Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 18, 1998

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 28-21 Monday, May 18,1998 FDH101 6:00PM Joaquin F. Trujillo Senate PresdentPro-Tenpae Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo"Kawazoe Hotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development RylandG. Whitaker Engineering nne-Marie Lazaroff ine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts Amy Canepa Hotel Administration Aaron Clemens Student Development Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Residence Hall Liaison Report D. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report E. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report F. Business Manager Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Angel Rivas as Chief Justice of the CSUN Judicial Council; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of $10,785.00 for a Xerox Copy Machine for MSU 160, costs to be encumbered out of the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 Account; see attachement 1 C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-05, as submitted by SENATOR WHITAKER; see attachement 2 D. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (1) student to fill the vacant Education Senate seat; c G. H. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of two (2) students to fill the vacant Urban Affairs Senate seats; Action Item: Nomination/Approval of two (2) students to fill the vacant Business Senate seats; Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Constitutional Revision Commitee (1 -2 senators); Action Item: Nomination/Election of a chair to the Constitutional Revision Commitee; CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • U s VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 I. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Bylaws Committee (1-5 senators); J. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Rules and Ethics Committee (1-2 senators); K. Action Item: Nomination/Election of a chair to the Senate Rules and Ethics Committee; L. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Ways and Means Committee (1-2 senators); M. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of the FY 98-99 CSUN budget as submitted by the 1998-1999 CSUN Executive Board. N. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Entertainment and Programming: a monthly stipend of $370.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remaider will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMMINGTON; O. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Organizations: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remaider will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMMINGTON; P. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Nevada Student Affairs: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remaider will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMMINGTON; Q. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend;Student Services: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remaider will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMMINGTON; R. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Elections: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remaider will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMMINGTON; S. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Office of Student Information: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remaider will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMMINGTON; T. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of a funding request for the UNLV Poetry Club in the ammount of $500.00; U. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of a funding request for Sigma Gamma Rho in the ammount of $500.00; V. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of waiving Section II, Article 3 of Bylaw 47 for the Summer and Fall sessions, as submitted by SENATOR FISK; VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT[in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 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 & Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President RICHARD D. KIMBROUGH II Joaquin F. TrujiUo Senate President Pro-Tenpcre Business David Shapiro Sciences Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Marty Weinberg Business David Fisk Education Michael "Zo " Kawazoe Hotel Administration Amy K. Canepa Hotel Administration Leia M. Cartwright Student Development Jamie T. Hemington Education Jerry K. Jory Student Development aron M. Clemens Student Development Ryland G. Whitaker Engineering Tony Zaranti Hotel Administration Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Josephine Binetti Liberal Arts Katie Auer Health Sciences Jennifer Peck Business Stephanie Davy Education Dalicia Ramey Urban Affairs Teddi Raff ail Urban Affairs Joe Cordone Business MINUTES SENA TE MEETING 28-21 Monday, May 18,1998 FDH101, 6:00 PM ic—5 V ' o &• </l i? C ; -, > 1 CO <-—<t- m j I mm : 0t—1 =3o o O -n "-f; I—3Co m><• fr~or~s CO ooa: CO rr, I. II. CALL TO ORDER: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called Senate Meeting 28-21 to order at 7:10 p.m. ROLL CALL: PRESENT ABSENT Katie Auer Christian Augustin Josephine Binetti Aaron Clemens (arrived at 6:10) David Fisk John P. A. Garcia Jamie T. Hemington Jerry K. Jory Michael "Zo" Kawazoe Anne-Marie Lazaroff Randy Milmeister David Shapiro Joaquin Trujillo Ryland Whitaker Amy K. Canepa (excused) Leia Cartwright (excused) Marty Weinberg (excused) Tony Zaranti (excused) * denotes tardiness III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that the Senators can do the nomination/election of committee members if they want to or they can wait and waive the bylaw to allow some of the new Senators to be able to ask questions so they know CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 what committees they want to be on. He also stated that the stipends are now split up and there are plenty of seats available tonight. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports: There was some discussion regarding the budget. