February 8, 2010

SGA Budget Meeting (Night 2)

8 PM

Roll Call

Officers Present – Gardner, Proctor, Baldwin, Bettis, and Al-Greene

Officers absent – Pittman

Senators Present – Reid, Perry, Beovich, Guy, Sanders, Smith, Gessner, Langan, Kuyk, Miner, Stewart, Macon, Tanner, Fowler, McCants, King, Jones, Schneider, Pearson, Youngblood, Riner, Braoch, Carlson, Thomas, Richardson, Ramsey, Calhoun, Kapadia, LeBron, Wolf, Hall, Hillard

Senators absent – N/A

Organizations Present – AAF Student Chapter, Society of Strategy Gamers, Zeta Phi Beta, Omega Psi Phi, South Alabama Long boarding Club, South Alabama Pre-Law and Government Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Chi Alpha, Geology Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Indian Student Association, Jaguar Joggers, Model United Nations, National Society of Black Engineers, Pi Kappa Alpha, Psi Chi, Psychology Club, Student National Medical Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Army ROTC, Army ROTC Color Guard, Army ROTC Scabbard & Blade, Iota Nu Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Leisure Studies Association, Social Work Students Organizations, Southerners, Student Veteran’s Organization, USA College Democrats, USA show choir, USA Trumpet Ensemble, Campus Recreation, Colleges Against Cancer, Latin American Student Association, Mortar Board, Phi Mu Fraternity, Philosophy Club, and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Organizations absent:

Officer Reports

President Gardner – High Education is coming up. Senator Hall and Hill will be attending and we need a few more senators to attend

Vice President Proctor – has been sick this week and if anyone needs her just to call her. Proctor introduces guest speaker, the multi cultural affairs chair

Multicultural Affairs Chair – Introduces himself. Announces that there will be a Talent Show March 26 starting at 7 pm and an after party starting at 9 pm. If anyone is interested email him at laventrice@gmail.com

Vice President Proctor – Reminds the Senators that it is important to keep up with their office hours. She also states that Student At Large Pittman will not be here because she is at driving school.

Treasurer Baldwin – wanted to make a few quick announcements before getting to the budget. Senator Reid’s Social Work for Haiti project edited on the budget and is requesting 2,000 dollars. Also, Alpha Psi Omega has been moved to the Ensemble List.

Attorney General Bettis – IPP dinner is at 5 PM Feb 24 and you need to RSVP no later 15^th. Bettis also brought High Education Flyers and passed them around.

Chief Justice Al-Greene – Gumbo Chili Cook-off is coming up and if you are willing to help contact Senator Perry

Student At Large Pittman – N/A

Committee Reports

Senator Jones – Spirit week started and thanks to all who have been participating. There are many upcoming events this week and we need help from senators.

Special Orders

Dean Mitchell – is attending lunch with President Moulton and the Sr. Vice President academic affairs

New Business

Treasurer Baldwin- Wants to approve the $15,234 in appropriations packet

Senator Guy – Makes a movement to pass $15,234 for the appropriations packet

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Guy – Makes movement to cancel next week’s meeting due to Mardi Gras Holiday

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Ramsey – Opens floor for discussion of the ROTC Color Guard

Senator Perry – Asked why this group is even under questioning

Treasurer Baldwin – states there has been some discrepancy because there are so many ROTC groups requesting funding

Senator Guy – makes movement to approve$2,000 to ROTC Color Guard

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Senator Sanders – Opens the floor for discussion for Army Scavenger &Blade; Asks why they are the list.

Treasure Baldwin – Didn’t provide numbers and Jag Numbers

Senator Perry – Is this the same banquet the Color Guard is sponsoring

Army Scavenger &Blade Representative – Yes, but each division covers different parts of the banquet.

Senator King – Makes movement to approve $2,000 to Army Scavenger & Blade

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Smith – Opens floor to discuss Delta Theta Sigma Sorority. Smith asks why the prices for uniforms are so high. ($140)

Delta Theta Sigma Sorority Representative – Informs the senate that they are nice quality cardigans

Senator Smith – points out that for 6 members that the total price comes out to be 840 and not the 1,000 dollars being requested.

Treasurer Baldwin – States that there are actually 7 members and comes out to be $980

Senator Smith – Makes motion to close discussion

Senator Perry – Makes motion to approve $1000 for Delta Theta Sigma Sorority

Senators in Favor – Youngblood

Senators Against – Reid, Perry, Beovich, Guy, Sanders, Smith, Gessner, Langan, Kuyk, Miner, Stewart, Macon, Tanner, Fowler, McCants, King, Jones, Schneider, Pearson, Riner, Broach, Carlson, Thomas, Richardson, Ramsey, Calhoun, LeBron, Wolf, Hall, and Hillard

Senators that Abstained: Kapadia

MOTION FAILED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Senator Sanders – Opens floor for discussion of Leisure Studies Association

Treasurer Baldwin –Please describe meeting that you are asking funding for.

Leisure Studies Association Representative –It is at the Beau Rivage where careers in therapeutic recreation are discussed.

