Student Senate for California Community Colleges Region V Minutes June 6th, 2014 Columbia College 11600 Columbia College Dr. Sonora CA 95370 Building: Ponderosa Student Center Outdoor Student Lounge Call-In Center Location Information Delta College 5151 Pacific Ave Stockton, CA 95207 Reedley College 995 N Reed Ave Reedley, CA 93654 Porterville College 100 E. College Avenue Porterville, CA 93257 Bakersfield College 1801 Panorama Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93305 College of the Sequoias 915 S Mooney Blvd Visalia, CA 93277 Call-in Information Dial: 1-719-785-4469 Or 1-888-450-4821 Passcode: 263518 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Region V of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges will hold a meeting on June 6th, 2014 at 6:00pm at Columbia Community College. The meeting time and location are noted above, as well as call-in locations/information for conference call options. Any questions regarding the agenda, or anything else related to Region V, can be directed to Chair Matthew Christman at regionvchair@gmail.com. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call (5min.) Quorum established 3/5 active colleges 4 colleges move to inactive for second missed meeting. Executive Officers Chair: M. Christman (P) Vice Chair: E. Haas (AB) Delegates Active: Modesto: (P) Inactive: Lemoore:
Justice: M. Jones (P) Treasurer: L. Lopez (AB) Communications: A. Gonzalez (P) Secretary: Davonta Martin (AB) Governance and Policy Senators: A. Campbell (P) Errin Bass (P) External Affairs Senator: A. Reed (P) Columbia: (P) Reedley: (Absent- 2 nd - Inactive) Delta: (Absent- 2 nd -Inactive) Fresno: (P) Porterville: (AB) Bakersfield: (Absent- 2 nd - Inactive) Sequoias: (Absent- 2 nd - Inactive) Willow International: (AB) Coalinga: Merced: Oakhurst/Madera: III. Public Comment (15min.) This time is reserved for members of the public to address the Region on items not appearing on the agenda. Each speaker is entitled to three minutes per item for a total of fifteen minutes. Kyle Brown Introduces himself, From MJC, inquired about the Outreach Committee Chair addressed the issue as something the next administration will have to reestablish. IV. Adoption of Agenda (5min.) Motion by Modesto: Move to adopt agenda. Seconded by Columbia. No Objections. = Motion Carries V. Melissa Lopez Birthday! a. Happy Happy Birthday to Melissa Lopez of Fresno City College We wish you the best and safe travel as you move forward in your life and education. VI. Chairs Concluding Statement a. Chair Christman will make concluding statements before we conduct the final Region V Meeting of the 2013-2014 term. Chair Christman congratulated Region V for a strong and productive semester. Chair Christman also thanked Region V for a great year! And it was a honor serving Region V, he wished everyone luck in the elections and reminded everybody to keep positive with comments. VII. Approval of Minutes a. May 9th. 2014 Motioned by Modesto: Move to approve minutes. Seconded by Fresno. No Objections. = Motion Carries. VIII. Action Items
a. Elections of SSCCC Region V Senator of External Affairs Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for the Senator of External Affairs. Seconded by Kyle Brown: Nomination of Asia Reed of Modesto for Senator of External Affairs Asia Reed Accepts Nomination. Moved by Modesto: Move to close nominations for Senator of External Affair. Seconded by Fresno. No Objections. = Motion Carries. By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Asia Reed is Elected for Senator of External Affairs. b. Elections of SSCCC Region V Senator of Governance and Policy (2 available positions) Moved by Columbia: Move to open nominations for the Senator of Governance and Policy. Seconded by Fresno. No Objections. = Motion Carries. Meghan Jones: Nomination of Andrew Campbell of Modesto for Senator of Governance and Policy Andrew Campbell Accepts Nomination. Asia Reed: Nomination of Errin Bass of Columbia for Senator of Governance and Policy Errin Bass Accepts Nomination. Moved by Fresno: Move to close nominations for Senator of Governance and Policy. Seconded by By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Andrew Campbell and Errin Bass are Elected for Senator of Governance and Policy. c. Elections of Region V Communications Officer Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for Region V Communications Officer. Seconded by Errin Bass: Nomination of Aiko Gonzalez of Columbia for Region V Communications Officer Aiko Gonzalez Accepts Nomination. Moved by Modesto: Move to close nominations for Region V Communications Officer. Seconded by Fresno. No Objections. = Motion Carries.