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports: C. Director Reports: D. Residence Hall Liaison Report: Karen Alkema introduced herself and stated that she is the Secretary of the Residence Hall Executive Board. They are preparing to leave for their leadership conference tomorrow and there are 13 people going. E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report: F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report: ANN YU introduced Anna Kaizer who is the Public Relations co-chair. G. Business Manager Report: BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE read the expenditures for the week: $150.00 for the DJ for the inauguration party, $10.56 to repographics to print the Ways and Means Committee agenda, $20.30 for the Senate agenda, $25.25 for new office forms, $3.09 for postage, $46.98 for Office 97 reference books, $49.99 for virus protection software, and $431.00 for new name plates, gavels, etc. for the incoming Executive Board. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Angel Rivas as Chief Justice of the CSUN Judicial Council; SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to table the item, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 12-0-1. (SENATOR FISK abstained.) 2 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of $10,785.00 for a Xerox Copy Machine for MSU 160, costs to be encumbered out of the FY 98-99 CSUN 2702 Account; Motion to approve made by SENATOR SHAPIRO, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. SENATOR SHAPIRO made a motion to amend to FY 97-98 2707 contingency account, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. SENATOR SHAPIRO stated that the reason for the amendment is so the copy machine can be ordered now. Move into a vote. Motion passes 13-0-0. Move into a vote on the item. Motion passes 13-0-0. C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 28-05, as submitted by SENATOR WHITAKER; Motion to commit the item to bylaws made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR WHITAKER. SENATOR CLEMENS entered at 6:10. Move into a vote. Motion passes 12-1-0. (SENATOR GARCIA opposed.) D. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (1) student to fill the vacant Education Senate seat; SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to waive bylaw 4 for items D, E. and F, seconded by SENATOR FISK. Move into a vote. Motion passes 11-2-1. (SENATORS MILMEISTER and JORY opposed, SENATOR AUGUSTIN abstained.) SENATOR TRUJILLO nominated Stephanie Davy, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that she was the only applicant, so he closed nominations. SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to allow the candidate to speak for 2 minutes followed by a vote, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Stephanie Davy stated that she is a Junior and is running for the Education seat. She stated that she began attending Senate meetings in March because she was curious about what the Senate does. After attending five meetings she has realized that Student Government is something she would really like to become involved in. She feels that as a Senator she can make some positive contributions to her college and to UNLV as a whole. SENATOR KAWAZOE asked her if she had read the CSUN Constitution and Bylaws. Stephanie Davy stated that she had. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that by unanimous acclimation Stephanie Davy is the new Education Senator E. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of two (2) students to fill the vacant Urban Affairs Senate seats; SENATOR KAWAZOE nominated candidates Garley, Ramey, Raffail, and Laney, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. Nominations were closed. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to allow each candidate to speak for no longer than two minutes followed by questions and answers followed by division of the house roll call vote, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Matthew Garley stated that he is a junior and a Criminal Justice major. He applied for Judicial Council during his first semester here and the vacant Liberal Arts seat the next semester his freshman year. Since then he has become more involved on campus and is an Orientation leader and a Student Ambassador. As an Orientation leader, he will be able to have first contact with the new Urban Affairs students coming in. His goals are to get involved with the students and to advertise CSUN. He feels that he is a good team worker and can also lead if he needs to. There were several questions from the Senators. SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that Jacob Laney is not here and that he has not been able to reach him because he has no answering machine or any way to get a message to him. Teddi Raffail introduced herself and stated that she is a Social Work major. She has been a student here since 1995 and she lives in the dorms. She has been an Orientation leader for 2 years and is only doing it this year for about 4 sessions. She has been the President of Beta Theta Gamma, which is the only organization on campus for non-traditional students, for 3 semesters. She is always on campus and has been a spokesperson for the non-traditional students ever since she got here. There were several questions from the Senators. Dalicia Ramey stated that she is a junior in the Greenspun School of Communication. She is a 1998 recipient of the Women in Communication scholarship and also the CSUN Student Government Leadership scholarship. She is a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America and the Association of Students in Communications. She wants to develop a way for students to give their ideas and opinions to Student Government. She feels that she is an open-minded person and would like to develop a relationship based on respect and understanding with all the Senators. She is a results-driven person and enjoys problem solving and likes to see things that are a potential turn into a reality. Move into a house roll call vote. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that Teddi Raffail and Dalicia Ramey receive the seats. F. