USF Sarasta-Manatee Student Gvernment Assciatin Legislative Branch 05/13/16 Senatrs in Attendance: Crinne Tucker, Jeanie Ziven, Anthny Alibr, Andre Obradvich, Sami Arabghli, Edward Becht, Jay Dwyer, Ricard Centen Student Services Members in Attendance: Darren Gambrell Guest(s): Sydney Whitlck, Assciate Justice; Luie Carey, Alex Benishek Chair: Barry Callahan Call t Order: Barry Callahan calls the meeting t rder at 5:00 pm. Amendments t the Meeting Agenda: Andre mves t apprve the agenda fr 05/13/16. Jay secnds The mtin passes and the agenda is apprved Amendments t the Meeting Minutes: N/A Senate President Updates: Frmer Senate President Barry Callahan reminds new senatrs that if they need t wrk they can d s within inf cmmns r classrm A207 He adds nt that by stating that as f right nw there is n O-drive access in Inf Cmmns Advisr Updates: Darren Gambrell is nt yet present fr the meeting and thus there are n advisr updates Old Business: N/A New Business: Officer Electins Barry annunces nminatin fr Senate President Ricard Centen, he has accepted the nminatin Ricard takes the flr t explain why he is qualified fr the psitin Questin and Answer perid is pened up Crinne asks a fllw up questin t Ricard s metaphr f nt reinventing the wheel. She questins whether r nt Ricard wuld reinvent the wheel if there was a prblem with the fundatin f the Senate. Ricard respnds by stating that awknwledgement needs t be made fr what can be imprved, and he has a systematic plan t address that. N further questins Ricard leaves the rm and a discussin perid is pened up There is n discussin Andre mtins fr a rll call vte
Jeanie secnds The mtin passes, rll call begins Crinne Tucker, aye Jeanie Ziven, aye Anthny Alibr, aye Andre Obradvich, aye Sami Arabghli, aye Edward Becht, aye Jay Dwyer, aye With a unanimus vte, Ricard Centen is elected Senate President Barry annunces nminatins fr Senate President Pr Tempre One nminatin each fr Anthny Alibr and Andre Obradvich Andre takes the flr t explain why he wuld be the best chice fr Pr Tempre He pstulates that his past experience, activity level n campus, and passin fr grwth and the student bdy qualify him fr the psitin Mve t a Questin and Answer perid fr Andre N questins Anthny takes the flr t explain why he wuld be the best chice fr Pr Tempre Anthny prpses that althugh he lacks the experience, he has the leadership and cmmunicatin traits that wuld qualify him. His participatin in schl functins and clubs are als a cntributing factr t his qualificatin. He stresses the cncept f new bld in the Senate. Mve t a Questin and Answer perid fr Anthny N questins Bth candidates leave the rm Discussin perid begins Jay states that he thinks Andre is the strnger chice due t his past experience, and since the Senate is mstly new bld this time arund he wuld feel mre cmfrtable with smene with experience in a leadership psitin Crinne pints ut that the additin f new bld brings in a new perspective, smething which is different frm the ld administratin that Andre was a part f Jeanie states that the qualities f the individual shuld be weighed higher than the level f experience f the individual Edward scrutinizes the cncept f new bld, stating that perhaps the cncept wuld hld a strnger stance if the previus administratin had many ntable faults, which he then vices his pinin in saying he desn t believe it did Jay says that the pwer f the new Senate wuld nt waver if bth Senate President and Pr Tempre were a part f an lder administratin, and that mre experienced individuals wuld mainly assist with prcedural aspects that the new Senatrs are unfamiliar with Ricard reminds the new Senatrs f the respnsibilities f his new psitin, ne f which including abstaining frm vting unless there is a tie. He will hwever, be able t vte in this meeting since he is nt the chair. He ges n t give his pinins n bth f the applicants
