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General Assembly Agenda 22 September 2011
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Call to Order
o At 10:30 pm President Cindy Zhang called the 5th General Assembly
meeting of 2011-2012 to order
Attendance
o Quorum is established
Agenda Approval
o Motion to approve the agenda
 Seconded, passed
Stars by NRHH
o Kathleen Kimball presents presents to the GA
Motion to limit Hall Reports to 1 minute and E-Board Reports to 2 minutes
o Seconded, passed
Hall Reports
o Anderson
 South Side Halloween Party is Saturday
o Centennial
 South Side Halloween Party is Saturday
 Krik Hasse appointed as a GA member
 Working with a student organization to show a movie
o Hughes
 North Side Halloween Party is Friday (tomorrow)
o Leonard
 North Side Halloween Party is Friday (tomorrow)
 Working on the next edition of the Tissue Issue
o Letts, Clark, and Roper
 South Side Halloween Party is Saturday
 Planning an 11/11/11 Super Make a Wish Party
o McDowell
 North Side Halloween Party is Friday (tomorrow)
 Went reverse trick or treating in the hall
o Nebraska
 Just had a pumpkin carving event
 Trying to get more people involved
o Tenley Campus
 Tenley Tailgate is Saturday from 10am-4pm
 Halloween trick or treating at the embassies
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Executive Board Reports
o President
 Looking for a Parliamentarian
 Email Cindy (cindy@aurha.org) if you are interested
o Vice President of Advocacy and Community Coordination
 A lot of resolutions are in the works
 Working with Tim McBride on open housing
 Leading Beyond the Limits
 November 6th
 Please register!
o Vice President of Finance and Administration
 Passed a fund request for Global Trivia Night (next Tuesday)
 Working on Founder’s Day proposal
 Care packages have come in
o Vice President of Programming
 You’re all doing a great job in planning your Halloween parties
 Working on Fall Fest
 November 16th
 MasqueRAVE
 November 19th
o National Communications Coordinator
 Finishing bid for Diversival
o Chief of Staff
 Working on Fall Fest poster
 Working on a lot of administrative duties
o Advisor
 Nominations for President
Old Business
o Resolution 11-12-002
 Sam Smithson and Reina Smrdelj present
 Both represent halls that have multiple buildings
 Questions:
 How would you require someone from each building to be
on the Hall Council?
o We’re keeping spots open as Floor Representatives,
Media Manager, etc.
 Doesn’t the constitution already require this?
o No
 Motion to add “Therefore be it further resolved that if no such
person may be found, a member of the Executive Board would be
appointed to represent each hall that does not have
representation.” In between the two therefore clauses.
 Objection
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o Pro: There will be times when you can’t find someone
in a hall who wants a position.
o Con: If someone from, say Clark, couldn’t be found,
assigning someone wouldn’t resolve the issue at all.
o Motion to amend the amendment to say “Therefore
be it further resolved that if no such person may be
found, a member of the Executive Board would be
assigned to represent each hall until a constituent of
that hall can be found that does not have
representation.”
 Vote: amendment passes
 Motion to change the first whereas clause to say “…represent
multiple constituencies as defined by the Hall Council, and…” and
the first therefore clause to say “…one representative from each
individual constituency that a single…”
 Objection
o Debate
o Motion to change the first whereas clause to say
“multiple constituencies and/or buildings” and the first
therefore clause to say “from each indificual
constituency and/or building…”
 Seconded, passed
 Vote: Amendment passes
 Motion to vote on the resolution as amended
 Seconded
 Vote: 39-0-0, resolution passes
o Line Item Request
 Wants to allocate the leftover money to new line items, so if we
want to use the money later, it’ll be easier
 Motion to approve the change
 Seconded, passed
New Business
o Resolution 11-12-003
 Cindy Zhang presents the budget
 Paige Leong presents the history of Founder’s Day Ball
 Questions:
 Is SG also increasing their contribution?
o They’re working on a bill to increase their contribution
by $15,000
 How much will tickets cost?
o Right now, at $10, but with the increased budget it
might lower.
 Why is money being cut from the programming budget?
o Because it is a program.
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What are the “40- and 11- Restricted?
o Just extra money that wasn’t included in the budget.
 Will this be a standing line item from year to year?
o Yes.
 Motion to end questioning
o Seconded, passed
 Motion to approve the resolution
o Objection
 Debate
 Pro: The event was fantastic, but there
wasn’t enough food.
 Con: We would need a constitutional
amendment to pass this, as is.
o Point of information:
 Not true. Line items aren’t
part of the constitution.
 Motion to limit debate to three more
minutes
o Seconded, passed
 Pro: The event will be better with more
money.
 Point of Information: How much did we
give last year?
o $30,000
 Three minutes have passed
 Motion to close debate and vote
o Seconded, passed
o Vote: 34-3-3, resolution passes as written
o Hall Discretionary Request: Tenley Halloween
 Jim Williams presents
 Requesting $125, not $250 (and the total cost of the event
is $255, not $500)
 Questions:
o Will this be advertised to everyone, or just WSP?
 Advertised to everyone, but will take place in
the WSP area.
o How much would be left in the Hall Discretionary
fund, if we grant $125?
 $265
o Motion to grant Tenley Campus Council $125
 Seconded
 Vote: Motion passes
o Committee on Government Organization (CONGO)
 Kate Modic presents
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Last year, CONGO rewrote our constitution, but there still
need to be changes
 We will reinstate the committee, headed by Kate
o Contact Kate if you’re interested
o Resolution 11-12-004
 Tabled until next meeting
o Wear your RHA shirts to our next GA meeting, so we can take a
photograph for the Diversival CAACURH bid
Adjournment
o At 11:49pm the 5th General Assembly meeting of 2011-2012 is adjourned