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of two (2) students to fill the vacant Business Senate seats; SENATOR KAWAZOE nominated candidates Peck, Cordone, and Ventura, seconded by SENATOR FISK. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH closed nominations. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to allow each candidate to speak for no longer than two minutes followed by questions and answers followed by division of the house roll call vote, seconded by SENATOR MILMEISTER. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Jennifer Peck stated that she is a Junior and is majoring in Finance with a minor in Economics. She stated that she has worked alot with the Senate and has really enjoyed it and she thinks that being a Senator provides a great leadership opportunity. She also SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 thinks that the job of a Senator is to communicate the needs of their college with the Senate and CSUN. She stated that she has alot of ideas and goals that she would like to try to get accomplished in the capacity of a Senator, and they all center around the idea of communication between the students and the Senators. There were several questions from the Senators. Ben Contine stated that Ofir Ventura could not be there and read a letter from him. The letter stated that he apologizes for not being there but he is in Washington D.C. at a student leadership conference. He is a Junior in the College of Business and is active on campus in a variety of ways. He stated that if he is selected as a Senator he has an agenda that he is dedicated to achieving for the students in his College. Joe Cordone stated that he will be a Junior in the fall and is an active member of the campus. For the past year he was the Vice President of Programs for IFC and a is an active member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. One of his main responsibilities was that he was in charge of Greek week and by doing that he was promoting unity. He stated that being a Senator is something that he has always wanted to do. Move into a house roll call vote. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that Jennifer Peck and Joe Cordone receive the seats. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that the newly-appointed Senators can now go to be sworn in. SENATOR KAWAZOE made a motion to recess, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called a ten minute recess at 6:49. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called the meeting back to order at 7:01. He stated that the new Senators were sworn in during the recess and that they now stand at a full body of 23. G. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Constitutional Revision Committee (1-2 senators); SENATOR KAWAZOE made a motion to table items G, H, J, K, and L, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. Move into a vote. Motion fails 12-7-0. (SENATORS LAZAROFF, CLEMENS, AUGUSTIN, BINETTI, FISK, AUER, and SHAPIRO opposed.) 6 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATOR LAZAROFF asked who is currently on the Constitutional Revision Committee. SENATOR BINETTI stated that she, SENATOR WHITAKER, and SENATOR JORY are on the committee. SENATOR CLEMENS made a motion to open nominations and nominated SENATORS DAVY and CORDONE, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. SENATOR TRUJILLO asked if the Senators who were nominated have a full understanding of what the Committee does. SENATOR BINETTI explained the Constitutional Revision Committee. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that Item H is out of order. I. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Bylaws Committee (1-5 senators); SENATOR WHITAKER made a motion to open nominations, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. SENATOR WHITAKER explained the Bylaws Committee. SENATOR MILMEISTER stated that all Senators have to sit on 2 committees. SENATOR KAWAZOE nominated SENATORS RAMEY and CORDONE, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. (SENATOR CORDONE declined.) SENATOR CLEMENS nominated SENATORS PECK, RAFF AIL, and DAVY, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. (SENATOR DAVY declined.) SENATOR SHAPIRO nominated himself, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. SENATOR WHITAKER nominated SENATOR JORY, seconded by SENATOR CLEMENS. SENATOR FISK nominated SENATOR AUER, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. SENATOR SHAPIRO declined his nomination. SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 Nominations were closed with SENATORS PECK, RAFF AIL, RAMEY, AUER, AND JORY. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that all those who submitted their names should keep in mind that the body will now stand at nine and it will be more difficult to make quorum. He stated that they have to make sure that they will show up at the meetings over the summer. SENATOR KAWAZOE made a motion to allow each candidate to speak for no more than 15 seconds on why they want to be on the committee, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. Move into a vote. Motion fails 3-15-1. (SENATORS HEMINGTON, KAWAZOE, and AUER voted in favor, SENATOR WHITAKER abstained.) SENATOR RAMEY declined her nomination. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that by unanimous acclimation SENATORS PECK, RAFF AIL, AUER, and JORY received the seats on the committee. J. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Rules and Ethics Committee (1-2 senators); SENATOR JORY made a motion to open nominations, seconded by SENATOR CLEMENS. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH described what the Rules and Ethics Committee does. He stated that SENATORS AUGUSTIN, TRUJILLO, CLEMENS, and CARTWRIGHT are currently the committee. SENATOR JORY nominated SENATOR BINETTI, seconded by SENATOR FISK. SENATOR KAWAZOE nominated SENATOR HEMINGTON, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. SENATOR AUGUSTIN nominated SENATOR AUER, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. SENATOR SHAPIRO nominated SENATOR RAMEY, seconded by SENATOR CLEMENS. 