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VSG Senate Minutes – 11-9-11

Senate Session Minutes

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Meeting at 7p in SLC Board of Trust Room

Welcome

    • Call to Order, Speaker Hooks
    • Roll Call, Secretary Julia Peredo

Speaker, Andrew Follett and Sarah Muller, ASB Co-Chairs

Old Business, Speaker Hooks

    • Open Floor for Vanderbilt Student Body

Presentation of Resolutions, Speaker Hooks

    • Resolution 11-12-15: Accountability and Transparency Omnibus
      • Technical Questions
        • Would we release the budget before it is approved then approve then re-send it?
          • Clarifying how budget is posted
          • Proposed budget would be released to student media and to VSG so that it can be reviewed before passing
          • Standardizing in terms of statutes
        • How would you define student media?
          • Hustler, any other published sources
        • Are we required to send it to all media?
          • Can be requested and then sent, so yes, but up to the president
        • Zye, what is your opinion?
          • Not allowed to voice opinion on this to this particular body
        • Do minutes of committees need to be posted?
          • In statutes, does not specify that General Secretary must post minutes, only says keeping accurate minutes
        • Are you somehow worried about corruption or notes being tallied correctly?
          • Already required to release vote counts
          • Not required to publicize voting records of Senate members voting on resolutions
          • Students should have access to voting records
          • Clarification of statutes—not necessarily to prevent corruption
      • Debate
        • 24 hours is not very reasonable—should be 48-72
          • Valid concern, but not asking too much, it does not take long
        • 24 hours before budget would be Tuesday night then voted on Wednesday—students might believe that it is final budget if it is published before vote
          • Not for the goal of publishing, but to ensure that students can ask questions about the budget before the final budget is voted on
        • What happens if it’s not published in 24 hours?
          • That would be someone not performing their duty
          • Won’t be removed for that, but that is part of the responsibility of the position
          • Not necessarily a huge violation—treated as any other breach in statutes
        • Good resolution, will help keep VSG accountable, good job
      • Resolution passes Senate

New Business, Speaker Hooks

    • House Programming Events Updates: Nothing to report at this time
    • New Business: President Meyer
      • Press release today:
        • Every Friday Chick-fil-a will be on meal plan in Branscomb as late night
        • Angel Tree parking ticket drive
        • New guidelines for co-sponsorships will be available next week
      • Blog feature on website—any media you want posted
      • E-mails around 15 of month asking about committee updates
    • Co-Sponsorship Update: Vice President Manard
      • No updates (see upcoming events)
    • Upcoming VSG Events
      • VSG Social Outing: Sunday, November 13
      • November 15: deadline for Co-sponsorship of the Month
      • Pancakes Under the Stars: Thursday, November 17th from 8-11p
      • VSG Holiday Party: December 6
    • Upcoming Co-Sponsorship Events
      • November 17: Muslim Student Alliance event
      • Tip-Off Cook Off: Friday at 5p in Branscomb
      • Engineering has an event
      • Relay for Life: Friday from 6p-6a
      • Young Americans for Liberty event tomorrow
        • Hosting professor from Belmont to speak from 6-7p in Buttrick 305
        • Short film and discussion
      • Young Americans for Liberty event next Thursday

Adjourn and Thanks, Speaker Melissa O’Neill

 

 

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