Constitutions and Statutes Committee Minutes
Acting Chair: Chase Baker
October 19th, 2015
7:15 PM to 8:15 PM in the John E. Sapp
I.
Call to Order
 Meeting called to order 7:15PM.
II.
Roll Call – Vice Chair Dato
 Quorum has been established with 3 voting members; Butler, Dato, Smith.
III.
Approval of Minutes – October 5th, 2015
 Senator Butler: Motion to approve the minutes from October 5th, 2015. Second. All in
favor. Moved.
IV.
Approval of Agenda
 Senator Rosen: Motion to remove Guest Speakers from the agenda. Second. All in
favor. Moved.
 Senator Smith: Motion to approve tonight’s agenda. Second. All in favor. Moved.
V.
Student Remarks
 None.
VI.
Guest Speakers
VII.
Remarks of the Chair – sgagoc@unf.edu
 Conner Klein, DRC tabling this Thursday 10:45-2:00pm.
VIII.
Old Business
IX.
New Business
 SB-15F-2891: Some idea of checks and balances within the committee. Making things
clearer and more appropriately worded (Keefe).
 Dana Baker: I would like for you guys to discuss this. 1st change – composition of
the exec branch. Distinction between both. Cabinet is not confirmed through
senate – composed. 302 struck because Attorney General and Stu Advocate…
302.2 recommend – president bears all responsibility for the appointed
employee. Page 3 line 4, positions created through executive order where they
explain the position and keeps transparency. 303.4, take of 4. Cabinet must
consist of Attorney General, Treasurer, Student Advocate, and Agency Directors.
Now includes Exec cab staff where you don’t really need a director of
communications, etc. Motion to amend line 30 to “organizations”. Line 9 page
7, Student Advocate is a liaison and not an ombudsman. 307: Executive staff –
are not subject to confirmation. 308.3 to alleviate the lack of members on the
judicial branch, this change is suggested to be made. Chapter 311, fixing the
timeline
 Senator Butler: 302.1 How does the responsibility of an Exec Cab member fall on
the President? Can you give me a situation? –If you have a DOC and no new
student turnout, judicial claim can be filed against the DOC and the president
based on whether they were following their job description.
 Sen But: Why shouldn’t the ? –Always a “what if”. If they are complacent, they
should be held responsible. If not, the president will be held responsible for
what their staff did not complete.
 POI Senator Smith: How long does it take to impeach? 3-4 weeks.
 Chairman Baker: If you add the clause in 302.2, would it just deal with the
cabinet or the branch? –
 Chairman Baker: Does the Exec Branch go through senate confirmation? –Yes.
 Does anyone object to fixing grammatical error in 303.3, 304.2 F, 307.2, 308.2A,
308.3A and Executive Action? So moved.
 Senator Butler: Amend 302.2 Section C to change “in writing, immediately” to
“through an Executive Order within (5) business days”. Strike out the second
“through Executive Order”. Second. All in Favor. Moved.
 Senator Butler: 308.3 creating a subsection under section C read as “the amount
of extensions granted shall be within the purview of the chief justice”. Second.
Discussion: Senator Butler – this amendment will give more authority to the
Chief Justice. Moved.
 Senator Butler: Motion to number 302.2 back to302.3. Moved.
 Senator Butler: Motion to add 302.2 to read “The President shall be ultimately
responsible for all job duties/responsibilities for all Executive Branch members
with the exceptions of Treasurer and Attorney General. Moved.
 Senator Butler: Motion to pass the bill as amended. Bill passes 3-0-0
X.
Announcements
 Senator orientation Saturday November 7th.
XI.
Final Roll Call – Vice Chair
 Quorum has been reestablished with 3 voting members.
XII.
Adjournment
 Meeting adjourned at 8:11PM.
Minutes taken by Justin Dato, Constitution and Statutes Committee Vice-Chair