8 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATOR CLEMENS nominated SENATOR LAZAROFF, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH closed nominations with SENATORS BINETTI, HEMINGTON, AUER, RAMEY, AND LAZAROFF. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to allow each candidate to speak for 2 minutes, followed by a division of the house roll call vote, each senator receiving two votes, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. SENATOR SHAPIRO asked how many of the candidates are currently on 2 or more committees. SENATORS LAZAROFF, HEMINGTON, and BINETTI stated that they were. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATOR BINETTI stated that she has been interested in this committee for a long time and feels that it is very important. She stated that she also has some experience from being on the Elections Board. SENATOR HEMINGTON stated that she has wanted to be on this committee ever since has been in the Senate and feels that she can do a good job. She feels that she has an open mind and would really like to be involved with this committee. SENATOR AUER stated that she is interested in being on this committee because it sounds interesting to her. She feels that she is even handed and makes good decisions and that she would be an asset to the committee. She also stated that the Senate is only as effective as it's reputation and she would like to see that improve on campus. SENATOR RAMEY stated that she is currently not on any committees. She has been involved with ethics and recently put together a public forum on ethics and public issues. She feels that she would also be an asset to the committee. SENATOR LAZAROFF stated that she wanted to be on this committee to begin with. She feels that she is very open-minded about people and always stands up for her opinion. She has also disagreed with alot of the rules that have passed and she voiced her opinion openly at the Senate meetings about that. She stated that she also has alot of ideas for rules that she would like to implement. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that when it comes time to vote, since they are allowed to vote for two individuals most people abstain if they are voting for themselves. Move into a roll call vote. 9 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that SENATORS BINETTI and AUER receive the seats. K. Action Item: Nomination/Election of a chair to the Senate Rules and Ethics Committee; SENATOR KAWAZOE made a motion to open nominations and nominated SENATOR AUER, seconded by SENATOR GARCIA. SENATOR TRUJILLO nominated SENATOR AUGUSTIN, seconded by SENATOR LAZAROFF. SENATOR WHITAKER nominated SENATOR BINETTI. SENATOR BINETTI declined.) SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH closed nominations. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to allow each candidate to speak for 2 minutes, followed by questions and answers, followed by a division of the house roll call vote, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATOR AUER stated that this is a surprise to her but she feels she would make a good chair for a lot of the same reasons that she mentioned about why she would make a good committee member. She has already chaired a safety committee at work and feels that it gives her the experience to make some good decisions. SENATOR AUGUSTIN stated that he has been on the committee since November and this is the committee that he talked about when he first ran for the Liberal Arts seat. He has put much of his emphasis on this committee and takes it very seriously. This is his favorite committee and he also has some ideas on how to do a couple of things with the committee. Move into a roll call vote. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH voted for SENATOR AUGUSTIN to break the tie. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that SENATOR AUGUSTIN receives the chair. L. Action Item: Nomination/Election of members to the Ways and Means Committee (1-2 senators); 10 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATOR PECK made a motion to open nominations, seconded by SENATOR CLEMENS. SENATOR CLEMENS nominated SENATORS RAMEY and PECK, seconded by SENATOR GARCIA. SENATOR SHAPIRO described the Ways and Means Committee and stated that they will probably not be meeting much over the summer. SENATOR KAWAZOE nominated SENATOR CORDONE, seconded by SENATOR AUER. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH closed nominations. SENATOR TRUJILLO made a motion to allow each candidate to speak for 2 minutes, followed by questions and answers, followed by a division of the house roll call vote, seconded by SENATOR HEMINGTON. SENATOR KAWAZOE leaves at 7:30. Move into a vote. Motion passes 18-0-0. SENATOR RAMEY stated that she needs to find out more about the committee and that she is not very familiar with it. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH informed SENATOR RAMEY that when the PRSSA received funds from Ways and Means, that is the same process that she will be overseeing. SENATOR RAMEY stated that she would like to be on the committee to help in overseeing the organizations receiving their funding and looking over the budget and learning more about it. SENATOR KAWAZOE returns at 7:31. SENATOR PECK stated that she is interested in serving on this committee because she is very interested in money. She thinks that this is a very behind-the-scenes type of committee to serve on and that is intriguing to her. She enjoys working with budgets and thinks that they are fun and challenging. SENATOR CORDONE stated that he wants to be on the committee because he wants to make sure that the money they have is spent smartly and that organizations that need the money can get it. 11 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that SENATOR KAWAZOE cannot vote because he left during the discussion. Move into a roll call vote. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH stated that SENATORS PECK and RAMEY receive the seats. M. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of the FY 98-99 CSUN budget as submitted by the 1998-1999 CSUN Executive Board; SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to table item M per bylaw 4, seconded by SENATOR MILMEISTER. