Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 22, 2007

STUDENT BODY SENATE PRESIDENT CSUNSENATE ADRIEL ESPINOZA MEETING 3 7-04 MONDAY, January 22, SU 208 C, 6:00PM NOTE: Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be considered. Various items are listed as action items on the following agenda. Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate physically disabled persons attending the meeting. Please call the CSUN office at (702) 895-3645 in advance so that arrangements may be made. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL SENATORS, JIMENEZ, WONG, SENEVIRATNE, ROSSER, SHUKIS, ALLEN, BOYNTON, BUTLER, CALLAGHAN, COLETTI, GRAHAM, HEAD, HOFFER, SMITH, STROUT, TURUNC, HANSON, HOOSHMAND, SENEVIRATNE, SHAKHLEVICH, SAINT. III. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ACTION The following minutes are submitted for approval 37-01,37-02, 37-03 SPPT SAINT MOVES TO POSTPONE TO 37-05 SECONDED BY SENATOR BUTLER ITEM PASSES 21-0-0 V. PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION Public Comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. The Chairman may place reasonable limitations as to the amount of time individuals may address the Senate. The Chairman may elect to allow public comment on a specific agenda item when the agenda item is being considered . State of the Campus Address given by Student Body President Panchavinin. In Compliance with the CSUN Constitution Article V Secition C. VI. REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Business Manager Report D. Liaison Reports a. Student Involvement and Activities b. Residence Hall Association c. Student Athletics d. Student Health Advisory Committee e. ROTC f. Air Force ROTC g. Leadership Advisory Board E. Rebel Yell Report VII. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS INFORMATION VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS INFORMATION/ACTION A. Action Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN senator to serve as the chairperson for the Bylaws and Statutes Committee. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza. SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR ROSSER SECONDS SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO OPEN NOMINATION SENATOR TURUNC SECONDS SENATOR TURUNC NOMINATES SENATOR JIMENEZ SENATOR COLLETTI SECONDS NOMINATIONS CLOSED SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE BY UNANIMOUS ACCLIMATION SENATOR WONG SECONDS SENATOR JIMENEZ WINS THE CHAIR B. Action Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN senator to serve as the chairperson for the Constitution Revisions Committee. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza. SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR HOOSHMAND SECONDS SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO OPEN NOMINATIONS SENATOR SHUKIS SECONDS SENATOR SAINT NOMINATES SENATOR HOOSCHMAND SENATOR SENEVIRATNE SECONDS NOMINATIONS CLOSED SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO APPROVE BY UNANIMOUS ACCLIMATION SENATOR JIMENEZ SECONDS SENATOR HOOSCHMAND WINS THE CHAIR C. Action Item: Approval of Jesse Taylor to serve as Assistant Creative Technology Director for a term ending April 30, 2007. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Director Maxson SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA CALLS THE ITEM OUT OF ORDER D. Action Item: Approval of a twelve (12) credit fee waiver to be paid to the Assistant Creative Technology Director. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY07 Creative Technology (Discretionary) Budget. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Director Maxson. SENATE PRESIDENT ESPINOZA CALLS THE ITEM OUT OF ORDER IX. NEW BUSINESS Action A. Action Item: Approval of 6 credits (3 per semester) to be paid to the Justice Council members, 12 credits (6 per semester) to be paid to each Senator, Senate Secretary, and Assistant Director; 24 credits (12 per semester) to be paid to each Director and Pro-Tempore; and full tuition to be paid to the Student Body President, Vice President, and Senate President for the Fall 06 and Spring 07 semesters. