate and in tune with current procedures. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: SENATE BYLAW 15 WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE (Effective June 16, 1988; Revised October 7, 1992; September 17, 1993) I. PURPOSE The purpose of the Senate Ways & Means Committee shall be to approve/revise the annual CSUN Budget as prepared by the CSUN President and CSUN Business Manager and to serve as one of the financial counsels to CSUN. II. STRUCTURE The Senate Ways & Means Committee shall consist of the following: A. The Chair, which shall be appointed by the Senate; B. At least five (5), but no more than nine (9), CSUN Senators, at least one of whom must be the Senate President Pro-Tempore; C. The Business Manager shall serve as an advisor to the Committee. c=> III. DUTIES, POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES S ' CO A. The Chair: o — rn : 11* o ' : 1. The Chair shall preside over all committee meetings; ^ 2. The Chair shall assign excused/unexcused absences to members of the S; ~ Committee; 3. The Chair shall be empowered to vote only in the case of a tie. B. The Committee: 1. The Committee shall nominate and approve a voting member of the Committee to serve as Vice Chair; 2. The Vice Chair will preside over the committee only in the absence of the Chair. When acting as the Chair, the Vice Chair is granted all the rights and privileges bestowed upon the Chair; 0 = 1 CO frO»y , Senate Bill No. 05 of the 26th Session INTRODUCED BY: Senator Terry A. Moore Summary: The purpose of this bill is to make scheduling of appearances easier and less rigid in order to bring it into line with current practices. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: SENATE BYLAW 27 ALL STIPEND POSITIONS ARE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF CLASSES (Effective March 10, 1988; Revised October 7, 1992; October 16, 1995) I. All stipend positions are required to make at least two (2) class appearances each semester: A. These appearances may be scheduled by the Senate President or his/her designee; B. The class appearance shall be to inform students of CSUN activities, programs and/or functions; C. The Senate President, or his/her designee, shall schedule the appearances for each stipend position throughout [during the first month of classes of each of] the Fall and Spring semesters; D. An absence of a stipend position holder from a scheduled appearance will constitute grounds for a stipend reduction, unless otherwise designated by the Senate President. II. All stipend positions are required to attend all Senate meetings. All non-legislative stipend positions are required to attend Executive Board Meetings. Requirements are further defined in CSUNRS 205.000 through 205.12. C O f\5 <-n C O cr>