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. N. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Entertainment and Programming: a monthly stipend of $370.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remainder will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMINGTON; SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to move out of the order of the day to item T, seconded by SENATOR CLEMENS. SENATOR KAWAZOE asked why. SENATOR LAZAROFF stated that she has her reasons. Move into a vote. Motion fails 6-13-0. (SENATORS MILMEISTER, SHAPIRO, RAMEY, PECK, AUGUSTIN, and LAZAROFF voted in favor.) SENATOR CLEMENS made a motion to waive bylaw 4 for the duration of the meeting, seconded by SENATOR KAWAZOE. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-2. (SENATORS AUGUSTIN and RAMEY abstained.) SENATOR TRUJILLO explained bylaw 4 and the purpose for waiving it. SENATOR CLEMENS asked SENATOR TRUJILLO if they can waive bylaws. SENATOR TRUJILLO stated that the CSUN Constitution states that they can waive any portion or in whole a bylaw. Motion to approve made by SENATOR CLEMENS, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. 12 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 SENATOR SHAPIRO made a motion to amend to strike $370.00 and insert $3700.00, seconded by SENATOR MILMEISTER. There was some discussion about the amendment. SENATOR SHAPIRO withdrew his motion. SENATOR CLEMENS made a motion to amend to strike $370.00 and insert $400.00, seconded by SENATOR MILMEISTER. There was extensive discussion. SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to call the question on both the amendment and the Item, seconded by SENATOR MILMEISTER. Move into a vote. Motion fails 5-12-2. (SENATORS MILMEISTER, HEMINGTON, AUER, LAZAROFF, and JORY voted in favor, SENATORS SHAPIRO and RAMEY abstained.) There was additional discussion. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 15-4-0. (SENATORS HEMINGTON, FISK, GARCIA, and BINETTI opposed.) The was additional discussion. Move into a vote on the Item. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called a 5 minute recess at 7:52. SENATE PRESIDENT KIMBROUGH called the meeting back to order at 7:57. O. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Organizations: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remainder will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATORS FISK AND HEMINGTON; Motion to approve made by SENATOR AUGUSTIN, seconded by SENATOR GARCIA. SENATOR LAZAROFF made a motion to combine and approve items O through S, seconded by SENATOR KAWAZOE. 13 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 Move into a vote to combine items O-S. Motion passes 18-0-1. (SENATOR MILMEISTER abstained.) P. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Nevada Student Affairs: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remainder will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATORS FISK AND HEMINGTON; Q. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Student Services: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remainder will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMINGTON; R. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Elections: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remainder will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMINGTON; S. Action Item: Discussion/Approval director stipend; Office of Student Information: a monthly stipend of $350.00 plus a 24 credit fee waiver; to be encumbered out of the CSUN 2702 (Gen) Account. (For the first two months the stipend will be taken out of the FY 97-98 budget and the remainder will be taken out of the FY 98-99 budget), as submitted by SENATOR FISK AND HEMINGTON; Move into a vote to approve items O-S. Motion passes 18-0-1. (SENATOR MILMEISTER abstained.) T. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of a funding request for the UNLV Poetry Club in the amount of $500.00; Motion to approve made by SENATOR PECK, seconded by SENATOR SHAPIRO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. U. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of a funding request for Sigma Gamma Rho in the amount of $500.00; Motion to approve made by SENATOR RAMEY, seconded by SENATOR JORY. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. 14 SENATE MINUTES 28-21/ May 18, 1998 V. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of waiving Section II, Article 3 of Bylaw 47 for the Summer and Fall sessions, as submitted by SENATOR FISK; Motion to approve made by SENATOR FISK, seconded by SENATOR AUGUSTIN. SENATOR FISK made a motion to amend to strike Summer and Fall and insert Spring and Summer 1998, seconded by SENATOR WHITAKER. There was some discussion. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-2. (SENATORS RAMEY and AUGUSTIN abstained.) Move into a vote on the item. Motion passes 18-0-1. (SENATOR AUGUSTIN abstained.) VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT Sally Mills asked where the agendas are posted in the buildings and stated that this is a public meeting. Former Director Leia Fleishman stated that she is so happy that the Director stipends were passed. IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS VICE PRESIDENT CECI stated that he is glad the Director stipends passed. He congratulated the new Senators and also stated that he is happy we are getting a new copier. The Executive Board will be having interviews for the Director positions and hope they will be elected by the second meeting in June. He stated that the Senate needs to reconsider when they pass so often and thinks that it doesn't look good. There were several questions for VICE PRESIDENT CECI regarding the Director positions. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT PRICE stated that he is proud of the what that Senate did tonight and thinks that they spoke and finally made a decision on what they wanted to do. He congratulated the new Senators and thinks they have alot of great ideas and he hopes that they stick to their guns. The last day to turn in Justice applicatio