April 5 SGA Meeting (8pm)
Role Call
Senators Present Beovich, Guy, Perry, Reed, Gessner, Kuyk, Langan, McCants, Macon, Miner, Sanders, Smith, Stewart, Fowler, Jones, Tanner, Schneider, Pearson, Sells, Carlson, Youngblood, Broach, Ramsey, Thomas, Lebron, Wolf, and Hilliard
Senators Absent King, Riner, Richardson, Hall, Kapadia, and Calhoun.
Senator Gessner I move to approve the minutes from March 29.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Officer Reports
President Gardner Just a reminder if there have been any concerns with the ballot please contact me or Ashley Guy. We have been working on working out all the snags. As these weeks have been dwindling we need to use money for senate projects. The weeks have been dwindling down and we need to work toward using our money for senate projects.
Vice President Proctor - Our end of the year banquet is April 26 at 6 pm. Tonight we will be voting for the SGA awards. Ashley will be collecting them. If you nominated this person you need to be able to defend your answer.
Treasurer Baldwin We have a late appropriations request and 3 senate projects. It would be best to spend this money. It doesnt help that it would just sit there.
Attorney General Bettis Last week I had a recommendations for EC not have write ins on the ballot and I approved that because there were many votes for candidates that dont exist.
Chief Justice Al-Greene I hope you had a great weekend!
Student At Large Pittman No report
Senator Minor The legal affairs committee didnt find anything wrong with amendments so they will be approved.
Ramsey The appropriations committee had a student appropriation package that is late with no problems but, because it is so late that we want senate to vote.
Senator Guy We need a senator from each college to talk about the stipends at 5pm next week.
Special Orders
Dean Mitchell EC will have their final lunch with President Multon on Thursday. Please get issues to the EC if you have anything you would like to be discussed. I want to ask if you all have any questions that you would to talk to me prior to meeting email me.
Old Business
Senator Guy I move to discuss appropriating $800 to the Nepelese Student Organization
Senator Smith What is it for?
Treasurer Baldwin The money will go to events ,project supplies for fashion show and talent show and their Springfest.
Senator Sells Makes a movement to close the floor for discussion and moves to appropriate $800 to the Nepelese Student organization.
MOTION PASSES
VEPA is requesting 700 dollars
Senator Hillard I move to open the floor for discussion of the VPA Kickball Senate Project.
Dean Mitchell The Mitchell Alliance is a staff to coordinate events to raise awareness of violence on campus especially against women. We have a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes and the kickball tournament. I will try to answer all questions.
Senator Guy Should we approve those together because it happens at the same week?
Vice President Proctor - You could but, I put them as separate things because I just found the amount for kickball.
Treasurer Baldwin These are 2 projects on separate days and I was wondering if we are going to receive advertisement for these events.
Dean Mitchell -There is a Tshirt which we have a flyer for and I will pass it around. Im not totally sure about the kickball tournament since Im not working on that one.
Senator Sells How much is the amount they are asking for?
Vice President Baldwin -$5,091.65
Senator Guy I move to close the floor for the VPA Kickball tournament.
Senator Smith I move to approve $5,091.56 to the VPA kickball tournament.
MOTION PASSES
Senator Ramsey I moves to approve $497.39 to the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event.
MOTION PASSES
Senator Guy I move to open the floor for the Show Choir Senate Project.
Vice President Proctor Would the representative please address the senate.
Show Choir Representative We are a newer organization so we could not receive appropriations so we are requesting money for t-shirts, uniforms, and music.
Senator Perry What are the uniforms like?
Show Choir Representative They are basic show attire. They are definitely necessary.
Senator Gessner I didnt know if you have seen the show Glee, but show choir is similar to that and this is really exciting. I think this is really great project.
Senator Guy I move to close the floor for the Show Choir Senate Project.
Senator Sells Objection. How do you plan on advertising?
Show Choir Representative- With our performances and workshops in the fall.
Senator Perry Objection. How much is each individual uniform costing?
Treasure Baldwin $24.10 per student
Senator Sells I Move to approve $1650 to the Show Choir Senate Project.
MOTION PASSES
Senator Gessner I move to open the
floor for discussion of the movement of appropriations to senate projects
Vice President Proctor Any questions?
Senator Gessner I just want to know would this be the more appropriate way to get money to students.
Treasurer Baldwin Yes it would.
Senator Wolf I move to close the floor for discussion of the movement of appropriations to senate projects.
Senator Guy- I move to move $2871.56 from appropriations to senate projects.
MOTION PASSED
Senator Pearson I make a movement to cancel the meeting for April 26th.