He states that, fr Anthny Alibr, if peple are hesitant t vte fr him due t his lack f experience then that is a reasnable reactin. Hwever, in student gvernment there are pprtunities t grw and that Anthny culd d very well. Ricard als brings up when he previusly ran fr Pr Tempre and didn t get it, thugh he ended up fulfilling many duties f the Pr Tempre when he was Clerk Fr Andre, Ricard states that he has wrked very well with him in the past. He says that Andre is practive and wuld d well in the psitin f Pr Tempre. Discussin perid ends Bth applicants are brught back in Jay mtins fr a rll call vte Ricard secnds The mtin passes, rll call begins Crinne Tucker, Anthny Alibr Jeanie Ziven, Anthny Alibr Anthny Alibr, Anthny Alibr Andre Obradvich, Andre Obradvich Sami Arabghli, Anthny Alibr Edward Becht, Andre Obradvich Jay Dwyer, Andre Obradvich Ricard Centen, Andre Obradvich Jaime Hernandez, via prxy vte, Andre Obradvich With a majrity vte, Andre Obradvich is elected the psitin f Pr Tempre Open frum Ricard takes the flr He cngratulates Andre Obradvich and all the new Senatrs In regards t where t clck hurs, this can be dne in the prtables r Inf Cmmns Hwever, -drive access is nt yet finished. It shuld be dne by Mnday mrning Timesheets can be accessed Mnday the fllwing week They are due Wednesday, befre 11 am Timesheets are runded t the nearest quarter hurs Ricard brings up that Jeanie has been wrking n the website and has updated the Senate page. He asks if she has included everyne s pht. Jeanie says that she has everyne s pht except fr Sami, Andre, and Crinne Ricard says that the new Senatrs shuld be familiarizing themselves with the Cnstitutin and the ROP. He has shared these dcuments via email t the senatrs n a ggle drive. If anyne finds any lphles with the dcuments they shuld let the Senate knw. Ricard says he wuld like all Senatrs t schedule meetings with him next week t g ver the prcess f making bills Ricard states that rm A217 if pen fr Senatrs t wrk Alex Benishek interjects and states that a class has nw been scheduled in that rm and Andrew Becht needs t reserve a new rm fr Student Gvernment Cnfirmatins will be dne at the fllwing Senate meeting. Aplicants and nminees fr CAB, Judicial, and the Excecutive Branch needs t be reviewed and either
apprved r denied by the Senatrs. Crinne asks what t d if she s ging t be missing the next meeting Ricard brings up the leave f absence prcedure: senatrs can be gne fr three weeks, if any lnger they need t fill ut a frm which will be apprved by the senate Crinne will be gne fr a week, she wishes t skype int the meeting Anthny will be gne fr three weeks, he als wishes t skype in Sami states that July 3 rd t August 2 nd he will be away, and he will nt have access t skype during July 3 rd t the 17 th Barry Callahan mentins that the Pr Tempre needs t assign cmmittee chairs, cmmittee members, and liasns Ricard encurages Senatrs t express if they want t be n a specific cmmittee Jeanie asks abut when t get access t SAR accunts Ricard explains that SAR is linked t drive access SAR is the fficial wrk email that all Senatrs need t use Ricard wants t be CC d n every email sent He says that the ther fficers (Clerk, Pr Temp, Scilitr General) need t be CC d Cmmittee Assignments There are five cmmittees: Budget, Amendments, Apprpriatins, JEC, and Cmmittee n University, Cmmunity and Gvernment Affairs Jay vlunteers t chair Amendments Barry interjects by saying that Amendments is chaired by the Slicitr General Sami is accepted as the chair fr Cmmittee n University, Cmmunity and Gvernment Affairs Anthny vlunteers fr the chair f Budget cmmittee Barry interjects by stating that the Budget cmmittee is chaired by the Chief Financial Officer Anthny is accepted as the chair fr Apprpriatins Crinne, Jay, and Edward all want t chair the JEC The JEC is respnsible fr maintaining the ethical integrity f Student gvernment. The JEC reviews grievances and if apprved, hld an investigatin A vting prcess will take place t determine the chair f the JEC Crinne takes the flr t explain why she wuld be the best pssible candidate She says that she is an ethical and impartial persn wh views the ffense and nt the persn. She hlds everyne t the apprpriate standards and will make sure everyne is ding their jb Questin and Answer perid fr Crinne Ricard: What are all the rganizatins yu are currently active in? Crinne: I am active in the American Assciatin fr University Wmen, Gamer s Guild, I am active in Thse are just the fficer psitins I currently have. Jay decides t withdraw himself as a candidate fr the JEC Edward takes the flr t explain why he wuld be the best pssible candidate He says that JEC is a psitin where being f new bld wuld really make him impartial. He is nt an fficer f any clubs, s he wuld have n bias. He wants t shw initiative and becme active in the schl. Questin and Answer perid fr Edward Ricard: Why did yu initially apply t the Senate? Edward: I just wanted t be a part f Student Gvernment. I liked what they were ding. I really liked the culture. I think