Senator Smith – Makes movement to approve $1,645 to the Leisure Studies Association

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Beovich – Opens floor for discussion of the Social Work Student Organization

Senator Beovich – Makes a movement to approve $2,000 to the Social Work Student Organization

Senator Perry – Makes movement to open discussion for the Southerners. Perry asks why is there are 14 Jag numbers when 17 Jackets are requested. How much are these jackets?

Southerners Representative – They are $110 which includes tax, embroidering, and shipping. There are already new jackets for members, but new members will be added before the next budget meeting and hopefully there will be 16 members plus one alternate.

Treasurer Baldwin – We can’t approve money for non-existent/ future members.

Southerners Representative – The jackets will give us that uniform look during Football Season.

Senator Hilliard – Is there anything cheaper?

Southerners Representative – We found some other options, but the North Face package was a good deal.

Senator Kapadia- Aren’t they closer to about $200 dollars per jacket? It is hard to get jackets approved to non-existent members. Maybe you should explain what you do for the University.

Southerners Representative – The Northface jackets are classy and presentable which is important for the organization. Southerners is the “face of the university” for alumni relations. Southerners speaks to all the prominent people that visit and/or donate.

Senator Kapadia – I believe this is a good investment.

Vice President – Closes the floor for discussion

Senator Guy – States that the amount is high for jackets and believes the money would go farther with ooze ball.

Senator Reid – States that the rules would have to be suspended to pass this appropriation

Chief Justice Al-Greene: Reads regulation 700.8.2

Senator Kapadia – Makes movement to suspend Rule 700.8.2

Senators Against – Reid, Perry, Guy, Sanders, Smith, Gessner, Langan, Kuyk, Miner, Stewart, Tanner, Fowler, McCants, King, Jones, Schneider, Pearson, Youngblood, Riner, Broach, Carlson, Thomas, Richardson, Ramsey, LeBron, Wolf, Hall, and Hilliard.

Senators in Favor – Maccon, Calhoun, and Kapadia

Senators that Abstained – N/A

FAILED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Senator Ramsey – Opens floor for discussion of College of Democrats

Treasurer Baldwin – The only reason why this organization is being brought up is that there is no documentation for projected expenses.

College of Democrats Representative – The expenses will be for promotion of safe sex including pamphlets and condoms.

Senator Perry- Have we ever sponsored handing out condoms before?

Senator Guy – So the money is going to 168 condoms? Do you just hand them out?

College of Democrats Representative – Yes we hand them out to students.

Senator Calhoun – How do you hand them out? With pamphlets?

College of Democrats Representative – We hand them out with the pamphlets.

Senator Smith – Makes motion to approve $74.89 to approve College of Democrats money for uniforms and not condoms.

MOTION PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Smith – Opens the floor for discussion of USA Show Choir

Vice President Proctor – This organization has not been registered for three semesters. How will we know this organization will generate enough interest and succeed?

USA Show Choir Representative – we created a facebook interest group and followed that up with a meeting where 40 potential members showed up. Also, high school seniors that have committed to USA have also generated a lot of interest. This could be a major group to show off the Music Department.

Senator Beovich – Points out that we have already voted on suspending rules.

Vice President Proctor – Closes the floor for discussion

Senator Smith – Moves to suspend rule 700.2.8

Vice President Proctor – Denies the motion; failure to make movement in timely fashion

Senator King – Moves to open discussion on USA Trumpet Ensemble. He states that he has seen the ensemble for 3 years and asks why it has never been registered.

USA Trumpet Ensemble Representative – States that has never had a need to be registered and that the organization has been around and generating interest for the past 4 years. This year they have been invited to this prestigious competition in Australia. It is a huge honor.

Senator Guy- Point of Inquiry: How do organizations know when/ how to register?

Dean Mitchell – It is really up to the organization. The forms are in the campus involvement and you need to register to be a student organization

Senator Smith – This organization is different from the others.

Senator Hall – Agrees with Senator Smith. She also stresses to the Senate that to get this level of recognition is a huge honor and could possibly help with international recruiting for the school.

Vice President Proctor – Points out that it will definitely cost for more that $2000 to get a trumpet ensemble to Australia.

USA Trumpet Ensemble Representative – It is going to coast 26,500 dollars total, but we are putting on many fund raisers and gathering donations to make this possible.

Senator Guy – Makes movement to suspend rule 700.2.8

Senators Against – Rei, Perry, Langan, and Pearson

Senators in Favor –Guy, Sanders, Kuyk, Macon, Tanner, Fowler, Mccants, King, Jones, Schneider, Pearson, Youngblood, Riner, Broach, Carlson, Thomas, Richardson, Ramsey, Calhoun, Kapadia, LeBron, Wolf, Hall, and Hillard

Senators the Abstained - Beovich, Gessner, Miner, and Stewart

PASSED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Senator Youngblood- Makes movement to approve $2000 to USA Trumpet Ensemble

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Ramsey – Makes movement to open the floor for discussion of Alpha Psi Omega

Treasurer Baldwin – We approved $1000 dollars for this organization last week, but they did not realize they could be approved for more.

Alpha Psi Omega Representative – We need the money for a conference that we would like to attend that gives many important internship opportunities.

Senator Kapadia – Is there anything wrong with the appropriation request?