By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Aiko Gonzalez is elected for Region V Communications Officer. d. Elections of Region V Justice Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for the Region V Justice. Seconded by Kyle Borzoni: Nomination of Meghan Jones of Columbia for Region V Justice. Meghan Jones Accepts Nomination. Moved by Modesto: Move to close nominations for Region V Justice. Seconded by Columbia. No Objections. = Motion Carries. By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Meghan Jones is Elected for Region V Justice. e. Elections of Region V Treasurer Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for the Region V Treasurer. Seconded by Columbia. No Objections. = Motion Carries. Andrew Campbell: Nomination of Kyle Brown of Modesto for Region V Treasurer. Andrew Campbell Accepts Nomination. Moved by Fresno: Move to close nominations for Region V Treasurer. Seconded by Columbia. No Objections. = Motion Carries. By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Kyle Brown is Elected for Region V Treasurer. f. Elections of Region V Secretary Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for the Region V Secretary. Seconded by Kyle Brown: Nomination of Misha Mullican of Modesto for Region V Secretary. Misha Mullican Accepts Nomination. Moved by Fresno: Move to close nominations for Region V Secretary. Seconded by By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Misha Mullican is Elected for Region V Secretary.
g. Elections of Region V Vice Chair Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for the Region V Vice Chair. Seconded by Kyle Borzoni: Nomination of Martin Gomez of Modesto for Region V Vice Chair. Martin Gomez Accepts Nomination. Moved by Fresno: Move to close nominations for Region V Vice Chair. Seconded by By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Martin Gomez is Elected for Region V Vice Chair. h. Elections of Region V Chair Moved by Fresno: Move to open nominations for the Region V Chair. Seconded by Kyle Brown: Nomination of Matthew Christman of Columbia for Region V Chair. Matthew Christman Humbly Accepts Nomination. Moved by Modesto: Move to close nominations for Region V Chair. Seconded by Fresno. No Objections. = Motion Carries. By Acclamation and no objection by voting delegates = Matthew Christman is Elected for Region V Chair. IX. Discussion Items (Possible Action) X. Discussion Items (No Action) a. Legislative Update (30min.) i. The Region will be briefed on updates regarding the California Legislature and legislation concerning education. SSCCC External Affairs Committee hasn t met since the last update. Asia Reed has put forth all concerns by Region V and is awaiting answers and responses. b. Region V Reflection i. The region will have one last moment to reflect upon the 2013-2014 term, Positive experiences, Negative experiences, and final comments. Region V Chair presents all Region V delegates and Executives with Certificates of Appreciation for their dedicated work to Region V. c. Next Region V Meeting Region V Chair Elect (10min)
i. The Region will discuss the next region v meeting date and location, discussion will be led by the Region V Chair Elect. Modesto has volunteered to host the Next Region V Meeting July 24, @ 6:00pm XI. Communications from floor (30min.) a. Executives All Executives thanked the Region for their re-elections and they look forward to working with Region V for another Year. b. Committees i. Governmental Relations ii. Budget Advisory iii. Public Relations iv. Rules v. Delegates All Region V Colleges are on Summer Break, ASO s are conducting Leadership Retreats, and everybody looks forward to being active in the Region come Fall Semester. XII. Announcements XIII. Adjournment Modesto Motions: Move to Adjourn at 7:00pm. Seconded by Fresno. No Objections. = Motion Carries