this is a small schl, but I think the student gvernment really has a presence here. I just wanted t be a part f that. Bth candidates leave the rm A discussin perid begins Sami states that fr a psitin such as this, whever hlds the chair shuldn t have any bias. He believes that Crinne s invlvement in all f the clubs culd perhaps pen the chance fr cnflict r bias Ricard gives a review f bth candidates Edward is new t student gvernment and he has ptential. Ricard thinks that Edward is an extremely calmheaded individual wh wuld handle the psitin well. Crinne has nly been n the campus fr a small time and yet has invlved herself in s many clubs and rganizatins. She has a lt f initiative. She can handle the jb descriptin. Jay questins if there is anther cmmittee t check the head f the JEC fr ptential bias (ie, Crinne s invlvement in s many clubs and Edward s relatinship with his brther, the current student bdy president) Barry states that it will be primarily the members f the JEC vting, nt the chair Andre states that Crinne s invlvement is admirable, but yet he agrees with Sami in saying that Edward s lack f invlvement with ther rganizatins n campus prvides an advantage ver Crinne Anthny respnds by saying that Crinne s invlvement in s many rganizatins culd alternatively be lked at as an advantage, since she wuld be very infrmed abut what is ging n Alex Benishek says that the main rle f the JEC is nt clubs, and is instead student gvernment prcedures in hw t slve cnflict withut cntacting the judicial branch Jeanie asks if an issue with clubs wuld ever g t the JEC Alex says mst likely nt, unless it is an issue where a student gvernment member singled ut a club fr whatever purpse. The JEC is mstly grievance related Barry adds n t say that students and thus clubs can file grievances against student gvernment and that he wuld assume that prfessinal cnduct wuld include smene wh has a strng cnnectin abstaining in a vting prcess Jay says that he desn t think that invlvement in clubs is a precursr t bias. He believes that instead, a candidate s qualities shuld be scrutinized. He states that Crinne described herself as smene wh can separate herself and becme unbiased Ricard says he des nt believe the Senate will have t wrry abut bias frm Crinne, thugh he thinks that Edward will d a better jb at detaching himself Jay mtins fr a rllcall vte Ricard secnds The mtin passes, the candidates are allwed back inside Crinne Tucker, Crinne Tucker Jeanie Ziven, Crinne Tucker Anthny Alibr, Crinne Tucker Andre Obradvich, Edward Becht Sami Arabghli, Edward Becht Edward Becht, Edward Becht Jay Dwyer, Crinne Tucker
Ricard Centen, Edward Becht There is a tie. Nrmally the senate president breaks a vte, except he is nt the chair and is thus a vting member Ricard prpses tw ptins Either the vting is tabled until the next meeting when Jaime is available Or he abstains frm vting Barry states that a member frm anther branch culd perhaps vte, and this wuldn t be illegal Ricard says he thinks he shuld nt vte Crinne asks if c-chairing is pssible Barry says it isn t set up in the ROP, nr is there anything against it Ricard makes a mtin t recnsider Andre secnds The mtin passes, the rllcall vte will be dne again. This time, Ricard will be used as a tie breaking vte nly Crinne Tucker, Crinne Tucker Jeanie Ziven, Crinne Tucker Anthny Alibr, Crinne Tucker Andre Obradvich, Edward Becht Sami Arabghli, Edward Becht Edward Becht, Edward Becht Jay Dwyer, Crinne Tucker With a majrity vte, Crinne is given the psitin f the chair f the JEC Andre asks the ther Senatrs which cmmittee they wuld like t serve in Apprpriatins Anthny (chair) Crinne Jay Andre Amendments Jeanie Edward Jay Budget Andre Anthny Ricard JEC Crinne (Chair) Sami Edward Jay CUCGA Sami (Chair) Jeanie Crinne
The recrding ended early (1:01:27) s the Clerk culd nt write anymre f the minutes. Meeting Adjurned: Meeting adjurned at 6ish P.M.