MOTION PASSED
Senator Ramsey I move to open the floor for discussion of the amendment change of 700.1.2
Senator Jones - I
move to amend amendment 700.1.2
MOTION PASSEd
Senator Guy I move to amend amendments 308-310.
Motion passes
Senator Guy - I move to make nominations of SGA Awards.
Senator Smith Can anyone be able to be nominated for this? Senate or can it be Non-Senate too?
Vice President Proctor It can be either.
Senator Gessner - I move to open the floor for discussion of Nominations of Senator of The Fall Semester.
Senator Sanders Senator Perry
Vice President Proctor Is that it? Remember please do not put your names on the ballots.
Senator Smith I move to open the floor for discussion of Nominations of Senator of The Spring
Senator Smith Senator Jones
Senator Perry Senator Sells
Senator Guy Senator Hall
Senator Gessner Senator Carlson
Senator Macon Senator Ramsey
Senator Pearson Senator Youngblood
Senator Beovich Senator Smith
Senator Guy I move to open the floor for nominations of Senator of the Year.
Senator Hillard Senator Perry
Senator Sells Senator Ramsey
Senator Gessner Senator Jones
Senator Ramsey - Senator Sells
Senator Youngblood Senator Guy
Vice President Proctor I close the floor for nominations.
Senator Perry I open the floor for nominations for Committee Chair of The Year.
Senator Sells Senator Johnson
Senator Youngblood Senator Wolf
Senator Perry Jessica Mahaffey
Senator Gessner Senator Ramsey
Senator Hilliard Laventrice
Senator Sells I open the floor for nominations of Staff Member of the Year Barbara Shirvanian Award
Senator Sells Lauren Gulsby
Senator Perry Robyn Jones
Senator Stewart Mike Rhodes
Senator Wolf Joey Jones
Senator Smith Joel Erdman
Senator Perry Lloyd Meyers
Senator Guy I open the floor for nominations of the Glenn Sebastian Faculty Member of the Year Award.
Senator Thomas Sally Steadman
Senator Youngblood Dr. Mac
Senator Schneider Dr. Wardmill
Senator Sells Dr. Guzy
Senator Hilliard Mrs. Murphy
Senator Kuyk Dr. Jim Connovy
Senator McCants Dr. Wirisbiki
Senator Beovich Mrs. Peterson
Seantor Reid Dr. Stanfeild
Senator Guy I move to open the floor for the Kelly Witter School Spirit Award.
Vice President Proctor This can be anyone staff, faculty, student.
Senator Guy Vice President Proctor
Senator Smith Doug Little
Senator Youngblood Justin Thornhill
Senator Hilliard Senator Hiliard
Senator Perry Michael Brown
New Business
Senator Guy I Yield my floor to the Defense Attorney.
Defense Attorney There have some certain allegations toward President Gardner to remove him from elections committee.
Vice President There will have to follow up procedures and a lengthy pre-written procedure to even entertain this allegation.
Senator Perry What are the charges?
Defense Attorney President Gardner put information relevant to GPAs of candidates to the Vanguard and also allowed candidates to switch positions after the date was up.
Senator Guy The moving of candidates was not just President Gardner. It was a decision made by Dean Mitchell and the collaboration of the Elections Committee
Senator Sells Is there a precedent for this kind of thing?
Vice President Proctor It would be extremely lengthy and time consuming.
Dean Mitchell Applications are due at 5 pm and we are not able to review them till after that time and we had to fix some of the issues and candidates had to be moved around.
Senator Sells Has this been done before?
Dean Mitchell Yes.
Senator Sanders There is no rule in the lowdown about this and the Senate would have to amend something to even place a charge.
Senator Pearson I move to close the floor for discussion.
Vice President Proctor If you chose to turn in charges to Attorney General Bettis he will follow up to Dean Mitchell.
Announcements
Senator Guy Office Hours are due soon and stipend meeting is coming up so think about your representative.
Senator Smith Tuesday (tomorrow) at 7:30 Jazz Band concert at Laidlaw.
Senator Sells On Wednesday at 6pm is the Jag Jam. It is made up of three bands with free food and games. Come out it should be a lot of fun. Thursday is also the Day Without Shoes to promote awareness of people that do not have shoes. Make sure you sign a liability from to participate.
Senator Youngblood Tasty Tuesday at 5 at Sabora so you can go to Jag Jam at 6!
Attorney General BettisCircle K International is a service organization is also having nominations for elections next Monday.
Senator Guy I move to adjourn. (9:25 pm)