Treasurer Baldwin – Nothing, just that they did not know that they could be approved for up to $2000.

Senator Ramsey – Makes a movement to close the floor.

Senator Perry- Makes a movement to another $1000 to Alpha Psi Omega

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Smith – Maybe there is another way to approve money for Delta Sigma Theta

Delta Sigma Theta Representative – Can we use the 500 for the national conference?

Treasurer Baldwin – If you bring in the rest of your proof of expenses and there is money left over it is possible.

Senator Jones – Makes a movement to open the floor for discussion of the Model United Nations

Treasurer Baldwin – Makes a movement to approve $2000 for Model United Nations

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Treasurer Baldwin – We now move into Co-sponsorships

Senator Kapadia – Makes movement to open the floor for discussion of the Southerners Co-sponsorship

Southerners Representative – We need a sponsorship for Oozeball. It is the single largest event on campus. It is a volleyball tournament in a huge mud pit. It has been going on for 22 years.

Vice President Proctor – If SGA sponsors Oozeball can we still have 2 free teams?

Southerners Representative – Our biggest cost are for t-shirts and food. It is definitely more of than we take in. We just ask for SGA to make up the difference ($4,920).

Senator Guy – Makes movement to approve the $4,920 for a co-sponsorship with Southerners

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Reid – Makes movement to open floor of discussion of Senator Reid’s project for Haiti.

Senator Guy – Makes movement to approve co-sponsorship $2000 for Senator Reid’s project.

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Gessner –Makes movement to open the floor to discuss the co-sponsorship of Pi Kappa Phi’s Miss USA Pageant

Miss USA Pageant Representative – We accidently had this under co-sponsorship but, we really need this under appropriations since the event already occurred. We need the money to rent out the facility (Laidlaw Performing Arts Center) and pay for certain things for the girls.

Senator Perry – Makes movement to approve $2,000 for Miss USA Pageant

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Guy – Makes movement to open the floor for discussion the co-sponsorship of Relay for Life

Colleges Against Cancer Representative – Colleges Against Cancer is putting on Relay for Life which is a 6 am – 6 pm walk that raises money for the fight against cancer.

Dean Mitchell – Where does the money go? Because SGA does not give just donations.

Treasurer Baldwin – Can we purchase advertisement?

Dean Mitchell – That sounds good.

Senator Guy – Who is paying for the bands?

Colleges against Cancer Representative- They are nonprofit bands.

Senator Perry – Makes movement to co-sponsor $2,000 dollars worth of advertisements for Relay for Life

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator LeBron – Makes movement to open the floor for discussion of Phi Mu’s Hoop-A-Paluza.

Hoop-A-Paluza Representative – States the SGA advertisement will be on t-shirts given out to the first 65 participants

Senator Gessner – Makes movement to co-sponsor $650.00 for Phi Mu’s Hoop-A-Paluza

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Ramsey – Makes movement to open discussion co-sponsorship for Mortar Board.

Mortar Board Representative – We put on Top Prof which is an honorable mention dinner for some of the best professors. It is a good way for the students to have better connections with the professors. They money will be used for the food.

Senator Guy – Makes movement to approve $2,000 for co-sponsorship of Mortar Board’s Top Prof.

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Guy – Makes movement to open floor for discussion of the Latin American Student Association

Latin American Student Association Representative- We put on different dances and encourages members to come out and celebrate with the organization.

Senator Guy – Makes movement to approve $800 co-sponsorship for the Latin American Student Association.

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Beovich – Makes movement to open discussion of the Philosophy Club

Philosophy Club Representative – We have two banquets that are great opportunities for philosophy students especially because there are some big names in attendance.

Vice President Proctor – Closes the floor.

Senator Gessner – Makes movement to approve $2000 co-sponsorship for the Philosophy Club.

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION

Senator Gessner – Makes movement to open the floor for discussion of Campus Recreation.

Randy Hunter – The money would be used to move dirt behind the fraternity houses to make fields for club sports.

Vice President Proctor – Is there anywhere else you can get funding other than SGA?

Randy Hunter – This has been sort of a last resort plea.

Senator Guy – I think this will increase the security for places such as the sorority houses. Why isn’t the University funding this?

Dean Mitchell- The University is on an agenda and unfortunately this isn’t high on the agenda.

Vice President Proctor – What is the university prioritizing right now?

Dean Mitchell – I’m not part of that committee. You would have to talk to Dr. Smith.

Senator Guy – Can we make a fund, like we did with the SGA Pavilion?

Vice President Proctor – We can’t indebt a future senate.

Senator Beovich – Can we just make one field?

Vice President Proctor – I’ll bring this up when I go to lunch with President Moulton tomorrow.

Dean Mitchell – I’m not sure if that will accomplish anything, but you can try. The University does not have a lot of extra funding right now.

Vice President Proctor – We will get back to you.

Senator Smith – Makes a motion to open floor for Student Vietnam Organization

Vice President Proctor- Fails Motion; Issue has already been discussed.

Student Forum

N/A

Announcements

N/A

Senator Guy – Makes movement to adjourn the meeting

PASSED BY ACCLIMATION