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY07 Volunteer Transfers (Fee Waivers) budget. As submitted by Adriel Espinoza. SENATOR JIMENEZ MOVES TO APPROVE SENATOR SHUKIS SECONDS MOTION APPROVED 21-0-0 B. Action Item: Approval of 1,000 for a co-sponsorship with the Honors College to bring Florida State Professor of Philosophy Micheal Ruse to speak at UNLV about teaching Evolution in schools. Cost to be encumbered by the CSUN 2702 FY07 NSA budget. As submitted by Senate President Espinoza on behalf of Director Yasbin. SENATOR SAINT MOTIONS TO APPROVE SENATOR SHUKIS SECONDS SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO STRIKE 1,000 AND INSERT $1,000.00 SENATOR STROUT SECONDS AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BACK TO THE ITEM AS A WHOLE THE EVENT WILL TO BE HELD FEB. 12™ 2 1 - 0 - 0 C. Information Item: Approval of Executive Board nominee to serve as Creative Technology Director for a term ending April 30, 2007. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza. SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO COMBINE AND POSTPONE ITEMS C-I SENATOR WONG SECONDS MOTION APPROVED 21-0-0 D. Information Item: Approval of Executive Board nominee to serve as Entertainment and Programming Director for a term ending April 30, 2007. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza. ITEM POSTPONED SEE ACTION ITEM C OF NEW BUISNESS E. Information Item: Approval of Executive Board nominee to serve as Chief Counsel for a term ending April 30, 2007. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza ITEM POSTPONED SEE ACTION ITEM C OF NEW BUISNESS F. Information Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN Member to serve as Senator for the college of Fine Arts for the remainder of the 37th session. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza ITEM POSTPONED SEE ACTION ITEM C OF NEW BUISNESS G. Information Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN Member to serve as Senator for the college of Hotel Administration for the remainder of the 37th session. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza ITEM POSTPONED SEE ACTION ITEM C OF NEW BUISNESS H. Information Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN Member to serve as Senator for the college of University Studies for the remainder of the 37th session. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza ITEM POSTPONED SEE ACTION ITEM C OF NEW BUISNESS I. Information Item: Approval of one (1) CSUN Member to serve as Senator for the college of Buisness for the remainder of the 37th session. As submitted by President Panchavinin, Vice President Nakashima, and Senate President Espinoza ITEM POSTPONED SEE ACTION ITEM C OF NEW BUISNESS J. Action Item: Commit Senate Bylaw 28, for revisions that have been suggested by the Student Services Board. See attachment 37.04.01 SENATOR SAINT MOVES TO COMMIT SENATOR SHUKIS SECONDS SENATOR SHUKIS MOVES TO AMMEND INSERTING "SENATE BILL 37-01" TO BOTH THE ATTACHMENT AND THE ACTION ITEM ITSELF. SENATOR SAINT SECONDS AMENDMENT PASSES 17-0-2 SENATORS HEAD AND COLETTI ABSTAIN INTO THE ITEM AS A WHOLE 15-3-2 SENATORS COLETTI AND HEAD ABSTAIN X. Executive Board Summations XI. Good of the Senate XII. Adjournment SENATOR WONG MOTIONS TO ADJOURN AT 6:55 PM SENATOR SHUKIS SECOND 2 0 - 0 - 0 This meeting has been posted in accordance with NRS 241.020 on the third floor of the Student Union, the seventh floor of the FDH, BEH, CSUN annex in the CBC, and also posted on-line at www.UNLVCSUN.com Attachment 37.04.01 The CSUN Student Services Board with the chair Michael Thomas would like to examine the Senate Bylaw 28: Ways and Means Committee, specifically C. 3, 4, 5 and 6. We would like to strike C. 3,4, and 5 because we feel that once the funding request has been approved by our board, which is one of the major responsibilities of our board, having the Ways and Means Committee approve or disapprove the funding requests is redundant. It is our job as the CSUN Student Services Board to review the funding requests in order to make sure funds are being spent appropriately, and because of C. 3, 4, and 5 the Ways and Means Committee follow the same procedure, hence a redundancy. This wastes time in the process in getting the monies back to the organizations. For this purpose we are trying to go through the proper procedures to make sure the monies are being spent appropriately yet at the same time get the monies back to the organizations in a timely manner, something that has never been the case in the CSUN Student Government. Our concerns with C. 6 is that the CSUN Student Services Board is not involved in the process of possibly suspending or revoking student organization funds so we would like to add an addendum which states: C. 6. i. Any concerns regarding CSUN student recognized organizations shall be addressed by the Ways and Means Committee and the CSUN Student Services Boar